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<blockquote data-quote="ajanders" data-source="post: 2152979" data-attributes="member: 3271">Magic presence and absenceI'm not brave enough to remove all divine magic from my games: that leaves the bard as the only healer -- and they aren't very strong healers.And I like divine healing, especially.&nbsp; Do you think your game honestly benefits from roleplaying a three week stretch in the pseudo-medieval equivalent of the Mayo clinic?It's more enjoyable-- and allows more action -- to let someone cast a spell and get people back on their feet.Now, I do find clerics can get a little homogenous.&nbsp; I like the spontaneous casting cleric from Unearthed Arcana or the evangelist from Dragon.I find that limits the amount of healing any one cleric can do because every healing spell they know is a divination, buff, or blasting they don't know.&nbsp; Adventuring clerics tend, therefore, to keep some basic cures and lesser restoration, but for something like a raise dead or cure blindness the party needs to find a specialist NPC.Alternately, I'm experimenting with the generic spellcaster class from Unearthed Arcana and adding feats to represent special divine gifts and the social benefits that come from holding ecclesiastic rank.&nbsp; Thus there is no &quot;divine magic&quot;, just magic that may be cast by a fellow from the local Pelorite lodge.&nbsp; Now there may be the fellow down the road who glows like the sun periodically, but that's not &quot;magic&quot;, per se...it's a supernatural ability.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ajanders, post: 2152979, member: 3271"] [b]Magic presence and absence[/b] I'm not brave enough to remove all divine magic from my games: that leaves the bard as the only healer -- and they aren't very strong healers. And I like divine healing, especially. Do you think your game honestly benefits from roleplaying a three week stretch in the pseudo-medieval equivalent of the Mayo clinic? It's more enjoyable-- and allows more action -- to let someone cast a spell and get people back on their feet. Now, I do find clerics can get a little homogenous. I like the spontaneous casting cleric from Unearthed Arcana or the evangelist from Dragon. I find that limits the amount of healing any one cleric can do because every healing spell they know is a divination, buff, or blasting they don't know. Adventuring clerics tend, therefore, to keep some basic cures and lesser restoration, but for something like a raise dead or cure blindness the party needs to find a specialist NPC. Alternately, I'm experimenting with the generic spellcaster class from Unearthed Arcana and adding feats to represent special divine gifts and the social benefits that come from holding ecclesiastic rank. Thus there is no "divine magic", just magic that may be cast by a fellow from the local Pelorite lodge. Now there may be the fellow down the road who glows like the sun periodically, but that's not "magic", per se...it's a supernatural ability. [/QUOTE]

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