The Tavern

How are the hit dice used? I want to know mainly to make weaker versions of medium-strong creatures (like elves) and can't divine how it works from experimentation. Thanks!

-K

HD is the number of 'dice' rolled to determine the monster's HP (the number of sides on each is a different variable). It's also used in monster spell power calculations and in resisting a few effects.

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Type in "orc wizard hd:100" or something to see how it affects the stats.