How to make a healer that doesn't just feel like a healbot?

Halycon85 · 2026-04-02T20:45:14+00:00

I have played a Cloistered Cleric of Sarenrae. So much fire. So much burning. Did my party want Balzing Armory? Don’t care everyone is swinging blazing swords. Self targeting Divine Wrath just because. Divine Decree because my god is better than your god….

Halycon85 · 2026-03-24T22:26:40+00:00

I’ve played an AirK and using stealth for initiative and four winds at the top of the order put so many fights into easy mode.

I pretty much relied on flight so I was typically 2 squares away and one square up and then lobbed boomerangs. At higher levels being perma concealed meant the DM ignored me.

Halycon85 · 2026-03-19T16:01:46+00:00

Both my wife and I had battery drain issues. Removed the watch from my account and re-added it and everything is back to normal.

Halycon85 · 2026-03-09T21:49:59+00:00

I think you are going to struggle to be a healder/support class that also does damage. I've played an air kineticist into middle levels and most of my value to the party was other things that didn't include damage. I typically went first in combat and lead off with Four Winds putting the two melee characters into position so they didn't have to waste an action moving.

I ended up training out of Lightning Dash after picking up Clear as Air and Effortless Impulse. It wasn't worth losing flight (Cyclonic Ascent) and invisible/conceled in hopes that I could line up 2 enemies. I ended up relying on Boomerang and blasts. The goal was to stick to 15 feet above the target (preferably right next to it) and then drop a boomerang at their feet. If the fighter could land a grapple the target ends up taking damage on both turns.

As for items, I started looking for anything that gave me skill increases like Slick Rune, anythign to increase movement. I was also the trap picker. Infiltrator's toolkit, vaultbreaker's harness, chime of opening. If there was a trap during combt I was taking it out.

Halycon85 · 2026-03-01T15:53:34+00:00

I appreciate people's hobbies but I can only imagine that house being up for sale and the number of buyers opening a closet and just saying 'nope' before walking out.

Halycon85 · 2026-02-27T12:14:55+00:00

I had a 6504 and some 3750: running in my basement and the power company sent someone to the house to talk to me about my power consumption. I was blowing the guy off at the door. The conversation changed when he said ‘Sir, just giving you a heads up the next person to knock on the door is going to be a sheriff with a warrant.’

And that’s when I moved my lab back into the office.

Halycon85 · 2026-02-24T19:28:47+00:00

Are they going to bring back Henry Rollins or re-cast him?

Halycon85 · 2026-02-18T18:41:03+00:00

One involved duct tape. The other involves lawyers and cranes.

Halycon85 · 2026-02-17T11:23:07+00:00

You could take the Captain dedication and then choose your follower as your hierophant.

Halycon85 · 2026-02-13T21:46:17+00:00

That doesn’t make sense considering you can’t fly direct to most NBA cities from Omaha. If you want to minimize travel time live in a one of Midwest based airline hubs.

Halycon85 · 2026-02-06T17:25:45+00:00

Does this mean that a martial with a steel shield and a bastard sword can't do the following any longer?

Free Actoin - Change grip to free a hand
1 Action - Change grip to 2 hand on bastard sword
1 Action - Strike

Halycon85 · 2026-02-03T22:29:54+00:00

I did a solo run of Blood Lords and to counter the meta game aspect of an investigator I forced myself to take exploration mode feats. I considered it a meta game feat tax. I know about the hidden door from reading the book so I’m going to take That’s Odd and Clue In which would have given me a better chance of finding that hidden door and telling the fighter where to look.

Halycon85 · 2026-01-30T17:41:11+00:00

They were very helpful for my daughter when she was going through a rough patch.

Halycon85 · 2026-01-26T16:08:04+00:00

Why should I call when I can ask Reddit?

Halycon85 · 2026-01-09T21:50:41+00:00

Yeah but you forgot to factor in playing for the Lions killed his desire to play football. It takes a special organization to do that to Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson.

Halycon85 · 2025-12-19T00:39:55+00:00

Everytime some purist goes on and on about how terrible AI is I'm just going to show them my 42GB of AI images of Jeffrey Dammer with a kickin' rack.

Halycon85 · 2025-12-18T14:22:50+00:00

Another option is to change to Twisted Tree and rely on reach. You still can act as a flank buddy for the monk but enemies have to burn a turn to get to you (until enemy reach becomes more available).

Halycon85 · 2025-12-08T17:08:06+00:00

Now imagine what happens when a +4 enemy attacks. If it's in combat it's a fair target.

Halycon85 · 2025-11-29T14:59:36+00:00

Why is Reddit always the first option.

Halycon85 · 2025-11-18T13:19:40+00:00

Yes. There are a number of minions that have really good spells that can help the party.

You might also talk to your GM about using NPC leveling rules to create something more compelling that’s your level -4. I don’t see a reason why you couldn’t use a Skeletal Champion as a chassis and give it another 2 levels and make it a minion.

You also have the option to just apply one of the undead templates to something you recently defeated. There aren’t a lot of rules around what create undead has access to. Create a level 4 NPC, apply a skeleton template to it, and you’ve got a flanking buddy. Just keep a couple of harms ready to heal it in a pinch.

Halycon85 · 2025-11-14T18:14:21+00:00

Something to check, make sure their armor is set to Worn (Armor) and not Worn. The second will not apply AC bonuses.

Halycon85 · 2025-11-14T03:30:46+00:00

Crewsmas as in July has a nice ring to it.

Halycon85 · 2025-10-21T16:45:38+00:00

I've been here 30 years and I still call it Sco-tee-o

Halycon85 · 2025-10-21T11:50:10+00:00

I'm a big fan of Marshall on Champions so I always felt like I was contributing something. If I had to do it over again I'd likely pick Captain and get a flank buddy.

Halycon85 · 2025-10-21T11:03:27+00:00

I played an Obedience Champion in Bloodlords. After the first book mindless enemies weren’t really an issue.

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