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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fusangite" data-source="post: 2096038" data-attributes="member: 7240">I think what is necessary in every party is a healer of some kind. I've never found that one specifically needed a cleric; druids, paladins or bards usually serve just fine in place of clerics. (Even a rogue with a healing wand and a very high Use Magic Device skill could do the job.) Still, I think there is a weird game balance problem that this issue is masking. Essentially, it's a pain to spend your time in combat healing your comrades instead of dishing out damage to the bad guys. In exchange for this apparent loss of fun, the rules then soup up clerics to be by far the most powerful class. If you don't believe me, try putting up an all-cleric party against anything else. It is unfortunate that healing others instead of fighting is so unfun but it seems to me that unless the damage system is changed, this is just going to be a weird situation where extra in-game power is conferred in exchange for a loss of playing fun.</blockquote>