Spell based Temporary HP and Feat / Trait based Temporary HP -- stack?????


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I get there is a general concept that two bonuses of the same type do not usually stack, so you can't stack up Temporary HP from multiple castings of False Life or other spells, taking the superior roll or best duration is all you get. But, I cannot find anything about coming from two different sources.

Specifically, I have a player of a sorcerer with the Sun Blessed trait. When healed, any excess HP from the healing becomes temps for 1 minute up to a maximum based on level per day (in her case, 10HP). If already under a False Life or Aid spell and cured - activating her Sun Blessed feat ability - or vice versa, my player contends the Temporary HP should stack, coming from two different sources and two different ways (spell/spell-like & Supernatural Trait/Feat). I can't find anything that disputes that. It also seems to make sense logically with the way the trait works.

Are they right?

https://www.d20pfsrd.com/traits/magic-traits/sun-blessed/

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2bz2p wrote:

I get there is a general concept that two bonuses of the same type do not usually stack, so you can't stack up Temporary HP from multiple castings of False Life or other spells, taking the superior roll or best duration is all you get. But, I cannot find anything about coming from two different sources.

Specifically, I have a player of a sorcerer with the Sun Blessed trait. When healed, any excess HP from the healing becomes temps for 1 minute up to a maximum based on level per day (in her case, 10HP). If already under a False Life or Aid spell and cured - activating her Sun Blessed feat ability - or vice versa, my player contends the Temporary HP should stack, coming from two different sources and two different ways (spell/spell-like & Supernatural Trait/Feat). I can't find anything that disputes that. It also seems to make sense logically with the way the trait works.

Are they right?

https://www.d20pfsrd.com/traits/magic-traits/sun-blessed/

Apparently, they do stack:

Relevant FAQ


Temp HP does stack, it's just very rare that anything ever has multiple different sources of temp hp, even for PCs with access to special spells and abilities.

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