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<blockquote data-quote="Spatzimaus" data-source="post: 823000" data-attributes="member: 3051">IMC it's (die/2, +1 at every even character level) except that 1st level is max HP, as usual.&nbsp; That gives the same average rolling does, with an extra half-point on the even levels.Originally I was very pro-rolling, since that's how you determined stats in old editions, but I've seen it really hurt a game.&nbsp; In AD&amp;D, I had a level 4 Fighter who had rolled 10, 10, 9, 7 for his hit dice.&nbsp; With an 18 CON, that meant 52 HP, WAY above what everyone else had.&nbsp; Having those few good rolls early on made many encounters too easy; against an enemy spellcaster, I didn't care how many Magic Missiles he threw at me.(The 18/00 STR didn't hurt, either, and yes, I rolled that naturally.)If you like point-buy systems (and I do, for balance reasons), you really need to remove randomness from hit points as well.&nbsp; I don't think it really matters which method you choose, and if you're running a high-level campaign it doesn't make much difference if you roll at all, but at low levels it's critical.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Spatzimaus, post: 823000, member: 3051"] IMC it's (die/2, +1 at every even character level) except that 1st level is max HP, as usual. That gives the same average rolling does, with an extra half-point on the even levels. Originally I was very pro-rolling, since that's how you determined stats in old editions, but I've seen it really hurt a game. In AD&D, I had a level 4 Fighter who had rolled 10, 10, 9, 7 for his hit dice. With an 18 CON, that meant 52 HP, WAY above what everyone else had. Having those few good rolls early on made many encounters too easy; against an enemy spellcaster, I didn't care how many Magic Missiles he threw at me. (The 18/00 STR didn't hurt, either, and yes, I rolled that naturally.) If you like point-buy systems (and I do, for balance reasons), you really need to remove randomness from hit points as well. I don't think it really matters which method you choose, and if you're running a high-level campaign it doesn't make much difference if you roll at all, but at low levels it's critical. [/QUOTE]

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