How do you increase your max hp's over the course of the campaign?
Wish?
Some other type of quest?
Any ideas for those that want to increase max hp's due to crappy rolls? Has this happened in any other game variations that we know? And if so, is it a bit munchkin or is it realistic enough to incorporate?
Keep up the good work.
Posted by: Patience | April 27, 2009 at 11:47 AM
The problem with the XP sacrifce is that it is not even across classes. A thief could well afford to sacrifce a little XP for HP, but a fighter has to slog so hard for levels, he is less likely to see the value.
Posted by: Pan | November 11, 2008 at 11:17 AM
Hmmm yeah all those ideas are pretty worthy of consideration! Necromantic blood sacrifice is my favourite.
In mechanics terms, what about an "xp sacrifice" - xp is a tough one to give away, but for permanent hp's, could be worthwhile.
Posted by: TheDM | November 11, 2008 at 08:21 AM
Is the "manual of health" a 2nd ed item? You know, one-shot book you read that pumps your con (or other stat).
Seems like an Ioun Stone type ability. Dark mauve dodecahedron. +8 max hps.
What about some sort of nasty necromantic blood sacrifice type spell?
Or a druidic ritual that links your life force with that of the earth or sumpfin.
What about the "Life-Gem". Created at the same time as the Soul-Gem. Get sucked into it (after solving gem related mysteries), then get your party mates to figure out a way to get you out and BAM all future hp rolls are maximised automatically.
Or some sort of chemically induced booster. Call it "Ice" for lack of a better name. 2d12 temporary hitpoints. Expensive, and some, you know, mild side effects.
Posted by: Owen | November 11, 2008 at 04:20 AM
That sounds like something better done as a customisation for the particular character, rather than a generic set of rules open to everyone.
I like the idea of each character being able to develop certain idiosyncrasies that nobody else has or necessarily even knows about.
Posted by: TheDM | November 07, 2008 at 09:31 PM
What about the possibility of prestige classes when characters reach 'name' level? If Pan wanted to be a Spymater for instance? There is not any real scope for advancement after you hit name level. Could we build a rule about this?
Posted by: Jason | November 07, 2008 at 02:46 PM
100 push ups every morning....or has that been done before?
Posted by: Pan | November 06, 2008 at 07:14 PM