The character regains hit points equal to the total (minimum of 0). The player can decide to spend an additional Hit Die after each roll. A character regains some spent Hit Dice upon finishing a long rest, as explained below.
How does spending hit dice work?
To use a Hit Die, you “spend” it — you roll it and add the result plus your Con modifier to your current HP². Once you’ve spent a die from your pool, you can’t use it again until you’ve “regained” it — which happens when you take a long rest.
How long do temporary hit points last?
PHB, 198: When you have temporary hit points and take damage, the temporary hit points are lost first, and any leftover damage carries over to your normal hit points… Unless a feature that grants you temporary hit points has a duration, they last until they’re depleted or you finish a long rest.
How many hit dice can you use per short rest?
A character can spend one or more Hit Dice at the end of a Short Rest, up to the character’s maximum number of Hit Dice, which is equal to the character’s level.
How many hit dice per short rest?
What’s the difference between hit dice and hit points?
Healing restores Hit Points to the pool. Hit Dice are how you get Hit Points. Hit Dice are rolled at each level, and your value on the roll is how many Hit Points you gain (plus whatever applicable bonuses). Thus, the total number of Hit Dice you have is equivalent to your Level.
What’s the difference between hit points and damage points?
Hit Points are a pool of damage-soaking ability: damage deducts Hit Points from your total until you are dead. Healing restores Hit Points to the pool.
What happens to Your Hit Dice during a long rest?
One of the most important of these is the healing you receive during a short rest: you can “spend” Hit Dice to heal (rolling the Hit Die + your Constitution modifier, and receiving that much healing), which you slowly regain (namely, half your total Hit Dice are recovered with each long rest).
When do you get Your Hit points back in D & D?
If the rest is interrupted by a period of strenuous activity—at least 1 hour of walking, fighting, casting Spells, or similar Adventuring activity—the characters must begin the rest again to gain any benefit from it. At the end of a long rest, a character regains all lost Hit Points.
