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mentioning false life + vampiric touch
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Yes, you can target yourself.

However, note that multiple castings do not stack. It’s a same-source issue; you can’t keep casting the spell to get more. So you get 1d6/2 levels worth of HP (average 1.75/level, which won’t approach the cap unless you are badly hurt and have very low Constitution), which is poor compared to false life’s 1d10+level (average 5.5+level) at least until CL 8. Note that even after that, false life is lower level, has a far longer duration, and doesn’t hurt yourself.

Though I guess you could do both, since they stack with each other, so that’s obviously going to be higher. Still better if you’ve got a target who you don’t care about healing, though.

Yes, you can target yourself.

However, note that multiple castings do not stack. It’s a same-source issue; you can’t keep casting the spell to get more. So you get 1d6/2 levels worth of HP (average 1.75/level, which won’t approach the cap unless you are badly hurt and have very low Constitution), which is poor compared to false life’s 1d10+level (average 5.5+level) at least until CL 8. Note that even after that, false life is lower level, has a far longer duration, and doesn’t hurt yourself.

Yes, you can target yourself.

However, note that multiple castings do not stack. It’s a same-source issue; you can’t keep casting the spell to get more. So you get 1d6/2 levels worth of HP (average 1.75/level, which won’t approach the cap unless you are badly hurt and have very low Constitution), which is poor compared to false life’s 1d10+level (average 5.5+level) at least until CL 8. Note that even after that, false life is lower level, has a far longer duration, and doesn’t hurt yourself.

Though I guess you could do both, since they stack with each other, so that’s obviously going to be higher. Still better if you’ve got a target who you don’t care about healing, though.

math!
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Yes, you can target yourself.

However, note that multiple castings do not stack. It’s a same-source issue; you can’t keep casting the spell to get more. So you get 1d6/2 levels worth of HP (average 1.2575/level, which won’t approach the cap unless you are badly hurt and have very low Constitution), which is paltrypoor compared to false life’s 1d10+level (average 5.5+level) at least until you hit false life’s +10 capCL 8. Note that even after that, false life is lower level, has a far longer duration, and doesn’t hurt yourself.

Yes, you can target yourself.

However, note that multiple castings do not stack. It’s a same-source issue; you can’t keep casting the spell to get more. So you get 1d6/2 levels worth of HP (average 1.25/level, which won’t approach the cap unless you are badly hurt and have very low Constitution), which is paltry compared to false life’s 1d10+level (average 5.5+level) at least until you hit false life’s +10 cap. Note that false life is lower level, has a far longer duration, and doesn’t hurt yourself.

Yes, you can target yourself.

However, note that multiple castings do not stack. It’s a same-source issue; you can’t keep casting the spell to get more. So you get 1d6/2 levels worth of HP (average 1.75/level, which won’t approach the cap unless you are badly hurt and have very low Constitution), which is poor compared to false life’s 1d10+level (average 5.5+level) at least until CL 8. Note that even after that, false life is lower level, has a far longer duration, and doesn’t hurt yourself.

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KRyan
KRyan
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Yes, you can target yourself.

However, note that multiple castings do not stack. It’s a same-source issue; you can’t keep casting the spell to get more. So you get 1d6/2 levels worth of HP (average 1.25/level, which won’t approach the cap unless you are badly hurt and have very low Constitution), which is paltry compared to false life’s 1d10+level (average 5.5+level) at least until you hit false life’s +10 cap. Note that false life is lower level, has a far longer duration, and doesn’t hurt yourself.