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PCs using their abilities - a favor to the party?
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<blockquote data-quote="Elf Witch" data-source="post: 3880590" data-attributes="member: 9037"><p>But not all groups play with the cleric running around healing every round in combat. In all the years I have been playing I have never seen a cleric behave like that or played in a group who expected it. Another solution is to have everyone carry healing potions and then if they need healing during combat they disengage get out of melee and take the potion</p><p></p><p></p><p>This is why we have raise dead spells. A PC can be killed in the first round before a cleric can get to him or he can be killed because the cleric is busy healing someone else. Unless a player has made a cleric who wants to run around healing every round it is wrong to expect it. Why should one player not be allowed to have fun in the game?</p><p></p><p>It is not screwing anyone over. It is not like the cleric is a mind reader and can see the future. But here is where wands and potions come in handy the cleric can top everyone up and still save slots for later. But you are tanking because that was what you found fun to play but you are denying the other player fun because his character concept of warrior priest does not fit into you idea of what he should be doing. </p><p></p><p>Again as I said before if your party cleric is not into healing then maybe your barbarian should invest in some healing potions to help himself out during combat. There are so many ways to look at this what if the cleric is busy with another troll and he stops his fight to heal you so the troll attacks the party wizard should the wizard be pissed at the cleric too or at your barbarian for taking the cleric out of the fight?</p><p></p><p>Do you expect your party cleric to stay out of combat just so they can run in and cast heal? </p><p></p><p>If the cleric is involved in melee it might not be in a postion to cast a heal on someone else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elf Witch, post: 3880590, member: 9037"] But not all groups play with the cleric running around healing every round in combat. In all the years I have been playing I have never seen a cleric behave like that or played in a group who expected it. Another solution is to have everyone carry healing potions and then if they need healing during combat they disengage get out of melee and take the potion This is why we have raise dead spells. A PC can be killed in the first round before a cleric can get to him or he can be killed because the cleric is busy healing someone else. Unless a player has made a cleric who wants to run around healing every round it is wrong to expect it. Why should one player not be allowed to have fun in the game? It is not screwing anyone over. It is not like the cleric is a mind reader and can see the future. But here is where wands and potions come in handy the cleric can top everyone up and still save slots for later. But you are tanking because that was what you found fun to play but you are denying the other player fun because his character concept of warrior priest does not fit into you idea of what he should be doing. Again as I said before if your party cleric is not into healing then maybe your barbarian should invest in some healing potions to help himself out during combat. There are so many ways to look at this what if the cleric is busy with another troll and he stops his fight to heal you so the troll attacks the party wizard should the wizard be pissed at the cleric too or at your barbarian for taking the cleric out of the fight? Do you expect your party cleric to stay out of combat just so they can run in and cast heal? If the cleric is involved in melee it might not be in a postion to cast a heal on someone else. [/QUOTE]
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