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I think 4e fundamentally has a problem of pacing.  When you are trying to tell a story, even if the story is "you go into a dungeon and kill a dragon", you don't want combat to consume every moment of the game.  Even if the combat is fun, and sometimes it is not.

Anyway here is my solution.  Try it sometime.



[b][u]No rest for the wicked: 4e pacing through limited rests[/b][/u]


[b]Lair Assault 4e: Limiting the 5-minute rest[/b]

[i]What's the point?  Why would I eliminate the short rest?[/i]

Combat in 4e is long.  Individual player turns are lengthy and complicated, with multiple actions per turn, each with their own unique rules.  Out-of-turn immediate actions slow it down yet again and throw off the pace.  As characters gain levels and items the situation ...