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In a recent Pathfinder playtest (part 3), one of our clerics used a total of 2 spell slots. Neither of which was for healing. Nobody died. It boggles my mind how healing is such a problem.

That's not to say that it can't be. Our part 1 group has no dedicated healer (we've got an Alchemist and a Bard) but they did OK in Part 1. I'm very interested to see how that works for part 4. Maybe I'll change my mind then.

Perhaps that is dependant on group, character build, and circumstances. In part 1, my character went unconscious all the time and we consumed basically all of BOTH our healers spell slots, entirely on healing spells. And I don't think we were playing inherently badly, we just were taking a crazy amount of damage.

Logged in specifically to say that this is needed! My group has lagged behind in the playtest, but I can already see that 2e has a worse problem with the 15min adventuring day than 1e. I’m not the biggest fan of CLW wands, but given the choice between that and the 15 min adventuring day, I’ll take my CLW wand thank you. I almost kinda like the concept of resonance in that it at least prevents charisma from being a dump stat. But it restricts healing too much in its current form. This simple addition is a solution to multiple problems (clw wands, 15 min adventuring day, healing without a Cleric in the party, improving rituals, allowing the gm the option to catch the party unhealed as story requires, etc.), it is extremely flavorful and appropriate, and, as noted, has thematic precedent in many fantasy stories and even real world cultures/religions.

Heck, you hear about people in real life performing rituals with herbs, musical instruments, crystals, smoke, cupping, etc. all to heal a subject. This is not just a viable option, it actually now appears as a gaping whole. Why haven’t we been able to do this all along when such rituals are a huge aspect of actual living cultures?

For maximum cheese, you should go through the bard's versatile performance ability and "summon Bollywood."

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