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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 5945348" data-attributes="member: 22779">This is exactly right.&nbsp; Like I said, one day or three days, it likely isn't a huge deal when designing adventures - which is the bit we're discussing here.I'm going out on a bit of a limb here, but, a group without ANY healing is an outlier in D&amp;D.&nbsp; At least from AD&amp;D onwards.&nbsp; Like I said earlier, it's pretty rare that a group would rely 100% on natural healing.&nbsp; Most groups would have a cleric at the very least.&nbsp; It's also something of an outlier that an entire group would be low on hit points at the same time.&nbsp; Sure, it happens and I'm not saying it doesn't.&nbsp; But, it's a bit less frequent than a couple of PC's being seriously beat up and the group stopping to rest and recuperate.&nbsp; So, bringing up the idea that the cleric has to heal the entire party is a bit misleading since it likely doesn't happen that often.&nbsp; After all, that 23 HP of healing will likely bring the 7th level thief and magic user back most of the way.&nbsp; Sure, the fighter might take a bit longer, but, overall, we're talking days, not weeks.And, as far as adventure design goes, days usually don't matter that much.I mean, look at Keep on the Borderlands.&nbsp; Does it really make an enormous difference if you heal in 3 days or heal in 1?&nbsp; IIRC, in the original module, it takes weeks for reinforcements to repopulate a seriously cleared cave.&nbsp; It's not going to make a massive difference.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 5945348, member: 22779"] This is exactly right. Like I said, one day or three days, it likely isn't a huge deal when designing adventures - which is the bit we're discussing here. I'm going out on a bit of a limb here, but, a group without ANY healing is an outlier in D&D. At least from AD&D onwards. Like I said earlier, it's pretty rare that a group would rely 100% on natural healing. Most groups would have a cleric at the very least. It's also something of an outlier that an entire group would be low on hit points at the same time. Sure, it happens and I'm not saying it doesn't. But, it's a bit less frequent than a couple of PC's being seriously beat up and the group stopping to rest and recuperate. So, bringing up the idea that the cleric has to heal the entire party is a bit misleading since it likely doesn't happen that often. After all, that 23 HP of healing will likely bring the 7th level thief and magic user back most of the way. Sure, the fighter might take a bit longer, but, overall, we're talking days, not weeks. And, as far as adventure design goes, days usually don't matter that much. I mean, look at Keep on the Borderlands. Does it really make an enormous difference if you heal in 3 days or heal in 1? IIRC, in the original module, it takes weeks for reinforcements to repopulate a seriously cleared cave. It's not going to make a massive difference. [/QUOTE]

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