Re: [DL] Laying on Hands

["William Ogden" <w_ogden@hotmail.com>]

> > If I recall correctly (don't have the book) the Blessed Laying On Hands
>says
> > that if you fail the roll, you receive a similar wound level, right?  
>Now,
> > does that sound a little harsh to anyone else out there?  I have a house
> > rule (now) that if you fail that roll, you merely lose the difference in
> > Wind & can't try again for a while, & if you go Bust, THEN you receive 
>the
> > similar wound.  Does that sound more fair, or too easy going?
>
>I think the standard penalty for failure is fair.  Otherwise they could 
>just
>go around healing everyone left and right.  This way there's some real risk
>for them.  Another part of it is the penalty to the roll for healing 
>someone
>of a different faith (I'd include not having any points in Faith in  this)
>making it more dangerous.  After all, why would God want His chosen to heal
>infidels?  It also has to do with a matter of faith.  Do you think God 
>wants
>anyone to take him for granted?  The wound mirroring helps to remind 
>Blessed
>that God is there and that they shouldn't treat this as just some mundane
>ability- it's a very special thing to be able to say "You are HEEEEALED!!!"
>and actually do it!
>
>Nick Zachariasen

that's one thing I disliked about the healing, the burdon of failure is on 
the Blessed.  We had a huckster who for roleplaying reasons took 
Faith:Druidic, thus making it harder for the blessed to heal him.  the 
player still did, wanting to convert him, but basically risked injury 
becuase the other player was roleplaying.

We have an (untested) house rule that Lay on hands heals 1+(injured person's 
faith if the same as Blessed) wound level per location, plus one wound per 
raise.  The extra wounds are healed body, head, then most injured limb.

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