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<blockquote data-quote="Pielorinho" data-source="post: 689987" data-attributes="member: 259">Dangit, Sagan, you stole my point!I agree that this is an unnecessary hassle in the game.&nbsp; I don't require the fighters to tell me about keeping their weaponry in good shape; the cleric doesn't need to tell me the content of his prayers; the rogue doesn't need to tell me he's oiling his thieves' tools before putting them away; I trust that the bard is practicing and tuning his lute around the campfire at night.&nbsp; And nobody has to inform me about their potty breaks.All PCs do maintenance during their downtime.&nbsp; Generally, it's no fun to track the maintenance:&nbsp; it's simple, boring stuff for the PCs to do, but our gaming time is limited enough that we don't need to talk about it.&nbsp; I assume that the mage is acquiring bat guano, or fleece, or whatever it is he neds, when the adventure isn't going on.Of course, I'm really happy when a spellcaster player describes their magic in vivid terms, and I encourage them to do it.&nbsp; It makes the game more fun for everyone.&nbsp; And if they use a spell component in that, excellent.But I'm not going to force them to do it, and I'm definitely not going to add any more bookkeeping into the game than is already there.Daniel</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pielorinho, post: 689987, member: 259"] Dangit, Sagan, you stole my point! I agree that this is an unnecessary hassle in the game. I don't require the fighters to tell me about keeping their weaponry in good shape; the cleric doesn't need to tell me the content of his prayers; the rogue doesn't need to tell me he's oiling his thieves' tools before putting them away; I trust that the bard is practicing and tuning his lute around the campfire at night. And nobody has to inform me about their potty breaks. All PCs do maintenance during their downtime. Generally, it's no fun to track the maintenance: it's simple, boring stuff for the PCs to do, but our gaming time is limited enough that we don't need to talk about it. I assume that the mage is acquiring bat guano, or fleece, or whatever it is he neds, when the adventure isn't going on. Of course, I'm really happy when a spellcaster player describes their magic in vivid terms, and I encourage them to do it. It makes the game more fun for everyone. And if they use a spell component in that, excellent. But I'm not going to force them to do it, and I'm definitely not going to add any more bookkeeping into the game than is already there. Daniel [/QUOTE]

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