Urbannen said:What's the point of getting a better Con score and a bigger, tougher body, if you still have the Hp of a measly mage? Fah, let'm have the Con bonus to Hp.
True but polymorph says it functions as Alter Self and it states that it changes you Con but it does not say your HP changes so the Alter Self provision mandating that you keep your normal HP still applies.Urbannen said:Anyway, Alter Self says: "Your ability scores don't change." then "Your hit points don't change."
They put the HP provision into Alter Self not because Alter Self need the clarification but because later spells based apon Alter Self need that clarification.Urbannen said:Well, duh. If your Constitution doesn't change, and neither does your HD, then your hit points wouldn't change either.
If you would like to change the way the spells works you are welcome to do so. We were discussing the proper interpretation of the "official" rules.Urbannen said:RAW, I guess you wouldn't change hit points, no matter what, for Polymorph and Shapechange. It doesn't seem exactly consistent, however, to have your Con bonus change and not have your hit points change. I don't think it makes sense, and I vote for letting hit points change according to the new Con modifier of a form achieved through Polymorph or Shapechange. Screw the "official" rule.