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<blockquote data-quote="Burnside" data-source="post: 8697756" data-attributes="member: 6910340"><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/i-have-never-once-worried-about-encounters-per-day-when-prepping-d-d-5e-a-poll.689946/" target="_blank">Another thread</a> got me thinking about this.With the short rest mechanic seemingly being phased out for the 2024 rules, I am wondering if anybody has had the experience of playing or DMing with a party where all the characters were short-rest focused (or were running things like the Champion fighter or one of the rogue sub-classes where there is almost no resource management besides hit points)?I guess it's possible a group like that would run into healing issues, but I think if you had a Celestial warlock and/or Way of Mercy monk you'd do okay.I think a Battlemaster fighter, Swashbuckler or Mastermind rogue, Way of Mercy monk, and Celestial warlock would be a decent party along those lines.Ideally with a couple of them playing races that get an attack cantrip as a racial ability for when you positively must do magical damage.Would mitigate some of the &quot;We need a LONG REST/But you CAN'T HAVE ONE&quot; 5E player/DM dynamic that isn't particularly fun for anybody but is pretty necessary to keep combat challenging.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Burnside, post: 8697756, member: 6910340"] [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/i-have-never-once-worried-about-encounters-per-day-when-prepping-d-d-5e-a-poll.689946/']Another thread[/URL] got me thinking about this. With the short rest mechanic seemingly being phased out for the 2024 rules, I am wondering if anybody has had the experience of playing or DMing with a party where all the characters were short-rest focused (or were running things like the Champion fighter or one of the rogue sub-classes where there is almost no resource management besides hit points)? I guess it's possible a group like that would run into healing issues, but I think if you had a Celestial warlock and/or Way of Mercy monk you'd do okay. I think a Battlemaster fighter, Swashbuckler or Mastermind rogue, Way of Mercy monk, and Celestial warlock would be a decent party along those lines. Ideally with a couple of them playing races that get an attack cantrip as a racial ability for when you positively must do magical damage. Would mitigate some of the "We need a LONG REST/But you CAN'T HAVE ONE" 5E player/DM dynamic that isn't particularly fun for anybody but is pretty necessary to keep combat challenging. [/QUOTE]

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