From ADND-L@UTARLVM1.UTA.EDU Fri Feb 28 11:23:48 1992
Sender: Advanced Dungeons and Dragons discussion list
From: Fast Eddie
Subject: The Birth of a Class--The Healer Class
To: Multiple recipients of list ADND-L
Hear Ye, Hear Ye...
By the authority vest in my by the Queen of the Realm, I now proclaim birth of a new class. Gather roun' and listen, as I relate the form and function of the said class....
Ok... I'm finished with the psuedo-harker.... Here is the class I said I would send... It could probably use some more work, so if you have any suggestions, let me know, and I will stare at them for awhile, before throwing them out.... nah... I might just consider some of them, if they real suggestions, not just flames....
Ok.. enough of an intro... here it is.....
c Copywrited 1990 Stan Paszt
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HEALER
PURPOSE OF THE HEALER
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A HEALER'S SOLE PURPOSE IN LIFE IS TO HEAL OTHERS AND PROLONG LIFE.
A HEALER HAS SWORN ON OATH TO SERVE ANY BEINGS NEEDING HIS OR HER HELP,
REGARDLESS OF RACE, CLASS, OR ALIGNMENT, FOR FAIR WAGES.
ALL LIFE IS SACRED TO A HEALER.
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MANDATORY STATISTICS
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STRENGTH: NO GREATER THAN 16 ALIGNMENT:
INTELLIGENCE: NO LESS THAN 16 LAWFUL GOOD
WISDOM: NO LESS THAN 15 OR LAWFUL EVIL
DEXTERITY: NO LESS THAN 17 (UPON REACHING 6th LEVEL)
CONSTITUTION: NO LESS THAN 15
CHARISMA: NO LESS THAN 14 ARMOR: LEATHER ONLY
COMELINESS: NO LESS THAN 12 WEAPONS: OPEN HANDS ONLY
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REQUIREMENTS
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CHARACTER MUST BE ELVEN (NO HALF-ELVEN)
CHARACTER MUST BE AMBIDEXTROUS
CHARACTER MUST HAVE REACHED 6th LEVEL AS A RANGER AND THEN A CLERIC
AT THIS TIME CHARACTER MAY CHOOSE TO BECOME A 0 LEVEL HEALER.
CHARACTER MUST SPEND 1 YEAR ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS STUDYING FOR EACH
LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE GAINED.
MAY NOT USE RODS, STAFFS,OR WANDS AT ANY TIME AFTER BECOMING A HEALER.
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TYPE OF ATTACKS
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THE HEALER STUDIES THE BODIES OF ALL LIVING THINGS, FINDING THE WAYS OF
HEALING WITHIN THEM. THE NERVOUS SYSTEMS, THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS, THE
GLANDS, AND ORGANS AND TISSUES OF THE BODIES. A HEALER THEN APPLIES
THIS KNOWLEDGE TO SET BONES, CURE AILMENTS, DISEASES, WOUNDS, POISONS,
AND OTHER MALADIES.
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SPECIAL ABILITIES
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LEVITATION AT WILL-----UNLIMITED DURATION AND TIMES PER DAY 96 MOVEMENT
INVISIBILITY AT WILL--UNLIMITED DURATION AND TIMES PER DAY
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**HEALERS MAY NEVER STRIKE THE FIRST BLOW IN A CONFRONTATION. (i.e.
THEY PERSONALLY MUST BE HIT BEFORE THEY CAN ATTACK.)**
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THE HEALER CLASS GAINS EXPERIENCE ONLY THROUGH HEALING OTHERS,EXCEPT
FOR THE ANTI-, OR EVIL, VARIETY OF THIS CLASS. THE AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCE
GAINED IS DETERMINED BY A RANDOM ROLL ON THE TABLE OF DICE FOR THIS
CLASS ONLY, THOUGH IF THE DUNGEON MASTER FEELS THAT THE INDIVIDUAL ACT
CARRIED OUT TO PERFORM THE HEALING IN QUESTION IS OF GREAT DIFFICULTY,
IMPORTANCE TO THE PARTY OR TO A PERSON OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE DUNGEON
HE MAY GRANT MORE POINTS.
