and that only adds 1. the combat reflexes one adds 2, but combat reflexes don't activate skills AND you must possess CR for it to work at all. My stance is while yes, the healer skill is overpowered, it could easily be balanced with a cap. Without it, though I have personally witnessed two character...

I always through that it'd be a nice mechanic to say that bonds have soak. say, 2-4 soak for normal bonds, and something higher for inescapable bonds. This would allow an empath to '2 magic lash' his way out, at the cost of life points. Which would be a really cool scene, I think. A mage just unleas...