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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 4632914" data-attributes="member: 1210">1. I wouldn't. I'm a huge fan of rolled hit points; if you must do this, please make sure you give pcs enough so that they average out at the fixed per level amount in 4e.2. Healing surges are the depletable resource of 4e. They are what tells you that it's time to rest. I would absolutely NOT do as you suggest here. It's a keystone of 4e design.3. You're defeating the purpose of rituals if you do this. Rituals are there, basically, so that you don't actually have to have a cleric in the party. 4. I'm not even sure what you're proposing. You still have your lower level powers, unless you swap/replace them with better ones. Too many powers leads to slow gameplay. Really, try it as is before you start house ruling. You'll find that it plays very differently than it reads, and you'll be able to fairly assess what you want to change. Right now any house rules you institute would be shooting from the hip.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 4632914, member: 1210"] 1. I wouldn't. I'm a huge fan of rolled hit points; if you must do this, please make sure you give pcs enough so that they average out at the fixed per level amount in 4e. 2. Healing surges are the depletable resource of 4e. They are what tells you that it's time to rest. I would absolutely NOT do as you suggest here. It's a keystone of 4e design. 3. You're defeating the purpose of rituals if you do this. Rituals are there, basically, so that you don't actually have to have a cleric in the party. 4. I'm not even sure what you're proposing. You still have your lower level powers, unless you swap/replace them with better ones. Too many powers leads to slow gameplay. Really, try it as is before you start house ruling. You'll find that it plays very differently than it reads, and you'll be able to fairly assess what you want to change. Right now any house rules you institute would be shooting from the hip. [/QUOTE]

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