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Title: healing surges Post by The DM on Jun 24th, 2008 at 5:05am
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When i heal people it does not go towards there total surges day. |
Title: Re: healing surges Post by Rudo on Jun 24th, 2008 at 6:17am
wrong. look at the contrast between the wording of these three cleric powers.
Healing Word effect: the target can spend a healing surge and gain an additional 1d6 hit points Beacon of Hope effect: you and all your allies in the burst regain five hit points... Cure Light Wounds effect: the target regains hit points as if it had spent a healing surge If the power says the target can spend a healing surge or spends a healing surge, then a healing surge is spent. But a cleric can learn many powers that heal without spending healing surges. Granting an ally the opportunity to spend a healing surge in combat without spending an action is extremely beneficial. Being able to do it twice per encounter is uber. Adding 1d6 + wisdom modifier to the amount healed is ninja. |
Title: Re: healing surges Post by The DM on Jun 24th, 2008 at 9:21pm
Right. But what I was saying is it is no way given. If the power does not say whether or not the person spends their surge, then do not. If a power tells you to spend your surge like healing word, (low lowest healing power I have) I do it.
You said at the table that it was normally the case, it is not. |
Title: Re: healing surges Post by Rudo on Jun 24th, 2008 at 10:42pm
It will be a long time before the majority of your healing powers do not require the expenditure of a healing surge, and then only if you choose those powers rather than a more damage-oriented power or tactical power or a power with some other benefit. Healing Word will always be an excellent healing option for a cleric because it grows in power as your allies grow in power. Every single cleric power that heals without spending a healing surge is a once-per-day power. Your "normal" heal ability will always be Healing Word even if you pick every powerful healing option available at every level that one becomes available.
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