New Posts For Thread: Houserules - Powering Down PCshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29497135/Houserules_-_Powering_Down_PCsAs a bit of background, my heart lies with 2nd edition, never played 3rd and only this year came back to the hobby and I've been DMing 4th for 6 months now. I'm not interested in a debate about the merits of 4th edition over previous or vice-versa.another possibility is that the table devolves into an arms race between the DM and certain or all players. This is not fun in most cases..http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29497135/Houserules_-_Powering_Down_PCs?post_id=526235369#526235369another possibility is that the table devolves into an arms race between the DM and certain or all players. This is not fun in most cases..Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:50:43 -0600If your table is a group of "big time optimizers" rather than rocking their world you might just piss them off. A lot of the success of 4e is that players like feeling heroic, powerful and like feeling like that out of the box (wizards lookin at youhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29497135/Houserules_-_Powering_Down_PCs?post_id=526234581#526234581If your table is a group of "big time optimizers" rather than rocking their world you might just piss them off. A lot of the success of 4e is that players like feeling heroic, powerful and like feeling like that out of the box (wizards lookin at youTue, 20 Nov 2012 14:26:07 -0600Now that's what I'm talking about! Quite intriguing and yes, this is for a campaign I'm running, not Encounters. I brought up Encounters only because this season does not allow the PCs to take Short Rests and I like that limitation quite a bit.I'm ghttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29497135/Houserules_-_Powering_Down_PCs?post_id=526222579#526222579Now that's what I'm talking about! Quite intriguing and yes, this is for a campaign I'm running, not Encounters. I brought up Encounters only because this season does not allow the PCs to take Short Rests and I like that limitation quite a bit.I'm gTue, 20 Nov 2012 06:50:04 -0600Ok so yes you are running a private campaign and not a sponsered Encounters mod?Then the rules are written on paper not on stone. You asked for examples so here you go...First a bit of back groundThis year instead of the normal power playing number chttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29497135/Houserules_-_Powering_Down_PCs?post_id=526216561#526216561Ok so yes you are running a private campaign and not a sponsered Encounters mod?Then the rules are written on paper not on stone. You asked for examples so here you go...First a bit of back groundThis year instead of the normal power playing number cMon, 19 Nov 2012 21:19:58 -0600I like that idea. I try to have encounters lead one into another in order to avoid the whole short rest reloading thing. This at least would let them heal...and regaining one encounter power gives them something back as they chug along to the nexthttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29497135/Houserules_-_Powering_Down_PCs?post_id=526206819#526206819I like that idea. I try to have encounters lead one into another in order to avoid the whole short rest reloading thing. This at least would let them heal...and regaining one encounter power gives them something back as they chug along to the nextMon, 19 Nov 2012 14:13:34 -0600