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<blockquote data-quote="ezo" data-source="post: 9469032" data-attributes="member: 7037866">I'm confused. They seem to work exactly as the did in 2014 (or its errata anyway). Temporary hit points have never &quot;stacked&quot;. If you current have a source of temporary hp, and a new source can be applied, you choose with of the two sources of temporary hit points you want--your current or the new.It has always been this way AFAIK. As I understand it, the only nerf to temp HP is some sources have them vanish prior to finishing a long rest...?Given your example of a cleric with inspiring leader and a barbarian of the world tree. After finishing a rest, the PCs benefit the 8 temp HP (Cleric level 4 + 4 ability modifier). Later, the barbarian (level 4) rages, and must choose to have 4 hp from his rage or keep the 8 from the cleric's inspiring leader. He keeps the 8 temp hp obviously.On the next turn of the barbarian who raged, chooses to give the fighter the temp HP from life-giving force, equal to 2d6 temp hp. The fighter was hit and so currently only has 4 temp hp remaining from gained by the inspiring leader. Judging 2d6 will likely yield better than 4, the player accepts the temp Hp granted by the barbarian. The lucky player rolls only 12, so his temp HP goes from 4 to 12.The battle ends without the fighter being hit again, and because the life-giving force specifies it ends when the barbarian's rage ends, the fighter loses the 12 temp HP immediately.Meanwhile, the barbarian (who kept the 8 temp HP from inspiring leader) was never hurt, so still has 8 and will keep them until he finishes a long rest.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ezo, post: 9469032, member: 7037866"] I'm confused. They seem to work exactly as the did in 2014 (or its errata anyway). Temporary hit points have never "stacked". If you current have a source of temporary hp, and a new source can be applied, you choose with of the two sources of temporary hit points you want--your current or the new. It has always been this way AFAIK. As I understand it, the only nerf to temp HP is some sources have them vanish prior to finishing a long rest...? Given your example of a cleric with [I]inspiring leader[/I] and a barbarian of the world tree. After finishing a rest, the PCs benefit the 8 temp HP (Cleric level 4 + 4 ability modifier). Later, the barbarian (level 4) rages, and must choose to have 4 hp from his rage or keep the 8 from the cleric's inspiring leader. He keeps the 8 temp hp obviously. On the next turn of the barbarian who raged, chooses to give the fighter the temp HP from [I]life-giving force[/I], equal to 2d6 temp hp. The fighter was hit and so currently only has 4 temp hp remaining from gained by the [I]inspiring leader[/I]. Judging 2d6 will likely yield better than 4, the player accepts the temp Hp granted by the barbarian. The lucky player rolls only 12, so his temp HP goes from 4 to 12. The battle ends without the fighter being hit again, and because the [I]life-giving force[/I] specifies it ends when the barbarian's rage ends, the fighter loses the 12 temp HP immediately. Meanwhile, the barbarian (who kept the 8 temp HP from inspiring leader) was never hurt, so still has 8 and will keep them until he finishes a long rest. [/QUOTE]

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