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<blockquote data-quote="Emerikol" data-source="post: 8244638" data-attributes="member: 6698278">I handled the 5 minute workday very well but my own observation of most gamers is that they did not.&nbsp; In those days it was rampant.&nbsp; A sign of bad DMing in my opinion?&nbsp; Yes.&nbsp; It comes from living in a static world.&nbsp; If the monsters hold still and wait on you then why not rest up and take another run at them.&nbsp; When the monsters pack up and leave with the treasure then it's not such a good plan.&nbsp;&nbsp; In my world, if the PCs are whipping up on the enemy the enemy has two choices.&nbsp; Reinforce or run.&nbsp; Either typically makes the extra rest not worth it.&nbsp;&nbsp; Part of handling the situation is that my wizards did not waste spells just to feel good about themselves.&nbsp; The whole notion of spotlight was not present.&nbsp; My groups acted like they were in it to win it and that death lurked around every corner.&nbsp; That means you don't waste a spell when you can handle a situation without it.&nbsp; So there were days when my wizards went to bed with most of their spells unused.&nbsp; There were other days though were the group escaped only because the wizard had the right spell and the situation was desperate.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Emerikol, post: 8244638, member: 6698278"] I handled the 5 minute workday very well but my own observation of most gamers is that they did not. In those days it was rampant. A sign of bad DMing in my opinion? Yes. It comes from living in a static world. If the monsters hold still and wait on you then why not rest up and take another run at them. When the monsters pack up and leave with the treasure then it's not such a good plan. In my world, if the PCs are whipping up on the enemy the enemy has two choices. Reinforce or run. Either typically makes the extra rest not worth it. Part of handling the situation is that my wizards did not waste spells just to feel good about themselves. The whole notion of spotlight was not present. My groups acted like they were in it to win it and that death lurked around every corner. That means you don't waste a spell when you can handle a situation without it. So there were days when my wizards went to bed with most of their spells unused. There were other days though were the group escaped only because the wizard had the right spell and the situation was desperate. [/QUOTE]

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