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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 5045014" data-attributes="member: 82106">No, because all the heal skill can do is let the target use Second Wind. Monsters have no Second Wind, so heal alone cannot access surges. The rules are pretty carefully set up to keep monsters from gaining access to healing. I think they mainly have surges for purposes of resting so that the PCs can't just hit and run constantly. Tossing a healing potion or two into a monster group and letting them use it however isn't bad. The amount it heals is worthwhile to a PC who has fairly small surge values. It is worth a LOT less to a monster but it can be fun to see the players faces when a monster slugs one down. It can also be a decent way to let you use a somewhat lower level boss monster to keep things from dragging too much. He gets a small HP boost but still has reasonable defenses. Plus it makes sense, why wouldn't monsters use things like that? It kind of shows that they are smart enough to weild magic against the party but without making things crazy.</blockquote>