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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dvvega" data-source="post: 1570960" data-attributes="member: 524">The concept of Arcane Healing is actually not "wrong". There are many people out there that argue against it vehemently. However the basis for Arcane Healing can be found in fantasy literature everywhere.A good example is the Lahnkmar series. Magic was magic, divided into Black and White arts. The Black arts consisted of Destructive magics, Summonings, etc. White magics consisted of Abjurations, Healing, and so forth.This aside, the biggest issue with Arcane Healing is a balance issue. Make it available and comparable to Clerical healing then clerics will slowly disappear.However the cleric CAN spontaneously cure, and turn undead, and has no spell casting failure in armour. So even if a Wizard could cast the series of Cure spells, they would not be as useful as a Cleric since they would have to prepare their spells ahead of time OR leave slots open and then fill those slots as needed - which would not save a dying comrade.In fact giving Wizards access to Arcane Cure spells would not remove clerics at all. Some groups might thing "GREAT" but then regret it when the DM uses even minor undead which the Cleric would have handled.Now onto your concept of accelerated healing. The Alchemical Healing Salve (1d8 hit points and took a full round action to apply) is a perfect example of what you're trying to acheive. It doesn't heal magically, but alchemically (thus for flavour would leave scars). It was in Tome and Blood I think and cost 50gp. DC is around 25.If you used this as a basis for your spells you could easily give Arcane casters all the Cure spells just like a cleric.They would take a full round to cast and heal 1d8 per caster level + 1 per 2 levels of the caster (since the salve vs a cure light wounds was weaker).Material compoents could be an alchemical salve (which is essentially enhanced by the spell to cure more).So overall, the spell would cost 50gp each casting (no matter the level), take a full round (thus could not save anyone from dying if they were not stabilised), and not cure as much as a cleric could.Just my thoughts on the matter.</blockquote>

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