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Hit Points
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Hit points represent a combination of physical and mental durability, the will to live, and luck. Creatures with more hit points are more difficult to kill. Those with fewer hit points are more
fragile.
A creature's current hit points (usually just called hit points) can be any number from the creature's hit point maximum down to 0. This number changes frequently as a creature takes damage or
Hit Dice
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Your hit points are determined by your Hit Dice (short for Hit Point Dice).
At 1st level, your character has 1 Hit Die, and the die type is determined by your class. You start with hit points equal
Temporary Hit Points
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Some spells and special abilities confer temporary hit points to a creature. Temporary hit points aren't actual hit points; they are a buffer against damage, a pool of hit points that protect you
from injury.
When you have temporary hit points and take damage, the temporary hit points are lost first, and any leftover damage carries over to your normal hit points. For example, if you have 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Hit Points Hit Points (HP) are a measure of how difficult it is to kill or destroy a creature or an object. Damage reduces Hit Points, and healing restores them. You can’t have more Hit Points than
your Hit Point maximum, and you can’t have less than 0. See also “Breaking Objects” and chapter 1 (“Damage and Healing”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Hit Points Hit Dice: 1d8 per artificer level Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per artificer level after 1st
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Hit Points Hit Dice: 1d10 per fighter level Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution modifier Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your Constitution modifier per fighter level after 1st
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Hit Points Hit Dice: 1d10 per ranger level Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution modifier Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your Constitution modifier per ranger level after 1st
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Hit Points Hit Dice: 1d8 per rogue level Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per rogue level after 1st
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Hit Points and Hit Dice Your character’s hit points define how tough your character is in combat and other dangerous situations. Your hit points are determined by your Hit Dice (short for Hit Point
Dice). At 1st level, your character has 1 Hit Die, and the die type is determined by your class. You start with hit points equal to the highest roll of that die, as indicated in your class description
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Hit Points and Hit Dice You gain the hit points from your new class as described for levels after 1st. You gain the 1st-level hit points for a class only when you are a 1st-level character. You add
together the Hit Dice granted by all your classes to form your pool of Hit Dice. If the Hit Dice are the same die type, you can simply pool them together. For example, both the fighter and the paladin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Hit Points and Hit Dice You gain the hit points from your new class as described for levels after 1st. You gain the 1st-level hit points for a class only when you are a 1st-level character. You add
together the Hit Dice granted by all your classes to form your pool of Hit Dice. If the Hit Dice are the same die type, you can simply pool them together. For example, both the fighter and the paladin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Hit Points A monster’s Hit Points are presented as a number followed by parentheses, where the monster’s Hit Point Dice are provided, along with any contribution from its Constitution. Either use the
number for the monster’s Hit Points or roll the die expression in parentheses to determine the monster’s Hit Points randomly; don’t use both. A monster’s size typically determines the die used to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Hit Points Hit points represent a combination of physical and mental durability, the will to live, and luck. Creatures with more hit points are more difficult to kill. Those with fewer hit points are
more fragile. A creature’s current hit points (usually just called hit points) can be any number from the creature’s hit point maximum down to 0. This number changes frequently as a creature takes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Hit Points Hit Points represent durability and the will to live. Creatures with more Hit Points are more difficult to kill. Your Hit Point maximum is the number of Hit Points you have when uninjured
. Your current Hit Points can be any number from that maximum down to 0, which is the lowest Hit Points can go. Whenever you take damage, subtract it from your Hit Points. Hit Point loss has no effect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Hit Points Hit Points (HP) are a measure of how difficult it is to kill or destroy a creature or an object. Damage reduces Hit Points, and healing restores them. You can’t have more Hit Points than
your Hit Point maximum, and you can’t have less than 0. See also “Breaking Objects” and “Playing the Game” (“Damage and Healing”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Hit Points Hit Dice: 1d8 per artificer level Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per artificer level after 1st
