I prefer sticking with 5e as much as possible BUT that's not a half bad mechanic. I vote no for it, but I won't complain if it's implemented

A classic problem in 5e is the long rest (let's not get into the short rest, which is another problem). Players want to replenish their characters' powers when they are partially depleted in case that really tough boss encounter comes along. Sometimes, say if you have a quick series of dungeon encounters, that means a long rest after one quick hour (or even minutes) of adventuring.

A mechanic where you might need several days (or a week) of rest to reset your exhausted level sounds like a pain in the neck! Not a big fan :)

In reply to Procz (msg # 124):

Indeed!  It does suck to get a few levels of exhaustion needing days of downtime to rest, true.  That's also true for the existing mechanic, except that the penalties from even 1-2 levels of exhaustion are much worse and practically require an immediate stop to rest!

Exhaustion isn't nice in either case, but the OneD&D version is a bit less crippling at least :P

In reply to Veracity (msg # 122):

Thanks for the suggestion. It's intriguing but not something I'm looking to experiment with right now. I realize Exhaustion is punishing, especially with multiple levels, and that's built into the circumstances where you encounter it. Note here the low DC and liberal use of advantage :-)

No worries about the exhaustion thing, I just thought I'd put it out there :)

Question for Tinkerer!:  What exactly is a 'scab' in this setting?  From context it seems like a slang word for striking workers, but this half-orc lady is talking about it like it's a faction?  Is it a specific union effort or something?

Oh, sorry. It's real slang (in the US, anyway) for non-union workers brought to replace those on strike. Maybe not so widely used anymore. Your character would certainly be familiar with it, though.

Ahhh, I see.  I hadn't heard the term before, but that makes sense now :)

I just assumed it was a known word . . . but I grew up around unions so my mileage may vary.

Travelling unexpectedly due to family illness.  Will probably be out of touch a couple of days.  Carry on without me and I’ll pick back up when I can.

Sorry to hear! Best of luck.

I’ll try not to do anything too dumb.

In reply to Vecaal Alifras (msg # 131):

Thanks for the heads up, and take care.

Love the blessing :) I'll build it in tonight.

Hey folks, back for the time being at least but my mother-in-law is terminally ill and likely only has a few more days.  So I'll post when I can and keep you updated as to my availability.  Thanks for accommodating!

Very sorry to hear that, but thanks for the heads up.

So sorry to hear that. Hoping there are some happy memories to lean on during such a sad time.

I don't want to rush things, but my intention is for the folks currently outside to enter the factory just in time to see the cranes converging on the folks inside. So if Frack or Procz wants to respond to Kreo's question, could I ask you to get that in today? Then I'll be able to update everything over the weekend.

Thanks!

Veracity beats Baerns initiative and rolls as high as he possibly could have on investigation anyway - can I amend his action after the machines act? It seems largely redundant.

I asked a question? Oh no!

I guess not technically, but it seemed like you were inviting some conversation (at a good time for it!) and I didn't want to step on that if the other two wished to respond.

Yes.

In reply to The Tinkerer (msg # 141):

I edited to spur a more direct question

Out of town until Wednesday with limited access. I hope to keep up but feel free to npc me as needed.

Sorry for the clunky transition but I've put everyone together into one thread and thrown you immediately into Initiative. Veracity has pointed out one opportunity to contribute but you're welcome to consider/explore/attempt other things as well.

Baern is a proud Svirfneblin, thank you very much :)

Can the gears be interacted with apart from damaging them? Could a tinkering check disable them?

I think I'll have Procz use an action on Investigating the mechanics. In-character post coming a little later.