Because temporary hit points are separate from your actual hit points, they can exceed your hit point maximum. A character can, therefore, be at full hit points and receive temporary hit points. Healing can’t restore temporary hit points, and they can’t be added together.
Does chill touch prevent temporary hit points?
An effect in D&D that prevents you from regaining hit points doesn’t stop you from gaining temporary hit points. …
Does resistance apply temporary hit points?
Temporary hit points work the same as normal hit points, with the exception that you can’t heal them. Resistance or vulnerability is applied to the damage first, and then it applies to your HP, regardless of if it is permanent or temporary HP.
Do temporary hit points affect concentration?
Temp hit points still count as damage and you take concentration checks when you take damage.
Are temporary hit points good?
Think of temporary hit points as a secondary HP. Once you gain some temp HP you treat it as you would your HP. It can absorb damage and you mark down how much of it you have left after you take a hit. In this sense, it’s mechanically the same.
Does chill touch Stop regeneration?
Chill touch does, indeed, stop the target it hits from regaining hit points. #DnD. @JeremyECrawford is Chill Touch intended as a full counter to any creature that has health regeneration, say…
Does chill touch work on vampires?
Neither mention “healing” – it’s “regain”. Therefore, IMO, chill touch does the damage and prevents the vampire regenerating (until the start of the caster’s next turn).
Does losing temp HP count as damage?
Yes (Likely). According to 5e designer and official rules expert Jeremy Crawford, “When temporary hit points absorb damage for you, you’re still taking damage, just not to your real hit points.”
