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Tutu: Monk Hitpoints

Discussion in 'BG2: Throne of Bhaal (Classic)' started by Late, Aug 14, 2006.

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    So, I just started a new game in BGTutu, my PC being a monk. I recall EasyTuTu had an issue with the starting hitpoints, and thus my level 1 monk ended up with 18 hp.

    I'm going to SK this, but I need to know a couple of things.

    1) What's a monk's hitdice? I read somewhere it was a priest's d8, but could someone confirm this?

    2) Does a monk get the +4 hitpoint bonus from CON 18 like warriors do, or does he get just +2?

    I tried to make a monk with the same stats in BG2, but apparently I didn't get max hitpoints even though I was on easy difficulty.

    If someone could shed some light on this, I'd be very grateful.
     
    Late, Aug 14, 2006
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    i think it's the d8 or d10.

    no plusses for 18 con, only upto 16 for all other classes than fighter
     
    Balle, Aug 14, 2006
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    Hmm. Looks like most google results count Monk as a priest so its d8. Thanks Balle.
     
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    It's d8 and a maximum con bonus of +2. Starting with 18 is very strange, as I don't even know how that would be calculated. Is it doing 2d8 with a +2 con bonus?
     
    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot, Aug 14, 2006
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    Hello -

    EasyTutu carried forward some starting HP issues from conventional Tutu, but fixed all of them (that I am aware of) as of the 21 May 2006 release.

    D8.

    +2.
     
    Macready, Aug 14, 2006
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    Felinoid Who did the what now?

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    On occasion with BG2 I've seen an extra level worth of HP (without CON bonus) added and had to SK it out. I'm not sure what causes it, but having a level 7 warrior with 19 CON and 115 HP was one result.
     
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    Extra hitpoints are a problem? :nuts:
     
    kuemper, Aug 14, 2006
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    You probably need them with the Monk anyway. Early Baldurs Gate 1 is hard enough anyway, but with no armour on? No thanks! I played with the idea of starting a Monk, but I bet you die at the first gibberling.
     
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    Perhaps if he was soloing, but he never mentions that he is, so I assume that he's taking a party along.
     
    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot, Aug 15, 2006
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    You would not necessarily die. I tried using a Tutu monk for a bit a fair while ago now, never finished it. However, at the start I managed to get Imoen killed (oops), so I accidentally soloed the first several parts of the game. Monks don't seem to be as bad in the first parts of BG as you'd expect.
     
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