Calculating HP with Con boost [Archive] - Wizards Community

Calculating HP with Con boost [Archive] - Wizards Community

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surlykke
06-01-05, 06:05 AM How simple is it ?
Example: 10th Lvl Sor. 33 HP, Con 12
Casting Bears Endurance adds +4 to Con, resulting in a +2 increase in bonus. Does this mean you get +2 extra HP pr lvl (10x2=20hp) or ?
I just couldn't find an example anywhere.
Arklich
06-01-05, 06:43 AM Yep
Sir Ferdinand
06-01-05, 07:37 AM Just remember that when the spell duration runs out, you will lose that 20 hp no matter what. So if during a battle you'd be reduced to say... 17 hp while you still have the Bear's Endurance on, and then the spell would end, you'd now lose that 20 hp and you'd be now at -3 hp = dying. So you must be careful with those spells.
stealth_monkey
06-01-05, 07:46 AM A more complex equation, but one that takes into account completely new ability scores (eg from shapeshifting) instead of just bonuses is this:

(New CON bonus- Old CON bonus) x Character Level = HP gained

eg. A level 17 wizard with a con of 12 who shapeshifts into a form giving a CON of 18 gains
(5-1)x17= 68hp
surlykke
06-01-05, 08:12 AM thanks!
guess i'll stick with False Life for now.
Nom
06-01-05, 09:13 AM I just couldn't find an example anywhere.PH pg 25 and DMG pg 290 both contain a discussion of this issue. Pg 25 contains a brief example (the Barb gets 2 hit points per level, but these go away when rage ends) while pg 290 contains a detailed example of Con loss.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
surlykke 06-01-05, 06:05 AM	How simple is it ? Example: 10th Lvl Sor. 33 HP, Con 12 Casting Bears Endurance adds +4 to Con, resulting in a +2 increase in bonus. Does this mean you get +2 extra HP pr lvl (10x2=20hp) or ? I just couldn't find an example anywhere.
Arklich 06-01-05, 06:43 AM	Yep
Sir Ferdinand 06-01-05, 07:37 AM	Just remember that when the spell duration runs out, you will lose that 20 hp no matter what. So if during a battle you'd be reduced to say... 17 hp while you still have the Bear's Endurance on, and then the spell would end, you'd now lose that 20 hp and you'd be now at -3 hp = dying. So you must be careful with those spells.
stealth_monkey 06-01-05, 07:46 AM	A more complex equation, but one that takes into account completely new ability scores (eg from shapeshifting) instead of just bonuses is this: (New CON bonus- Old CON bonus) x Character Level = HP gained eg. A level 17 wizard with a con of 12 who shapeshifts into a form giving a CON of 18 gains (5-1)x17= 68hp
surlykke 06-01-05, 08:12 AM	thanks! guess i'll stick with False Life for now.
Nom 06-01-05, 09:13 AM	I just couldn't find an example anywhere.PH pg 25 and DMG pg 290 both contain a discussion of this issue. Pg 25 contains a brief example (the Barb gets 2 hit points per level, but these go away when rage ends) while pg 290 contains a detailed example of Con loss.