Elf Wizard Favored Class Option

[Rhapsodic College Dropout]

I'm about to start playing in a campaign and I'm playing an elf wizard focusing in the Foresight school. I'm thinking of selecting the extra 1/2 usage of Prescience every level as opposed to the hit point. Are the rerolls at the beginning of every round better than the hit points?

[LazarX]

Rhapsodic College Dropout wrote:

I'm about to start playing in a campaign and I'm playing an elf wizard focusing in the Foresight school. I'm thinking of selecting the extra 1/2 usage of Prescience every level as opposed to the hit point. Are the rerolls at the beginning of every round better than the hit points?

The answers to that are more anecdotal than empirical. A lot depends on your party, your campaign, and your DM's style. There are going to be campaigns where that one measly hit point won't make a difference, and others where it might decide your survival.

[Whale_Cancer]

At a certain point, you end up with too much prescience. I have 10 uses a day, and I've never run out yet.

[The Chort]

It's a tough call; 5 prescience rolls vs. 10 HP? I know there will be times where you'd rather have the HP, but the prescience rolls are so cool...

Perhaps an important question:

Does your elf use a longbow? Or often use spells with attack rolls? Do you come across Spell Resistance often? Those are definitely considerations. The more uses beyond boosting your saving throws, the better!