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[@Dark Cloud] I hadn't really thought about it to be honest & when I do use downtime in my games I have a homebrew system. That isn't to say we can't use it, but I'd like to understand better how you'd like it incorporated if I did decide to include it. What would you like to do with downtime?
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So in Xanathar's Guide there are tables that give randomized results for crafting, carousing and research.