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<blockquote data-quote="argo" data-source="post: 1775719" data-attributes="member: 5752">Yeah, but in the case of the smaller hit die the precentages don't matter nearly as much as the actual HP.&nbsp; A Wiz 10 with Con 10 has an average of 22HP, with a Con 12 he has an average of 32HP.&nbsp; Thats nearly 50% more but guess what?&nbsp; Neither of them will last two rounds in melee (and probably not even one).&nbsp; When you have a d4 HD your HP exist only to give you half a chance of surviving the occasional area effect attack or trap the rogue missed.&nbsp; Your defensive strategy in battle has to focus on not getting hit at all because if you do I guarantee you are toast regardless of your Con.&nbsp; I do admit that Gnomes make better arcane casters than Halflings but that's mostly because of the low light vision and +2 to illusion DC.&nbsp; But that is a long way from saying Halfling casters are useless and Gnome casters roxor.&nbsp; That is a broad generalization you just can't support.&nbsp; And although its a pain to be a scout without low-light or darkvision I have never seen a Halfling rogue who failed to impress.&nbsp; I wouldnt' want a Con penalty as a rogue but I think for a typical thief I would take a Dex bonus over a Con bonus any day.Later.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="argo, post: 1775719, member: 5752"] Yeah, but in the case of the smaller hit die the precentages don't matter nearly as much as the actual HP. A Wiz 10 with Con 10 has an average of 22HP, with a Con 12 he has an average of 32HP. Thats nearly 50% more but guess what? [b]Neither[/b] of them will last two rounds in melee (and probably not even one). When you have a d4 HD your HP exist only to give you half a chance of surviving the occasional area effect attack or trap the rogue missed. Your defensive strategy in battle has to focus on not getting hit [b]at all[/b] because if you do I guarantee you are toast regardless of your Con. I do admit that Gnomes make better arcane casters than Halflings but that's mostly because of the low light vision and +2 to illusion DC. But that is a long way from saying Halfling casters are useless and Gnome casters roxor. That is a broad generalization you just can't support. And although its a pain to be a scout without low-light or darkvision I have never seen a Halfling rogue who failed to impress. I wouldnt' want a Con penalty as a rogue but I think for a typical thief I would take a Dex bonus over a Con bonus any day. Later. [/QUOTE]

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