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<blockquote data-quote="Ravellion" data-source="post: 3762422" data-attributes="member: 538">Back in 2e my character was a super tough dwarf. 2 fighters in our group, and mine had 18 CON! At first level, we got max hp, and I definitely had an edge over that flimsy elf with 8 CON (no penalty in 2e), with 14 vs 10 hp.After 3 more levels though, I had rolled a 2,3 and a 4. The elf? 8,9,8. His hit points? 35. Mine? 31. Of course, the Elf had a better DEX too, so he didn't get hit as much. Lesson learnt: if hit points are rolled, don't bother with CON. Put your high score in STR or DEX. If you then roll crappy hit points, you'll die, and get to start a new character that isn't nerfed for no reason whatsoever, or even exactly contrary to the design choice made by the player. If you have a high CON, you could roll crap and still live, while your other stats would be no better off.Some people argue: &quot;But in the long run it all evens out!&quot;. Well if it does, why bother rolling in the first place? Get your random rolls out of my hit points!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ravellion, post: 3762422, member: 538"] Back in 2e my character was a super tough dwarf. 2 fighters in our group, and mine had 18 CON! At first level, we got max hp, and I definitely had an edge over that flimsy elf with 8 CON (no penalty in 2e), with 14 vs 10 hp. After 3 more levels though, I had rolled a 2,3 and a 4. The elf? 8,9,8. His hit points? 35. Mine? 31. Of course, the Elf had a better DEX too, so he didn't get hit as much. Lesson learnt: if hit points are rolled, don't bother with CON. Put your high score in STR or DEX. If you then roll crappy hit points, you'll die, and get to start a new character that isn't nerfed for no reason whatsoever, or even exactly contrary to the design choice made by the player. If you have a high CON, you could roll crap and still live, while your other stats would be no better off. Some people argue: "But in the long run it all evens out!". Well if it does, why bother rolling in the first place? Get your random rolls out of my hit points! [/QUOTE]

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