Can someone tell me about this "Miniatures Handbook"?

[Turanil]

Thanks for your response everybody.

Well, now I know what this book is, and that I don't feel a need to get it.

 

[Gez]

Healer is a boring class, but the only real "problem" with it, is they don't specify that they can drop spells for healing spells, which is a huge oversight.

On the other hand, the fact they get the other healing spells (cure this, remove that and so on) as free spell-like abilities means they don't need to prepare many of them... And given the limitation of their spell list, they won't have that much choice.

Combined with a good Cha score and the Healing Hands ability that makes any of their cure wounds spell a lot more efficient, they won't need to spontaneously convert spells that much.

I have a healer with the Augment Healing feat. Cure minor wounds heals 5 hp, cure light wounds heals 1d8+9 hp, and cure moderate wounds heals 2d8+11 hp. Now all I need is a feat that is the Healer's equivalent to Extra Edge (increasing hp curing amounts by +1+1/4 healer level)... Mwahahaha!

Furthermore, once you get to cast healing spells without provoking AoOs, you can become much more efficient than a cleric.

 

[johnsemlak]

I think the book is a great DMs book, with also some options that might be useful for players. I love the War Hulk as an NPC for Ogres or Giants, but I don't know about that as a PC prestige class. The Core Classes also provide some interesting options for NPCs. Th emonster section has lots of great stuff. Finally, you have a set of mass-combat rules that could be useful if the PCs become involved in a small battle (say 50 on each side or so).

 

[RichGreen]

Hi,

Could a kindly soul please post a list of the monsters?

Cheers


Richard

 

[Gez]

Soulkindness

Alright, here you go:

1. Abyssal Eviscerator
2. Aspect of Asmodeus
3. Aspect of Bahamut
4. Aspect of Demogorgon
5. Aspect of Hextor
6. Aspect of Kord
7. Aspect of Lolth
8. Aspect of Mephistopheles
9. Aspect of Nerull
10. Aspect of Orcus
11. Aspect of Tiamat
12. Aspect of Vecna
13. Bright Naga
14. Catfolk
15. Cave Dinosaur, Ankylosaurus
16. Cave Dinosaur, Triceratops
17. Cave Dinosaur, T-Rex
18. Crucian
19. Cursed Spirit
20. Displacer Serpent
21. Equiceph
22. Gravehound
23. Kruthik, Hatchling
24. Kruthik, Adult
25. Kruthik, Greater
26. Mad Slasher
27. Magma Hurler
28. Nothic
29. Phargion
30. Protectar
31. Ramadeen
32. Scaled Stalker
33. Shadowbeast, Ghirrash
34. Shadowbeast, Khumat
35. Shadowbeast, Thaskor
36. Spark Lasher
37. Stonechild
38. Walking Wall

 

[RichGreen]

Thanks very much!


Richard

 

[Felon]

The healer gets sold short by many. With its emphasis on having a good Charisma and its class skill list, it is actually a "face-man" class of sorts, like the bard. Very useful. I would have liked to have seen it called "empath" or something else a little more evocative than "healer", but I guess the designers were going for utilitarianism.

Then again, there are some design problems. The fact that it doesn't cast any spells sponstaneously--including cures--is a big turn-off, as are the armor restrictions. Also, the spell list really should account for adding in spells from other sourcebooks (like the warmage does with its advanced learning ability).