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I’ve been running the dream quests in Dreams of the Yellow king and recently my party took advantage of the concentration check to wake themselves up in order to escape a difficult encounter. The question I have is what to do when they return to the dream? I can see it unfolding a few different ways, but not all of them make sense, especially considering later quests like the moon prison and going to see the mad poet.

Should my party essentially restart the dream as though they never even arrived there? Should they find themselves back in the starting location, but any encounters they have fought through no longer exist? Or should they return to the exact same place in the middle of the encounter, but have refreshed HP and abilities?

I’m especially concerned they will rely on this tactic and start doing it to prepare specifically for every encounter. I want the last encounter of the book to be meaningful, and I feel like them fleeing and returning the following night will cheapen it.