Anyone else notice that all of the new NPCs have a 14 CON? Is there some sort of numerological significance that I'm not quite picking up on here? As for Hexxat,
I'm surprised she has a CON score at all, since she's undead
They didn't buff them in BGII? Dafuq. I figured they'd all get a boost for BGII since all of the BG1 NPCs that got into BGII did. Weird.
Made sense back in the day when they buffed Jaheira for instance, but I don't really feel like the new NPC's really were so lacking that they needed a buff. Particularly since they get new items during their quests that help them out.
They didn't buff them in BGII? Dafuq. I figured they'd all get a boost for BGII since all of the BG1 NPCs that got into BGII did. Weird.
Made sense back in the day when they buffed Jaheira for instance, but I don't really feel like the new NPC's really were so lacking that they needed a buff. Particularly since they get new items during their quests that help them out.
I think Neera could've used a Con boost. Possibly Rasaad because his stats are garbage (though he's going to be powerful in BGII just by being a Monk, regardless of stats). Dorn yeah, I'll agree with you he doesn't need a buff.
Anyone else notice that all of the new NPCs have a 14 CON? Is there some sort of numerological significance that I'm not quite picking up on here? As for Hexxat,
I'm surprised she has a CON score at all, since she's undead
Constitution = body build, how fit the NPC is, muscles etc. Why undeads shouldn't have CON at all? I've noticed the 14 CON on new NPCs in the first game. Kivan is the only vanilla NPC in the 2 BG games in the "14 CON club" too
Dorn's low Con got to me for a while; I finally picked up the Belt of Fortitude and he feels like a real tank now. For the first few hours, CHARNAME (sorcerer with 16 Con) actually had more HP than either of my two tanks (Dorn and Jaheira).
Maybe in BGEE it's to tempt you to use the CON tome on them. Or to give you the chance that if you use any item that improves CON on them, you'd get some tangible results.
Con sounds like fat by that definition, because if you're all fit and ripped, a strike easily goes straight to your nerves. Gladiators for example were not ripped, they had a protective fat layer so they could suffer flesh wounds easier.
Hell, big muscles suit your (and my) definition of strength quite fine, but they're not a measurement of endurance, which we attribute to constitution. People who lift a ton (literally) have huge muscles, but marathon runners are wiry. Large muscles can lift more in one go, but suck terribly at repetitively lifting something light.
Check http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Constitution you could also read http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Undead_Type just to check all the things undead are immune to due to not having a con score; not having a metabolic system. I realize this is third edition but I doubt undead changed much between the editions, and the answer to the OP's Hexxat dilemma is: Because in BG2(EE) you die if any stat hits 0.
Marathon is not exactly about endurance. Let's take football (soccer) players. Which players are more endure stocky (dwarfs 19) or thin (elfs 17)? Or STR - how hard they hit the ball. Ibrahimovich (halforc 19) vs Neymar (halfling 17).
Undeads... Well, vampires are not ordinary undeads. They can speak, feel, their brain is functioning and they use blood (what they drink) for metabolism. They do have a metabolic system. If they don't get blood - they'll die nice and slowly.
Con sounds like fat by that definition, because if you're all fit and ripped, a strike easily goes straight to your nerves. Gladiators for example were not ripped, they had a protective fat layer so they could suffer flesh wounds easier.
Hell, big muscles suit your (and my) definition of strength quite fine, but they're not a measurement of endurance, which we attribute to constitution. People who lift a ton (literally) have huge muscles, but marathon runners are wiry. Large muscles can lift more in one go, but suck terribly at repetitively lifting something light.
Check http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Constitution you could also read http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Undead_Type just to check all the things undead are immune to due to not having a con score; not having a metabolic system. I realize this is third edition but I doubt undead changed much between the editions, and the answer to the OP's Hexxat dilemma is: Because in BG2(EE) you die if any stat hits 0.
Constitution is how resistant your body is to shocks to the system. A sword through the shoulder is a shock to your system, and how well you recover from that, and how quickly, reflects upon your constitution. Strength determines your musculature and ability to exert force. It is possible to have a character who is physically weak, but extremely resilient, likewise physically strong, but fragile.
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Damn, my impulse control sux >.<
I've noticed the 14 CON on new NPCs in the first game.
Kivan is the only vanilla NPC in the 2 BG games in the "14 CON club" too
I do prefer to have max con for HP rolls (16 for non fighter classes), and max dex for AC, but then thats just a powergaming thing.
And STR is might and brute force.
STR is when YOU hit, your power.
CON is when SOMEBODY hits you, your resistance.
Hell, big muscles suit your (and my) definition of strength quite fine, but they're not a measurement of endurance, which we attribute to constitution. People who lift a ton (literally) have huge muscles, but marathon runners are wiry. Large muscles can lift more in one go, but suck terribly at repetitively lifting something light.
Check http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Constitution you could also read http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Undead_Type just to check all the things undead are immune to due to not having a con score; not having a metabolic system. I realize this is third edition but I doubt undead changed much between the editions, and the answer to the OP's Hexxat dilemma is: Because in BG2(EE) you die if any stat hits 0.
Let's take football (soccer) players. Which players are more endure stocky (dwarfs 19) or thin (elfs 17)?
Or STR - how hard they hit the ball. Ibrahimovich (halforc 19) vs Neymar (halfling 17).
Undeads... Well, vampires are not ordinary undeads. They can speak, feel, their brain is functioning and they use blood (what they drink) for metabolism. They do have a metabolic system. If they don't get blood - they'll die nice and slowly.
Now I'm just wondering how exactly the body builds resistance to system shock? 'cause if I understand that, hit points are gonna make sense at last.