Message:The strength to share vital energies.
Intelligence to know when to intervene.
Wisdom to know when to not.
Constitution to transfer blood.
Dexterily to lance a boil make a stitch.
Charisma to look good doing any of this.
I would rather a player use his imagination and describe his action then have the rules just chomp-down and say Clerics don't use blade weapons. How do they cut their dinner?
But do we really need another discussion of the limitations of any Gygax system. It is what it is. More often the restrictions others place on the game that make it grind to a halt.
Gary be Praised, in the Blessed Name of Gary.
Yours,
IronRed
18-Jun-2021