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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ThirdWizard" data-source="post: 4260224" data-attributes="member: 12037">Bad bad bad baaaad idea.It makes Second Wind teh suck for one. It also means that a 30th level PC can carry around 1000 of these things (bag of holding) and gain the full effect of a 30th level Healing Surge for 50 gp a pop! I'm not highfalutin statistician, but that sounds like a bit too good of a deal.Nope. You're making a trade off. You can gain some hp for a healing surge as a Minor Action when normally you couldn't. You're making a trade: you lose efficiency while gaining expediency.Say a PC has 60 hp. His healing surges gain him 15 hp. So he has important choices to make.<s>1) Use a Standard Action, and gain 15 hp and +2 to all defenses</s><s>2) Use a Minor Action, and drink a Potion to gain 10 hp and also use an Attack or Utility power, and have a Move Action.</s><s>3) Use a Minor Action and a Move Action to drink two potions, gain 20 HP (for 2 healing surges) and still use an Attack or Utility Power.</s><s>4) Use a Standard Action and a Minor Action, use Second Wind and drink a Potion to get back 25 hp and gain +2 to all defenses</s><s>etc etc etc</s>1) Use a Standard Action, and gain 15 hp and +2 to all defenses2) Use two Minor Actions, pull out and drink a Potion to gain 10 hp and also use an Attack or Utility power.3) Use all your actions to use Second Wind and pull out and drink a Potion to get back 25 hp and gain +2 to all defensesetc etc etcBasically, its all about trade offs and use of resources to get what you want. If you make Potions restore a Healing Surge worth of hp, you get rid of all these tactical considerations. With that house rule, the correct answer is always: Drink Potion.</blockquote>

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