Magic that states "Heal Hurt" (or similar). Basically it removes those
annoying -1 penalties. Major Healing heals Injury and Dying, and illness,
poison, etc.
Magical healing is not nearly as prevalent as RQ would have you think. Not
every warrior has Heal 2 on hand. Also, First aid is more prevalent and just
as good as minor magical healing.
> I'm guessing that the levels for combat abilities for heroes (10w3, 10w4)
> given on p.120 HW is what they would be if you met those people *now*.
> Now being just before the dragon eats the lunars trying to build the
> reaching moon temple. As far as I'm concerned these heroes are just as
> entitled to HPs as anyone else. And leading active lives they are going
> to be awarded plenty of them. So as the years role on their abilities
> should increase and (eg) by the time Argrath liberates Boldhome Harrek may
> be 10w5 or even w6. 10w4 is 90. A player can start with 25. Postulating
> one adventure a month for a would be hero is not unreasonable. Spending a
> HP an adventure (out of your possible average 4, plus bonuses) on your
> favourite combat ability is not impossible. Which would mean it would
> take 65 months to equal Harrek if he didn't also advance. Comments?
See the rules for Enemies and Allies - they progress at the same rate as the heroes, so if you run into Harrek when he is at 10w3 and you're at 5w, there will always be about the same difference between your abilities. When you're at w2, he's at w4, etc. In an attempt to reduce the amount of work the GM has to do tracking the abilities of his NPCs, we just assume that they are getting the same opportunities to advance as the Heroes, and base the Villain's abilities off the Hero's. Every episode that Issaries publishes will have a benchmark (see the notes on NB 11). The benchmark will usually assume that the scenario is tough-but-winnable with luck and a HP or two (some will assume that the scenario is a cakewalk, or unwinnable, and will usually tell you so).
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