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It affects all willing living creatures with the heal, and all undead with the damage.
(As the wording is "this targets all" with the aoe version, and the normal version says "if the target is a willing living creature", the willing component is preserved despite it looking like it isn't at first glance).
Of course, I don't see many situations in which a living creature is unwilling to be healed, unless they have a deathwish.
Long story short, just like if you shoot a fireball you can accidentally hurt your allies, you can accidentally heal some enemies with an aoe heal (though in many cases it is worth it in both situations)
You can take a look to the corebook pages 304 and 455:
"Some spells restrict you to willing targets. A player can declare their character a willing or unwilling target at any time, regardless of turn order or their character’s condition (such as when a character is paralyzed, unconscious, or even dead)."
"Some effects require a target to be willing. Only you can decide whether your PC is willing, and the GM decides whether an NPC is willing."
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Typically I'd think an enemy would be unwilling unless they were able to identify the spell as it was being cast. Just because the player/DM knows it's heal and beneficial doesn't mean the NPC does.
Of course, I don't see many situations in which a living creature is unwilling to be healed, unless they have a deathwish.
If the enemy targets you with an unknown spell, are you willing? Possibly not.
Also, the paranoia spell makes the target unwilling to accept any spells.
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Typically I'd think an enemy would be unwilling unless they were able to identify the spell as it was being cast. Just because the player/DM knows it's heal and beneficial doesn't mean the NPC does.
That is a very good point I had never considered. Does the enemy get any idea of what the spell is when they have to decide if they are willing? Is the default stance "unwilling" to accept spells cast by the other side and you only change to willing if you recognize the spell? Do they have some idea of what is going on since no hostile spells require willing targets?
Of course a cleric can take the Selective Energy class feat (https://2e.aonprd.com/Feats.aspx?ID=283), which seems to imply that 3 action heals do heal enemies or there wouldn't be a feat to avoid it. I didn't see a similar class feat for druids though.
Typically I'd think an enemy would be unwilling unless they were able to identify the spell as it was being cast. Just because the player/DM knows it's heal and beneficial doesn't mean the NPC does.That is a very good point I had never considered. Does the enemy get any idea of what the spell is when they have to decide if they are willing? Is the default stance "unwilling" to accept spells cast by the other side and you only change to willing if you recognize the spell? Do they have some idea of what is going on since no hostile spells require willing targets?
Of course a cleric can take the Selective Energy class feat (https://2e.aonprd.com/Feats.aspx?ID=283), which seems to imply that 3 action heals do heal enemies or there wouldn't be a feat to avoid it. I didn't see a similar class feat for druids though.
It could go any way "you feel the healing energy wash over you, but you can choose to resist it and reject it" or "the enemy spellcaster casts a spell at you, you can choose to resist it or to let it happen" are both valid interpretations.
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I like the idea of enemies being unwilling by default if they don't know what spell is being cast. However, an intelligent enemy would easily recognize that the spell just cast healed the party and if they see the same spell cast again (which should be obvious based on the auditory/visual aspects of the spell) they would probably be willing the next time it is cast whether or not they identify the exact spell.
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Why? Whyyy have you woken me from 5-year slumber?
Most people here are slumbering too...
Live in the present, make new topics.
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Be careful Ghost, a 3-actions healing lies ahead!
Doesn't scare me. I'm that special. Actually I'm a phantom.
It affects all willing living creatures with the heal, and all undead with the damage.
(As the wording is "this targets all" with the aoe version, and the normal version says "if the target is a willing living creature", the willing component is preserved despite it looking like it isn't at first glance)
Why is it preserved? It looks like the 3-action target section completely overrides the spell's Targets section.
Why is it preserved? It looks like the 3-action target section completely overrides the spell's Targets section.It affects all willing living creatures with the heal, and all undead with the damage.
(As the wording is "this targets all" with the aoe version, and the normal version says "if the target is a willing living creature", the willing component is preserved despite it looking like it isn't at first glance)
What about 2019?
What about 2019?Why is it preserved? It looks like the 3-action target section completely overrides the spell's Targets section.It affects all willing living creatures with the heal, and all undead with the damage.
(As the wording is "this targets all" with the aoe version, and the normal version says "if the target is a willing living creature", the willing component is preserved despite it looking like it isn't at first glance)
That's when this thread is from.
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What about 2019?
You are attempting to converse with echoes of the distant past.