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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 4554120" data-attributes="member: 1656">Why is &quot;We are wounded, and cannot go to the Mountain of Death until we are rested!&quot; a bad thing, but &quot;We are wounded and suffering a mechanical penalty due to the long-term healing rules, and cannot go to the Mountain of Death until we are rested!&quot; a good thing?If the players find that going to the Mountain of Death the day after suffering a wound is jarring, then why is it necessary for the rules to penalise them for it in order for them to choose to rest?If I, as DM, say &quot;The stab wound in your thigh still pains you, and it will take a week of rest for it to heal, but you could press on if absolutely necessary&quot;, versus &quot;The stab wound in your thigh still pains you, and it will take a week of rest for it to heal, but you could press on if absolutely necessary, taking a -5 penalty to speed and a -2 penalty to all attack rolls&quot;... shouldn't the party who is concerned about 'realistic' healing times for injuries make the same decision in either case... whether it be 'press on' or 'rest'?The party who is only concerned with mechanics, naturally, might make a different decision in each situation... but they aren't the people who are bothered by 'realistic' healing times!-Hyp.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 4554120, member: 1656"] Why is "We are wounded, and cannot go to the Mountain of Death until we are rested!" a bad thing, but "We are wounded and suffering a mechanical penalty due to the long-term healing rules, and cannot go to the Mountain of Death until we are rested!" a good thing? If the players find that going to the Mountain of Death the day after suffering a wound is jarring, then why is it necessary for the rules to penalise them for it in order for them to choose to rest? If I, as DM, say "The stab wound in your thigh still pains you, and it will take a week of rest for it to heal, but you could press on if absolutely necessary", versus "The stab wound in your thigh still pains you, and it will take a week of rest for it to heal, but you could press on if absolutely necessary, taking a -5 penalty to speed and a -2 penalty to all attack rolls"... shouldn't the party who is concerned about 'realistic' healing times for injuries make the same decision in either case... whether it be 'press on' or 'rest'? The party who is only concerned with mechanics, naturally, might make a different decision in each situation... but they aren't the people who are bothered by 'realistic' healing times! -Hyp. [/QUOTE]

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