Cleric + Treat Disease

[vhailor]

In the PHB, in the Treat disease paragraph, says:

Treat Disease: Part of the diseased character’s extended rest. You must attend the character periodically throughout the extended rest, and you make your Heal check when the rest ends.
Replaces Endurance: Your Heal check result determines the disease’s effects if the result is higher than the diseased character’s Endurance check result.

Can a Cleric use his heal check to determine disease proggression about a disease he contracted? Or he can apply his heal check only to others?

 

[Mort_Q]

Can a Cleric use his heal check to determine disease proggression about a disease he contracted? Or he can apply his heal check only to others?

I'd think that attending to yourself, and resting, are mutually exclusive.

 

[the Jester]

I'd think that attending to yourself, and resting, are mutually exclusive.

Yup, that's how I run it.

 

[vhailor]

So, considering the usually low endurance check a paladin has (if he has plate armor + heavy shield), it is more difficult for him to face a disease than a PC he is aiding. Isn't that strange?

I think that the cleric will also have low endurance check, since he can't train endurance.

 

[Dr_Ruminahui]

Well, he could always take of the encumbering armour and shield when he goes to bed - that would remove the armour check penalty and thus his comparative disadvantage.

 

[keterys]

I'd certainly hope he didn't extended rest in his plate and shield, indeed

 

[Regicide]

I'd certainly hope he didn't extended rest in his plate and shield, indeed

If he gets attacked at night, he has to hide behind the elderly old wizard in a bathrobe or the practically naked child-like halfling rogue in his tiger-stripped sleeping thong, both of whose ACs are vastly superior. That's more than a little embarrassing, enough to lose your knighthood! The Paladin NEVER removes his plate!

 

[Dr_Ruminahui]

Very true, under normal circumstances.

However, should he want to avoid a minus to his endurance check, it is wise to remove one's armour - unless, of course, one isn't in a very safe place.

That said, all this does is bring this rare occurence in line with what was the norm in 3.5.