Alternate Hit Point System?

[Major Ross]

Currently, the ST attribute governs how many hits / damage your character can take before being killed or knocked unconscious (0 Strength) where negative strength equals “death”. However, for some reason I found a bunch of TFT characters that I made previously, that each have a NEW attribute called “HP” or Hitpoints. I haven’t played in awhile so I can’t remember why I used that new attribute.

Each character that has this new Hitpoint attribute (HP) has a value of their ST plus 3. I tried searching thru all my Hexagram’s 1-9 and the TFT Companion Book for more context behind that rationale, but no luck.

Does anyone here know which variant this reflects, where you build a character and then take their Strength (ST) and add 3 to equal their hit points?

Thanks!!

[hcobb]

My current understanding of dying vs dead (YMMV):
(Would it be helpful to walk through each bit in the source text?)

https://www.hcobb.com/tft/house_rules.html#Death

[Major Ross]

Thank you hcobb! I will review your link. So, is everyone using their base ST attribute for their hit points? Or are you using a different system that looks at your ST and then adds a fraction of the ST value to a new Hit point attribute?

Thanks!

[Shostak]

My groups all use ST to represent Hit Points, as per rules as written.

[Major Ross]

Thank you for confirming, Anthony!

[hcobb]

Note that Dying is new in Legacy edition, giving each figure a "reserve" of at least several additional points beyond their own ST where Physickers and healing potions (or maybe just resting it out?) can save them. In Classic edition hitting zero ST was a major bummer in the very best of cases. (But at least it's easy to write up your next character.)

[Shostak]

Originally Posted by Major Ross

Does anyone here know which variant this reflects, where you build a character and then take their Strength (ST) and add 3 to equal their hit points?

That's new to me. But, there are other threads related, such as this one over on the house rules subforum.