I had played DnD for 2 decades but stopped at the 4th Ed and am super stoked about this Pathfinder RPG. We are in the process of creating characters and one player had a question which I could not find an answer to in the book.
Do characters start with max HP per their HD as in 3.5 (Fighter HD 10 gets 10 HP + CON bonus) or do starting characters roll their HD at first level?
This is not a big deal as I made a call but would like to know if there is something official.
Thanks, Carl
I had played DnD for 2 decades but stopped at the 4th Ed and am super stoked about this Pathfinder RPG. We are in the process of creating characters and one player had a question which I could not find an answer to in the book.
Do characters start with max HP per their HD as in 3.5 (Fighter HD 10 gets 10 HP + CON bonus) or do starting characters roll their HD at first level?
This is not a big deal as I made a call but would like to know if there is something official.
Thanks, Carl
Max HP.
Player characters, and only player characters, get maximum hit points for their first hit die. This does not apply to monsters, Animal Companions, Special Mounts, Eidolons, cohorts, followers, NPCs, or anything else except the actual PCs.
I say this just so the rule is exactly stated. I've seen people who thought animal companions got the maximized hit points, for example.
Thank you for the imput. Does it state this anywhere in the actual book though? I assumed what you have stated but want to know if I missed it.
Thank you for the imput. Does it state this anywhere in the actual book though? I assumed what you have stated but want to know if I missed it.
You can find it on page 12 in the core book, at the bottom of the page.
Note that as usual, you can adopt any variant rule about HP (starting and for further levels) you want.