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I was inspired by this thread to try and create the ultimate healer build, here is my attempt.
Healy McHealface
Dwarf Unbreakable Fighter 1/ Inquisitor 8
CON > WIS > CHA > Everything Else
1: Fey Foundling
B: Endurance, Diehard
3: Fast Healer
Teamwork: Shielded Caster
5: Judgement Surge
Teamwork: Combat Medic
7: Leadership
9: Righteous Healing
Inquisition: Healing Domain
Traits: Rescued (Campaign), Sun Blessed (Magic)
Items: Inheritor's Light, Wayfinder, Boots of the Earth, Belt of Mighty Constitution (+4)
Take a healing focused paladin for the cohort from leadership and find an ioun stone with resonant power #34 (Cure spells heal an additional 2 points per dice). Favored class bonus goes to the Dwarf racial option (+ 1/2 level for purposes of one judgement, for a level 12 healing judgement).
The character can now heal an extra 5 hitpoints per die rolled for a cure spell (2 more if he cast it), 3 per die for LoH from the companion and adds half of his CON modifier to what he heals from all sources (+4 healing at this level, more as he gets higher level). Plus the healing judgement will give fast healing 5, and Righteous Healing will add another 5 to his self heals, both of which increase to +6 on both with Judgement Surge. The boots of the earth probably don't stack with the judgement, but provide an out of combat option. Additionally Sun Blessed lets a small amount of overflow healing become temporary HP.
Altogether he can be in combat and fast heal for 10, cast Cure Serious Wounds on himself for 1.5*(3d8+8 Base Spell) +15 (Fey foundling, Inheritor's Light & Wayfinder) +4 (Fast Healer) +6 (Righteous Healing) +2 (Rescued), for a total of 1.5*(3d8+8)+25 (Some may interpret the empower as being after the bonuses from feats and items).
After this he can be healed by his companion, for whatever the cohort's base is +3 per die and +4 after that.
Maybe round things out by maxing Diplomacy, Bluff, and Intimidate ranks to make him good at getting NPCs to cast healing spells on him as well.
There are probably a few tricks I missed, but I figure this is a good candidate for the ultimate healer. I haven't seen any builds that are better at being healed.
Word of Healing and Greater Mercy on the cohort.
Ring of regeneration. It's not much, but it's an extra bit.
Hm, thinking about ways to improve the build gave an interesting combo idea, two characters with the life link revelation and at least one has the Fast Healer feat. They would trade back and forth the five hitpoints, but the fast healer would be gaining extra each time.
Hm, thinking about ways to improve the build gave an interesting combo idea, two characters with the life link revelation and at least one has the Fast Healer feat. They would trade back and forth the five hitpoints, but the fast healer would be gaining extra each time.
I think that technically works, but it's just too silly.
It's a pretty good single target HPR build (Healing Per Round) but it still doesn't beat the sheer amount that the double life oracle can do since it has 2 pools of channel energy that run off of the same stat
There is a sorcerer variant that gets the ability to cast from a scroll without using up the scroll. Don't recall the details, but it is way broken and will be GM bait if using for party benefit.
Example provided was Raise Dead on a scroll. That is major healing, and if it doesn't cost anything, then can be a major moey maker.
While less of a joke, the paladin lay on hands conversion to raise dead that is available (feat?), gives a nice effect. So does a witch who gets a hag in her coven, as they get that one also.
/cevah
There is a sorcerer variant that gets the ability to cast from a scroll without using up the scroll. Don't recall the details, but it is way broken and will be GM bait if using for party benefit.
Example provided was Raise Dead on a scroll. That is major healing, and if it doesn't cost anything, then can be a major moey maker.
While less of a joke, the paladin lay on hands conversion to raise dead that is available (feat?), gives a nice effect. So does a witch who gets a hag in her coven, as they get that one also.
/cevah
The Razmiran Priest/False Priest sorcerer archetype, and the Ultimate Mercy feat are the things Cevah's thinking of here, in case you need the actual names.