Welcome back to the weekly Tabletop Games thread! This thread is where we can talk about all kinds of RPGs, card games, board games, etc. Whether you gather around a physical table in the real world, or use a virtual space to play with friends who may live far away from you, this is where you can discuss your favorites, ask for and/or receive recommendations, recap your recent adventures, or even find some people to play games with!

Discussion Prompt: A large part of D&D, and many similar TTRPGs, is resource management. Player characters can only use their class features and abilities so often before needing to rest. And of course players want to use all the cool stuff their characters can do, because if you don’t ever use them, what the point in having those spells or abilities in the first place? Oftentimes, especially at low levels, that means that players are leaving every encounter fully depleted and feeling like there’s nothing they can do in the next encounter. This in turn leads to a constant cycle of resting after every encounter. Or, on the other hand, some players may be overly conservative, perpetually waiting for a more important encounter that may never come, and therefore never doing any of that cool stuff.

As a player or as a GM, how do you mitigate this for yourself/your players? Do other game systems have similar issues, and if so, do they offer any alternative solutions?

If you would like to suggest a prompt or contribute a write-up or discussion topic of your own, let me know in the comments!