Short rests don't apply to people in camp?

[Peluceus Donmian]

If anything, a short rest should heal someone back at camp ENTIRELY, because they've been resting the whole time plus whatever time it takes between camp and theoretically if enough time passed it's a full rest yadda yadda anyway it doesn't make sense that I short rest twice and Karlach hasn't healed an iota of health

[Govi]

They couldn’t make it do a full heal or it would be an exploit

[Boss]

It also doesnt make sense that upon clicking a button, you finish a short rest in a single tick. Or that an NPC will wait a literal eternity for you to choose a dialogue option. It's a game mechanic, get over it.

[Lani]

Originally posted by Boss:

It also doesnt make sense that upon clicking a button, you finish a short rest in a single tick. Or that an NPC will wait a literal eternity for you to choose a dialogue option. It's a game mechanic, get over it.

Hey, I still maintain that Bethesda making *every* dialogue NPC has multiple snarky passive aggressive comments they'll say when you don't pick a dialogue option within 90 seconds is the reason they didn't have enough budget for additional/quality writing.

[Scheneighnay]

It's a mechanical and balance choice.
Short rests in 5e aren't even supposed to work the way they do here.

[ahsanford]

Counterpoint: if resting is made more effective, you would long rest less often. Long rest is a pretty vital plot advancement metronome -- a great deal unfolds plot-wise, interpersonally with companions, etc. over long rests.

Consider that by mid Act II you could have 7 (non-hireling) companions. Rotate them out strategically each day and you'd have enough spells, battlemaster moves, rage points, etc. to wage a good 10 challenging battles or so per day. That's ridiculous.

Or: Just rest and tackle it the next day. The world will not end.

- A