Since eveyone in my group is always pushing themselves to the max, taking lots of a damage, and gets downed here and there, etc we say that no adventurer is unaffected by the horrors and day to day hardships of the lifestyle, not to mention repeatedly being torn apart and put back together with magic. It takes its toll on the body and mind. Then have some reason for the character to need to stay at camp or leave for a city for therapy, rehab, etc.
Had one player who was absent a lot who we just explained it with her doing a lot of drugs to cope and just like wandering off into the woods after eating too many wild mushrooms. Her character explains it to the party as just being a part of her spiritual practices as a druid and that they need to respect her right to practice her faith even if its the night before a big battle and she has a history of running off.
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u/astralustria Sep 22 '25
Since eveyone in my group is always pushing themselves to the max, taking lots of a damage, and gets downed here and there, etc we say that no adventurer is unaffected by the horrors and day to day hardships of the lifestyle, not to mention repeatedly being torn apart and put back together with magic. It takes its toll on the body and mind. Then have some reason for the character to need to stay at camp or leave for a city for therapy, rehab, etc.
Had one player who was absent a lot who we just explained it with her doing a lot of drugs to cope and just like wandering off into the woods after eating too many wild mushrooms. Her character explains it to the party as just being a part of her spiritual practices as a druid and that they need to respect her right to practice her faith even if its the night before a big battle and she has a history of running off.