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<blockquote data-quote="BoldItalic" data-source="post: 6840588" data-attributes="member: 6777052">The Paladin did not expend any resources fighting. He did not attack. He intended to avoid combat entirely if at all possible. He did expend resources to heal damage that occurred before his first turn and over which he had no control. That damage represented a fixed resource loss (effectively imposed by DM fiat) regardless of tactics adopted. It's not part of the equation. Given that the damage had occurred, it was going to need healing sooner or later and there is really no benefit to postponing the inevitable.As for the wizard, yes, he did expend resources - he attacked a wolf with a 4th-level slot (He couldn't use a 5th because he had to reserve them for another use). With the wisdom of hindsight, I don't think he should have done that. He should have left the Bard to her fate. Flaw: Edward believes that people who can't take care of themselves get what they deserve. But in the interests of party cohesion, I wanted to get the bard out of the situation where she had knowingly moved in the wrong direction and got nailed to the wall. He debated using a cantrip but decided that, if he was going to do it, a cantrip wouldn't be effective enough.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BoldItalic, post: 6840588, member: 6777052"] The Paladin did not expend any resources fighting. He did not attack. He intended to avoid combat entirely if at all possible. He did expend resources to heal damage that occurred before his first turn and over which he had no control. That damage represented a fixed resource loss (effectively imposed by DM fiat) regardless of tactics adopted. It's not part of the equation. Given that the damage had occurred, it was going to need healing sooner or later and there is really no benefit to postponing the inevitable. As for the wizard, yes, he did expend resources - he attacked a wolf with a 4th-level slot (He couldn't use a 5th because he had to reserve them for another use). With the wisdom of hindsight, I don't think he should have done that. He should have left the Bard to her fate. Flaw: [I]Edward believes that people who can't take care of themselves get what they deserve[/I]. But in the interests of party cohesion, I wanted to get the bard out of the situation where she had knowingly moved in the wrong direction and got nailed to the wall. He debated using a cantrip but decided that, if he was going to do it, a cantrip wouldn't be effective enough. [/QUOTE]

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