D&D 5E (2014) Do You Think Spare the Dying is a Problem?

[Sword of Spirit]

Since we've drifted into suggesting alternate versions...

I might just give it 30' range. That makes it better than a healer's kit, so it might potentially get occasionally used. I just checked the Grave Domain, and they get to do that plus make it a bonus action. So, just increasing the range on the spell seems like a reasonable buff.

 

[alleykatt]

What the hell would be the point then, seriously, just dump the spell if you want it to work like that. A round is six seconds, so you tie up your healer for stopping someone from dying, in the middle of combat. Like it has been pointed out unless your a grave cleric, who can cast it at range, you have to get to them and touch them to heal them. Yes it's a cantrip, but for the cost of an action you basically do what anyone can do with a medkit. Now, just because they are stabilised, doesn't mean that they can't start dying again if hit by say an AoE, or if your bad guy is a real dick he could just attack the unconscious guy.