Where are the healing kits?... then what use is the heal skill?

[Gorri]

Even though this has been kicking around in the back of my head since I joined Sundren a few months ago, it just recently struck me as quite odd?...

I have not seen a single healing kit ever anywhere on the server! Can someone please explain why or point me at the post that does? It seems quite a strange thing to get rid of. It also seems that the "heal" skill is absolutely useless operationally if there are no kits.

Many thanks,
Canus

[Saulus]

Um. Bandages? Heal skill is not useless.

Healing kits were removed because we got tired of people popping them like potions. Putting a bandage on shouldn't be done in the middle of a battle.

[Gorri]

How does heal skill reflect in how bandages work? Does it add to your check to cure poison? Does it increase how much the bandage heals? When I use a bandage it always seems to act the same regardless of my char's heal skill.

thank you!

[Kirin]

Do bandages actually take the Heal skill into account? Abigail has high Heal (for a level 4 anyway) and bandages still seem to only cure for 1 HP a "tick".

Otherwise, "Heal" I think would also includes the sciences of medicine and anatomy, and can be useful when roleplaying, just like conversation skills.

[Verrath]

I think it determines how often/for how long the ticks occur. I could be wrong though.

[Seheren]

I believe having more ranks in heal increases the amount healed on the kicker. You can heal a great deal more after the 10 or so 'ticks'.

[Chiangtao]

The bandager's heal skill increases the number of ticks you get.
The bandagee's CON stat increases the kicker.

[Kaeldorn]

The bandager's heal skill also affects how much is healed per tick. For every 10 points in the heal skill, the amount healed per tick goes up by 1.

[Seheren]

I stand corrected, and I like how that's used.

[richardleitch5]

with over 40 points in heal i dint spot any of that, unless its very new.

[roguethree]

It's newish.

[Gorri]

This is all great info... thank you. I guess my only beef with the system is that bandages do not work on animal companions.... so my dog bleeds all over the house when I get home from an Ogre massacre.

thanks