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<blockquote data-quote="Slaved" data-source="post: 4177272" data-attributes="member: 43358"><p>Since my case has not been that the Advancement Rules are used why should I defend it?</p><p></p><p>I did say that they were an easy place to look up what a Creature gets when a Hit Die is gained but then I also said that looking at the Creature Type is a good place to look as well.</p><p></p><p>Just like with an Animal Companion gaining Hit Dice not using the Advancement in the Creature Description it is not necessary to look at the Rules for Advancing Monsters when adding Hit Dice to a Creature unless they are being Advanced or a Quick Reference to what is Gained is desired.</p><p></p><p>Creatures are Creatures and they all follow the same Rules. Any Exceptions are Specific but there are none saying that Characters May Not Gain Hit Dice Through Means Other Than Advancement.</p><p></p><p>Your contention is that Characters and Monsters follow Completely Different Rules or something like that. This is unfounded as you have not provided Rule Evidence and I have not found any in my search through the Core Books.</p><p></p><p>Any Character may gain Hit Dice. If those Hit Dice came from Levels those Levels will describe how the Hit Dice work and what they give. If those Hit Dice come from something else it will either describe what they give or they will be treated as the default which would give them Benefits according to their Type. Characters may gain Hit Dice through Sources Other Than Normal Advancement!!!!! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" /> </p><p></p><p>This Link is nice because it shows everything in one place.</p><p><a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/improvingMonsters.htm#increasingHitDice" target="_blank">http://www.d20srd.org/srd/improvingMonsters.htm#increasingHitDice</a></p><p>This Link says that as a Creatures Hit Dice increase they gain the listed Benefits unless the Hit Die comes from a Class in which case it gains Benefits based on the Class.</p><p></p><p>A Creature is a Creature is a Creature. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slaved, post: 4177272, member: 43358"] Since my case has not been that the Advancement Rules are used why should I defend it? I did say that they were an easy place to look up what a Creature gets when a Hit Die is gained but then I also said that looking at the Creature Type is a good place to look as well. Just like with an Animal Companion gaining Hit Dice not using the Advancement in the Creature Description it is not necessary to look at the Rules for Advancing Monsters when adding Hit Dice to a Creature unless they are being Advanced or a Quick Reference to what is Gained is desired. Creatures are Creatures and they all follow the same Rules. Any Exceptions are Specific but there are none saying that Characters May Not Gain Hit Dice Through Means Other Than Advancement. Your contention is that Characters and Monsters follow Completely Different Rules or something like that. This is unfounded as you have not provided Rule Evidence and I have not found any in my search through the Core Books. Any Character may gain Hit Dice. If those Hit Dice came from Levels those Levels will describe how the Hit Dice work and what they give. If those Hit Dice come from something else it will either describe what they give or they will be treated as the default which would give them Benefits according to their Type. Characters may gain Hit Dice through Sources Other Than Normal Advancement!!!!! :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: This Link is nice because it shows everything in one place. [url]http://www.d20srd.org/srd/improvingMonsters.htm#increasingHitDice[/url] This Link says that as a Creatures Hit Dice increase they gain the listed Benefits unless the Hit Die comes from a Class in which case it gains Benefits based on the Class. A Creature is a Creature is a Creature. :D :D :D :D :D [/QUOTE]
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