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So.... why, exactly, is Lay on Hands an at-will?
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<blockquote data-quote="KidSnide" data-source="post: 4846995" data-attributes="member: 54710"><p>I tend to agree with the OP that Lay on Hands makes much more sense as a Daily (special) power much like Rage Strike. IMO, Daily is a much better fit for an ability that recharges on an Extended Rest and the (special) limitation works just like the limitations on Healing/Inspiring Word (and on Rage Strike). On a fundamental level, Lay on Hands is a "daily" resource because you can only use it a certain number of times per day. This is in much the same way that Healing Surges are also daily resources, even though you can also spend a healing surge more than once per day. </p><p></p><p>The term "at-will" is better reserved to mean an "unlimited" resource and not an activity that you can do "whenever you want, but only X times per day". The point about the perverse result from a dominated paladin just demonstrates this point. It is unfair that a dominated paladin can be forced to expend limited daily resources, whereas no other class is vulnerable that way.</p><p></p><p>-KS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KidSnide, post: 4846995, member: 54710"] I tend to agree with the OP that Lay on Hands makes much more sense as a Daily (special) power much like Rage Strike. IMO, Daily is a much better fit for an ability that recharges on an Extended Rest and the (special) limitation works just like the limitations on Healing/Inspiring Word (and on Rage Strike). On a fundamental level, Lay on Hands is a "daily" resource because you can only use it a certain number of times per day. This is in much the same way that Healing Surges are also daily resources, even though you can also spend a healing surge more than once per day. The term "at-will" is better reserved to mean an "unlimited" resource and not an activity that you can do "whenever you want, but only X times per day". The point about the perverse result from a dominated paladin just demonstrates this point. It is unfair that a dominated paladin can be forced to expend limited daily resources, whereas no other class is vulnerable that way. -KS [/QUOTE]
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