tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255299705122830812.post5439565306459975441..comments2024-03-29T09:18:29.382+09:00Comments on What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse...: We're on a mission from GodDennis Laffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053699552003336733noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255299705122830812.post-34474276110727947942009-12-05T04:30:17.522+09:002009-12-05T04:30:17.522+09:00@ Pal
Actually, at least in the oldest version of ...@ Pal<br />Actually, at least in the oldest version of D&D (the little black books) and B/X (OD&D's direct, better organized decendant), the light and serious cure spells provide nice little minor miracles perfect for the scale of the game. It's with AD&D, the increased hit points and the woefully inadequate "natural" healing that more might curing magic is necessary...and lumping THAT into the cleric class (the only place it seems to fit) is what transforms them from a witch-hunter/undead slayer to a paramedic.<br /><br />@ Gwyd:<br />Just by the by...I have found that when introducing the D&D game to new players, if they don't have pre-conceived notions of the cleric class (i.e. as "medics") they naturally gravitate towards non-healing spells in their spell selection. After all, healing can be performed during down-time periods (i.e. between adventures) rather than in the depths of some dank hole.<br />: )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255299705122830812.post-12560212763267179792009-09-19T03:20:29.453+09:002009-09-19T03:20:29.453+09:00D&D would probably be better served if Clerics...D&D would probably be better served if Clerics couldn't heal at all. Then there wouldn't be the pressure to make them the walking first-aid clinics of the party. Let the Clerics focus on bringing down divine wrath upon the unbelievers, and make the players pay more attention to preserving their precious hit points instead of wading into battle after battle, knowing the cleric will be maxed out on CLW's.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.com