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<blockquote data-quote="Emerikol" data-source="post: 6338075" data-attributes="member: 6698278">I think &quot;usually&quot; would depend upon your group though as you say.&nbsp; Let's say for the sake of argument that the bad guys are not hitting frequently.&nbsp; It's not inconceivable that the fighter and cleric have good enough ACs that the enemy is only hitting like 20%.&nbsp;&nbsp; In that case it makes sense for the cleric even in battle to heal the fighter if the fighter is down far enough that he could be one shotted dead or even dropped below zero.&nbsp; So if he is down to 3 hit points then it's reasonable the cleric would heal the fighter only to keep the fighter attacking which is better than the cleric doing so in most cases.I would say though that short of really needing to heal someone that you would never do it in combat.&nbsp; Cure Wounds gives you more bang for the buck right? So just wait until the battle is over if you can.&nbsp; I am only disputing the notion that healing in combat is a trap option.&nbsp;&nbsp; A trap option is one that is bad.&nbsp; It's not good 30% of the time and bad 70% of the time.&nbsp;&nbsp; If it is situationally good then it's not a trap option.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Emerikol, post: 6338075, member: 6698278"] I think "usually" would depend upon your group though as you say. Let's say for the sake of argument that the bad guys are not hitting frequently. It's not inconceivable that the fighter and cleric have good enough ACs that the enemy is only hitting like 20%. In that case it makes sense for the cleric even in battle to heal the fighter if the fighter is down far enough that he could be one shotted dead or even dropped below zero. So if he is down to 3 hit points then it's reasonable the cleric would heal the fighter only to keep the fighter attacking which is better than the cleric doing so in most cases. I would say though that short of really needing to heal someone that you would never do it in combat. Cure Wounds gives you more bang for the buck right? So just wait until the battle is over if you can. I am only disputing the notion that healing in combat is a trap option. A trap option is one that is bad. It's not good 30% of the time and bad 70% of the time. If it is situationally good then it's not a trap option. [/QUOTE]

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