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<blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 3799298" data-attributes="member: 5143">Yes, that's pretty much true.&nbsp; Except, I wouldn't use &quot;your best&quot; resources and more &quot;too many&quot; resources.&nbsp; Even if you have some of your best resources left, it doesn't mean you have ENOUGH resources to continue, so you rest.This is where I disagree.&nbsp; The problem as described by Wyatt is that is is possible to run a game where people don't rest after every combat.&nbsp; However, to do this one needs to run combats where each one doesn't use up too many resources so that the party feels &quot;safe&quot; enough to continue.&nbsp; However, to do this you need to have an encounter where you can cast, for instance, 2 fireballs(when you are level 7) and it's over.&nbsp; You likely have another fireball or lightning bolt or 2 left and some 4th level spells as well.&nbsp; The encounters are significant, in that if you had just sat there and used a crossbow, the enemies might have killed one of your party members before the 1d6 of damage per round had beat them.&nbsp; However, when you use the fireballs, the battle is over in 2 rounds and wasn't that interesting.The reason the 15 minute day comes along is that in order to make it MORE interesting, a lot of DMs up the power of the encounter so that it requires 4 fireballs and 2 magic missiles to win.&nbsp; The combat lasts a little bit longer, adds a bit more tension and crosses the line in player perception to &quot;I'm out of 3rd level spells, maybe we should rest&quot;.&nbsp; Even though the caster may still have his &quot;big guns&quot; left(4th level spells), he is out of his average guns.&nbsp; One big gun may not be enough to defeat the next encounter by itself and the party chooses to rest rather than take the risk.Doing something wizardly each round isn't really the cause of the 15 minute day.&nbsp; That's a different problem altogether.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Majoru Oakheart, post: 3799298, member: 5143"] Yes, that's pretty much true. Except, I wouldn't use "your best" resources and more "too many" resources. Even if you have some of your best resources left, it doesn't mean you have ENOUGH resources to continue, so you rest. This is where I disagree. The problem as described by Wyatt is that is is possible to run a game where people don't rest after every combat. However, to do this one needs to run combats where each one doesn't use up too many resources so that the party feels "safe" enough to continue. However, to do this you need to have an encounter where you can cast, for instance, 2 fireballs(when you are level 7) and it's over. You likely have another fireball or lightning bolt or 2 left and some 4th level spells as well. The encounters are significant, in that if you had just sat there and used a crossbow, the enemies might have killed one of your party members before the 1d6 of damage per round had beat them. However, when you use the fireballs, the battle is over in 2 rounds and wasn't that interesting. The reason the 15 minute day comes along is that in order to make it MORE interesting, a lot of DMs up the power of the encounter so that it requires 4 fireballs and 2 magic missiles to win. The combat lasts a little bit longer, adds a bit more tension and crosses the line in player perception to "I'm out of 3rd level spells, maybe we should rest". Even though the caster may still have his "big guns" left(4th level spells), he is out of his average guns. One big gun may not be enough to defeat the next encounter by itself and the party chooses to rest rather than take the risk. Doing something wizardly each round isn't really the cause of the 15 minute day. That's a different problem altogether. [/QUOTE]

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