I am very new to DnD and English is not my first language so please be gentle with me :D

I am about to play a Threadborn Bard which I am very excited about. I just ran across a problem: She is a construct. Which, usually I would be like "okay, fine, next problem". But Healing Word and Cure Wounds does specifically not work on constructs.

Mending is a cantrip and takes 1 minute which makes it useless in a fight. But I still have hit dice according to the DnD Beyond character sheet?

So my question is ... how can a threadborn heal or be healed?

There's no specific language in the 2024 versions of healing spells like cure wounds that says they don't work on constructs, and I don't think Threadborn have anything saying they aren't affected by healing spells. So you should be fine

Oh, we're playing the 2014 rules still :D And it says here:

As AntonSirius said, the 2024 Cure Wounds spell and similar spells (e.g. Healing Word or Heal) work on any creature type.

As already pointed out, that wasn't the case with the Cure Wounds and, for example, the other spells mentioned.

If I'm not mistaken, Threadborn is a playable species from The Crooked Moon book, so IMO, it makes sense to use the 2024 core rulebooks and spells.

EDIT: or maybe you could ask your DM to allow at least those updated spells.

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Oh, we're playing the 2014 rules still :D And it says here:

Cure Wounds

Player’s Handbook (2014), pg. 230

A creature you touch regains a number of hit points equal to 1d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier. This spell has no effect on undead or constructs.

As TarodNet suggested, the Crooked Moon sourcebook was made to be used with the 2024 rules. So there are going to be some conflicts if you try to drop a species or subclasses from it into 2014 rules

You should talk to your DM about making sure healing spells work on your character

Yea the 2014 rules where quite harsh on Constructs from a healing perspective, that's why the Warforged race/species are classed as Humanoid instead. And I agree with what the others have said, if your DM allows for a 2024 Construct species in the game then they should also allow for it to be healed just as any other PC would be.

Well, even when you're playing 2014 and you can't benefit from Cure Wounds etc., that only makes the game more interesting and balances the fact, that some spells like Charm Person, Hold Person, etc. don't work on you either! Healing Potions also work on "a character" (2014). There also are enough ways to regain HP or gain temp HP by Fate Gambler (obviously you're playing Crooked Moon, so you can take it), or a party member takes Healer, Inspiring Leader, etc. so don't worry. And, of course you can still heal others, since you're a Bard.

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Oh, we're playing the 2014 rules still :D And it says here:

Cure Wounds

Player’s Handbook (2014), pg. 230

A creature you touch regains a number of hit points equal to 1d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier. This spell has no effect on undead or constructs.

 

As TarodNet suggested, the Crooked Moon sourcebook was made to be used with the 2024 rules. So there are going to be some conflicts if you try to drop a species or subclasses from it into 2014 rules

You should talk to your DM about making sure healing spells work on your character

 The Crooked moon books have specifally been published for both 2024 and 2014 rules though. And in the character builder you should be able to choose it for both character creations aswell. 

Looking in both versions of the books I don't see any differences regarding creature type, and thus I must assume that it was intentional that they are a construct, and that this might mean you can't benefit from a lot of healing spells when playing with the 2014 rules. However, as others have said, you could always talk to your DM if he allows it.

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The Crooked moon books have specifally been published for both 2024 and 2014 rules though. 

The credits for the book just published on DDB say otherwise

This work includes material by Wizards of the Coast LLC ("Wizards") originally contained in System Reference Document version 5.1 and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. Any such material has been updated to reflect its 2024-25 equivalent version as accurately as possible by permission of Wizards.

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The Crooked moon books have specifally been published for both 2024 and 2014 rules though. 

 

The credits for the book just published on DDB say otherwise

This work includes material by Wizards of the Coast LLC ("Wizards") originally contained in System Reference Document version 5.1 and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. Any such material has been updated to reflect its 2024-25 equivalent version as accurately as possible by permission of Wizards.

 That might be true for the version that the compendium shows. However, I have the pdf's of both the 2014 and 2024 version in my mailbox saying that yes they have been published for both.

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The Crooked moon books have specifally been published for both 2024 and 2014 rules though. 

 

The credits for the book just published on DDB say otherwise

This work includes material by Wizards of the Coast LLC ("Wizards") originally contained in System Reference Document version 5.1 and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. Any such material has been updated to reflect its 2024-25 equivalent version as accurately as possible by permission of Wizards.

 That might be true for the version that the compendium shows. However, I have the pdf's of both the 2014 and 2024 version in my mailbox saying that yes they have been published for both.

Whether there's a 2014 version in pdf form doesn't really help someone making their character on this website

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I am very new to DnD and English is not my first language so please be gentle with me :D

I am about to play a Threadborn Bard which I am very excited about. I just ran across a problem: She is a construct. Which, usually I would be like "okay, fine, next problem". But Healing Word and Cure Wounds does specifically not work on constructs.

Mending is a cantrip and takes 1 minute which makes it useless in a fight. But I still have hit dice according to the DnD Beyond character sheet?

So my question is ... how can a threadborn heal or be healed?

All creatures have hit dice and almost all can heal. I unfortunately, do not have access to the 2014 stats (or the 2024 stats for that matter). The Autognomes from Spelljammer had special rules to be healed by the Mending cantrip, but that normally doesn't affect a Construct.

Check the Crooked Moon rules/spells. In addition:

• A potion of healing doesn't discriminate.
• Goodberry (Druid/Ranger Spell) works on everyone.
• Spare the Dying won't help with death saving throws, but Medicine or a Healer's Kit will.
• Get Temporary Hit Points any way you can. These work just fine with Constructs.
• During a Short Rest, you can use your Hit Dice to heal. After a Long Rest, you regain all lost Hit Points. See the section on Resting (2014).

What class/subclass are you playing and what level are you starting at?

Aid (both the 2014 and 2024 versions) also works on everyone.

Yeah, there are some healing 2014 spells that work on any creature type. A few examples not yet mentioned for the OP:

• Aura of Life
• Aura of Vitality
• Heroes' Feast
• Life Transference (XGtE)
• Regenerate
• Vampiric Touch (well... healing spell... you know what I mean :D)

EDIT: I used the 2024 tooltips, sorry. Fixed.

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I am very new to DnD and English is not my first language so please be gentle with me :D

I am about to play a Threadborn Bard which I am very excited about. I just ran across a problem: She is a construct. Which, usually I would be like "okay, fine, next problem". But Healing Word and Cure Wounds does specifically not work on constructs.

Mending is a cantrip and takes 1 minute which makes it useless in a fight. But I still have hit dice according to the DnD Beyond character sheet?

So my question is ... how can a threadborn heal or be healed?

 Was just looking through the book and noticed the following variant rule that you could also use to remove these issues (and possible other ones):

Variant: Humanoid Creature Types

Several of the species presented here are creature types other than Humanoid, such as the ghoulish, Undead graveborn. These type differences reinforce the unusual nature of these species, but they also come with concerns that can make these species more powerful than others. Not being a Humanoid makes a character immune to the Charm Person spell, for example. Conversely, it potentially makes them susceptible to other effects, such as the Protection from Evil and Good spell. If the GM or players are uncomfortable with these deviations from standard species, changing the creature type to Humanoid solves the dilemma, while the species’ other traits preserve their narrative.