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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pierson_Lowgal" data-source="post: 3437922" data-attributes="member: 34367">From the FAQDo temporary hit points from two applications of thesame effect stack? What about from different effects? If Ihave temporary hit points from multiple sources, howshould I apply damage?Temporary hit points from two applications of the sameeffect don’t stack; instead, the highest number of temporary hitpoints applies in place of all others. Temporary hit points fromdifferent sources stack, but you must keep track of themseparately.For example, imagine a character who gained 15 temporaryhit points from an aid spell. After taking 8 points of damage,she has 7 temporary hit points left from the spell. If another aidspell were cast on the same character granting 12 temporary hitpoints, this total would replace the other spell’s total, meaningthe character would now have 12 temporary hit points (ratherthan 19). If the character then cast false life on herself, shewould add the full benefit of that spell to the temporary hitpoints from the aid spell.This also applies to temporary hit points gained fromenergy drain and similar special abilities. Each successfulattack counts as one application of the effect (meaning that anattack that bestows 2 or more negative levels still counts asonly one application of the effect). For example, a wight gains5 temporary hit points each time it bestows a negative levelwith its slam attack. If it bestows another negative level while ithas 2 temporary hit points remaining from the first attack, thenew temporary hit points would replace the old ones.Temporary hit points are “first-in, first-out.” Damageshould be taken off the oldest temporary-hit-point-grantingeffect first; when that effect is exhausted, apply damage to thenext oldest effect. For this reason, you must track each supplyof temporary hit points separately.</blockquote>

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