at lvl 9 barbarian my hp rolls are below average but not teardrop low... not anymore.... but all my feats are toughness and my CON right now is 22 my HP is at 122
A list of what stacks and things that increase my HP would be very apreciated
I feel really weak.. im investing all my stuff into hp but there is another barbarian ... who is also part paladin... he got lucky on his stat rolls and hp rolls... he makes me feel useless... its a bummer.. i have 14 str but his is like 20... i want to atleast beat him in 1 thing... HP... he has 20 str and 119 hp on top of that he can cast cure light wounds... so he baught a wand of cure light wounds... so he is almost as tuff as me ..waay stronger.. and has practicly endless heals.... man i feel useless...
PS my heart sank wen i rolled a 1 on my hp roll for my barbarian... then a 2... then a 3... then a 4......low hp rolls suck
Also are there any character builds that make for a hugh amount of HP at lvl 20
Having a strength score of 14 isn't that bad, considering it will be 18 when you're raging. I'm assuming you are in possesion of magic weapons by now, so you should be hitting quite often in combat.
You are essentially the proverbial Meatshield, with a cleric nearby to heal your 100 + HP, going down in combat through melee should not be an issue.
Toughness is not worth being taken even once, though. With only 3 hp, even at mid levels, it's only one third as good as Improved Toughness, and I'm sure you wouldn't take a feat that gives a +1 bonus to a save or a skill even if it did stack with Great Fortitude or Skill Focus. It's really only worth it for 1st-level NPCs the Dm wants to see survive more than one hit.
but there is another barbarian ... who is also part paladin
Wait wait wait wait. Full stop, full freakin' stop.
Unless there's houserules in play, this doesn't work. Barbarians can't be Lawful, and Paladins have to be Lawful Good in 3rd Edition. He's either losing his barbarian rage, or just about EVERYTHING from his Paladin levels.
So he cant be a barbian / Paladin in 3rd. hes loseing abilitys from one or another inless your playing by some special rules and such like Gasalt or something with a twist or w/e
THAT AND You just admited your rolls a below adverage but not by much (Meaning you got a 5.5 / 4.5 on each dice result insteed of 6.5 if you get my math/adverability) and he rolled good. MEANING he got ABOVE Adverage and such on his rolls.
meaning he got like 7.5/8.5 HP on his rolls.
So h es getting twice better on the dice roll as you possibly overall. AND you still beat him on HP
dont feel bad your rolls are the only thing realy beating you up
That and im a paladin lover there not bad ... but trust me he cant be a paladin/barbian inless theres a special houserule in effect.
Barbians can not be any Lawful (Meaning something like CG or NG or CN or TN) And paladins HAVE to be LAWFUL Good.
Eather one class ability or the other should be gone.
Kinda costly might want to think about makeing it race aligment restricted and such IF your allowed to make your own items that is ...
He is not a crossclass of barbarian/paladin... he is a Barbarian with a prestige class from the Exalted deeds book called champion of somththing.. i think.. i dont have the book in front of me. But eh forget it im not really getting anything useful out of this thread from anybody
You probably mean the Champion of Gwynharyf (spelling needed), an exalted barbarian who can use some paladin powers, yet CG all the way.
Regarding your HP problem, why don't you ask your DM to allow to you use the average hp rolls found in the DMG. You mentioned rolling 1's and 2's, which is never a good thing, especially when you have a possible 12 HP to gain from each roll, so that book offers a healthy alternative (if i'm not mistaken, you get 6 hp at every even level and 7 at each odd). So let's do the math , factoring Improved Toughness into the mix:
12 (level 1 max HP) + 24 (levels 2,4,6, and 8 average hp) + 28 (levels 3,5,7, and 9 average HP) + 54 (Constitution bonus 6hp/level) + 9 IImp. Toughness)=
127 HP
and that's leaving you 3 Toughness feats that you may want for overkill if you want to beat the other barbarian in the meatshield dept., which would leave you with 136, but there are magic items and spells that could achieve that as well.
I looked through the DMG. and I am not able to find it. what page is it on
I haven't looked at that book in a long while, but if I had to guess, I'd say check either pages 135 or 198 (one gives you average wealth/level, while the other one should give you average HP for each class).
I'm sure somebody here must have that book handy and can give you a more accurate answer, though.
Thanks i found it.. ill ask my DM if he will alow it... aside from that what magic items can i quest for to increase my hp... like i stated erlier aside from +6 con amulet/manuel of vitality +5/ and i think some orb for +2 con... what other magic items will increase me HP... and i was also wondering what effects stack and which dont... for example the inherent bonus from manuel of vitality does not stack with wish spells for ability increases... do enchantment bonuses stack?
Simple rule: If the bonuses have the same type, they don't stack. So, enhancement bonuses don't stack, inherent bonuses don't stack. The only exceptions are dodge bonuses, untyped bonuses, and circumstance bonuses from different circumstances.
You might also enjoy ignoring and shaking off negative levels easier; if so, invest three feats into Endurance, Enduring Life, and Lasting Life (the latter two are found in both Libris Mortis and Expedition to Castle Ravenloft).
As for ways for your character to shine... Have you yourself considered multi-classing? Maybe take levels in the Beastmaster PrC from the Complete Adventurer? That way you'd get an Animal Companion, which will allow you to make more attacks per round and improve your combat prowess.Maybe take levels in Rogue and flank with your Barbarian friend and deal extra damage? Perhaps take levels in Scout and focus on moving around and hitting things, i.e. become a true raging barbarian. You could do the same thing with Highland Stalker, which would keep your BAB up. Maybe take a level in Bard and use Bardic Knowledge every chance you get (that way you have a chance to be the center of attention for knowledge checks).