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<blockquote data-quote="Upper_Krust" data-source="post: 9125876" data-attributes="member: 326">Base form 'Wish' duplicates 0-8th level spells. An immortal can use it for other things (raise someone's stats, create magic items out of thin air etc.) but when you do that it costs the immortal quintessence (basically immortal XP). So its not something Gods do lightly.Evil Gods (like Devils) might also have a mortal 'pay' the XP cost when selling their soul for power - if the Wish is being granted.You can certainly duplicate a Heal spell with a Wish. I think a Wish could also be used to reverse a recent spell (such as a Heal); however a deity might use Legendary Resistance to ignore this - in which case action wasted.I think the problem you run into at Epic &amp; Immortal Levels is action economy. It might not always be in an immortals best interests to heal if it means giving up an action, when you could be dishing out 'x' amount of damage instead.Now this is slightly different for immortal 'specialists'. A Demi-goddess of life/healing who was also a Level 20 cleric could restore hundreds of hit points with a single heal spell.So even though all immortals have access to Wish as a spell-like ability, that won't be as powerful as 1. Epic Magic, and 2. Those immortals with spellcasting classes as part of their 20 levels.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Upper_Krust, post: 9125876, member: 326"] Base form 'Wish' duplicates 0-8th level spells. An immortal can use it for other things (raise someone's stats, create magic items out of thin air etc.) but when you do that it costs the immortal quintessence (basically immortal XP). So its not something Gods do lightly. Evil Gods (like Devils) might also have a mortal 'pay' the XP cost when selling their soul for power - if the Wish is being granted. You can certainly duplicate a Heal spell with a Wish. I think a Wish could also be used to reverse a recent spell (such as a Heal); however a deity might use Legendary Resistance to ignore this - in which case action wasted. I think the problem you run into at Epic & Immortal Levels is action economy. It might not always be in an immortals best interests to heal if it means giving up an action, when you could be dishing out 'x' amount of damage instead. Now this is slightly different for immortal 'specialists'. A Demi-goddess of life/healing who was also a Level 20 cleric could restore hundreds of hit points with a single heal spell. So even though all immortals have access to Wish as a spell-like ability, that won't be as powerful as 1. Epic Magic, and 2. Those immortals with spellcasting classes as part of their 20 levels. [/QUOTE]

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