Dennis da Ogre formerly 0gre's page

Ok, we're in the middle of Red Hand of Doom right now and enjoying it quite a bit but I would like to get started with an adventure path next. We probably won't be starting anything for at least 3 months. I'm just trying to figure out...

Where do I start? Should I just wait for the next series to start and subscribe then? When does the next series start? Is there a way I can just buy an entire adventure path at the subscription rate now?

Thanks,
Dennis

After the sorcerer nearly gets eaten when he's ambushed by a giant frog the party rests for the night. Without any healing magic we rest for a day and a half and bust out the new heal rules (no cleric in the party). The sorcerer who was injured is at -4 HP and the ranger made his first heal check for 8 hours of rest. The first 8 hours of rest for that night heals up 6 HP of damage bringing the sorcerer up to 2 HP.

The characters stay at the campsite for another 24 hours for a day of 'complete rest'. Another successful heal check and the character heals a whopping 12 (4HP/ level for full days rest + DC 15 heal check) more damage. One full days rest and a DC 15 heal check and he's back up to full HP.

So, while I think it's cool that characters have decent healing outside of casters I am surprised at how much healing the party can get in a short period of time for such a low DC heal check. At 4HP/ level/ day any character can be fully healed in 3 days. Maybe if the DC was higher or on a sliding scale (For example a roll of 15 heals 2HP/ day, a roll of 20 heals 3HP/level/day and 30 or higher heals 4HP/level/day.

Anyhow... since we have no healers we're taking full advantage for now.

Providing long-term care means treating a wounded person for a day or more. If your Heal check is successful, the patient recovers hit points or ability score points (lost to ability damage) at twice the normal rate: 2 hit points per level for a full 8 hours of

rest in a day, or 4 hit points per level for each full day of complete rest; 2 ability score points for a full 8 hours of rest in a day, or 4 ability score points for each full day of complete rest.

You can tend as many as six patients at a time. You need a few items and supplies (bandages, salves, and so on) that are easy to come by in settled lands. Giving long-term care counts as light activity for the healer. You cannot give long-term care to yourself.