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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fuindordm" data-source="post: 4354633" data-attributes="member: 5435">And yet the three defenders (fighter, paladin, swordmage via origins) have very different and distinctive marking abilities. One is obviously non-magical and works well against many enemies, one is obviously magical and works best against a single champion...Furthermore, if we just copy and paste the "necessary" abilities from one leader class to the next, we severely dilute the concept of power sources. If every leader gets ranged healing, what's so special about divine magic? This conversation just made me notice something: the cleric and warlord powers don't require their target to be conscious!From PH p.293: "When a power heals you, you don't have to take an action to spend a healing surge. Even if you're unconscious, the power uses your healing surge and restores hit points."Hmm... so how does Inspiring Word work on an unconscious character? The rules should always serve the fluff, even if it complicates things slightly. If there is one think I dislike about any edition, it's when fluff is slapped on to a rule without concern for verisimilitude.  I have no problem with hit points representing morale in almost all cases. I have no problem with divine magic slapping awake an unconscious character. Divine characters should have better, more reliable healing than other characters and divine leaders should have the best healing of all.But to preserve the distinctive flavor of the power sources, Martial characters should not be able to restore HP (=morale) to the unconscious, and Arcane characters should not be tossing around pure healing at range.  And in particular I would say that ranged buffs, with or without a healing rider, are very out of character for the artificer. They should be used sparingly. Ben</blockquote>

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