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Calculating Hitpoints

Discussion in 'Baldur's Gate (Classic)' started by Aldeth the Foppish Idiot, Feb 8, 2008.

  1. Aldeth the Foppish Idiot

    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot Armed with My Mallet O' Thinking Veteran

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    I'm usually pretty good at this, but a current tri-class has me a bit stumped. I'm playing a fighter-mage-cleric with a 10 in constitution (so no bonus) and at the start of the game I have 7 hps. I'm trying to figure out the breakdown, but I'm not sure how the rounding works. With no con bonuses the level 1 starting hitpoints would look like this:

    fighter - 10/3 = 3 1/3
    cleric - 8/3 = 2 2/3
    mage - 4/3 = 1 1/3

    Which actually total to 7 1/3 so I understand why it's 7. The question really becomes what I'll get on level ups. When I level as a fighter, will it be theoretically possible to get 4 hps, or will the maximum be 3 hps? Will the cleric be able to get 3 hps just like the fighter or will the maximum be 2? Will the mage always get only 1 hp per level no matter what?
     
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    Fly2tHeSkY Southern Comfort Veteran

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    I went through the game a couple of times with a F/M/T and I'm pretty sure you only get 1 at a level up..

    AFAIK the cleric would be able to get 3 hp per level but you probably have to try a few times I'm guessing.
     
    Fly2tHeSkY, Feb 9, 2008
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  3. Ziad

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    If the game rounds to the nearest integer then it would make sense that fighter=3, cleric=3 and mage=1. That adds up to 7 as well, and it seems that's how things were calculated for the first level. The only way to be sure would be to do some testing with the game.
     
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    I read somewhere the game actually keeps track and rounds the total down. If true than on occasion you will see another point added as the fractions add to a whole.

    I just can't remember where I read it at....
     
    T2Bruno, Feb 9, 2008
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  5. Aldeth the Foppish Idiot

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    That actually seems realistic from what I'm observing. I've noticed that the cleric levels - which went up first - tend to only give me 2, whereas the fighter levels have always given me 3 - perhaps there are some added 1/3 in there that I keep benefitting from. I haven't seen the mage get more than 1 though.

    I think I may try a few test cases with a fighter-thief with a 17 in constitution that should give a plethora of 1/2 hitpoints upon levelling.
     
    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot, Feb 11, 2008
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