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<blockquote data-quote="FormerlyHemlock" data-source="post: 6700191" data-attributes="member: 6787650">But 5E is different than AD&amp;D, in that there are more ways to do damage mitigation. In the last eight months or so of weekly play I think I've seen a grand total of maybe 50 HP of magical healing. Beyond that, resting suffices for all healing needs. You can use undead minions to soak damage instead of healing; you can use Shield spells and dodging to prevent damage; you can use missile weapons to inflict damage without taking any yourself (perhaps while another PC does the Dodge thing); you can use the Mobile feat to substitute movement for AC.What you need a healer for isn't HP restoration, it is Revivify/Greater Restoration. My players had to resort to seeking out a Couatl and trading favors with him in order to end an Intellect Devourer's Perma-Stun on two characters, because there weren't any PCs who could cast Greater Restoration. (They also needed him to Greater Restoration a third character who had been cursed by a Rakshasa.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FormerlyHemlock, post: 6700191, member: 6787650"] But 5E is different than AD&D, in that there are more ways to do damage mitigation. In the last eight months or so of weekly play I think I've seen a grand total of maybe 50 HP of magical healing. Beyond that, resting suffices for all healing needs. You can use undead minions to soak damage instead of healing; you can use Shield spells and dodging to prevent damage; you can use missile weapons to inflict damage without taking any yourself (perhaps while another PC does the Dodge thing); you can use the Mobile feat to substitute movement for AC. What you need a healer for isn't HP restoration, it is Revivify/Greater Restoration. My players had to resort to seeking out a Couatl and trading favors with him in order to end an Intellect Devourer's Perma-Stun on two characters, because there weren't any PCs who could cast Greater Restoration. (They also needed him to Greater Restoration a third character who had been cursed by a Rakshasa.) [/QUOTE]

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