Posted by shemlak on August 11, 2000 at 10:56:32:

In Reply to: Question about healers... posted by Bishop on August 10, 2000 at 13:13:46:

> I want to roll a Storm Healer. Given up the whole Maran thing due to lack of response on my last question (which I took to mean it was a bad idea) I'm looking through all the skills and communes of a healer and I don't see anything in the area of offense. They have an assload of protective ablilities so I could take a lot of damage but I see no way to actually inflict damage other than the primary weapon (mace, flail, staff). Yes I know, I'm a healer, I'm supposed to HEAL, but for the purpose of defense and ranking can any healers out there give me some insight on how you guy survive. Or are some the communes offensive and I just missed it? Thanks

Healers survive though there supplications.
Gate, recall, teleport, group teleport, potions etc.

healers are not meant to be kills....some of the hardest people to kill in the game are healers about rank 30. Look at healers like jeurno....he almost never dies.

I have died a couple times to ragers but that is about it....and once to a entropy thief....due to his great timing on my losing supplications..

Will I ever overpower anyone....heck no

Am I had to kill ....heck yes

also you make anyone you are grouping or traveling with very tough...

sanc, rejuvanting warriors are kewl.

I have found that one of the best offensive communes is gate. If you can manage to hurt them by having a really high, hit damage roll and kicking or pugil them....or through a staff of striking then you can gate to them and murder them due to the low lag after gate....this prevents them from getting away from you easily..

offensive communes/abilities....(or at least not defensive)

curse
second attack
kick
pugil
lash (only skill to keep from running)
flail
whip
mace
staff
faerie fire (lowers armor class)
blade barrier......(very nice)
turn undead (only on undead creatures...but nice damage)

and there are other ways.....

helm of brillance
ring embossed lighting bolts

etc......

if mentioning these is against rules I am sorry....I tried to mention commmon ones

Hope that helps some

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