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Suzaku455 04-18-06, 02:34 AM	Originally I wanted to play a Druid who spends most of his time in wolf form because he was raised by another druid who spends most her time in wolf form for generations and view themselves more as wolf then anything else. I'm the new guy of a group I played as someone else's Rogue who quit some time ago because time schedule issues with the group. I didn't want to play the rogue because he was CN built what appears to be stealing from other party members with max bluff, hide, move silent, sleight of hand and feats that improve these skills as level six character. Since we also had another player introduced coming as a rogue I made a Druid, since we already had a cleric I never thought I would play as the healer. The next session I find out the cleric has just quit thus as the only person besides a now dead dragonborn paladin (Silly lawful stupid characters who charges a Wyrm at level 6 but that’s a different story) that can cast cure spells. So naturally I became the walking band-aid dispenser of the group. So naturally I requested that at ninth level I can take spontaneous healer feat but he recommended I just swap out a feat I have already have and skill points to qualify becomes lvl9 was so far ahead. Because of this change I’m now playing a druid with the same original concept except now I’m now playing as a cleric not as a class but both in name and in the eyes of the other players.
DM_Greatness 04-18-06, 02:49 AM	I know it isn't what you wanted, but I do want to say this: WOTC wrote the Cleric and the Druid class to be strong - very strong. They wrote these classes so strongly because they know that alot of your resources are going to be spent healing the party. If you weren't healing the party, or at least being expected to heal the party, then you wouldn't have the sheer ammount of power in your character as you do when playing a druid. Healing is part of the class bro. That said, the DM should also ensure that you aren't using up ALL of your resources for healing the party. You are a player at the table as well, and should be having fun just like everyone else there.
Solidcobra 04-18-06, 07:30 AM	Why are you a cleric? you don't have spontaneous healing. Get a wand of cure light wounds. if they ask for combat healing, go "sorry, seems like I spent my spell slots on things that either buff or kill, just like the team wizard. excuse me while I outdamage all of you put together in wildshape form, with buffs and extended creeping cold spells and god knows what. I'm C.o.DZilla! HEAR ME ROAR!" Seriously. You're a druid, not some...healing *censored*. If you are a cleric, protector of all that is holy, etc. then yeah, you heal. But your character is not made for healing. it is made to kick ass and take names. Do just that. It's your character. They want a healer? sure. We can all chip in money to get a cleric (or healer, as per the class) cohort!
Suzaku455 04-18-06, 04:37 PM	:bump:
Chimaera2000 04-18-06, 09:51 PM	Sometime, I want to play as a cleric of St. Cuthbert or Kord who focusses on improving themself and helps party members only if he feels they deserve it or it's necessary. I'd like to do this just to hear this exchange: "Hey, sweet, you're a cleric! Now we have a healer!" "No, you have a cleric." For me, it wasn't so much that one of my characters changed before the game started as it evolved over the course of play. I was playing as a gnome shadowknight based around being a warrior, but he consistently took on a leadership role during play. As such, I eventually multiclassed him into the marshal class. I began a warrior and became a leader.
gamurai 04-18-06, 11:28 PM	I played in a party once with a LN cleric of some natural death god or other. he insisted that everyone had there time and would keep death watch on as to ascertain exactly what level of health they were at when they asked for healing. He would then assign a percentage chance and roll d% to see if he was willing to give them healing. It was really annoying and also hilarious at the same time.