Fellow DM, How do you handle Hit Point at each new level ?
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Vocenoctum
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I had an option of rolling:
1d4
1d5+1 (for 1d6)
1d6+2 (for 1d8)
1d7+3 (for 1d10)
1d8+4 (for 1d12)
Now though, we tend to high average for non full BAB (1d4=3, 1d6=4, 1d8=5) and 3/4 for Full BAB (fighter, paladin, whatnot) (1d10=7 on odd, 8 on even. 1d12=9)
1d4
1d5+1 (for 1d6)
1d6+2 (for 1d8)
1d7+3 (for 1d10)
1d8+4 (for 1d12)
Now though, we tend to high average for non full BAB (1d4=3, 1d6=4, 1d8=5) and 3/4 for Full BAB (fighter, paladin, whatnot) (1d10=7 on odd, 8 on even. 1d12=9)
DrNilesCrane
First Post
For my current campaign, we re-roll any 1's.
For the next campaign, characters get 50% of the possible roll or the roll, which ever is better (i.e. at least 4 hps on a d8).
We've had fighter characters (and I've had the misfortune to play them as well) that due to poor HP rolls just can't really fulfill their role - particularly tough when as a fighter or barbarian (for instance) the HPs are a significant part of the class (and compensating with feats doesn't really do it - the character then is just losing something else rather than HPs). I would like the rules to give 2d4 (instead of d8), 3d4 instead of d10, etc. for hit points but to each his/her own.
For the next campaign, characters get 50% of the possible roll or the roll, which ever is better (i.e. at least 4 hps on a d8).
We've had fighter characters (and I've had the misfortune to play them as well) that due to poor HP rolls just can't really fulfill their role - particularly tough when as a fighter or barbarian (for instance) the HPs are a significant part of the class (and compensating with feats doesn't really do it - the character then is just losing something else rather than HPs). I would like the rules to give 2d4 (instead of d8), 3d4 instead of d10, etc. for hit points but to each his/her own.
Olgar Shiverstone
Legend
Roll, or high average, player's choice (most take average, though one consistently rolls).
Silverleaf
First Post
Rolling a 1 sucks, but life goes on, and maybe luck will shine next level (in the meantime you still get the other benefits on leveling up).
Hammerhead
Explorer
We just use fixed hit points
d4: 3 hps a level
d6: 4 hps a level
d8: 5 hps a level
d10: 6 hps a level
d12: 7 hps a level
Everyone likes this method.
d4: 3 hps a level
d6: 4 hps a level
d8: 5 hps a level
d10: 6 hps a level
d12: 7 hps a level
Everyone likes this method.
Lots of different ways, depending on the game.
As a DM, I allow them to reroll 1s and 2s, but of course monsters/adversaries get this as well.
In games I play, some have the option of re-roll if less than average, and one is straight die-roll (no modification other than Con modifier).
As a DM, I allow them to reroll 1s and 2s, but of course monsters/adversaries get this as well.
In games I play, some have the option of re-roll if less than average, and one is straight die-roll (no modification other than Con modifier).
