Half Dragon Question [Archive] - Wizards Community

Half Dragon Question [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Cadaver237
08-10-07, 02:10 PM Well actually this could involve all races with a specific hit die. Im not 100% sure how hit die on races and classes work. I know how, say, a human fights hp would be calculated, but Im wondering how a half-dragons life would be calculated, assuming the half dragon is half human. The half dragon template requires the hit die of the base race to increase by one die level. Humans have a die level of one right? So would I increase it to 4? or 2? Im just a little confused on how i would calculate all this and exactly what I am supposed to do. Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Duelpersonality
08-10-07, 02:26 PM That is only referring to racial hit dice, not those gained from classes. In your example, a human half-dragon fighter would use d10 hit dice because it's a fighter. If you apply the half dragon template to a creature with racial hit dice, then the die type increases by one size (from a d4 to a d6, a d6 to a d8, d8 to d10, and d10 to d12). I hope that answers your question.
Khedron
08-10-07, 02:43 PM I believe humans have a d8 HD, so if you were making a human half-dragon with no class levels, it would have 1d10 hp instead of 1d8. However, if you take a class, it will replace your racial HD (1d8 for a normal human, or 1d10 for half-dragon) with the class HD. For most characters, the half-dragon modifying HD will not have any effect, because all your HD come from your class and not your race.
Cadaver237
08-10-07, 10:01 PM Actually yes, that does clear some stuff up. Thank you.
celestialkin
08-10-07, 10:25 PM I believe humans have a d8 HD, so if you were making a human half-dragon with no class levels, it would have 1d10 hp instead of 1d8. However, if you take a class, it will replace your racial HD (1d8 for a normal human, or 1d10 for half-dragon) with the class HD. For most characters, the half-dragon modifying HD will not have any effect, because all your HD come from your class and not your race.

Where do they list core race's HD? If a human has a racial HD of 1d8, what do elves and halflings get? :confused:
kyros_the_spawnslayer
08-10-07, 10:41 PM All humanoid races, from elves to dwarfs, have a d8 for hitdice, as stated clearly in the Monster Manual Glossary.

:EDIT: Just wondering how does a half-dragons LA, or any LA affect feats gained and ability increases?

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Cadaver237 08-10-07, 02:10 PM	Well actually this could involve all races with a specific hit die. Im not 100% sure how hit die on races and classes work. I know how, say, a human fights hp would be calculated, but Im wondering how a half-dragons life would be calculated, assuming the half dragon is half human. The half dragon template requires the hit die of the base race to increase by one die level. Humans have a die level of one right? So would I increase it to 4? or 2? Im just a little confused on how i would calculate all this and exactly what I am supposed to do. Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Duelpersonality 08-10-07, 02:26 PM	That is only referring to racial hit dice, not those gained from classes. In your example, a human half-dragon fighter would use d10 hit dice because it's a fighter. If you apply the half dragon template to a creature with racial hit dice, then the die type increases by one size (from a d4 to a d6, a d6 to a d8, d8 to d10, and d10 to d12). I hope that answers your question.
Khedron 08-10-07, 02:43 PM	I believe humans have a d8 HD, so if you were making a human half-dragon with no class levels, it would have 1d10 hp instead of 1d8. However, if you take a class, it will replace your racial HD (1d8 for a normal human, or 1d10 for half-dragon) with the class HD. For most characters, the half-dragon modifying HD will not have any effect, because all your HD come from your class and not your race.
Cadaver237 08-10-07, 10:01 PM	Actually yes, that does clear some stuff up. Thank you.
celestialkin 08-10-07, 10:25 PM	I believe humans have a d8 HD, so if you were making a human half-dragon with no class levels, it would have 1d10 hp instead of 1d8. However, if you take a class, it will replace your racial HD (1d8 for a normal human, or 1d10 for half-dragon) with the class HD. For most characters, the half-dragon modifying HD will not have any effect, because all your HD come from your class and not your race. Where do they list core race's HD? If a human has a racial HD of 1d8, what do elves and halflings get? :confused:
kyros_the_spawnslayer 08-10-07, 10:41 PM	All humanoid races, from elves to dwarfs, have a d8 for hitdice, as stated clearly in the Monster Manual Glossary. :EDIT: Just wondering how does a half-dragons LA, or any LA affect feats gained and ability increases?