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<blockquote data-quote="CanadienneBacon" data-source="post: 6675616" data-attributes="member: 11146">I had a big long post typed up that I thought addressed your question, only to re-read and realize that I had misunderstood what you ask.&nbsp; I'll clarify what I mean.&nbsp; If your character uses a d6 for hit die, then you get 3 hit points, plus whatever your character's relevant ability score modifier might be.&nbsp; Usually Constitution, but I'll generalize my terminology so that it applies broadly.&nbsp; Is it statistically accurate to not use x.5?&nbsp; Admittedly, no.&nbsp; Is it what I prefer to do, anyway?&nbsp; Yes.&nbsp; Please let me know if you believe there is a truly compelling reason why we need to operate otherwise.&nbsp; Here's an impromptu table to illustrate what I intend:d4 = <s>2</s> 3 hit pointsd6 = <s>3</s> 4 hit pointsd8 = <s>4</s> 5 hit pointsd10 = <s>5</s> 6 hit pointsd12 = <s>6</s> 7 hit pointsTo further clarify, if someone prefers to roll, go for it.&nbsp; Post a link to your die roll, then tack that bad boy onto your RG entry.&nbsp; No problem.&nbsp; If anyone ever is presented with a situation in which rounding was required to calculate hit points, then I want you to please round up.&nbsp; Given that, hit die rely on even numbers, I can't imagine what that might be, but, regardless, I want you to round up if ever it comes up.&nbsp; For other situations, we round down (damage is a good example).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CanadienneBacon, post: 6675616, member: 11146"] I had a big long post typed up that I thought addressed your question, only to re-read and realize that I had misunderstood what you ask. I'll clarify what I mean. If your character uses a d6 for hit die, then you get 3 hit points, plus whatever your character's relevant ability score modifier might be. Usually Constitution, but I'll generalize my terminology so that it applies broadly. Is it statistically accurate to not use x.5? Admittedly, no. Is it what I prefer to do, anyway? Yes. Please let me know if you believe there is a truly compelling reason why we need to operate otherwise. Here's an impromptu table to illustrate what I intend: d4 = [s]2[/s] 3 hit points d6 = [s]3[/s] 4 hit points d8 = [s]4[/s] 5 hit points d10 = [s]5[/s] 6 hit points d12 = [s]6[/s] 7 hit points To further clarify, if someone prefers to roll, go for it. Post a link to your die roll, then tack that bad boy onto your RG entry. No problem. If anyone ever is presented with a situation in which rounding was required to calculate hit points, then I want you to please round up. Given that, hit die rely on even numbers, I can't imagine what that might be, but, regardless, I want you to round up if ever it comes up. For other situations, we round down (damage is a good example). [/QUOTE]

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