Lower Hit Die Rule? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Lower Hit Die Rule? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
ShinoAburame
07-16-07, 05:04 AM For gritty games where combat is to be taken more conservatively, why not make a homebrew system involving lowering the hit die of PC classes?

d4=d2
d6=d3
d8=d4
d10=d6
d12=d8

What'cha think? You notice there's only about a 1hp curve untill you get more toward warrior type classes and becomes 2hp curve. As opposed to the strictly 2hp curve of all hit die.
Rhialto
07-16-07, 06:40 AM This doesn't really leave room for scratches at low level. Nor does it prevent high level humans from being able to take more damage than a pair of large warhorses.

Seriously. Wounds/vitality.
Sylian
07-16-07, 05:58 PM Wouldn't it be easier to just remove 1 or 2 hp per level?
StevenO
07-16-07, 06:17 PM Now nobody would want to play a fighting character and you make CON that much more important. The classes that already avoid fighting just became a LOT more dangerous as hp aren't important to them but their massive spell damage suddenly becomes a lot more dangerous.

If you want gritty the wound (Con Score)/vitality (normal hp) system works well.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
ShinoAburame 07-16-07, 05:04 AM	For gritty games where combat is to be taken more conservatively, why not make a homebrew system involving lowering the hit die of PC classes? d4=d2 d6=d3 d8=d4 d10=d6 d12=d8 What'cha think? You notice there's only about a 1hp curve untill you get more toward warrior type classes and becomes 2hp curve. As opposed to the strictly 2hp curve of all hit die.
Rhialto 07-16-07, 06:40 AM	This doesn't really leave room for scratches at low level. Nor does it prevent high level humans from being able to take more damage than a pair of large warhorses. Seriously. Wounds/vitality.
Sylian 07-16-07, 05:58 PM	Wouldn't it be easier to just remove 1 or 2 hp per level?
StevenO 07-16-07, 06:17 PM	Now nobody would want to play a fighting character and you make CON that much more important. The classes that already avoid fighting just became a LOT more dangerous as hp aren't important to them but their massive spell damage suddenly becomes a lot more dangerous. If you want gritty the wound (Con Score)/vitality (normal hp) system works well.