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<blockquote data-quote="Jeremy" data-source="post: 150568" data-attributes="member: 4036"><p><strong>The Hit Point Super Soaker</strong></p><p>Originally Posted by MeanGenes</p><p></p><p>This isn't so much a smackdown but a min/maxing of HP:</p><p></p><p>Dwarf with 20 con, start lawful good align, switch to neutral good at 3rd level </p><p>Levels (max/avg HP at each level) </p><p>Level 1 paladin, feat toughness, 13/13 HP </p><p>level 2 Ranger 10/5.5 </p><p>level 3 cleric, dwarf's toughness +6 HP, 14/10.5 </p><p>level 4 barbarian 12/6.5 </p><p>level 5 barbarian 12/6.5</p><p>level 6 fighter, dragon's toughness +12 taken twice, 34/29.5 </p><p>Level 7 fighter, dragon's toughness +12 , 22/17.5 </p><p>8-19 fighter with dragon's toughness taken every other level as bonus feat </p><p></p><p>8 10/5.5 </p><p>9 22/17.5 + 12 dragon toughness feat </p><p>10 10/5.5 </p><p>11 22/17.5 </p><p>12 10/5.5 + 12 DT </p><p>13 22/17.5 </p><p>14 10/5.5 </p><p>15 22/17.5 + 12 DT </p><p>16 10/5.5 </p><p>17 22/17.5 </p><p>18 10/5.5 +12 DT </p><p>19 22/17.5 </p><p>20 sorc 4/2.5 get toad familiar </p><p></p><p>Maximum HP = 351, avg = 277.5 (let's round up to 278). </p><p></p><p>Now let's add in con. 20 at first level + 5 stat increases + 5 inherent (tome) + 6 amulet of health + 4 raging + 2 toad = 42 con. A 42 con gives a con bonus of +16. 16 X 20 levels = 320 HP. </p><p></p><p>Max HP = 671, avg HP = 598. </p><p></p><p>Now, you can add temporary HP into this like aid spell (1d8), bardic music (2d10), and potion of heroism (2d10). You can also switch out a level of cleric for a level of psychic warrior and pick up the Verve power for 1 temporary HP for 1 minute. If someone wants to go ahead and look up every +temporary HP spell and magic item go ahead and add that onto what I have so far. Does anyone know how to add any more actual HP's though?</p><p> __________________</p><p>-MeanGenes</p><p></p><p>"Doctors have it easy. They get to bury their mistakes."</p><p> -Harlan Ellison</p><p></p><p><em><editor’s note: Please note that Souljourner also has a min/max thread similar to this on the boards currently, though this one pre-dated it by a very wide margin, and I haven’t checked to see which is better. But kudos to both for the hard work!></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeremy, post: 150568, member: 4036"] [b]The Hit Point Super Soaker[/b] Originally Posted by MeanGenes This isn't so much a smackdown but a min/maxing of HP: Dwarf with 20 con, start lawful good align, switch to neutral good at 3rd level Levels (max/avg HP at each level) Level 1 paladin, feat toughness, 13/13 HP level 2 Ranger 10/5.5 level 3 cleric, dwarf's toughness +6 HP, 14/10.5 level 4 barbarian 12/6.5 level 5 barbarian 12/6.5 level 6 fighter, dragon's toughness +12 taken twice, 34/29.5 Level 7 fighter, dragon's toughness +12 , 22/17.5 8-19 fighter with dragon's toughness taken every other level as bonus feat 8 10/5.5 9 22/17.5 + 12 dragon toughness feat 10 10/5.5 11 22/17.5 12 10/5.5 + 12 DT 13 22/17.5 14 10/5.5 15 22/17.5 + 12 DT 16 10/5.5 17 22/17.5 18 10/5.5 +12 DT 19 22/17.5 20 sorc 4/2.5 get toad familiar Maximum HP = 351, avg = 277.5 (let's round up to 278). Now let's add in con. 20 at first level + 5 stat increases + 5 inherent (tome) + 6 amulet of health + 4 raging + 2 toad = 42 con. A 42 con gives a con bonus of +16. 16 X 20 levels = 320 HP. Max HP = 671, avg HP = 598. Now, you can add temporary HP into this like aid spell (1d8), bardic music (2d10), and potion of heroism (2d10). You can also switch out a level of cleric for a level of psychic warrior and pick up the Verve power for 1 temporary HP for 1 minute. If someone wants to go ahead and look up every +temporary HP spell and magic item go ahead and add that onto what I have so far. Does anyone know how to add any more actual HP's though? __________________ -MeanGenes "Doctors have it easy. They get to bury their mistakes." -Harlan Ellison [I]<editor’s note: Please note that Souljourner also has a min/max thread similar to this on the boards currently, though this one pre-dated it by a very wide margin, and I haven’t checked to see which is better. But kudos to both for the hard work!>[/I] [/QUOTE]
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