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Which Level are a Familiar's Hit Points calculated from?
Page 52 of the PHB say that a familiar has half the HD and HP of their master. Is this the character's total level, or just of their relevant Arcane class level?
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Why record number of Hit Dice?
Brand new to D&D 5e and trying to wrap my head around the accumulation and spending of Hit Die. My understanding is that:
Hit Die are used to determine your character's Max HP
Hit Die are gained ...
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Can a simulacrum from the Simulacrum spell use hit dice to recover hit points during short rests?
The simulacrum from the simulacrum spell is a partially-real "illusory duplicate of one beast or humanoid" – which, if damaged, can be repaired in an alchemical laboratory.
In our game, my ...
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Can a homebrew classes starting hit points be higher than it's hit dice? [closed]
So I was wonder if I could make a class that's starting hit points were higher than it's hit dice?
Hit points
Hit Dice: 1d10 per ______ level
Hit Points at 1st level: 12 + your Constitution modifier
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How would optional re-rolling of all hit dice on leveling up affect average hp?
I am considering a homebrew rule that would give players the option on leveling up to re-roll all of their hit dice (excluding their first level) instead of only rolling their new hit die when ...
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Can Sidekicks take the average on the Hit Die to determine the max HP increase when they level up?
Reading through the new rules for Sidekicks in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (p. 142), it seems like they must roll for HP when they level up. Am I understanding this right? Or can I use Monster ...
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How much max HP should the Demilich have?
The demilich statblock on Monster Manual page 48 says:
Hit Points 80 (32d4)
but outside of the statblock, the demilich's description on the next page says:
Undead Nature. A demilich doesn't ...
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Do Monsters gain Maximum HP when they gain Hit Dice?
Player Characters gain hit points each time that they level up in addition to a corresponding increase in maximum health points.
What about monsters though? If a monster gains hit-dice, does it also ...
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Can spent hit die give a character hit points beyond their maximum?
In D&D 5e can hit die spent during a short rest increase a character's hit points beyond their maximum number of hit points, thus giving then temporary hit points?
Example: Jed the 2nd level ...
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How much on average does the Durable feat increase the number of Hit Points gained when spending Hit Dice?
There are other similarly mathy questions on this site such as "How much damage does Great Weapon Fighting add on average?" and "Are features that allow −5 to attack to get +10 to damage ...
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How do the Durable and Dwarven Fortitude feats interact?
How do the Durable and Dwarven Fortitude feats interact?
While the Durable feat (PHB, p. 166) states that you gain a minimum of double your Constitution modifier from using your Hit Dice to heal, the ...
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How do creatures spend Hit Dice after a short rest (if they can do so)?
I know that enemies can take both short rests and long rests, because there is at least one enemy which recover one of its features after a rest. See the Cloaker (Monster Manual, p. 42):
Phantasms (...
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Where are the rules for using hit dice to heal in 5th edition?
I have read questions that allude to spending hit dice on healing in 5th edition, and seen twitch streams of games where this mechanic is employed, but have not been able to find it in the Dungeon ...
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When healing during a short rest, what happens if the total of my hit die roll plus my Constitution modifier is 0 or less?
The question's been asked before elsewhere, but for lack of an authoritative answer:
If a character has a sufficiently small constitution score, it's conceivable that, when they use a hit die to heal ...
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Hit dice vs Hit Points [closed]
Old 1E player now getting back into 5E. What are HIT DICE? I understand hit points and a 3rd level player has rolled 3 times for HP ( I do like the MAX at first level and then roll option) but what ...
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Do you get max hit dice value + CON towards HP when you first dip into another class?
When first starting a character your given full value on the class hit die + your constitution modifier, e.g. a first level monk's HP die is 1d8+con, lets say 2 for this example, which gives him 10 ...
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If I roll a low Hit Die, can I use the fixed value instead?
In D&D5, players have the choice of rolling their Hit Dice or using a fixed average value instead:
Each time you gain a level, you gain 1 additional Hit Die. Roll that Hit Die, add your ...
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