Question: Resting too much? - Page 2

SomeGuy · 11-28-2002, 09:25 AM

I only rest when needed.If my party is serverly damamged I rest.Becuz resting heals them.Or when I run out of good spells.

Gimli · 11-28-2002, 10:42 AM

It would be nice if there were fatigue rules in place that penalized you if you were up for more than 24 straight hours. It's certainly possible to do it, but not at 100% capacity.

Also when I used to play in PnP games, we'd have parties rest in "shifts". Someone would always be awake and guarding the other characters (mages might sleep through the whole night sometimes if they needed x amount of continuous hours to memorize spells). Seems like that might make a nice feature for a CPRG.

As for resting in enemy territory, well if you somehow managed to clear/find a safe niche in which to rest, why not, especially if you need to. Nothing wrong with doing that from a RP point of view to me.

Nightowl2 · 11-28-2002, 10:59 AM

Yeah, it's always annoyed me that most designers seem to think the entire party is going to sack out at the same time in a dangerous area.

Regarding fatigue, I know the little "need to sleep" symbol will show up after awhile, but that only happened to me once in the game when I kinda lost track of time. Usually my party slept once a day, both to avoid fatigue and to renew spells. Wasn't sure what the effects of fatigue might be, but I didn't want to find out the hard way. If there are no actual consequences from not sleeping for long periods of time, there ought to have been some.

Nightowl2

Desdicado · 11-28-2002, 11:04 AM

I always rest after each battle where possible, a bit unreal I'll admit, but hey, it's a game!.

Raistlin@@ · 12-01-2002, 01:09 PM

Well, I think exactly like Desdecado.. Its just a game. They could make it more real, and then sleeping every 16 hours ot something like that, would make sense. but otherwise..

Eg0[)e@th · 12-01-2002, 03:23 PM

According to the Icewind Dale II instruction manual, "A character can operate at peak efficiency for 24 hours game time (2 hours real time.) For every 4 hours beyond 24, however, the characters will recieve a cumulative -1 to all of their rolls until they rest."

11-28-2002, 09:25 AM	#11
SomeGuy Unicorn Join Date: May 14, 2002 Location: Oklahoma, USA Age: 33 Posts: 4,238	I only rest when needed.If my party is serverly damamged I rest.Becuz resting heals them.Or when I run out of good spells. __________________ \"I firmly believe that any man\'s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.\"<br />-Vince Lombardi

11-28-2002, 10:42 AM	#12
Gimli Emerald Dragon Join Date: January 12, 2002 Location: Moria Posts: 912	It would be nice if there were fatigue rules in place that penalized you if you were up for more than 24 straight hours. It's certainly possible to do it, but not at 100% capacity. Also when I used to play in PnP games, we'd have parties rest in "shifts". Someone would always be awake and guarding the other characters (mages might sleep through the whole night sometimes if they needed x amount of continuous hours to memorize spells). Seems like that might make a nice feature for a CPRG. As for resting in enemy territory, well if you somehow managed to clear/find a safe niche in which to rest, why not, especially if you need to. Nothing wrong with doing that from a RP point of view to me. __________________ There\'s one dwarf left in Moria that still draws breath!

11-28-2002, 11:04 AM	#14
Desdicado Zhentarim Guard Join Date: March 30, 2001 Location: Scotland Age: 47 Posts: 335	I always rest after each battle where possible, a bit unreal I'll admit, but hey, it's a game!. __________________ \"We will welcome them with Bullets and Shoes\" Mohhamed Sa\'id Al Shahaf

12-01-2002, 01:09 PM	#15
Raistlin@@ Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: September 15, 2002 Location: Israel Age: 41 Posts: 11	Well, I think exactly like Desdecado.. Its just a game. They could make it more real, and then sleeping every 16 hours ot something like that, would make sense. but otherwise.. __________________ Dragonlance Rulez!

12-01-2002, 03:23 PM	#16
Eg0[)e@th Dungeon Master Join Date: October 5, 2002 Location: Flat Rock, Indiana Age: 46 Posts: 54	According to the Icewind Dale II instruction manual, "A character can operate at peak efficiency for 24 hours game time (2 hours real time.) For every 4 hours beyond 24, however, the characters will recieve a cumulative -1 to all of their rolls until they rest." __________________ I feel alive when I see your ghost.

11-28-2002, 10:59 AM	#13
Nightowl2 Galvatron Join Date: December 11, 2001 Location: Plateau of Leng Age: 46 Posts: 2,190	Yeah, it's always annoyed me that most designers seem to think the entire party is going to sack out at the same time in a dangerous area. Regarding fatigue, I know the little "need to sleep" symbol will show up after awhile, but that only happened to me once in the game when I kinda lost track of time. Usually my party slept once a day, both to avoid fatigue and to renew spells. Wasn't sure what the effects of fatigue might be, but I didn't want to find out the hard way. If there are no actual consequences from not sleeping for long periods of time, there ought to have been some. Nightowl2

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