Ways to boost HPs on an BBEG

[Slaved]

What I meant is that, much like Incarnum Fortified Body, there is a Psionic feat- Psionic Body- that gives bonus HP for each Psionic Feat you take.

I was just adding to the thought, sorry if that was not clear.

Psionic body has the added benefit of being a psionic feat, so it gives 2 hit points. I have no idea why the incarnum version is not an incarnum feat, it might be because the incarnum one has a different special ability on it but the extra it gives looks worthless to me.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I think the way the Incarnum Body feat is worded is because to be an Incarnum feat, the feat must have a prereq of having an Essentia pool of some kind. However, I believe that the Incarnum Body feat explicitly says that you get bonus HP for having the Incarnum Body feat itself.

 

[Slaved]

I think the way the Incarnum Body feat is worded is because to be an Incarnum feat, the feat must have a prereq of having an Essentia pool of some kind.

Incarnum feats are designed to hold essentia and get some sort of a benefit. They could have easily made the feat an incarnum feat by having it give 1 hit point per incarnum feat you have per essentia placed into the feat. It could also give 1 essentia and give a bonus on massive damage saves based on the amount of essentia placed into it.

That seems a lot more in line with the book anyway.

However, I believe that the Incarnum Body feat explicitly says that you get bonus HP for having the Incarnum Body feat itself.

Nope, it does not. I think that it should, but it does not.

 

[Aleolus]

Incarnum-Fortified Body, however, is not listed as an Incarnum feat. You do not devote incarnum to it, as you do with the Incarnum feats. Incarnum-Fortified Body grants 2hp for every Incarnum feat you possess, and every time you gain a new incarnum feat, you gain another 2hp.

 

[milo]

Make him the chosen of Mystra. +10 to con and some other nifty abilities. It would be helpful to know the build a little bit. Race, level, feats. I would add a template that is constitution heavy or just give him a few extra HP. What kind of hp boost are you looking for?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Let him take the Spellfire Feat- possibly even levels in the Spellfire Wielder PrCl- so he can absorb the PCs spells and heal himself...

 

[Redbead]

Shield Other

Just give the BBEG a buddy with Shield Other to soak damage.

I like the idea of a evil priest with a Mimic buddy. The priest uses Imbue with Spell Ability to give the Mimic the Shield Other spell. The Mimic takes the form of a throne. Sharp eyed adventures may notice that the BBEG's throne seems to take damage when they attack the BBEG. I like the symbolism. B)

 

[Aleolus]

Let him take the Spellfire Feat- possibly even levels in the Spellfire Wielder PrCl- so he can absorb the PCs spells and heal himself...

Except then, the PCs realize that their spells are harming them in the long run, and so switch to an all-out physical assault. The mages use whatever buff spells they have, while the classes that can melee do so.

 

[Jhulae]

Potion or Scroll of Bears Endurance (or any spell that boosts Con as a potion/scroll). BBEG's HP increase (because of better con) and the PCs won't get an overpowered magic item (cause it's used). It can be the BBEG's own spell (if they're of a casting class) or cast via a henchman as well.

 

[Quartz]

How about a level of Barbarian? Or a Ring of Spell Storing with a doubly-empowered Bear's Endurance for +8 Con? Plus a Heal spell, of course, courtesy of his intelligent Evil sword.