I think this debate has come up in every RP group to which I've belonged, and it is one that is near and dear to my [and my character's] heart. Â I think my mindset more or less mirrors Merri and Aysun's.
I don't like quantifying healing magic if I can avoid it. Â In past RP I have more or less left it to the "patient". Â I tend to envision my character as "a pretty good healer" who was once something of a prodigy with the skill as a little girl but then let it wither away with disuse for a couple of decades. Â But I know some people use injury IC as a way to explain away an OOC absense and there usually needs to be some sort of an understanding between healer and patient in order for this to work out - otherwise the patient may feel slighted that his wounds aren't being regarded as severe enough, or the healer may feel slighted that his talents aren't being recognized appropriately. Â So like most things in RP, it boils down to a mutual understanding between both parties, best realized through open communication.
In my own RP I have dealt with more abstract things rather than casting individual specific spells (such as that which were outlined in the OP). Â I find emotes detailing the channeling of threads of aetherial energy towards an injury to paint a slightly clearer picture than just "So-and-so casts Cura" - but I know each RPer has different tastes and preferences and those differences should also be acknowledged and respected. Â Being a weaver first and foremost, this always made a great deal of sense for Eva, but I would never have any expectation that another healer describe the same technique. Â Like most things, I think this is left to individual interpretation.
I do also like seeing more mundane medicine in RP to help supplement the magical. Â A realistic example might be using curative aether on the field to keep someone alive or staunch bleeding long enough to get them to one of the Eorzean infirmary-type places (Phrontistery, Stillglade Fane, so-and-so's spare bedroom, etc.) and then make use of healing salves and bandages and that sort of thing from there. Â I just think the important thing is that both RPers involved be in agreement.
Bottom line I think this is one of those things best left to each RPer to kind of interpret in their own way based upon those guidelines which S-E has already given us.
EDIT: edited for the sake of clarifying one somewhat vague line
I don't like quantifying healing magic if I can avoid it. Â In past RP I have more or less left it to the "patient". Â I tend to envision my character as "a pretty good healer" who was once something of a prodigy with the skill as a little girl but then let it wither away with disuse for a couple of decades. Â But I know some people use injury IC as a way to explain away an OOC absense and there usually needs to be some sort of an understanding between healer and patient in order for this to work out - otherwise the patient may feel slighted that his wounds aren't being regarded as severe enough, or the healer may feel slighted that his talents aren't being recognized appropriately. Â So like most things in RP, it boils down to a mutual understanding between both parties, best realized through open communication.
In my own RP I have dealt with more abstract things rather than casting individual specific spells (such as that which were outlined in the OP). Â I find emotes detailing the channeling of threads of aetherial energy towards an injury to paint a slightly clearer picture than just "So-and-so casts Cura" - but I know each RPer has different tastes and preferences and those differences should also be acknowledged and respected. Â Being a weaver first and foremost, this always made a great deal of sense for Eva, but I would never have any expectation that another healer describe the same technique. Â Like most things, I think this is left to individual interpretation.
I do also like seeing more mundane medicine in RP to help supplement the magical. Â A realistic example might be using curative aether on the field to keep someone alive or staunch bleeding long enough to get them to one of the Eorzean infirmary-type places (Phrontistery, Stillglade Fane, so-and-so's spare bedroom, etc.) and then make use of healing salves and bandages and that sort of thing from there. Â I just think the important thing is that both RPers involved be in agreement.
Bottom line I think this is one of those things best left to each RPer to kind of interpret in their own way based upon those guidelines which S-E has already given us.
EDIT: edited for the sake of clarifying one somewhat vague line
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