Question for anyone that's had a chance to look through the new MM: I've seen several stat blocks that reduce maximum HP with attacks, nothing new. I don't think a single one of the stat blocks I have read so far gives any indication on when this reduction to max HP ends though. Is there a paragraph in the introduction of the book that lines out when reductions to max HP come to an end and I just missed it (entirely possible, I more or less skipped the intro)?
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A Long Rest is a period of extended downtime—at least 8 hours—available to any creature. During a Long Rest, you sleep for at least 6 hours and perform no more than 2 hours of light activity, such as reading, talking, eating, or standing watch.
During sleep, you have the Unconscious condition. After you finish a Long Rest, you must wait at least 16 hours before starting another one.
Benefits of the Rest. To start a Long Rest, you must have at least 1 Hit Point. When you finish the rest, you gain the following benefits:
Regain All HP. You regain all lost Hit Points and all spent Hit Point Dice. If your Hit Point maximum was reduced, it returns to normal.
Ability Scores Restored. If any of your ability scores were reduced, they return to normal.
Exhaustion Reduced. If you have the Exhaustion condition, its level decreases by 1.
Special Feature. Some features are recharged by a Long Rest. If you have such a feature, it recharges in the way specified in its description.
A Long Rest is a period of extended downtime—at least 8 hours—available to any creature. During a Long Rest, you sleep for at least 6 hours and perform no more than 2 hours of light activity, such as reading, talking, eating, or standing watch.
During sleep, you have the Unconscious condition. After you finish a Long Rest, you must wait at least 16 hours before starting another one.
Benefits of the Rest. To start a Long Rest, you must have at least 1 Hit Point. When you finish the rest, you gain the following benefits:
Regain All HP. You regain all lost Hit Points and all spent Hit Point Dice. If your Hit Point maximum was reduced, it returns to normal.
Ability Scores Restored. If any of your ability scores were reduced, they return to normal.
Exhaustion Reduced. If you have the Exhaustion condition, its level decreases by 1.
Special Feature. Some features are recharged by a Long Rest. If you have such a feature, it recharges in the way specified in its description.
Question for anyone that's had a chance to look through the new MM: I've seen several stat blocks that reduce maximum HP with attacks, nothing new. I don't think a single one of the stat blocks I have read so far gives any indication on when this reduction to max HP ends though. Is there a paragraph in the introduction of the book that lines out when reductions to max HP come to an end and I just missed it (entirely possible, I more or less skipped the intro)?
On a Long Rest.
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Long Rest
A Long Rest is a period of extended downtime—at least 8 hours—available to any creature. During a Long Rest, you sleep for at least 6 hours and perform no more than 2 hours of light activity, such as reading, talking, eating, or standing watch.
During sleep, you have the Unconscious condition. After you finish a Long Rest, you must wait at least 16 hours before starting another one.
Benefits of the Rest. To start a Long Rest, you must have at least 1 Hit Point. When you finish the rest, you gain the following benefits:
Regain All HP. You regain all lost Hit Points and all spent Hit Point Dice. If your Hit Point maximum was reduced, it returns to normal.
Ability Scores Restored. If any of your ability scores were reduced, they return to normal.
Exhaustion Reduced. If you have the Exhaustion condition, its level decreases by 1.
Special Feature. Some features are recharged by a Long Rest. If you have such a feature, it recharges in the way specified in its description.
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There are exceptions for example the Mummy Lord inflicts a curse that causes the max hp reduction at each long rest until the curse is removed.
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When does the maximum hp reduction from the Mummy Lord become reversed?
You cast Remove Curse or Greater Restoration then take a long rest.
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