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Max HP

fanestfanest Member Posts: 15
edited September 2012 in Archive (Feature Requests)
Will we have IWD like tick box somewhere in the settings so that we can get max hp or will i have to modify this myself?

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  • O_BruceO_Bruce Member Posts: 2,790
    Optional max HP option would be nice. Note that I said "optional".
  • AurenRavidelAurenRavidel Member Posts: 139
    @ZelgadisGW I agree. Optional's the key word here. Although I'd wager the majority of BG gamers are currently re-rolling via savegames when their HP rolls are bad. It's one of the aspects of 2nd Edition rules which is just terrible - your 9th level fighter could conceivable have less HP than his 9th level thief counterpart if his luck is bad enough.
  • O_BruceO_Bruce Member Posts: 2,790
    @AurenRavidel True, but I prefer taking risk to playing easy way. Besides, it's boring when your beloved party always looks the same, don't you think?
  • AurenRavidelAurenRavidel Member Posts: 139
    I *do* like having some variety with the HP totals of various classes, yes. I just think the variety should be a bit smaller. Perhaps something more along the lines of.

    Wizards 1d2+2 hp/level
    Thieves 1d3+3 hp/level
    Priests 1d4+4 hp/level
    Warriors 1d5+5 hp/level

    Rolling 1hp for levelups, especially at lower levels, is just too punishing.
  • fanestfanest Member Posts: 15
    well if u are planning co-op rerolling via savegames is practically out of the question cuz it ruins gameplay thats why i think this really should be optional in settings;

    btw AurenRavidel i like your idea :D but its D&D rules so ....
  • O_BruceO_Bruce Member Posts: 2,790
    It's not punishing, it's reallity. You have to adjust to it. Sometimes, you roll big, sometimes small. It's natural.
  • lansounetlansounet Member Posts: 1,182
    Lower difficulty settings before levelling up, on normal and lower you get max hp. Reset to core rules (or whatever difficulty you're playing on) after level up.
  • AurenRavidelAurenRavidel Member Posts: 139
    Ehhh...not sure it's reality, Zelg. I mean, your 18/00 Str, 15 Con Fighter rolls a 1 for hp at first level and his halfling thief comrade with 16 Con rolls max hp. So now you've got Frodo with 8 hp and a big, hulking warrior with 2 hp. I guess you could always RP him as having brittle bone disease...

    Anyways, I'd like to see the max hp feature as an option.
  • fanestfanest Member Posts: 15
    @lansounet hmm i never tried this tbh, although i played through 5 times :P
    i hope this diff changing doest affect anything else?
  • O_BruceO_Bruce Member Posts: 2,790
    On first level you got maximum HP. Always. I guess you haven't played vanilla BG1 for a while, I am right? :)

    Oh, I'm just saiyan'. Have this max HP as an toggable option. That way the most people would be happy.
  • lansounetlansounet Member Posts: 1,182
    @fanest Here's the BG2 string for difficulty slider
    This slider controls the difficulty level of the game. The settings are as follows: INSANE (far right): all monsters do double damage. HARD (middle right): All monsters do 50% more damage CORE RULES (middle): Baldur's Gate 1 rules apply NORMAL (middle left): All hit point rolls are maximum, characters cannot permanently die, all spells learned automatically, monsters do three quarters damage NOVICE (far left): Same as Normal mode and the monsters only do half damage.

    You can change it at anytime. So as I said above, you can just bring it down for level-up and back up after.
  • fanestfanest Member Posts: 15
    thx alot i guess i will resort to this solution then if there wont be toggable option.
  • bigdogchrisbigdogchris Member Posts: 1,336
    edited September 2012
    I can see why some people would want to play on Core Rules but also want max HP per level, thus the need for a check box so you don't have to toggle difficulty. I'm still up in the air on whether or not I want max HP's per level. I see it as being overpowered but at the same time this is a video game and there are many more enemies to fight than what you would see in PnP.
  • AurenRavidelAurenRavidel Member Posts: 139
    ZelgadisGW said:

    On first level you got maximum HP. Always. I guess you haven't played vanilla BG1 for a while, I am right? :)

    Oh, I'm just saiyan'. Have this max HP as an toggable option. That way the most people would be happy.

    No I have. Sorry, I was thinking less of BG and more of AD&D 2nd Edition rules at this time. Max hp was an optional rule at level 1 in that game. :)
  • OssiaNOssiaN Member Posts: 16
    +1
  • SedSed Member Posts: 790
    I like that people refer to reality when talking about AD&D rules...
  • SchneidendSchneidend Member Posts: 3,190
    A checkbox would be excellent. I want to play on Core so monsters deal full damage, but I also want max HP. It would be nice to not have to micromanage.
  • IntoTheDarknessIntoTheDarkness Member Posts: 118
    edited November 2012
    sorry, misposted.
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