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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Victim" data-source="post: 3882363" data-attributes="member: 78">What's wrong with these groups?  If the characters get along fairly well, then cooperation should follow.  And if the characters don't get along, then why are they in the group together?  Without at least some teamwork, what benefit is there to having a party?  Since healing 100 points a round isn't particularly sustainable, I'd hope the cleric considers other options besides spending his action every round to apply bandaids.  Typically, dead giants don't do much damage, and clerics aren't exactly lacking in offensive options especially by 10+ levels.  The cleric can also cast some buff spells ahead of time to reduce the damage the group takes.  Moreover, it's not like non fighters are so terribly fragile in DnD.  It's hardly a given the rogue or cleric will have less AC than a fighter, and emphasizing Con goes a long way towards making up for a weak HD size.  Healing spells, with a few exceptions, are touch range anyway so the cleric is pretty much always going to be on the front lines.Finally, why should the cleric be the one who suffers because the barbarian wanted to upgrade his magic sword instead of AC boosting gear?  Of course, that means less damage, which can mean longer fights, which also means more damage taken and more spells used.</blockquote>