turk128
First Post
Someone pointed me to a very interesting ruling on the Warlock's Curse...
Original question...
Which brings up the other THP hoarder; Battleragers. What if a BR activates multiple attacks of opportunities at the same time? Since the AoO are interrupts, would they resolve at the same time bringing up a situation similar to the Warlock's Curse above?
Original question...
Answer..."The PHB states that temporary HP does not stack unless from a single source, or unless stated otherwise. Dark One's Blessing, a Warlock's Curse ability states:
"You have the Dark One's Blessing pact boon. You instantly gain vitality from a cursed enemy when that enemy falls. When an enemy under your Warlock's Curse is reduced to 0 hit points or fewer, you immediately gain temporary hit points equal to your level."
In this case the wording of this power is not completely specific, and open to interpretation on whether or not a Warlock only gains temporary HP every time an enemy reaches 0 HP (even if more then one enemy under the Warlock's Curse is slain at the same time), or if the Warlock gains HP equal to his level for every enemy who reaches 0 HP when placed under a Warlock's Curse.
Since the Warlock's Curse for an Infernal Warlock is the Dark One's Blessing, a single source for the ability, it seems to lean towards the latter explanation: Any enemy slain under the Warlock's Curse gives the Warlock HP equal to his level, including multiple opponents slain at the same time or at later times, stacking continuously in this manner.
I am curious as too the decisive nature of the Dark One's Blessing, since my group has been opposed by another group whom state that the Dark One's Blessing would only offer temporary HP equal to the Warlock's Level for a single enemy, each time activated overriding the previous temporary HP instead of stacking. Any clarification would be wonderful."
So basically there is an instance where non-Vigor power THP can stack.The temporary HP in the blessing stacks if all the sources are killed at the same time. If they are killed at separate times, the temporary hit points do not stack. Stacking from the same source only counts the source, at that same time. Separate instances that trigger the ability don't all stack together.
So in essence, you're both partly right.
Which brings up the other THP hoarder; Battleragers. What if a BR activates multiple attacks of opportunities at the same time? Since the AoO are interrupts, would they resolve at the same time bringing up a situation similar to the Warlock's Curse above?