D&D (2024) Wizards Presents show on August 18th! Update: WotC announces guests and time.

[MockingBird]

Just got played by a 20th level troll

 

[doctorbadwolf]

IME the difference lies in the fiction around the adventure the PCs are on. Sometimes an hour rest doesn't matter, sometimes the PCs feel like going to ground for that long could lead to complications. For my group, 5 minutes seems to be the sweet spot.

That said, something as short as a 2 action short rest could work fine as well. You start it with one action, if you move, use a reaction or take damage before you take your next action, the short rest fails (which could be a fun way for a Fighter to use Action Surge), otherwise you use your action to 'short rest' and gain the benefits, ending your turn. You can take a short rest twice per day in this way.

And really, even a 1 action short rest with the 2 per day limit would probably work fine.

Yeah for me, I’d just let it be a “moment of relative safety and calm, when you can take a breather”.

The thing about short rests is it doesn't matter how long they are if it doesn't matter how long they are. That is, if you aren't in a dungeon making wandering monster checks over "2 turns" then the only difference between 5minutes and an hour is a few spell durations.

IME, 5 minutes is extremely different from 1 hour, especially when the game isn’t a dungeon crawl at all.

 

[Reynard]

Yeah for me, I’d just let it be a “moment of relative safety and calm, when you can take a breather”.

IME, 5 minutes is extremely different from 1 hour, especially when the game isn’t a dungeon crawl at all.

Why, what difference does 5 minutes vs an hour have on the road to Gondor of while lurking the alleys of Lahnkmar?

 

[TwoSix]

Why, what difference does 5 minutes vs an hour have on the road to Gondor of while lurking the alleys of Lahnkmar?

Those guards chasing you can cover a lot of ground in those 55 extra minutes.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

But that can’t be done.

Sure it can. You just can’t share it with the community.

Why, what difference does 5 minutes vs an hour have on the road to Gondor of while lurking the alleys of Lahnkmar?

Taking 5 minutes can be done without losing a trail or having to risk exhaustion to make up lost time. 1 hour is harder. In a challenge measured in hours, 5 minutes might as well be “no action required”.

Narratively, it’s often the difference between doing what the character would actually do (only stop for a quick breather) vs what the game mechanics demand of the player (taking a 1 hour rest, which is quite long in a tense situation.)

 

[Henadic Theologian]

All five side stories from Dominaria United. Tomorrow is the last chapter of the main story. I don't know if it will be released before, during, or after Wizards Presents.

Faith in Birds

Deep in the deserts of Jamuraa, a massive Phyrexian awakens from its slumber. All who lie in its path face destruction—including the caravan of Efravans stranded outside high city walls. Can Niambi talk the gates into opening before it's too late?

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Shards of Nightmares

Weatherlight crewmembers fly across Phyrexian enemy territory to make deliveries wherever the Coalition needs. When the ship is harried out of the sky, they find themselves relying on help from an unlikely—and ancient—source.

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Death and Salvation

The Education of Ulf

Ulf is a student at the Tolarian Academy of Lat-Nam with a knack for research but precious little magical talent. An unlikely discovery pushes him to rely on his wits and the help of a mysterious stranger to avoid danger.

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Homecoming

Liliana Vess has heard his voice for most of her life. For a time, she thought the being known as the Raven Man had finally gone quiet—until uneasy dreams drive her from her peaceful life at Strixhaven.

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[Parmandur]

All five side stories from Dominaria United. Tomorrow is the last chapter of the main story. I don't know if it will be released before, during, or after Wizards Presents.

Faith in Birds

Deep in the deserts of Jamuraa, a massive Phyrexian awakens from its slumber. All who lie in its path face destruction—including the caravan of Efravans stranded outside high city walls. Can Niambi talk the gates into opening before it's too late?

magic.wizards.com

Shards of Nightmares

Weatherlight crewmembers fly across Phyrexian enemy territory to make deliveries wherever the Coalition needs. When the ship is harried out of the sky, they find themselves relying on help from an unlikely—and ancient—source.

magic.wizards.com

Death and Salvation

The Education of Ulf

Ulf is a student at the Tolarian Academy of Lat-Nam with a knack for research but precious little magical talent. An unlikely discovery pushes him to rely on his wits and the help of a mysterious stranger to avoid danger.

magic.wizards.com

Homecoming

Liliana Vess has heard his voice for most of her life. For a time, she thought the being known as the Raven Man had finally gone quiet—until uneasy dreams drive her from her peaceful life at Strixhaven.

magic.wizards.com

TL;DR?

 

[Henadic Theologian]

TL;DR?

They are 5 short stories, that is too long for you? That is just sad.

 

[Parmandur]

They are 5 short stories, that is too long for you? That is just sad.

I'll get to them in a bit, was just wondering if there was anything suggestive of announcements.

 

[darjr]

I'll get to them in a bit, was just wondering if there was anything suggestive of announcements.

A dawn war is mentioned in one of them.