Lesser Vigor (2 Yes votes as modified)

[Patlin]

Edit 7/27/6: Current Issues

1) Shall we allow the Lesser Vigor spell?
2) Shall an extended lesser vigor have a 15 round cap? (The alternative being a 30 round cap.)

Original Post:
Appears in Spell Compendium, p. 229. Complete Divine 186
Short Description: Fast Healing 1 to 1 target touched for 10+level rounds, max 15 rounds.
Cleric 1, Druid 1

Discussion: Excellent mop up after the battle spell, great to put in magic items such as scrolls or wands.

 

[Ferrix]

I like the Vigor line of spells, although some people will argue that they are more powerful than the cure line of spells, they have differing uses.

Cure line of spells = all the healing quickly at once (can often be swapped for spontaneously by a cleric)
Vigor line of spells = healing slowly over time (must be prepared or chosen as a spell known)

Less Vigor will provide 11 hp at 1st level in 11 rounds
Cure Light will provide 1d8+1 (avg 5.5) hp at 1st immediately

I think the difference is balanced and effective, means less waste of cure spells after battle.

 

[Velmont]

Yeah, even if it heals more HP, it is balanced compare to CLW as you must wait to have the full healing, which isn't always a good thing when you are in battle.

 

[Patlin]

It's true that this is more of a heal-after-battle spell than a heal-during-battle spell. It's my experience in living EN world, and I expect it will prove similar in Living Eberron, that parties are rarely well balanced. If you happen to have a Cleric, you're all set for healing anyway, but if you have a Druid or a UMD skill user, this spell would be nice to have.

Of course, if your only healer is a low level ranger, which has happened to me at least twice, you're still out of luck. Not on their class list.

 

[Velmont]

Yeah, the wand of Cure Light Wound find a better competitor. Two charge of a wand of CLW heals as much (taking the average: 5.5) than a wand of Lesser Vigor (11).

 

[Erekose13]

I've found it a little annoying in my f2f game because my cleric built 2 lesser vigor eternal wands (ecs pg 265). Each wand is only 410gp to create and with 2 of them that is 66hp of healing post combat 1/day.

 

[Ferrix]

I've found it a little annoying in my f2f game because my cleric built 2 lesser vigor eternal wands (ecs pg 265). Each wand is only 410gp to create and with 2 of them that is 66hp of healing post combat 1/day.

Actually... it should be only 44hp (11hp per spell, twice per day per wand).

 

[Erekose13]

right sorry it was 2x per day not 3.

 

[Patlin]

Also of note, Eternal Wands can only contain arcane spells.

 

[Ferrix]

Also of note, Eternal Wands can only contain arcane spells.

That's definately an interesting note.