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When a gnoll vampire assumes its hyena form, do its HP change?
I'm rather confused by the statblock for the Gnoll Vampire. The statblock states that:
Its statistics, other than its size and speed, are unchanged.
If this is the case, why is it specified later on ...
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Will an undead companion naturally recover Hit Points?
Here is the background. So, I am playing in a campaign where I have a homebrew spell with allows me a Zombie-like companion (basically a Zombie with additional HPs).
If I cast the spell every 8 ...
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How many vampire bites are undone by one casting of Greater Restoration?
A vampire's bite deals 10 necrotic damage1 and also reduces the target's maximum hit points by the same amount. Suppose I am at full health with 50 hit points, and a vampire bites me twice. My maximum ...
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Vampire bite HP drain not healing after long rest
I'm playing in my first campaign as a Way of the Long Death Monk, currently level 6, and we're running Storm King's Thunder. I've been loving it, and everyone's been great including the DM, but I've ...
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How does the Life Drain ability of the Wraith and Specter interact with temporary hit points?
Wraiths have the Life Drain action; on a hit, it forces the target to make a Con save to avoid having their max HP reduced:
The target must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or its hit ...
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What happens to Constitution bonus to HP when becoming a Lich?
I was about to Theorycraft a Wizard PC with the final goal to become a Lich but I am unsure about what happens to the bonus given from stats to HP.
When in Human form it comes from Constitution, but ...
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Are undead and creatures immune to charm excluded from the HP count of Sleep?
From the spell description:
Sleep (...) Creatures within 20 feet of a point you choose within range are affected in ascending order of their current hit points (ignoring unconscious creatures). ...
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When a creature's type changes to undead, what happens to its hit points?
When applying a template like necropolitan (Libris Mortis 114-5) that changes a creature's type to undead (and its Hit Dice to d12s), does the creature's hp total change retroactively due to its new ...
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How does the Sleep spell interact with undead?
The sleep spell description (PHB, page 276) says to roll 5d8 to determine the total HP of creatures that can be affected, starting from the lowest hit points. Undead and creatures immune to charm are ...
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Constitution bonus to HP for a necropolitan
In 3.5, players can take the template Necropolitan. This makes them undead, they lose a level, but gain various benefits.
Since undead have no constitution score, what happens to their hit-points ...
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