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<blockquote data-quote="Elric" data-source="post: 4846277" data-attributes="member: 1139">18 Constitution seems like a pretty normal build for a Con-based fighter.&nbsp; Buy 16 Str/Con and take a race with a +2 to Con (Dwarf/Goliath).&nbsp; A fighter who starts with 16 Con and takes the Improved Vigor feat will have his temp HP scale pretty well against monster damage.The &quot;normal damage expression&quot; in the DMG is about 6+0.6*level (using this for convenience).&nbsp; Though this character can start out with temp HP=60% of level 1's &quot;approximate normal damage&quot; (if he has the Improved Vigor feat) and it quickly declines below 50% (level 4), it never gets below 40% for more than a level at a time and stays around 40-47% for almost his entire career.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you assume he takes Improved Vigor at level 4, the ability is actually slightly worse on average at levels 1-3 than it is over the rest of his career.&nbsp;Of course, BRV far more powerful in the hands of an 18-Con Dwarf who takes both Improved Vigor and Dwarven Stoneblood.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Elric, post: 4846277, member: 1139"] 18 Constitution seems like a pretty normal build for a Con-based fighter. Buy 16 Str/Con and take a race with a +2 to Con (Dwarf/Goliath). A fighter who starts with 16 Con and takes the Improved Vigor feat will have his temp HP scale pretty well against monster damage. The "normal damage expression" in the DMG is about 6+0.6*level (using this for convenience). Though this character can start out with temp HP=60% of level 1's "approximate normal damage" (if he has the Improved Vigor feat) and it quickly declines below 50% (level 4), it never gets below 40% for more than a level at a time and stays around 40-47% for almost his entire career. If you assume he takes Improved Vigor at level 4, the ability is actually slightly worse on average at levels 1-3 than it is over the rest of his career. Of course, BRV far more powerful in the hands of an 18-Con Dwarf who takes both Improved Vigor and Dwarven Stoneblood. [/QUOTE]

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