THE EVIL HALF OF THIS CLASS MAY ONLY GAIN EXPERIENCE THROUGH DOING
DAMAGE TO OTHERS.
ALL HEALERS MUST BE OF LAWFUL GOOD ALIGNMENT UNTIL THEY
REACH SIXTH LEVEL AS A HEALER, THEN AT THIS POINT THEY MAY HAVE THEIR
ALIGNMENT CHANGED TO LAWFUL EVIL ONLY,IF THEY CHOOSE, AND BECOME AN
ANTI-HEALER.
THIS CLASS IS CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE MOST HONORABLE CLASSES IN
EXISTENCE, THEREFORE IF THE DUNGEON MASTER FEELS THAT THE PLAYER IS PLAYING
THE CLASS OUT OF ALIGNMENT AT ANY TIME DURING THE PLAY OF THE GAME, HE MAY
STRIP A CHARACTER OF THIS CLASS AND RETURN HIM TO THE SPLIT CLASS
RANGER/CLERIC AT THE LEVEL OF HIS PRESENT EXPERIENCE UPON ENTERING THE
HEALER CLASS, AND NONE OF THE ACCUMULATED EXPERIENCE SINCE BECOMING A
HEALER. A HEALER MAY NEVER RENTER THE CLASS AFTER BEING EJECTED FROM IT.
A HEALER MAY NEVER STRIKE UNTIL PERSONALLY STRUCK. A HEALER WILL AT ALL
TIMES ATTEMPT TO AVOID BEING HIT, WHILE TRYING AT HIS GREATEST ABILITY TO
PREVENT ANY CONFRONTATION UNLESS IT IS A MATTER OF HONOR OR LAW THAT IS THE
CAUSE.
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HEALERS EXPERIENCE/LEVEL
DICE FOR
LEVEL OF HEALER ACCUM. HIT POINTS TITLE
EXPERIENCE _____________________________________________________________
0-18,000 01 1D4 NOVICE TREATER
18,001-36,000 02 1D4+1 APPRENTICE TREATER
36,001-54,000 03 1D6 JOURNEYMAN TREATER
54,001-72,000 04 1D6 JUNIOR TREATER
72,001-90,000 05 1D6+1 TREATER
90,001-108,000 06 1D8 SENIOR TREATER
108,001-126,000 07 1D8+1 NOVICE INTERN
126,001-144,000 08 1D10 INTERN
144,001-162,000 09 1D10+1 SENIOR INTERN
162,001-180,000 10 1D12 MASTER INTERN
180,001-198,000 11 1D12+1 NOVICE PRACTITIONER
198,001-216,000 12 1D20 APPRENTICE PRACT.
216,001-234,000 13 1D20+1D4 JOURNEYMAN PRACT.
234,001-252,000 14 1D20+1D6 JUNIOR PRACTITIONER
252,001-270,000 15 1D20+1D8 PRACTITIONER
270,001-288,000 16 1D20+1D10 SENIOR PRACTITIONER
288,001-306,000 17 1D20+1D12 NOVICE SURGEON
306,001-324,000 18 2D20 APPRENTICE SURGEON
324,001-342,000 19 2D20+1 JOURNEYMAN SURGEON
342,001-360,000 20 2D20+1D4 SURGEON
360,001-378,000 21 2D20+1D6 SENIOR SURGEON
378,001-396,000 22 2D20+1D8
396,001-414,000 23 2D20+1D10
414,001-432,000 24 2D20+1D12
432,001-450,000 25 3D20
450,001+ 26 3D20+1
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HEALERS ATTACKS/ROUND
LEVEL OF HEALER
01-03 04-06 07-09 10-11 12 13 14 15 16
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NUMBER OF ATTACKS 2/3 2/1 5/2 3/1 7/2 4/1 9/2 5/1 11/2
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SAVING THROWS
LEVEL OF CHARACTER
ATTACKS 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
SAVED AGAINST ______________________________________________________________
PARALYZATION,
POISON OR 07 06 05 05 04 04 04 03 03 03 02 02 02 02 01 01
DEATH MAGIC
PETRIFICATION 10 10 09 09 08 08 07 06 06 05 05 04 04 03 03 02
OR POLYMORPH
ROD, STAFF 09 09 09 08 08 08 07 07 06 06 05 05 04 04 04 03
OR WAND
BREATH WEAPON 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 09 09 09 08 07 07 06 05
SPELL 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 09 09 09 08 08 07
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TO HIT TABLE
LEVEL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
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-10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 18 17 14 14
-09 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 18 17 16 14 13
-08 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 18 17 16 15 13 12
-07 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 12 11
-06 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 17 16 15 14 13 11 10
