Hit Dice... [Archive] - Wizards Community

Hit Dice... [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Genocide
04-28-04, 09:39 PM Ok, some one plz:banghead: , plz:banghead: , plz:banghead: , plz:banghead: , plz:banghead: , tell me what these are... its really confusing me!:banghead: :invasion: :banghead:
Bayne Mournbringer
04-28-04, 09:55 PM A very basic explanation. Think of HD as level. A creature of 3HD is like a 3rd level creature.
Genocide
04-28-04, 09:58 PM yeah... that still doesnt really answer my question though. i need to know how they are used.
Bayne Mournbringer
04-28-04, 10:13 PM Used in what sense? Your question is not specific.
BruteForce
04-28-04, 11:20 PM Umm... if I'm understanding the question right, then the simple answer is that hit dice are used to determine hit points.

A character with levels has one hit die per level (determined by class -- you know, fighters use a d10, rogues use a d6, etc.). So a 4th-level barbarian has 4 hit dice. Monsters have hit dice that effectively determine a sort of "pseudo-level." An ogre, for instance, has 4 "raw" hit dice, even without any levels in a class. Some things (monsters that also have levels) have both. So an ogre (4 hit dice) with four barbarian levels (4 more hit dice) has a total of 8 hit dice.

Some spells (sleep, for instance) specifically reference hit dice, in which case, they're referring to the combined value of "raw" hit dice and hit dice gained from levels.
UZI
04-29-04, 12:02 AM Hit dice:

- can be rolled to determine HP (unless you want to use the average for a creature)

- are the rough equivalent of level (in fact, a character with 3 class levels has 3 hit dice). Often spells will affect creatures of a certain number of HD or less (Sleep, for instance, only affects low-level characters and low-HD creatures). Turning undead damage is calculated in Max-HD creature turned, and then the total HD turned (if the cleric's level exceeds twice the undead's HD, the undead is destroyed).

- are "benchmark" for determining feat progression (1 for every 3 HD; +1 at 1st HD) and ability boosts (1 for every 4 HD when advancing a creature)

- are also the benchmark for determining skill point progression and size in creatures that advance by HD
Bayne Mournbringer
04-29-04, 11:37 AM Excellent answer BruteForce!
Genocide
04-30-04, 08:46 PM Thanks Guys (or girls...) (im not sexist)!!!!!:bounce: with that, and my friends explination, I'm pretty sure how to use them, and what they are. (as long with about 20 other things my freind explanied to me :D)

P.S. The friend was Zauchis (his character). just to get some laughs...
rogue_lettuce
05-02-04, 05:04 AM er please, whats up with all the smilies?
They're amking my head hurt. Calm down, genocide.
(I'll never say that again in my life):rolleyes:

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Genocide 04-28-04, 09:39 PM	Ok, some one plz:banghead: , plz:banghead: , plz:banghead: , plz:banghead: , plz:banghead: , tell me what these are... its really confusing me!:banghead: :invasion: :banghead:
Bayne Mournbringer 04-28-04, 09:55 PM	A very basic explanation. Think of HD as level. A creature of 3HD is like a 3rd level creature.
Genocide 04-28-04, 09:58 PM	yeah... that still doesnt really answer my question though. i need to know how they are used.
Bayne Mournbringer 04-28-04, 10:13 PM	Used in what sense? Your question is not specific.
BruteForce 04-28-04, 11:20 PM	Umm... if I'm understanding the question right, then the simple answer is that hit dice are used to determine hit points. A character with levels has one hit die per level (determined by class -- you know, fighters use a d10, rogues use a d6, etc.). So a 4th-level barbarian has 4 hit dice. Monsters have hit dice that effectively determine a sort of "pseudo-level." An ogre, for instance, has 4 "raw" hit dice, even without any levels in a class. Some things (monsters that also have levels) have both. So an ogre (4 hit dice) with four barbarian levels (4 more hit dice) has a total of 8 hit dice. Some spells (sleep, for instance) specifically reference hit dice, in which case, they're referring to the combined value of "raw" hit dice and hit dice gained from levels.
UZI 04-29-04, 12:02 AM	Hit dice: - can be rolled to determine HP (unless you want to use the average for a creature) - are the rough equivalent of level (in fact, a character with 3 class levels has 3 hit dice). Often spells will affect creatures of a certain number of HD or less (Sleep, for instance, only affects low-level characters and low-HD creatures). Turning undead damage is calculated in Max-HD creature turned, and then the total HD turned (if the cleric's level exceeds twice the undead's HD, the undead is destroyed). - are "benchmark" for determining feat progression (1 for every 3 HD; +1 at 1st HD) and ability boosts (1 for every 4 HD when advancing a creature) - are also the benchmark for determining skill point progression and size in creatures that advance by HD
Bayne Mournbringer 04-29-04, 11:37 AM	Excellent answer BruteForce!
Genocide 04-30-04, 08:46 PM	Thanks Guys (or girls...) (im not sexist)!!!!!:bounce: with that, and my friends explination, I'm pretty sure how to use them, and what they are. (as long with about 20 other things my freind explanied to me :D) P.S. The friend was Zauchis (his character). just to get some laughs...
rogue_lettuce 05-02-04, 05:04 AM	er please, whats up with all the smilies? They're amking my head hurt. Calm down, genocide. (I'll never say that again in my life):rolleyes: