Hit-Dice (Health) - Revision history

Samael: /* Total HD and Multi-Class */

2018-07-29T04:32:04Z

‎Total HD and Multi-Class

Samael: /* Total HD and Dual-Class */

2018-07-29T04:23:03Z

‎Total HD and Dual-Class

Samael: /* Total HD and Dual-Class */

2018-07-29T04:22:21Z

‎Total HD and Dual-Class

Samael: /* Total HD and Dual-Class */

2018-07-29T04:20:13Z

‎Total HD and Dual-Class

Samael: /* Total HD and Multi-Class */

2018-07-29T04:18:03Z

‎Total HD and Multi-Class

Samael: /* Toughness */

2018-07-26T12:29:52Z

‎Toughness

Samael: /* Total HD and Class Levels */

2018-07-26T08:33:31Z

‎Total HD and Class Levels

Samael: /* Total HD and Dual-Class */

2018-07-26T06:39:37Z

‎Total HD and Dual-Class

Samael: /* Total HD and Class Levels */

2018-07-26T06:35:35Z

‎Total HD and Class Levels

Samael: /* Total HD and Class Levels */

2018-07-26T06:34:31Z

‎Total HD and Class Levels

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 If the character is Multi-Class, a character's Total HD is determined separately for each class; an Ogre (HD 4+1) Fighter 5/Thief 6 is considered to have a Fighter HD of 9 +1 and a Thief HD of 10 + 1 for the purpose of determining Saving Throws and thac0.
-In terms of HP, they divide each class's HP gain by the number of classes they posses and gain HP for each HD as appropriate. The Ogre described above, for instance, has 5d10/2 and 6d6/2 HP from class, combined.
+In terms of HP, they divide each class's HP gain by the number of classes they posses and gain HP for each HD as appropriate. The Ogre described above, for instance, has 5d10/2 and 6d6/2 HP from class, combined. Note, any modifiers applied to a Hit-Dice (such as Toughness) are applied ''before'' the division occurs.
 ===Total HD and Dual-Class===

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 If the character is Dual-Class, a character's Total HD is determined separately for each class but, until they hit the Dual-Class Threshold (the highest level previously reached), they can only use Base HD or Total HD for the newly trained class. For example, a Yuan-Ti Abomination (HD 9) begins training as a Fighter for 3 Levels before becoming a Cleric. Until they reach Cleric 4, they could only use their Base HD or their Base HD + Cleric Level to determine Saves and thac0 - upon reaching Cleric 4, they could also use Fighter 3's Saves and thac0.
-In terms of HP, they only gain HP for their Dual-Classing once they exceed the Dual-Class Threshold. In the above example, the Yuan-Ti would keep their HP from before becoming a Cleric, but after reaching Level 3 in Cleric, they would begin to add HP from Cleric. They may only gain 10 HD worth of HP from all their class levels combined, however, using the largest dice to determine HP. For example, the Yuanti described above would have 3d10 HP from Class levels when they begin dualclassing. Upon hitting level 4, they may add 1d8 HP from Cleric.
+In terms of HP, they only gain HP for their Dual-Classing once they exceed the Dual-Class Threshold. In the above example, the Yuan-Ti would keep their HP from before becoming a Cleric, but after reaching Level 43 in Cleric, they would begin to add HP from Cleric. They may only gain 10 HD worth of HP from all their class levels combined, however, using the largest dice to determine HP. For example, the Yuanti described above would have 3d10 HP from Class levels when they begin dualclassing. Upon hitting level 4, they may add 1d8 HP from Cleric.
 ===Hit-Dice from Level===

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 If the character is Dual-Class, a character's Total HD is determined separately for each class but, until they hit the Dual-Class Threshold (the highest level previously reached), they can only use Base HD or Total HD for the newly trained class. For example, a Yuan-Ti Abomination (HD 9) begins training as a Fighter for 3 Levels before becoming a Cleric. Until they reach Cleric 4, they could only use their Base HD or their Base HD + Cleric Level to determine Saves and thac0 - upon reaching Cleric 4, they could also use Fighter 3's Saves and thac0.
-In terms of HP, they only gain HP for their Dual-Classing once they equal to or above the Dual-Class Threshold. In the above example, the Yuan-Ti would keep their HP from before becoming a Cleric, but after reaching Level 3 in Cleric, they would begin to add HP from Cleric. They may only gain 10 HD worth of HP from all their class levels combined, however, using the largest dice to determine HP. For example, the Yuanti described above would have 3d10 HP from Class levels when they begin dualclassing. Upon hitting level 4, they may add 1d8 HP from Cleric.
+In terms of HP, they only gain HP for their Dual-Classing once they exceed the Dual-Class Threshold. In the above example, the Yuan-Ti would keep their HP from before becoming a Cleric, but after reaching Level 3 in Cleric, they would begin to add HP from Cleric. They may only gain 10 HD worth of HP from all their class levels combined, however, using the largest dice to determine HP. For example, the Yuanti described above would have 3d10 HP from Class levels when they begin dualclassing. Upon hitting level 4, they may add 1d8 HP from Cleric.
 ===Hit-Dice from Level===

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 ===Total HD and Dual-Class===
-If the character is Dual-Class, a character's Total HD is determined separately for each class but, until they hit the Dual-Class Threshold (the highest level previously reached), they can only use Base HD or Total HD for the newly trained class. For example, a Yuan-Ti Abomination (HD 9) begins training as a Fighter for 3 Levels before becoming a Cleric. Until they reach Cleric 3, they could only use their Base HD or their Base HD + Cleric Level to determine Saves and thac0 - upon reaching Cleric 3, they could also use Fighter 3's Saves and thac0.
+If the character is Dual-Class, a character's Total HD is determined separately for each class but, until they hit the Dual-Class Threshold (the highest level previously reached), they can only use Base HD or Total HD for the newly trained class. For example, a Yuan-Ti Abomination (HD 9) begins training as a Fighter for 3 Levels before becoming a Cleric. Until they reach Cleric 4, they could only use their Base HD or their Base HD + Cleric Level to determine Saves and thac0 - upon reaching Cleric 4, they could also use Fighter 3's Saves and thac0.
-In terms of HP, they only gain HP for their Dual-Classing once they equal to or above the Dual-Class Threshold. In the above example, the Yuan-Ti would keep their HP from before becoming a Cleric, but after reaching Level 3 in Cleric, they would begin to add HP from Cleric. They may only gain 10 HD worth of HP from all their class levels combined, however, using the largest dice to determine HP.
+In terms of HP, they only gain HP for their Dual-Classing once they equal to or above the Dual-Class Threshold. In the above example, the Yuan-Ti would keep their HP from before becoming a Cleric, but after reaching Level 3 in Cleric, they would begin to add HP from Cleric. They may only gain 10 HD worth of HP from all their class levels combined, however, using the largest dice to determine HP. For example, the Yuanti described above would have 3d10 HP from Class levels when they begin dualclassing. Upon hitting level 4, they may add 1d8 HP from Cleric.
 ===Hit-Dice from Level===

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 If the character is Multi-Class, a character's Total HD is determined separately for each class; an Ogre (HD 4+1) Fighter 5/Thief 6 is considered to have a Fighter HD of 9 +1 and a Thief HD of 10 + 1 for the purpose of determining Saving Throws and thac0.
-In terms of HP, they gain HP for each HD as appropriate.
+In terms of HP, they divide each class's HP gain by the number of classes they posses and gain HP for each HD as appropriate. The Ogre described above, for instance, has 5d10/2 and 6d6/2 HP from class, combined.
 ===Total HD and Dual-Class===

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 ===Toughness===
-This is a modifier received from [[Constitution_(Attribute)|Constitution]] and it is applied to the Hit-Dice Size of the character. It applies to Base HD, however, regardless how many HD the character has but positive modifiers may only apply for up to 10 Levels of Classes. After this point, only penaltioes apply.
+This is a modifier received from [[Constitution_(Attribute)|Constitution]] and it is applied to the Hit-Dice Size of the character. It applies to Base HD, however, regardless how many HD the character has but positive modifiers may only apply for up to 10 Levels of Classes. After this point, only penalties apply.
 For example, a character with a d10 Hit-Dice and +3 Toughness would d10+3 HP every level up to and including 10th Level. If they were level 5, they would have 5d10 + 15 HP, for a maximum of 65.

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 ==Total HD and Class Levels==
 As both Class Levels and Base HD both provide HD, there are rules that determine how they are handled.
 ===1+2 HD or Less===

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 ==Total HD and Class Levels==
 ===1+2 HD or Less===
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 If a character has 1 +3 HD or more, their total HD is based on a combination of BOTH Base HD and Levels. Each preserves its own size; as such, a character taking Wizard levels receives d4 per Level whilst a Fighter would receive d10 per level. A character may use the Total HD to determine their thac0 and Saves but only from the relevant class table; if they wish to use another table, they must use their Base HD.
-For example, a Mountain Giant Leader is a 5th level Cleric. Their Base HD is 15 +3, this gives them a Total HD of 20 +3. As Cleric and basic HD have a d8, this would give them 20d8 +3 HP and cause them to attack and save with an effective HD of 21 using the Priest Tables or 16 from their normal tables.
+For example, a Mountain Giant Leader is a 5th level Cleric. Their Base HD is 15 +3, this gives them a Total HD of 20 +3. As Cleric and basic HD have a d8, this would give them 20d8 +3 HP and cause them to attack and save with an effective HD of 21 using the Priest Tables or 16 from their normal tables. They would only cast as a Level 5 Cleric however.
 ===Total HD and Multi-Class===
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 After 10th level, Classes no longer gain any full Hit-Dice as HP, though HD continues to increase and thus impact Saves and thac0. Instead, they gain +3 if their HD Size is 10 or more, +2 if it is d6 to d8 and +1 if it is d4 or less per HD received.
 As described above, HD gained from Dual Classing uses the largest dice to determine HP for this. A character with 4 levels of Thief who becomes a Fighter for 8 levels would have 2d6 + 8d10 HP from Levels.
 ==Saving Throw and thac0 Table==