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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5799301" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>Personally, I like HSes only as an extremely limited resource- more limited than APs- but am neutral on Wands. Then again, nobody in our group ever plays a crafter caster, making Wands a treasure, not a piece of ubiquitous kitsch.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, HS are baked into each PC from the get-go, whereas in prior editions, increasing the party's healing beyond the capacity of the divine casters' personal resources is entirely optional. Right now, my Sorc/Clc/MT/Geomancer is the healingest healer we've had in our group's history...and it isn't because of his domains (Earth and Plants) or his gear (he has no healing gear*), but because he's using the CompDiv feat Sacred Healing to burn Turn Undead uses to grant Fast Healing in an AoE. When the PCs and chosen NPCs draw close, they all feel his healing power. Thus, he barely ever burns a spell for healing purposes...but this means he's a Lord of the Uttercrap when it comes to actually Turning Undead.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>* at some point, I plan on taking Brew Potion so that I can emulate Swamp Thing's healing tubers, grown from the substance of his planty body...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 5799301, member: 19675"] Personally, I like HSes only as an extremely limited resource- more limited than APs- but am neutral on Wands. Then again, nobody in our group ever plays a crafter caster, making Wands a treasure, not a piece of ubiquitous kitsch. Well, HS are baked into each PC from the get-go, whereas in prior editions, increasing the party's healing beyond the capacity of the divine casters' personal resources is entirely optional. Right now, my Sorc/Clc/MT/Geomancer is the healingest healer we've had in our group's history...and it isn't because of his domains (Earth and Plants) or his gear (he has no healing gear*), but because he's using the CompDiv feat Sacred Healing to burn Turn Undead uses to grant Fast Healing in an AoE. When the PCs and chosen NPCs draw close, they all feel his healing power. Thus, he barely ever burns a spell for healing purposes...but this means he's a Lord of the Uttercrap when it comes to actually Turning Undead. * at some point, I plan on taking Brew Potion so that I can emulate Swamp Thing's healing tubers, grown from the substance of his planty body... [/QUOTE]
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