A -05 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 17 16 15 14 13 12 10 09
R -04 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 09 08
M -03 20 20 20 20 20 19 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 08 07
O -02 20 20 20 20 19 18 16 14 13 12 11 10 09 07 06
R -01 20 20 20 19 18 17 15 13 12 11 10 09 08 06 05
00 20 20 19 18 17 16 14 12 11 10 09 08 07 05 04
C 01 20 19 18 17 16 15 13 11 10 09 08 07 06 04 03
L 02 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 10 09 08 07 06 05 03 02
A 03 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 09 08 07 06 05 04 02
S 04 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 08 07 06 05 04 03
S 05 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 07 06 05 04 03 02
06 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 06 05 04 03 02
07 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 05 04 03 02
08 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 04 03 02
09 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 03 02
10 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 02
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TO HEAL PERCENTAGES
LEVEL OF HEALER
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
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BIPEDAL 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 85 86 88 90 94 96 97 97
QUADRUPEDAL 55 58 60 63 65 68 70 74 78 82 86 88 90 94 98
REPTILIAN 38 40 43 46 48 51 54 58 62 66 69 73 76 79 84
AVIAN 30 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 53 56 59 65 69 74
AMPHIBIOUS 34 37 39 02 44 47 50 57 60 64 68 74 77 80 85
AQUATIC 27 30 34 39 43 47 51 55 59 63 68 75 80 89 99
PLANTS 25 29 34 39 46 52 57 63 68 74 79 84 88 94 99
SLIMES/PUDDINGS 12 18 23 27 34 37 45 48 54 58 63 69 74 79 85
ELEMENTALS 28 31 34 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 64 68 72
MAGICAL 08 14 23 32 36 43 47 52 57 62 66 68 71 74 78
PERCENTAGES TO PARALYZE
LEVEL OF HEALER
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
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BIPEDAL 50 53 56 58 61 64 68 73 76 81 87 94 98 99 99
QUADRUPEDAL 45 48 51 53 56 58 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 89 91
REPTILIAN 39 42 45 48 52 55 58 62 65 67 70 72 76 86 89
AVIAN 23 27 30 35 38 40 43 46 49 54 58 63 67 74 78
AMPHIBIOUS 18 20 24 27 30 34 37 40 45 49 52 57 61 69 72
AQUATIC 13 16 19 23 26 30 34 36 41 46 49 53 59 65 69
PLANTS 35 38 42 45 49 53 57 63 69 74 78 83 87 92 97
SLIMES/PUDDINGS 05 09 12 17 21 27 33 39 45 54 63 72 81 99 99
ELEMENTALS 01 03 07 10 14 21 25 29 32 36 42 48 55 65 82
MAGICAL 01 02 03 10 14 18 20 24 30 33 39 43 48 65 80
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DIE TO:
DAMAGE/HEAL PARALYZE GET EXPERIENCE
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01 1D4 1D4 1D20X10
02 1D6 1D4 1D20X10
03 1D8 1D4 1D20X10
04 1D10 1D6 1D20+1D4X10
05 1D12 1D6 1D20+1D4X10
L 06 1D20 1D8 1D20+1D4X10
E 07 1D20+1D4 1D8 1D20+1D6X10
V 08 1D20+1D4 1D12 1D20+1D6X10
E 09 1D20+1D6 1D12 1D20+1D8X10
L 10 1D20+1D8 1D20 1D20+1D10X10
11 1D20+1D8 1D20 1D20+1D10X10
O 12 1D20+1D10 1D20+1D4 1D20+1D12X10
F 13 1D20+1D10 1D20+1D4 1D20+1D12X10
14 1D20+1D12 1D20+1D6 2D20X10
H 15 1D20+1D12 1D20+1D6 2D20X10
E 16 2D20 1D20+1D8 2D20+1D4X10
A 17 2D20+1D4 1D20+1D8 2D20+1D4X10
L 18 2D20+1D6 1D20+1D10 2D20+1D6X10
E 19 2D20+1D8 1D20+1D12 2D20+1D10X10
R 20 2D20+1D10 2D20 2D20+1D12X10
21 2D20+1D12 2D20+2D4 3D20X10
22 3D20 2D20+2D6 3D20+2D4X10
23 3D20+2D6 2D20+3D12 3D20+2D12X10
24 3D20+2D10 3D20+2D10 4D20X10
25 4D20+3D12 4D20+3D6 4D20+2D10X10
26 4D20+4D10 4D20+4D12 4D20+3D12X10
HEALERS ARE ABLE TO RESURRECT BEINGS OF ALL TYPES, SO LONG AS IT HAS
NOT BEEN DEAD FOR MORE THAN ONE DAY.
