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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wik" data-source="post: 6729406" data-attributes="member: 40177">Sure.  I can get behind that logic.  And agree with it - the difference between, say, a longsword's d8/d12 is pretty minimal.  But it's only one part of the reasoning.  First, half-giants in every 2e dark sun game I ever ran had almost no armour - and almost no AC.  So, they got hit more.  Second, they didn't have the constitution of other characters for some reason - I don't know why this is, but it was, in my own personal experience.  Third, they were big - and were usually the primary target.  I know people always focused fire on half-giants.  So, double hit dice were pretty much REQUIRED in 2e.Plus, it made them into super tough guys.  Which kind of stepped on the mul's toes.  I rarely saw a mul in my 2e games... despite thinking they were absolutely awesome.  People that liked muls, liked half-giants more.  So yeah, I don't think double hit dice work in 5e.</blockquote>