Quote Originally Posted by gtwucla View Post
I always assumed no, otherwise it wouldn't resemble the medieval world as we know at it all. If peasants have access to healing magic that wouldn't they also be affected by other low-level spells. I usually assume magic users are scarce and that adventurers are scarce. Otherwise you're left with a world like Eberron.
Well, I am mentally leaving other magic off the table at the moment. I am willing to imagine for a moment that your average wizard is a butt, and wouldn't bother to stop for the literal minute it would take to help a stranger with a broken wagonwheel. Mend alone is world-changing.

But never mind that.

Like the PHB says, "not every acolyte or officiant at a temple or shrine is a cleric", and "true clerics are rare".

I would imagine even the rumor of instant healing would be enough to bring the peasants flocking. They would be camped out like they were trying to get concert tickets.

What's a good cleric to do? Step over the commoners begging for help?