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<blockquote data-quote="Einlanzer0" data-source="post: 6870609" data-attributes="member: 6788934"><p>Starting HP being barely higher than the HP you gain per level is one of the most eye-rolling steps backward they took with 5e. It doesn't make any thematic sense and makes low level play way, way too luck dependent. 4e probably started you with too many, but the idea was sound.</p><p></p><p>Even though it's probably the most "balanced" way to do it, I'm not a fan of just giving an extra HD at level just because I like the simplicity of 1HD/level. Instead, I give 6 free HP to all characters at 1st level, which also represents base HP for NPCs with no combat/adventuring training or experience. I also dislike how in the core rules you can automatically take the rounded up median, which defeats the incentive of ever rolling for HP. I require a die roll or coin toss for players to determine whether they take the rounded up or rounded down median at level up, so by level 20 characters are likely to have slightly fewer HP than the do in the core rules.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Einlanzer0, post: 6870609, member: 6788934"] Starting HP being barely higher than the HP you gain per level is one of the most eye-rolling steps backward they took with 5e. It doesn't make any thematic sense and makes low level play way, way too luck dependent. 4e probably started you with too many, but the idea was sound. Even though it's probably the most "balanced" way to do it, I'm not a fan of just giving an extra HD at level just because I like the simplicity of 1HD/level. Instead, I give 6 free HP to all characters at 1st level, which also represents base HP for NPCs with no combat/adventuring training or experience. I also dislike how in the core rules you can automatically take the rounded up median, which defeats the incentive of ever rolling for HP. I require a die roll or coin toss for players to determine whether they take the rounded up or rounded down median at level up, so by level 20 characters are likely to have slightly fewer HP than the do in the core rules. [/QUOTE]
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