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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 5971964" data-attributes="member: 996">And out-of-combat effectiveness where it rests on renewable daily resources (and, with Vancian casting so versatile, it very often does).  Just about any kind of effectiveness, really - if do-anything daily spells can add to it.  The point of the 'experiment' is simply that a mechanic that doesn't over-reward 'resting' works fine whether you're running a fairly static game or a 'living world,' without distorting either.  With a system - like Vancian casting or AEDU - that encourages the 5MWD, you have to adjust the style of play and pacing of the campaign to compensate for it.  Whatever your style was, you have to sacrifice it to make up for the mechanical imbalance, whether that imbalance is in encounters or among characters or both.  Possibly.  In a 'living,' verisimilitudinous world where the PCs are just one among many bands of adventurers, it's possible someone better than them will 'jump their claim' if they hesitate on any adventure - it's also entirely possible for them to hand something off if they decide they can't handle it.  They're not really the protagonists of /the/ story, just the protagonists of their own story.  :shrug:Might be pretty aweful.  Or maybe it would create more opportunities for the PCs?  Depends on the situation. That's the kind of thing you have to think about.  Is putting it all on the line to stop the evil wizard really a great idea?  Or might it be better to prey on his allies, scooping up the loot they gather from the countryside, while collecting kudos for 'standing up to' his evilness.Pretty boring, but that's a feature of the style.  The PCs aren't the center of attention, if they let an opportunity pass, they may be bored for a while, if they jump in half-cocked, they might get killed.  It's a balancing act - lots of risk/reward evaluation.I think, ultimately, however much you dress it up as 'good tactics' on the party's side and 'living world' on the DM's side, the 5MWD and it's counters come down to metagaming on both sides of the screen.  The mechanics dictate a huge advantage to the rested party, the party would be foolish not to maximize such advantage, the DM must therefor counter it constantly.</blockquote>

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