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Question.
Who thinks that the OTHER Gala Episode might get used, not just Best Night Ever?
Who thinks that the OTHER Gala Episode might get used, not just Best Night Ever?
That would be very difficult, not least because the party hasn't met Discord yet.
And the different dresses. But some plot points might get used. Maybe.
Actually, the other Gala episode was used during a crossover with Steven and the Crystal GMs. That might technically be a non-canon guest-strip, but I dunno... I think it counts.
They are
Doctors
Clirics
White mages
Healers
They are the ones that say "I won't let you die today"
Give us stories about why they deserve the Class of the year.
Doctors
Clirics
White mages
Healers
They are the ones that say "I won't let you die today"
Give us stories about why they deserve the Class of the year.
Our party of 4 got attacked by 4 dragons. Our fighter got mauled by one, our wizard set trees on fire instead of hitting any of them, and our gunslinger killed one. My oracle, with a string of good rolls, made two of the dragons go permanently blind, doused the fires the wizard started, and healed everyone so excessively that they ended the battle with bonus hp. Divine casters are OP.
The real value I'd put on divine casters is not their healing, but their utility. Buffs, debuffs, battlefield control, and summoning. All of these tend to be more effective than healing by preventing damage the party would take.
Battlefield control can be ridiculously useful for a tactical party.
Our Pathfinder party sort of fell into a 'majority ranged' slot somehow (though now we're getting more brawlers) early on, and so my dedicated CC Deep Earth Sorcerer dwarf (who's only spells are ones that move or use rock and stone and dirt and stuff- think Earthbender) turned out to be very, very useful. Tripping enemies, putting up barricades and walls to prevent charges and provide cover, all that good stuff. It's really fun, too- though I wish that there were more 'earthmoving' spells at lower levels.
Our Pathfinder party sort of fell into a 'majority ranged' slot somehow (though now we're getting more brawlers) early on, and so my dedicated CC Deep Earth Sorcerer dwarf (who's only spells are ones that move or use rock and stone and dirt and stuff- think Earthbender) turned out to be very, very useful. Tripping enemies, putting up barricades and walls to prevent charges and provide cover, all that good stuff. It's really fun, too- though I wish that there were more 'earthmoving' spells at lower levels.
At the end of the dungeon, our party came to the boss's lair. An Elder Brain.
First round, the rest of the party fails their will save. Now it is the cleric against the Elder Brain and the rest of the party.
So I summon a Celestial Lion. With spells, fighting, and a celestial lion, I beat both the Elder Brain and the rest of the party - without killing them.
First round, the rest of the party fails their will save. Now it is the cleric against the Elder Brain and the rest of the party.
So I summon a Celestial Lion. With spells, fighting, and a celestial lion, I beat both the Elder Brain and the rest of the party - without killing them.
I play a battlefield healer in a LARP. It is my job to fight myway to the side of a downed comrade, heal their wounds, and then stand between them and danger while they get back on their feet. Then duck back behind the line. Some foes have learned just how capable I am at all aspects of this procedure.
I absolutely adore 5e Life Clerics. They are, I believe, the best in-combat healers of the game, and they have enabled parties to take on some absolutely insane stuff I've thrown.
The moment for me that stands out to me is when the Life Cleric helped their level 5 party survive a whole two rounds of combat with a not-debuffed beholder. Granted, it was partly due to luck that the beholder didn't roll its Death Ray until the 3rd round, but that's still something. The moment for that player, I think, was when I told them that Channel Divinity: Preserve Life wasn't a spell, so they could stack that with Healing Word.
And, to clarify, this particular game was a gonzo, intentionally wacky and unfair oneshot. The players got into it knowing the game would end one way or another in that session. I would NOT recommend pulling a beholder on a level 5 party in an ordinary ongoing campaign. Unless the beholder is non-hostile, I suppose, and really doesn't feel like fighting.
The moment for me that stands out to me is when the Life Cleric helped their level 5 party survive a whole two rounds of combat with a not-debuffed beholder. Granted, it was partly due to luck that the beholder didn't roll its Death Ray until the 3rd round, but that's still something. The moment for that player, I think, was when I told them that Channel Divinity: Preserve Life wasn't a spell, so they could stack that with Healing Word.
And, to clarify, this particular game was a gonzo, intentionally wacky and unfair oneshot. The players got into it knowing the game would end one way or another in that session. I would NOT recommend pulling a beholder on a level 5 party in an ordinary ongoing campaign. Unless the beholder is non-hostile, I suppose, and really doesn't feel like fighting.
And suddenly my idea gains just a little bit of traction.
... Not that I'm saying I ever did any of these things or whatever. >.>
Because the GM shouldn't be giving those kinds of hints if there IS much to worry about.
Unless, of course, there really is that much to worry about and the GM is trying to throw you off the track.
...I may have played with a GM or five who enjoys messing with a player's head, why?
...I may have played with a GM or five who enjoys messing with a player's head, why?
What's that? I have to survive a really awful summer heat wave to get there? Uh-oh.