Should your starting party have a Cleric?

TLDR: no, not every party needs a cleric. Also, to address your specific party: the bard is a fairly effective healer if they want to be.

I'm not planning to have a cleric at all in my party myself. Start with a jester and work my way up to sage! I've found the beginning of the ...

For Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake on the Nintendo Switch, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Should your starting party have a Cleric?

Having a Cleric is not necessary. Sure it helps the party but it isn't at all necessary. A Paladin, Druid, Bard, and Ranger can all heal as well.

A dedicated healer isn't needed, just the ability to throw out an emergency heal is likely enough. I would argue however that you don't need a ...

You'll be perfectly fine with your Cleric/Illusionist. Don't put too much stock into what people say - ultimately your own personal enjoyment is ...

I would just like to have some help with putting some of the cleric subclasses into roles for the party. I'll start with the easiest: Life ...

While the Fighting-Man was better at combat and the Magic-User had better spells, the Cleric could do a bit of both and was the only class at ...

Players Who Want To Explore The Gods ... I'll cut right to the chase: you can't play a cleric unless your cleric worships a god or goddess. They ...

... Cleric party. what works, what doesn't, and how we would plan a campaign around this team of heroic healers. This video is sponsored by ...

clerics have a d8 HD. wizards would need to have a higher con mod in order to catch up to cleric. whereas a cleric is fairly safe to dump dex in ...

The cleric can be of great aid to a party in social encounters. What that looks like is dependent on the referee's choice of game world and its ...

Frontliner. I would go with Forge Domain. Clerics in heavy armor can usually work well on the frontlines, but you normally have a character with ...

You guessed it; the party needed a cleric. Pat was upset; he didn't want to get stuck playing a cleric for the rest of the campaign. While this ...

Interesting, I've seen parties get by quite easily without Clerics. Does your party have any other healers or self-healing abilities at all?

The cleric is my favorite class, but playing one usually comes with the responsibility of keeping the rest of the party alive.

It will ensure you have good damage/healing power and survive decently. The light armor build can also be attempted as starting monsters are ...

Were we suppose to pick a melee class to start? Well if I would have picked Wizard, I would have two Wizards and a Cleric making the party atm.

Of all the games Ive run in 3e and 3.5 I have only had 2 clerics ever. I dont think that any class is a must, thought it makes the job easier.

More generally, Clerics are the best healers in the game, and have among the best support, utility, and divination options in the game. However, ...