Items that grant Con

[ekarney]

One of my players is buying +Con items with his starting gold, assuming he purchased the items at his current level (12) would he gain retroactive hitpoints? I can't seem to find an official ruling on this, but I'm also not quite desperate enough to run through the DMG cover to cover.

[Mr Adventurer]

Yes, your hit points change to match your current Constitution score. If a Wraith drains your Con, for example, you also lose hit points from your total.

[Yanisa]

It's in your Players Handbook, in the chapter about ability scores.

Here the d20srd quote and link (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/theBasics.htm#constitutionCon).


If a character’s Constitution score changes enough to alter his or her Constitution modifier, the character’s hit points also increase or decrease accordingly.

[ekarney]

It's in your Players Handbook, in the chapter about ability scores.

Here the d20srd quote and link (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/theBasics.htm#constitutionCon).


Oh, thank you! I just wasn't sure if +Con items worked differently.

[AWiz_Abroad]

One of my players is buying +Con items with his starting gold . . .


So, something I am going to pass along, a lesson from my very first attempt to DM a 3.5 campaign. Nearly all items that give a +Con are enhancement bonuses that do not stack. There are other bonus types obviously, but they typically are exceptionally expensive, and custom items.

Just so you know

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