THE HEALER IS LIMITED TO THE NUMBER OF TIMES A DAY THAT HE MAY
RESURRECT OTHERS BY THE FOLLOWING TABLE.
UPON ANY RESURRECTION ATTEMPT THE HEALER MUST REST FOR
AT LEAST THREE DAYS OR DIE FROM EXHAUSTION.
IF THE HEALER IS ALLOWED, DUE TO HIS LEVEL, TO RESURRECT MORE THAN ONCE
PER DAY, HE MAY DO SO, BUT THEN REST FOR THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF DAYS,
PLUS AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR EACH EXTRA ATTEMPT, AS WELL AS THE DAYS INCURRED
BY EACH ATTEMPT.(i.e. 1 ATTEMPT=3 DAYS REST, 2 ATTEMPTS=7 DAYS REST.)
LEVEL OF HEALER
01-04 05-07 08-12 13-14 15-18 19-26
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NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS: 1/DAY 3/2DAY 2/DAY 5/2DAY 3/DAY 7/2DAY
CONSTITUTION 17-18: 1/DAY 2/DAY 5/2DAY 7/2DAY 4/DAY 9/2DAY
" 19-20 3/2DAY 2/DAY 3/DAY 7/2DAY 4/DAY 5/DAY
" 20+ 2/DAY 5/2DAY 3/DAY 4/DAY 9/2DAY 11/2DAY
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HEALER ARMOR CLASS AT LEVEL
LEVEL
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
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ARMOR CLASS 10 10 10 10 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 -1
WITH ARMOR 08 08 08 08 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 -1 -1 -1
MAX W/DEX
18 BONUS 04 04 04 04 04 03 02 01 00 -1 -2 -2 -2 -2 -3 -4
********** MAXIMUM ARMOR CLASS -5. **********
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HEALERS HAVE LIMITED SPELL USE OF CLERICAL SPELLS, ATTAINED AT 6th
LEVEL, AS SHOWN ON THE FOLLOWING TABLE:
LEVEL OF HEALER
SPELL LEVEL 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
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FIRST 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 8
SECOND 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 8
THIRD 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 8
FOURTH - 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6
FIFTH - - - 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5
SIXTH - - - - - 1 2 2 2 2 3 3
SEVENTH - - - - - - - - - - 1 1
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HEALERS THAT REACH NINTH LEVEL RECEIVE THIEVING ABILITIES AS A FIRST
LEVEL THIEF, AND MAY GO UP IN LEVELS AT A RATE OF ONE LEVEL OF THIEVING
?ck EACH LEVEL AS A HEALER THEY GAIN.(I.E. A NINTH LEVEL HEALER MAY TRAIN
AS A FIRST LEVEL THIEF, A FIFTEENTH LEVEL HEALER MAY TRAIN AS A SIXTH LEVEL
THIEF.)
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There You have it... have fun....
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Stan Joseph Paszt, Jr. AKA: Fast Eddie; Silthen Rayer, JoJo
East Carolina University CSPASZT@ECUVM1.BITNET
Greenville, NC
USnail: 416 Jones Hall Greenville, NC 27858
Quote for the year....
"Sex is saying goodbye and knowing you'll be back by
mutual consent.
It's faith."