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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 1286318" data-attributes="member: 2525">I again contend this is The Party Healer problem.An easy way to find out is to alter the rules slightly for a few sessions and see how things play out.  I would either a) Remove the spontaneous casting power, or b) only allow healing on yourself, and not another.  When characters no longer have the justification of saying "you can always heal me until your spells run out", I suspect everyone will have more fun.You could also allow Arcane spellcasters to prepare healing spells for a little while, and see if they do it.  I bet you they will be suddenly just as greedy with those spells, and probably won't prepare them as often as they expect the cleric to cast them.I suppose a third option is to stick a bunch of healing potions on the Fighter character, and see just how many offensive actions the fighter gives up in exchange for moving to and healing an injured party member.Really, I do think this is a role playing issue, rather than a player issue.  It's more difficult to give up your actions to heal someone, and to give up your finite spell slots to do so, than most people think.If, in real life, you had the ability to heal a finite number of times per day, or attack someone with a ranged spell with that power or enhance your defenses (but not more than one of those for that finite spell slot), and you knew you were going to place yourself in immediate danger for that entire day, you might think twice about using that ability at the expense of a) not being able to use it on yourself later, and b) foregoing using it to cast an offensive or defensive spell later.</blockquote>

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