Barnabas Eckleworth III wrote:
They get a healing spell that is a better single-target heal than clerics even get!
And if they make it their signature spell to spontaneously heighten? Forgetaboudit!
The Cleric spell (Heal) has the ability to do more healing, or healing over an area, when you take multiple actions to cast it. Mathematically I believe it's still the more efficient spell compared to Soothe. Additionally Clerics get a number of class abilities, feats etc that boost their healing in various ways.
Which isn't to say Soothe isn't a great spell to have, it totally is and Bards are an incredibly good class. Just Clerics are still the better healers overall.
