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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Laurefindel" data-source="post: 8543841" data-attributes="member: 67296">I find myself in a situation where, as a DM, I don't really know anymore. What I do know however, is that I no longer want to care about short rests and who benefits most from them, who is advantaged if there aren't any, and how to pace my encounters to follow the rest mechanics (as opposed to pacing my encounters to follow the narrative), etc.At this minute today, this would be my favourite:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Per/encounter abilities (or using the 5e lingo, " when you roll initiative and don't have X..." for everything expected to refresh after short rests/combats.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A "wilderness" overnight rest when the party is sleeping in conditions that do not allow them to fully relax, for most of what 5e long rest is for.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A "safe haven" stay where the PC can let their guard down and fully recover, for abilities that make game balance harder to keep, especially at higher levels. I'm thinking spells of level 6-9 and other magick-y stuff that is cool but becomes annoying when performed every single day, day after day, for the rest of the adventurer's career*.</li> </ul>But I'm not sold on this either. As I said, I no longer know the right balance between having manageable PC and happy players.*An obvious hyperbole, but you get my drift...</blockquote>