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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 8593390" data-attributes="member: 7030563">I get it.  But we are talking about healing word, which after sheild is probably the second most cast spell.To draw on the football comparison.  If it is 2nd and 1 on the goaline you will expect a running play and when you see it happen you will be able to say they ran it in for a TD like you though they would.  You may not be able to identify that it was a counter play, or describe the way the guard pulled to block the linebacker out of the play but you darn sure would have expected a run was coming when the ball was snapped.When a character is down and a caster starts chanting - especially one holding a shield with a holy symbol on it - you are expecting him to bring back that downed character.  You might not be able to explain that it was a Cleric of Tyr or that the spell requires no somatic components and maybe you don't even know if it was healing word or cure wounds or aid.  But you darn sure know what you expect will happen ..... Biff the Barbarian is going to get back up and start swinging his greatsword again.</blockquote>