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<blockquote data-quote="Aaron L" data-source="post: 3393201" data-attributes="member: 926">The last 4 campaigns I played in we didn't have a healer.In the Eberron game I am playing in currently, I play an Artificer and function as our &quot;healer&quot; using scrolls and wands.&nbsp; In the homebrew setting game I am currently in, I am a Grey Elven Duskblade with maxed ranks in UMD (I call it &quot;cross training&quot; due to his general fascination with magic in all it's forms) and do what I can with wands for in-combat healing (and just use Vampiric Touch for my own wounds.)&nbsp; In fact, we usually don't have a &quot;healer class&quot; in our parties, because a stated goal of our games is &quot;play whatever you want, and we'll make it work&quot;, and e do.&nbsp; Without the DM going easy on us.&nbsp; Retreat is a perfectly viable option when the party is severely hurt.&nbsp; Forming a forced party of the &quot;classic&quot; mix of Fighter, Rogue, Wizard and Cleric every single campaign is anathema to us (unless it happens that everyone in the group wants to play one of each of those classes, a party like that is a very rare occurrence for us.)&nbsp; Our current parties consist of a Duskblade, Sorcerer, and Fighter in the homebrew world, and an Artificer, Fighter, and Fighter/Rogue in the Eberron game.&nbsp; Before that it was a Psychic Warrior, Fighter/Sorcerer, Sorcerer, and Barbarian.&nbsp; The last &quot;healer class&quot; I can remember in one of our campaigns was a Cleric of Wee Jas I played, but he rarely healed, and then usually only with a wand or scroll.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; We make do with whatever characters we want to play.&nbsp; We buy wands and scrolls and train in UMD, buy healing potions by the sixpack, and let natural healing take care of the rest when the adventure is over.&nbsp; &nbsp; Not having a Cleric in the party is hardly a death sentence, and we do just fine without them.&nbsp; Use your wits, use other resources, train in Use Magic Device.&nbsp; Don't force someone in the group to play a healer just because &quot;the party needs one.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aaron L, post: 3393201, member: 926"] The last 4 campaigns I played in we didn't have a healer. In the Eberron game I am playing in currently, I play an Artificer and function as our "healer" using scrolls and wands. In the homebrew setting game I am currently in, I am a Grey Elven Duskblade with maxed ranks in UMD (I call it "cross training" due to his general fascination with magic in all it's forms) and do what I can with wands for in-combat healing (and just use Vampiric Touch for my own wounds.) In fact, we usually don't have a "healer class" in our parties, because a stated goal of our games is "play whatever you want, and we'll make it work", and e do. Without the DM going easy on us. Retreat is a perfectly viable option when the party is severely hurt. Forming a forced party of the "classic" mix of Fighter, Rogue, Wizard and Cleric every single campaign is anathema to us (unless it happens that everyone in the group wants to play one of each of those classes, a party like that is a very rare occurrence for us.) Our current parties consist of a Duskblade, Sorcerer, and Fighter in the homebrew world, and an Artificer, Fighter, and Fighter/Rogue in the Eberron game. Before that it was a Psychic Warrior, Fighter/Sorcerer, Sorcerer, and Barbarian. The last "healer class" I can remember in one of our campaigns was a Cleric of Wee Jas I played, but he rarely healed, and then usually only with a wand or scroll. We make do with whatever characters we want to play. We buy wands and scrolls and train in UMD, buy healing potions by the sixpack, and let natural healing take care of the rest when the adventure is over. Not having a Cleric in the party is hardly a death sentence, and we do just fine without them. Use your wits, use other resources, train in Use Magic Device. Don't force someone in the group to play a healer just because "the party needs one.) [/QUOTE]

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