Does David Blaine have an 18 CON?

[Hussar]

Wasn't Blackbeard shot like 27 times before he dropped? That's a pretty high Con.

 

[Glyfair]

Wasn't Blackbeard shot like 27 times before he dropped? That's a pretty high Con.

That or he was really high level, with good hit point rolls

 

[trancejeremy]

He does have a pretty high Profession (Self-Promoter) rank, though.

BTW, is this the guy who was the villain on the Superfriends of South Park?

 

[Nyaricus]

Wasn't Blackbeard shot like 27 times before he dropped? That's a pretty high Con.

Edward Teach, "Blackbeard", was shot 5 times and stabbed more than 20 times before he died and was decapitated.

>wikipedia, for all your uberness needs

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

He made it to, what, 7 minutes-plus?

Assuming an 18 Con, acc. to the DMG...

- He could automatically hold his breath for 36 rounds (3 minutes, 36 seconds)
- From that point forward, he starts making Con checks, starting at DC 10, and increasing by 1 for each round.
- Assuming he made it to 7 minutes, that's a total of 34 Con checks, with the last one being at DC 43.

However...assuming no magical assistance or weird Action Point stuff, in order to even have a chance of making a DC 43 Con check (i.e., on a 20), he'd need to have a Con score of 54! And, if his Con were 54, he wouldn't even need to start making Con checks until after holding his breath for 108 rounds (10 minutes, 48 seconds).

So...by the RAW...his Con is somewhere above 18.

Expert Swimmer feat from Stormwrack (hold breath 3 rounds per point of Constitution, +4 on checks to hold breath) gives us a longer no-rolls period and fewer (and easier) checks after that. Given that he's done breath-holding stunts before, it's not a stretch to say he'd have Endurance (a pre-req for Expert Swimmer) and Expert Swimmer. And probably at least one feat boosting his Fortitude.

 

[Banshee16]

Where is the "expert swimmer" feat?

Banshee

 

[Thunderfoot]

Whatever he has for Con - he has an Int of -2, Wis below 0 and Cha of 3
Forget mind freak, how about just FREAK!

 

[Mean Eyed Cat]

BTW, is this the guy who was the villain on the Superfriends of South Park?

Yes, David Blaine starts the Blaintologist cult in the "Super Best Friends" episode of South Park. My favorite South Park episode

 

[kenobi65]

Where is the "expert swimmer" feat?

Read again, my friend...

Expert Swimmer feat from Stormwrack

 

[kenobi65]

Expert Swimmer feat from Stormwrack (hold breath 3 rounds per point of Constitution, +4 on checks to hold breath) gives us a longer no-rolls period and fewer (and easier) checks after that. Given that he's done breath-holding stunts before, it's not a stretch to say he'd have Endurance (a pre-req for Expert Swimmer) and Expert Swimmer. And probably at least one feat boosting his Fortitude.

Well, a Fort-boosting feat wouldn't help holding your breath (as it's a Con check, not a Fort save). But, factor in Expert Swimmer, and Endurance, with an 18 Con, and you get to...

- Holds his breath for 54 rounds (5 minutes, 24 seconds) before needing to make Con checks.
- To make it to 7 minutes, that's 16 Con checks, starting at DC 10, ending at DC 25. With the Endurance feat adding +4 to those checks (for a +8 modifier), 7 minutes sounds about right.