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Are long rest “activities†performed in addition to sleep, or instead of sleep?
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The PHB on "Long Rest":
A long rest is a period of extended downtime, at least 8 hours long, during which a character sleeps or performs light activity: reading, talking, eating, or standing watch for no more than 2 hours. If the rest is interrupted by a period of strenuous activity—at least 1 hour of walking, fighting, casting Spells, or similar Adventuring activity—the characters must begin the rest again to gain any benefit from it.
I can see this as being read one of two ways:
1) A character can spend 8 hours sleeping, or they can spend 8 hours reading, talking, eating, or standing watch. If they stand watch, it can be for no more than 2 hours.
2) A character can spend 8 hours long resting, most of which is spent sleeping and up to 2 hours of which is spent performing light activity.
Xanathar's optional rules for the woodcarver tool proficiency provides a little more information:
Craft Arrows. As part of a short rest, you can craft up to five arrows. As part of a long rest, you can craft up to twenty. You must have enough wood on hand to produce them.
To me, this suggests interpretation #2, because if a short rest of 1 hour yields 5 arrows, surely a character could produce more than 20 arrows over the course of 8 hours.
If true, this would suggest that adventurers can truck along on 6 hours of sleep per night, forever, without consequence.
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The PHB on "Long Rest":
A long rest is a period of extended downtime, at least 8 hours long, during which a character sleeps or performs light activity: reading, talking, eating, or standing watch for no more than 2 hours. If the rest is interrupted by a period of strenuous activity—at least 1 hour of walking, fighting, casting Spells, or similar Adventuring activity—the characters must begin the rest again to gain any benefit from it.
I can see this as being read one of two ways:
1) A character can spend 8 hours sleeping, or they can spend 8 hours reading, talking, eating, or standing watch. If they stand watch, it can be for no more than 2 hours.
2) A character can spend 8 hours long resting, most of which is spent sleeping and up to 2 hours of which is spent performing light activity.
Xanathar's optional rules for the woodcarver tool proficiency provides a little more information:
Craft Arrows. As part of a short rest, you can craft up to five arrows. As part of a long rest, you can craft up to twenty. You must have enough wood on hand to produce them.
To me, this suggests interpretation #2, because if a short rest of 1 hour yields 5 arrows, surely a character could produce more than 20 arrows over the course of 8 hours.
If true, this would suggest that adventurers can truck along on 6 hours of sleep per night, forever, without consequence.
dnd-5e rules-as-written rests sleep
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So XGtE indicates I don't need feathers or metal/stone to make arrows? A short rest is typically 1 hour so wouldn't it be 4 hours to make 20? May not be relavent but wondering on your math.
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The PHB on "Long Rest":
A long rest is a period of extended downtime, at least 8 hours long, during which a character sleeps or performs light activity: reading, talking, eating, or standing watch for no more than 2 hours. If the rest is interrupted by a period of strenuous activity—at least 1 hour of walking, fighting, casting Spells, or similar Adventuring activity—the characters must begin the rest again to gain any benefit from it.
I can see this as being read one of two ways:
1) A character can spend 8 hours sleeping, or they can spend 8 hours reading, talking, eating, or standing watch. If they stand watch, it can be for no more than 2 hours.
2) A character can spend 8 hours long resting, most of which is spent sleeping and up to 2 hours of which is spent performing light activity.
Xanathar's optional rules for the woodcarver tool proficiency provides a little more information:
Craft Arrows. As part of a short rest, you can craft up to five arrows. As part of a long rest, you can craft up to twenty. You must have enough wood on hand to produce them.
To me, this suggests interpretation #2, because if a short rest of 1 hour yields 5 arrows, surely a character could produce more than 20 arrows over the course of 8 hours.
If true, this would suggest that adventurers can truck along on 6 hours of sleep per night, forever, without consequence.
dnd-5e rules-as-written rests sleep
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The PHB on "Long Rest":
A long rest is a period of extended downtime, at least 8 hours long, during which a character sleeps or performs light activity: reading, talking, eating, or standing watch for no more than 2 hours. If the rest is interrupted by a period of strenuous activity—at least 1 hour of walking, fighting, casting Spells, or similar Adventuring activity—the characters must begin the rest again to gain any benefit from it.
