New answers tagged hit-points
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Frame challenge: don’t let them benefit from a long rest at all.
The rules for a long rest say:
A long rest is a period of extended downtime, at least 8 hours long, during which a character sleeps for at least 6 hours and performs no more than 2 hours of light activity, such as reading, talking, eating, or standing watch. If the rest is interrupted by a ...
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The use of the word "reduces" in the example text of recalculating hit points (see Thomas Markov's answer) is unfortunate. I believe, but don't currently have rulings to support, that the ability only prevents loss of maximum hit points to effects that directly reduce that maximum, like the abilities of many life-draining undead, and that changes ...
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RAW, it prevents reduction of hitpoints from CON reduction.
The rules for calculating your maximum hitpoints say:
Or if you're 7th level and some effect lowers your Constitution score so as to reduce your Constitution modifier by 1, your hit point maximum is reduced by 7.
A reduction of your CON score leads to a reduction of your maximum hit points, which ...
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