Thursday, December 4, 2008

Automation

It is automatically assumed the players eat, relieve themselves, maintain their gear, drink water, heal wounds that they gained in previous encounters, take breaks, wash, and a few other daily things.

It is not assumed that players will carry everything, know where they are, know who someone is, will have their weapon out and loaded, heal wounds that they just gained, sleep, search for food, refill their water pouches, write down were they are going, and other things.

Though this is done to make the game play go by quicker, players should be cautious as to what they let pass unchecked. The starvation that they players went through last session happened because the players assumed that they would have took the food off the mules when they left the mules outside the dungeon. Other things that can happen if players leave them go by unchecked:

1) Weapons that they dropped in battle being left behind
2) bleeding wounds that they gained in battle continue the bleed without them knowing until they pass out or die
3) Run out of water when they really need it
4) Getting lost in a straight in a dungeon
5) Not prepare their spells

The players should be aware that the DM will notice their mistakes. The DM can and will use this against them.

The players should know that last time I did not do everything that I should have done when they were starving last session. Just warning ya.

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