Quote Originally Posted by Kalari View Post
Vile you and I are never gonna see eye to eye on this just like you think a cleric who battles is wrong I think your ideal that a cleric should only heal and focus on such or they are not divine a mockery of the class. IN pen and paper many clerics I had the pleasure of running with or playing also battled. Its no fun to worry only about health of others when in the game this game was based on we even got domain spells to allow us to fight better in the name of our god. So you can have your contempt but I guarentee you there are plenty of battle clerics that can and do heal their party and keep potential wipes down.
I'll be amazed the day I see a "Battle Cleric" that isn't simply a burden. If you are a Battle Cleric, and you join a group looking for a Cleric, you need to tell them that you aren't a healer. I'll take any class into my party before a Battle Cleric (Like say, a Paladin... like a Battle Cleric, but effective!). My experiences with Battle Clerics has always been sour, and when I am running my Cleric, the Battle Clerics I have been in party with have been a source of amusement at best.