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<blockquote data-quote="Ridley's Cohort" data-source="post: 364775" data-attributes="member: 545">Re: Re: Re: Re: I voted Yes.Lacking a Cleric is usually downright fatal in dungeon crawls.&nbsp; Potions and wands work in a pinch for pedestrian healing, but they aren't good enough against paralysis, poison, ability damage, or massive damage during combat.I tried it once.&nbsp; It was UG-GLY.&nbsp; Every once in a while we get a DM coming here asking what to do because his kooky players have chosen a party that are weak in _____.&nbsp; I would say 90% of the time the DM is talking about the lack of a Cleric.&nbsp; Maybe 9% he is talking about the Ftr/Bar grunt role.If game balance collapses without a Cleric such that the DM must strategize to save his campaign, then that tells me something is wrong with the class.&nbsp; Or the game.As for parties without a Rogue, you will need a good Search skill and some scouting abilities.&nbsp; A Ranger is good enough, or any Elf with Cosmopolitan or somesuch.&nbsp; There are many ways of dealing with traps once they are located.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ridley's Cohort, post: 364775, member: 545"] [b]Re: Re: Re: Re: I voted Yes.[/b] Lacking a Cleric is [i]usually[/i] downright fatal in dungeon crawls. Potions and wands work in a pinch for pedestrian healing, but they aren't good enough against paralysis, poison, ability damage, or massive damage during combat. I tried it once. It was UG-GLY. Every once in a while we get a DM coming here asking what to do because his kooky players have chosen a party that are weak in _____. I would say 90% of the time the DM is talking about the lack of a Cleric. Maybe 9% he is talking about the Ftr/Bar grunt role. If game balance collapses without a Cleric such that the DM must strategize to save his campaign, then that tells me something is wrong with the class. Or the game. As for parties without a Rogue, you will need a good Search skill and some scouting abilities. A Ranger is good enough, or any Elf with Cosmopolitan or somesuch. There are many ways of dealing with traps once they are located. [/QUOTE]

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