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Hit Points A creature usually dies or is destroyed when its hit points drop to 0. For more on hit points, see the Basic Rules.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Hit Points A monster’s Hit Points are presented as a number followed by parentheses, where the monster’s Hit Point Dice are provided, along with any contribution from its Constitution. Either use the
number for the monster’s Hit Points or roll the die expression in parentheses to determine the monster’s Hit Points randomly; don’t use both. A monster’s size typically determines the die used to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Hit Points Hit Dice: 1d8 per bard level Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per bard level after 1st
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Hit Points Hit Dice: 1d8 per cleric level Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per cleric level after 1st
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Hit Points Hit Dice: 1d8 per druid level Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per druid level after 1st
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Critical Hit If you roll a 20 on the d20 for an attack roll, you score a Critical Hit, and the attack hits regardless of any modifiers or the target’s AC. A Critical Hit lets you roll extra dice for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Hit Points A monster usually dies or is destroyed when it drops to 0 hit points. For more on hit points, see the Player’s Handbook. A monster’s hit points are presented both as a die expression and
as an average number. For example, a monster with 2d8 hit points has 9 hit points on average (2 × 4½). A monster’s size determines the die used to calculate its hit points, as shown in the Hit Dice by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Hit Points Hit Points represent durability and the will to live. Creatures with more Hit Points are more difficult to kill. Your Hit Point maximum is the number of Hit Points you have when uninjured
. Your current Hit Points can be any number from that maximum down to 0, which is the lowest Hit Points can go. Whenever you take damage, subtract it from your Hit Points. Hit Point loss has no effect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Hit Points Hit Dice: 1d10 per paladin level Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution modifier Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your Constitution modifier per paladin level after 1st
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Hit Points Hit Dice: 1d6 per wizard level Hit Points at 1st Level: 6 + your Constitution modifier Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d6 (or 4) + your Constitution modifier per wizard level after 1st
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Critical Hit If you roll a 20 on the d20 for an attack roll, you score a Critical Hit, and the attack hits regardless of any modifiers or the target’s AC. A Critical Hit lets you roll extra dice for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Hit Points An infernal war machine’s hit points can be restored by making repairs to the vehicle (see “Repairs”). When an infernal war machine drops to 0 hit points, it ceases to function and is
normal. Any damage that fails to meet or exceed the vehicle’s damage threshold is considered superficial and doesn’t reduce the vehicle’s hit points. Mishap Threshold If an infernal war machine takes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Hit Points Hit points represent a combination of physical and mental durability, the will to live, and luck. Creatures with more hit points are more difficult to kill. Those with fewer hit points are
more fragile. A creature's current hit points (usually just called hit points) can be any number from the creature's hit point maximum down to 0. This number changes frequently as a creature takes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Hit Points A monster usually dies or is destroyed when it drops to 0 hit points. A monster's hit points are presented both as a die expression and as an average number. For example, a monster with
2d8 hit points has 9 hit points on average (2 × 4½). A monster's size determines the die used to calculate its hit points, as shown in the Hit Dice by Size table. Hit Dice by Size Monster Size Hit Die
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Hit Points A stat block specifies a creature’s hit point maximum. In parentheses, the stat block also indicates the Hit Dice that were rolled to determined those hit points, plus the creature’s Constitution modifier multiplied by the number of Hit Dice.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Hit Points Hit Dice: 1d8 per artificer level Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per artificer level after 1st
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Hit Points Hit Dice: 1d12 per barbarian level Hit Points at 1st Level: 12 + your Constitution modifier Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d12 (or 7) + your Constitution modifier per barbarian level after 1st
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Hit Points Hit Dice: 1d8 per monk level Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per monk level after 1st
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Hit Points Hit Dice: 1d6 per sorcerer level Hit Points at 1st Level: 6 + your Constitution modifier Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d6 (or 4) + your Constitution modifier per sorcerer level after 1st