Manage Rests

Preorder Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster! Manage and clarify how often the characters rest to maintain the pacing and challenge of your RPG. How often characters rest in your RPG has a dramatic effect on the game. Too many rests and the characters enter every conflict armed with the full capabilities of their characters ready to burn. Too few rests and players can feel helpless and frustrated as their characters dwindle down to their last remaining hit point. Clarify how often your players can expect to rest given their current situation. Limit rests in longer and dangerous journeys to maintain the pacing of the game and keep challenges high. Let the Story Dictate Rests The easiest way to manage rests is to let the story dictate when and where the characters can rest. If the characters are on a long journey on a well-traveled road or exploring a safe city, it's likely they can take long rests without difficulty. If they're deep in a dungeon filled with monsters and few safe rooms, it's…