can a living construct use Cure Light Wounds

[superkurt13]

Can a living construct, say a Warforged, use Cure Light Wounds (or the psionic equivalent Body Adjustment) to heal damage? If not, what spell/power can heal them?

 

[wayne62682]

They can use it, but IIRC spells with the [Healing] subschool only heal half to them; the Repair spells (basically the same as cure but only for constructs) heal them fully. I have no idea how the psionic power would function, as I am not familiar with psionics. I imagine potions operate the same way (e.g. a Warforged can drink a CLW potion but the effects are halved).

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Wayne

 

[smootrk]

Wayne is correct, and in addition, there is a PRC for Warforged called Reforged (a simple 3 level PRC) than ultimately removes the Armor Plating (and its positives & negatives) and allows for normal healing and curing effects. It is in Races of Eberron.

 

[irdeggman]

pg 23 of the Eberron Campaign seting.

"However, spells from the healing subschool and supernatural abilites that cure hit point damage or ability damage provide only half their normal effect to a warforged."

 

[Bagpuss]

Isn't there a Feat that Warforged can take that those sorts of spells have no effect. I think it's one that improves their DR.

 

[AuraSeer]

Isn't there a Feat that Warforged can take that those sorts of spells have no effect. I think it's one that improves their DR.

Not a feat, but the Warforged Juggernaut PrC. Levels in that class make the warforged more like a construct, but less like a living creature, and at a certain point he becomes immune to Conjuration(healing) effects.

 

[irdeggman]

Isn't there a Feat that Warforged can take that those sorts of spells have no effect. I think it's one that improves their DR.

Not a feat but a prestige class.

Warforged Juggernaut (prestige class ECS pg 83) makes the warforged more construct like and eventually becomes immune to healing spells and items.

And its opposite (that allows a warforged to become more living).

Reforged (Prestige Class) (Races of Eberron pg 161) – allows a warforged to become more living and thus spells and natural healing work.

 

[Ilium]

And its opposite (that allows a warforged to become more lining).

Reforged (Prestige Class) (Races of Eberron pg 161) – allows a warforged to become more living and thus spells and natural healing work.

So Pinocchio can become a real boy? Or is that Commander Data? I get them mixed up.

 

[Deset Gled]

"However, spells from the healing subschool and supernatural abilites that cure hit point damage or ability damage provide only half their normal effect to a warforged."

According to this text, you can use psionics to heal a warforged as normal, because a power is not a spell or a supernatural ability (it is a spell-like ability).

However, this is a strict RAW interpretation. I have little doubt that it not intentional for the warforged healing limitation to be overcome by psionics, and would not allow it in a game I DMed.

 

[Goldmoon]

What about a ring os regeneration or the fast healing ability?