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So, my group's quite enjoyed 5e for the most part, thus far, but my cleric player is a bit disappointed. One of her favorite things about 4e was the ability to heal and do something else in the same round. She's not an optimizer or powergamer; it just made her feel more useful.
Now, with the healing word spell, she can kind of do that in 5e--but she's bummed she can't cast other spells (besides cantrips), especially given how short combat is.
I've been considering houseruling healing word (and only that spell, no others) to allow casting of another spell in the same round--but with the understanding (and this is vital) that I would not be making rests any easier to take, or toning down any later encounters. Thus, if she blows through most of her slots in the first few encounters, the rest will be that much harder.
But I'm still learning the system myself, so I wanted other opinions. Is this (relatively; I'm not shooting for perfection) balanced, or am I overlooking some important implications?
Now, with the healing word spell, she can kind of do that in 5e--but she's bummed she can't cast other spells (besides cantrips), especially given how short combat is.
I've been considering houseruling healing word (and only that spell, no others) to allow casting of another spell in the same round--but with the understanding (and this is vital) that I would not be making rests any easier to take, or toning down any later encounters. Thus, if she blows through most of her slots in the first few encounters, the rest will be that much harder.
But I'm still learning the system myself, so I wanted other opinions. Is this (relatively; I'm not shooting for perfection) balanced, or am I overlooking some important implications?