Why didn't Shojo just send his wizard to fetch the order?

[woweedd]

Four clerics? It'll never work.

In fairness, D And D Clerics are WAY stronger and more versatile then White Mages. White Mages basically can’t do anything but heal. Clerics are second to only one class in versatility. This is where the stereotypes of healers being bossy jerks, tired of dealing with everyone’s injuries, comes from. In, say, an MMO, that behavior makes no sense, since role protection means a dedicated healer can do almost nothing other then healing. But, in D And D, your choice isn’t “heal the barbarian” or “don’t heal the barbarian”. It’s “heal the barbarian” or “use that spell slot to Chain Lightning the problem to death yourself”.