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<blockquote data-quote="jasamcarl" data-source="post: 922073" data-attributes="member: 1251"><p>Oh, jeez. One minute per level has very little effect balance-wise, especially when you consider the default balance point of a smallish dungeon. One minute=10 rounds. Most combats last 4 or 5 rounds at most. With a minimum duration of 3 minutes, there is plenty of time to remain buffed and go through 4-8 combats, especially at higher levels. You don't have time to waste on searching a room: big freakin deal. What this change restores is the idea of time as a resource in the game, taking the buffs out of their once vaunted place. Now a cleric has to weigh the amount of downtime he/she takes in healing the party before the next fight, and this encourages more combat-healing with an element of risk. It tones down the cleric in this crucial regard. The fact that they probably maxed the die for the ability increase is more than enough compensation IMO for the lost duration, much of which goes to waste in many gaming sessions anyway. Extending it will act to remove even more of the cost. This change rewards fast and efficient parties as oppossed to those who stop in the middle of a dungeon and heal to max hp thanks to the arbitrary and infinite amount of time the DM gives them. It also puts a greater game emphasis on divination spells. I lean heavily towards 'gamism' so take this for what is worth.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="jasamcarl, post: 922073, member: 1251"] Oh, jeez. One minute per level has very little effect balance-wise, especially when you consider the default balance point of a smallish dungeon. One minute=10 rounds. Most combats last 4 or 5 rounds at most. With a minimum duration of 3 minutes, there is plenty of time to remain buffed and go through 4-8 combats, especially at higher levels. You don't have time to waste on searching a room: big freakin deal. What this change restores is the idea of time as a resource in the game, taking the buffs out of their once vaunted place. Now a cleric has to weigh the amount of downtime he/she takes in healing the party before the next fight, and this encourages more combat-healing with an element of risk. It tones down the cleric in this crucial regard. The fact that they probably maxed the die for the ability increase is more than enough compensation IMO for the lost duration, much of which goes to waste in many gaming sessions anyway. Extending it will act to remove even more of the cost. This change rewards fast and efficient parties as oppossed to those who stop in the middle of a dungeon and heal to max hp thanks to the arbitrary and infinite amount of time the DM gives them. It also puts a greater game emphasis on divination spells. I lean heavily towards 'gamism' so take this for what is worth. [/QUOTE]

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