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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Minigiant" data-source="post: 9183139" data-attributes="member: 63508">To me, one of the biggest problems with rests is that since WOTC didn't mandate a certain measure but designed around a certain amount,this imposes on the DM to<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Figure out what the amount of rests players actually enjoy</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Tailor the game to a rest type that they AND the players enjoy</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Mold the game into to have an internal logic behind the chosen rest type.</li> </ol>The last bolded one is 80% the problem. The chosen rest system either doesn't make sense internally or  flay out told to the players.Tell players that "the world keeps moving when you rest" only works if the players understand "how the world moves". That only happens if you tell them or let them experience it.One of my starting adventures has the beginning fully about getting the players to understand the world.The adventure is a delivery service for many powerful people. As they pick up the packages and letters, they learn.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The concept of latent mana and how it affects resting</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A good place to long rest is at an inn.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Empty houses and building are safe for short rests but not reliable for long rests</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Houses of Healing are the best place to long rest but usually require to be members of the religion, a big favor, or a large payment.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">War camps and forts have scouts and spies so resting near them is unwise as one will likely be discovered.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Druids, rangers, fey, and other people touched with the primal have animals as spies and harassers to keep people from ambushing them.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gunpowder exists</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Permanent alarms exist.</li> </ul>Once they leave the city, there is no need to manage rest. The players know how rests, random encounter, wandering monsters, dungeon rooms, and scouting works in the setting.</blockquote>

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