War Of Houses - Plan And Discussion 9 Options

[minque]

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[Megil Tel-Zeke]

it is much easier to destroy than it is to create.

healing would have to be slower than destruction, there is no logical way it could be as fast as destruction. you are talking about tissues knitting themselves back together correctly. rebuilding a complex organ takes time and energy, magic would only be expediting the natural process not make it instantaneous.


in the average scenario you wouldn't have healer in a battle, they would be doing their work on the sidelines.

[Aki]

Oh, and since I started this and left before I could continue it...

it is much easier to destroy than it is to create.

healing would have to be slower than destruction, there is no logical way it could be as fast as destruction.  you are talking about tissues knitting themselves back together correctly.  rebuilding a complex organ takes time and energy, magic would only be expediting the natural process not make it instantaneous.
in the average scenario you wouldn't have healer in a battle, they would be doing their work on the sidelines.

Yeah, tell that to the health potions that take me for 30 HP back to 180 HP.

'Energy' is the magic, Megil. It does expedite the process, the more energy poured in, the faster and better the job is done. Magic defies all scientific things. Of course the body can't heal like that...but with magic it can. Afterall, magic can already make you move super fast, make you ultra strong, drain the life from your foes, allow you to fly through the air.

Regenerating tissue pretty fast isn't all that far-fetched, after all that. Magic doesn't need to follow the rules. It bends the rules as it wishes.

And the healers *are* there.

They were met at the battlements not by mages but by common archers of the palace guard. As the flaming arrows fell upon the siegers like a red rain, the healers ran in to help the wounded. Their healing spells reflected off the dying men, one after the other. Chaos ruled as the attackers suddenly found themselves defenseless and began a panicked, unorganized retreat. Friar Lylim himself considered briefly holding his ground before fleeing himself.

- The Firsthold Revolt

Seriously, you could probably ask in the Lore Forums of the official forums, they'd tell you the same thing. Healing magic is quite capable of repairing grevious wounds if one has the skill. Key word being skill - PC chars are more advanced than NPCs. Just as any of the fighters, like Lykaon, or Megil, or Selenil can kick the compassion out of standard grunts, a healer like Serene should be able to handle wounded men that would easily have died under the care of normal healers.

I'm not saying all healing magic is uber, but it has the potential to be as uber as destructive magic is, and at the same price (draining on magick reserves for a mage, and expensive for anyone using a magic item).

Most NPC mages are going to have potions and scrolls you used when you were a noob. Theres a reason the potions are labeled as they are. Most NPCs only have common potions, or if lucky, quality ones. It generally takes being a PC to maintain the sort of wealth for a decent number of exclusives. The spells they cast will be of similar quality. Not good enough to save mortally wounded men, where a PC healer of skill just might pull that off...

*goes back to catching up*...