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<blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 6348728" data-attributes="member: 58197">Me too. I'd have worded it like this:When a wizard with 20 Con and the Durable feat rolls a hit die to regain hit points, how many TOTAL hit points does he or she get?<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Roll 1d6+5. If the total is less than 10, gain 10. Otherwise, gain an amount equal to the total.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Always gain 11 (6+5).</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Always gain 15 (10+5).</li>
</ol>I'm tempted to post my own poll, but I expect we'll get the official word from Mearls soon, so not a lot of point. To me, it seems obvious that the intent is option #1, but a strict reading would suggest option #3. I don't see any plausible way to get to option #2 from the written rule--the minimum overrides the number shown on the die, so what does it matter if the number on the die is the highest number the die can roll? Nothing in the text says it cares about the maximum value of the die.Incidentally, if there is any way to get to a 24 Constitution in the game, we will be having the same debate even if option #1 is the official ruling (because the maximum of 1d6+7 is less than 7x2).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dausuul, post: 6348728, member: 58197"] Me too. I'd have worded it like this: [B]When a wizard with 20 Con and the Durable feat rolls a hit die to regain hit points, how many TOTAL hit points does he or she get?[/B] [LIST=1] [*]Roll 1d6+5. If the total is less than 10, gain 10. Otherwise, gain an amount equal to the total. [*]Always gain 11 (6+5). [*]Always gain 15 (10+5). [/LIST] I'm tempted to post my own poll, but I expect we'll get the official word from Mearls soon, so not a lot of point. To me, it seems obvious that the intent is option #1, but a strict reading would suggest option #3. I don't see any plausible way to get to option #2 from the written rule--the minimum overrides the number shown on the die, so what does it matter if the number on the die is the highest number the die can roll? Nothing in the text says it cares about the maximum value of the die. Incidentally, if there is any way to get to a 24 Constitution in the game, we will be having the same debate even if option #1 is the official ruling (because the maximum of 1d6+7 is less than 7x2). [/QUOTE]

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