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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elf Witch" data-source="post: 5807752" data-attributes="member: 9037">My group must be a bunch of special snowflakes because we have had both types of clerics in game.I think one reason people didn't want to play clerics is because they wanted to play the cleric as a holy warrior and didn't want to waste spells on healing or have to leave combat to heal. And were worried about the other players getting bent out of shape over it.I have found that it works best if during character creation the player playing the cleric is upfront and lets everyone know that he is not going to be the healbot and the party and the DM need to come up with away to solve the healing issue.When I DM I do it several ways I may put a lot of cure light potions and wands in the game especially if there are other classes who can also heal like druids and bards. The other thing I have been known to do is add an NPC healer to the party. It usually is a non combatant does not get involved in combat at all. The sole job is to provide healing and the party needs to protect this very valuable asset.I also point to the other players that they don't have a right to be mad if the person playing the cleric sees himself as more of a warrior than a healer that everyone should have equal fun at the table.</blockquote>