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Thread: Elves meditating in heavy armor
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2016-04-06, 07:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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Elves meditating in heavy armor
Since Elves Meditate and no not need to sleep, does an elf wearing medium or heavy armor avoid becoming fatigued the next day if they meditate in it, since they are not actually sleeping?
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2016-04-06, 07:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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2016-04-06, 08:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Elves meditating in heavy armor
I'd argue that the weight will still get them fatigued for not resting without the armor, even if they don't "sleep".
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2016-04-06, 08:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Elves meditating in heavy armor
I guess there might be different answers depending on if you go by RAW, or RAI.
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2016-04-07, 01:51 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Elves meditating in heavy armor
But what even is RAI? Personally, I'd assume that:
1) The "trance instead of sleep" ability is presented as a benefit.
2) If you can't be any more prepared for trouble than a sleeping person, it's not much of a benefit.
Therefore, RAI is that you can trance in armor.
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2016-04-07, 02:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Elves meditating in heavy armor
Unless the benefit was that they only require half the time other races do, and the fact that they trance rather than sleep is just fluff.
Personally, I would think that the RAI is that prolonged rest while wearing heavier armour causes fatigue, regardless of what specific form that rest takes.
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2016-04-07, 02:17 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Elves meditating in heavy armor
I'd just let them rest. They're elves. Let them have a useful ability. Then again, gletting them have a useful ability is probably against the RAI.
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2016-04-07, 03:49 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Elves meditating in heavy armor
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2016-04-07, 06:16 AM (ISO 8601)
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2016-04-07, 09:01 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Elves meditating in heavy armor
It's also mentioned in the Nightmare spell:
Creatures who don’t sleep (such as elves, but not half-elves) or dream are immune to this spell.Plague Doctor by Crimmy
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