I can see this as being read one of two ways:
1) A character can spend 8 hours sleeping, or they can spend 8 hours reading, talking, eating, or standing watch. If they stand watch, it can be for no more than 2 hours.
2) A character can spend 8 hours long resting, most of which is spent sleeping and up to 2 hours of which is spent performing light activity.
Xanathar's optional rules for the woodcarver tool proficiency provides a little more information:
Craft Arrows. As part of a short rest, you can craft up to five arrows. As part of a long rest, you can craft up to twenty. You must have enough wood on hand to produce them.
To me, this suggests interpretation #2, because if a short rest of 1 hour yields 5 arrows, surely a character could produce more than 20 arrows over the course of 8 hours.
If true, this would suggest that adventurers can truck along on 6 hours of sleep per night, forever, without consequence.
dnd-5e rules-as-written rests sleep
dnd-5e rules-as-written rests sleep
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So XGtE indicates I don't need feathers or metal/stone to make arrows? A short rest is typically 1 hour so wouldn't it be 4 hours to make 20? May not be relavent but wondering on your math.
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So XGtE indicates I don't need feathers or metal/stone to make arrows? A short rest is typically 1 hour so wouldn't it be 4 hours to make 20? May not be relavent but wondering on your math.
– Slagmoth
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So XGtE indicates I don't need feathers or metal/stone to make arrows? A short rest is typically 1 hour so wouldn't it be 4 hours to make 20? May not be relavent but wondering on your math.
– Slagmoth
40 mins ago
So XGtE indicates I don't need feathers or metal/stone to make arrows? A short rest is typically 1 hour so wouldn't it be 4 hours to make 20? May not be relavent but wondering on your math.
– Slagmoth
40 mins ago
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New errata confirms that you sleep for at least 6 hours and perform any light activity for no more than 2 hours.
Your second interpretation is thus correct. According to the v1.22 Player's Handbook errata:
A long rest is a period of extended downtime, at least 8 hours long, during which a character sleeps for at least 6 hours and performs no more than 2 hours of light activity, such as reading, talking, eating, or standing watch.
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New errata confirms that you sleep for at least 6 hours and perform any light activity for no more than 2 hours.
Your second interpretation is thus correct. According to the v1.22 Player's Handbook errata:
A long rest is a period of extended downtime, at least 8 hours long, during which a character sleeps for at least 6 hours and performs no more than 2 hours of light activity, such as reading, talking, eating, or standing watch.
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New errata confirms that you sleep for at least 6 hours and perform any light activity for no more than 2 hours.
Your second interpretation is thus correct. According to the v1.22 Player's Handbook errata:
A long rest is a period of extended downtime, at least 8 hours long, during which a character sleeps for at least 6 hours and performs no more than 2 hours of light activity, such as reading, talking, eating, or standing watch.
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up vote
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New errata confirms that you sleep for at least 6 hours and perform any light activity for no more than 2 hours.
Your second interpretation is thus correct. According to the v1.22 Player's Handbook errata:
A long rest is a period of extended downtime, at least 8 hours long, during which a character sleeps for at least 6 hours and performs no more than 2 hours of light activity, such as reading, talking, eating, or standing watch.
edited 38 mins ago
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New errata confirms that you sleep for at least 6 hours and perform any light activity for no more than 2 hours.
Your second interpretation is thus correct. According to the v1.22 Player's Handbook errata:
A long rest is a period of extended downtime, at least 8 hours long, during which a character sleeps for at least 6 hours and performs no more than 2 hours of light activity, such as reading, talking, eating, or standing watch.
edited 38 mins ago
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18.8k248104
answered 39 mins ago
Quadratic Wizard
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edited 38 mins ago
Carcer
18.8k248104
edited 38 mins ago
Carcer
18.8k248104
edited 38 mins ago
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18.8k248104
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Quadratic Wizard
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So XGtE indicates I don't need feathers or metal/stone to make arrows? A short rest is typically 1 hour so wouldn't it be 4 hours to make 20? May not be relavent but wondering on your math.
– Slagmoth
40 mins ago