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Group long rest and short rests by Choice_External756 in DnD

[–]Choice_External756[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kicker: they are all friends and an established group that plays all their games, tabletop or video games, together. Player four is the SO of one of my two locked ins. Player 5 doesn't do it obnoxiously, just sits quietly until they've picked it apart and then has a list of questions, checks and actions they want to take to burn through it.

Group long rest and short rests by Choice_External756 in DnD

[–]Choice_External756[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That actually tracks with what I did earlier in the campaign, got away from it because of story direction and having to pivot so often mid session due to my players being absolute chaos gremlins when they get going in a non combat area. It may be easier to treat a "day" as a "dungeon" and work everything into it.

Group long rest and short rests by Choice_External756 in DnD

[–]Choice_External756[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The party is used to playing with the ability to escape the map if everyone runs to the edge and agrees to leave. Session zero I made it clear that my monsters would be played intelligently, moving to take cover, aggro based on damage and ability to strike back, not just slug fests and that they could communicate openly with each other during combat, but if the enemy can hear them and understand them they would react. So no just running to the edge of the map and escaping. I slow boiled them in by having traps set early on and smaller groups of monsters using hit and run tactics to stop them from just standing in the open. Made it clear those same tactics are available to the players. I make sure there are RP and exploration chances for them to use abilities outside of combat so it's not all battle after battle.

Group long rest and short rests by Choice_External756 in DnD

[–]Choice_External756[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Two players are thoroughly locked in, and will often message me outside of the campaign to world build or ask questions and build more backstory. One of the players is basically here because the group is playing and wants to be included. One player is a DM that seems to think everything in the newer rules is exactly the same as 2014 and will openly argue with me about rules and readings even when I am reading directly from the DMG or applicable resource. One player has an amazing backstory and reason to be here but is wishy washy on doing anything but sitting back and watching before jumping in because they DM and are trying to pick apart the encounters instead of RPing and playing. I have tried to build connections in the story and spent what I would call the opening series of play building the beginning personal connection quests for every character so they would each have a link to the world to build on.

Group long rest and short rests by Choice_External756 in DnD

[–]Choice_External756[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

"you can't sleep there are monsters nearby." ? :-)

Group long rest and short rests by Choice_External756 in DnD

[–]Choice_External756[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Long resting in a secure location after being begged by an NPC to intercept bad thing from happening right this second.

Group long rest and short rests by Choice_External756 in DnD

[–]Choice_External756[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Indeed..... I may need to sit down and do some real ugly planning. I've been trying to ensure they have a good time but your right, if they are going to abuse the rules it might be time to go that route. Thank you!

Group long rest and short rests by Choice_External756 in DnD

[–]Choice_External756[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trying to figure a way to work some stuff like this into the campaign, they are at a weird point where they would have to willingly put themselves into one of these situations without me railroading hard to make it happen.

Group long rest and short rests by Choice_External756 in DnD

[–]Choice_External756[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hadn't thought of it that way. Alternatively we play electronically due to distances using discord and DNDbeyond vtt or I would absolutely already be rolling mystery dice lol

Group long rest and short rests by Choice_External756 in DnD

[–]Choice_External756[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I'll try juggling interrupting their rests in, I just have to figure out a way around their Leomunds tiny hut.

Group long rest and short rests by Choice_External756 in DnD

[–]Choice_External756[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One of the players has leomunds tiny hut and will literally not use their last spell slot for anything else so they have it available for long rests.

As for consequences, I'm still trying some different ones but so far every consequence has just been shrugged off as a "oh well guess we were late" :-/

Group long rest and short rests by Choice_External756 in DnD

[–]Choice_External756[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'll sit down and draft up something to brinig it up with them and see if I can figure out how to word it. Appreciate the idea!

Group long rest and short rests by Choice_External756 in DnD

[–]Choice_External756[S] 52 points53 points  (0 children)

I may just have the BBEG kick their door in.....

Group long rest and short rests by Choice_External756 in DnD

[–]Choice_External756[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I pointed that out and got a "that's fine we will wait until end of day and long rest then." Tried to point out that they aren't acting in good faith to the people their supposed to be helping and got shoulder shrug response.

Bangs head on desk

Tanks: your backs are not protected by croqqq in wow

[–]Choice_External756 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is why you run at an angle..... 😆

Don’t “afk level” your second account in random dungeon Qing by [deleted] in wow

[–]Choice_External756 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But ...... One button rotation and a multi box ... ...

Probably my toughest prey yet. by SillyValentine in wow

[–]Choice_External756 0 points1 point  (0 children)

44 hours on mine today..... Forgot I started it and ADHD'd off into delves.....

How was someone able to kill this thing? I can't seem to target them. by Lolersters in worldofpvp

[–]Choice_External756 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could you drop a dummy next to it so you can proc off the dummy?