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<blockquote data-quote="Ruin Explorer" data-source="post: 8490066" data-attributes="member: 18">1. Crude old-fashioned attempts at class balance and role protection is the reason why some classes have larger HDs. The Barbarian has more because the assumption is he'll be in melee, and the extra HP are to encourage him to take that risk and make it more survivable.2. I think this would make Small PCs less popular, but if you gave them something in exchange, it might not be a big issue.3. Good question re: CON. It's because CON is otherwise an almost completely pointless/vestigial stat in 5E. Because HP are so useful (and they are), the bonus HP from CON are a big deal. Likewise I'm pretty sure 95% of the reason Concentration exists as a check (not just a limit to number of spells maintained) is to try and give CON a reason to exist when we're way past that.4. There's no really good reason they couldn't be, though it might be better to have it be a fixed amount of HP. I daresay some item or another historically has done this.5. Yes, and I'm very sure it's happened in at least one edition with some obscure class or another (I seem to think some class in something started with 2d4 HP or something). It's probably not a great idea though. Happens all the time with monsters.You're missing:6. Why is the HD rolled to regain HP mechanic in 5E is half-baked?And the answer is because WotC realized they needed to not make people reliant on magical healing, but hadn't come up with any particularly good solution by the time they &quot;went live&quot; with 5E, so went with a really underdeveloped approach. Worlds Without Number does the obvious thing and makes magical healing &quot;use up&quot; these HD, and I hope DND2024 takes a similar approach personally.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ruin Explorer, post: 8490066, member: 18"] 1. Crude old-fashioned attempts at class balance and role protection is the reason why some classes have larger HDs. The Barbarian has more because the assumption is he'll be in melee, and the extra HP are to encourage him to take that risk and make it more survivable. 2. I think this would make Small PCs less popular, but if you gave them something in exchange, it might not be a big issue. 3. Good question re: CON. It's because CON is otherwise an almost completely pointless/vestigial stat in 5E. Because HP are so useful (and they are), the bonus HP from CON are a big deal. Likewise I'm pretty sure 95% of the reason Concentration exists as a check (not just a limit to number of spells maintained) is to try and give CON a reason to exist when we're way past that. 4. There's no really good reason they couldn't be, though it might be better to have it be a fixed amount of HP. I daresay some item or another historically has done this. 5. Yes, and I'm very sure it's happened in at least one edition with some obscure class or another (I seem to think some class in something started with 2d4 HP or something). It's probably not a great idea though. Happens all the time with monsters. You're missing: 6. Why is the HD rolled to regain HP mechanic in 5E is half-baked? And the answer is because WotC realized they needed to not make people reliant on magical healing, but hadn't come up with any particularly good solution by the time they "went live" with 5E, so went with a really underdeveloped approach. Worlds Without Number does the obvious thing and makes magical healing "use up" these HD, and I hope DND2024 takes a similar approach personally. [/QUOTE]

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