Effects of aging on mind and body.

[Telperion]

It is clearly stated in the PHB that is your character's Constitution score drops then your character's hitpoints drop with it.

When you character ages he / she loses constitution. My question is: does the character retroactively lose hitpoints gained trough previous level up's because of this constitution drop?

Example: a wizard has a constitution score of 10 at level 20, without any of the aging penalties. When the aging penalties are applied that score is 4. A minus -3 on any future HP rolls. That's clear enough. But, does that -3 penalty apply to all the previous HP rolls that the character has done in his youth?

In effect: can a wizard with a constitution score of 4 have more than 20 hp (the minimum) at level 20 even though his constitution score was 10 when he started out as a level 1 wizard?

 

[Piratecat]

But, does that -3 penalty apply to all the previous HP rolls that the character has done in his youth?

It sure does. Only Int isn't applied retroactively. That 20th lvl wizard with the 4 con will have a max hp of 20, and should probably go make a +6 con boosting item.

 

[Kalanyr]

Actually he'll have the same max and minimum of 20 since you can't have less that 1 hp/HD. Poor Wizard.

 

[Stalker0]

Hey you get feeble in your old age

 

[Darklone]

Wanna join our secret club? "Liches & Co"?

 

[Inconsequenti-AL]

Wanna join our secret club? "Liches & Co"?

20+Soul vs 20D12... the eternal question!

 

[Kae'Yoss]

20+Soul vs 20D12... the eternal question!

Of course, if you're an elf and happen to live in the FR, you could become a Baelnorn, which are nice liches, and I think they're more or less sanctioned by the Seldarine.

 

[Piratecat]

But they never get any dates. And their little animal pals run away from them. It's a lonely unlife for a baelnorn.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

But they never get any dates. And their little animal pals run away from them. It's a lonely unlife for a baelnorn.

Noone said it would be a breeze...
It's a sacrifice you have to make for your family.

Also, they can get dates. Baelnorns are powerul spellcasters, and I think elves favour enchantment....
Or the girlies see it as their duty to their family and race and whatever to take those old guys to the theater once in a while.

 

[Darklone]

Well, unlife is cruel. And, unlikely to life, it doesn't end that soon to give you a break till the next reincarnation.