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<blockquote data-quote="Gryph" data-source="post: 5628879" data-attributes="member: 98071">[MENTION=22424]delericho[/MENTION], some very interesting ideas in the OP. I think I'm going to try the 1 AP per encounter in my next session and see how it goes in play.&nbsp;I agree with you on the weakness of daily powers and healing surges. I see them as related problems and have been giving some thought to how to tie them together into something like a &quot;fatigue&quot; mechanic.&nbsp;For example, a 1st level Ranger (normally has say 7 surges, 1 encounter power, 1 daily) would start his day with 5 surges. Using his encounter power costs him a 1 surge, using his daily cost him 2 surges, Second Wind and various healing word powers still use surges as normal. With a short rest, the range would regain 3 surges (like your post, I wouldn't allow chaining short rests). This mechanic means the players can use their nova powers more than once a day, at the risk of not having healing to cover during an encounter.&nbsp;Please note, I haven't spent a lot of time working out the surge numbers, so the example above is meant to be illustrative rather than definitive.&nbsp;What I think I will get out of this mechanic is sense of slowly fatiguing party, that never reaches the point of helplessness. One of the emergent effects I can see coming out of this mechanic is defenders using fewer encounter/daily powers other than those that help them hold targets. If the defenders can keep strikers/controllers from getting hit very often, then the big damage hitters can afford to go nova in more encounters, speeding up most encounters. (Something I think needs to be addressed)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gryph, post: 5628879, member: 98071"] [MENTION=22424]delericho[/MENTION], some very interesting ideas in the OP. I think I'm going to try the 1 AP per encounter in my next session and see how it goes in play. I agree with you on the weakness of daily powers and healing surges. I see them as related problems and have been giving some thought to how to tie them together into something like a "fatigue" mechanic. For example, a 1st level Ranger (normally has say 7 surges, 1 encounter power, 1 daily) would start his day with 5 surges. Using his encounter power costs him a 1 surge, using his daily cost him 2 surges, Second Wind and various healing word powers still use surges as normal. With a short rest, the range would regain 3 surges (like your post, I wouldn't allow chaining short rests). This mechanic means the players can use their nova powers more than once a day, at the risk of not having healing to cover during an encounter. Please note, I haven't spent a lot of time working out the surge numbers, so the example above is meant to be illustrative rather than definitive. What I think I will get out of this mechanic is sense of slowly fatiguing party, that never reaches the point of helplessness. One of the emergent effects I can see coming out of this mechanic is defenders using fewer encounter/daily powers other than those that help them hold targets. If the defenders can keep strikers/controllers from getting hit very often, then the big damage hitters can afford to go nova in more encounters, speeding up most encounters. (Something I think needs to be addressed) [/QUOTE]

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