Healing to temp HPs ratio

[Bawylie]

Alot would depend on how they scale with higher level spell slots. If the first scales by +1d8 per slot and the second scales by 1d6 healing and 1d6 temp hp per slot then i'm choosing it hands down!

Does the rate of scaling matter?

Say you could heal up to 5d8+M as a 5th level spell, but only 4d6 heal/thp (also a 5th level spell)? Which then?

Or 9d8+M as a 9th level spell versus 6d6 heal/thp? Which spell do you prefer?

 

[FrogReaver]

Does the rate of scaling matter?

Say you could heal up to 5d8+M as a 5th level spell, but only 4d6 heal/thp (also a 5th level spell)? Which then?

Or 9d8+M as a 9th level spell versus 6d6 heal/thp? Which spell do you prefer?

I prefer those heal+thp abilities. They provide the best of both worlds IMO. They allow you to heal someone from unconscious. They are less prone to overhealing. The only downside is that it doesn't make a great prebuff temp hp shield.

I think I would tend to prefer something like a 1d6 healing + 1d6 temp hp (scales by +1d6 temp hp per spell level). That to me would be the ideal healing spell provided the temp hp can last till the next rest.

 

[TwoSix]

You're not wrong. The catalyst for this question was reading Brandes Stoddard's part 6 of the history of the Warlord, which covers the Commander recently on the DM's Guild.

https://www.tribality.com/2019/02/20/the-warlord-class-part-six/

That's not a bad warlord style class. I still prefer KibblesTasty's version on Reddit, but this one is pretty good. Better than the Robert Schwalb one from a few weeks ago, anyway.

 

[Blue]

That's not a bad warlord style class. I still prefer KibblesTasty's version on Reddit, but this one is pretty good. Better than the Robert Schwalb one from a few weeks ago, anyway.

Cool, I hadn't seen that. I see it was update to v1.1 recently

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedA...rlord_class_v11_go_forth_and_change_the_tide/

 

[TwoSix]

Cool, I hadn't seen that. I see it was update to v1.1 recently

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedA...rlord_class_v11_go_forth_and_change_the_tide/

Yep. I have some quibbles with the design, but I like the overall system for attack granting, and using subclasses at 1st level to drive stat (and armor/weapon) choice.