L&L 5/21 - Hit Points, Our Old Friend

[Blackwarder]

The details will be everything. For me it is just more of the "D&D was broken so we have to fix it" mentality rather than "D&D was good, so lets see what it got right". HP were not perfect but they were a nice simple solution. Tis is just a level of complexity I dont want in D&D. And I never had an issue with magical healing being important if you wanted fast recovery. This feels very much like a luke warm healing surge mechanic to me.

But it's not healing surges because you don't use it in combat or as your sole healing mechanic.

Warder

 

[Blackwarder]

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How long until we get a decent alternate health system?

Honestly, I've seen a bunch of different systems and they were cool and fine but they weren't D&D...

Warder

 

[Bedrockgames]

But it's not healing surges because you don't use it in combat or as your sole healing mechanic.

Warder

I am not saying it is mechanically identical to HS, but it looks like they are tweaking the concept and calling it hit dice

 

[Zaukrie]

I would argue that if you do not like hitpoints, you should find a different game. They are part of d&d. I am pretty much cool with any method of recovery, as to me it just isn't the key part of the game.

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[Gold Roger]

I really like the sound of this.

It doesn't sound complex at all to me and seems like a mechanic a DM could play around with for all kinds of fun little effects. HD are just significant/insignificant to have magic items that eat HD to activate, for example.

I'm very curious to see how it goes in the playtest.

 

[Scribble]

I am not saying it is mechanically identical to HS, but it looks like they are tweaking the concept and calling it hit dice

A lot of the complaints were from people who's imagination couldn't divorce HPs from physical wounds, so this seems to attempt to address it.

 

[Minigiant]

The details will be everything. For me it is just more of the "D&D was broken so we have to fix it" mentality rather than "D&D was good, so lets see what it got right". HP were not perfect but they were a nice simple solution. Tis is just a level of complexity I dont want in D&D. And I never had an issue with magical healing being important if you wanted fast recovery. This feels very much like a luke warm healing surge mechanic to me.

The issue was never a problem with magical healing (for most people). It was that D&D was based on multiple encounters and the only way to do that was forcing someone to play a healer class or handing potions out like candy as multiple encounters needed faster healing.

 

[erleni]

A lot of the complaints were from people who's imagination couldn't divorce HPs from physical wounds, so this seems to attempt to address it.

Yep. HD are healing surges, but with a better fluff.

 

[Blackwarder]

Yep. HD are healing surges, but with a better fluff.

Nope, they aren't...

Warder

 

[Sadras]

This is my guess.
Rob the 5th level rogue is with his party and fight some goblins and is now at 12. He takes a short rest, spends 2 d6 HD, and heals 7 HP. After another fight, the party rests for the night. Rob rolls his final d6 HD, gains 2 HP to go up to 21, and regains 6 d6 HDs..

d8's for Rogues (they've been bumped up)