Inspire HP and Temp HP Question

[pittfan050]

Good Evening,

 

I have a question about Inspire HP and Temp HP.

Does Inspire HP (IHP) stack on top of any Temp HP (THP) PCs may have from other features, items or circumstances or must the PCs choose between IHP or THP?

[spamandtuna]

The Inspire feat on page 45 only ever refers to them as temporary hit points.  According to page 123, temporary hit points do not stack.  If you have THP and receive more, you choose which one to keep.  If you choose to forego your Inspire HP, you lose the associated benefits of any inspiration feats as well.

Where it gets weird, though, is the Enduring Inspirations feat on page 98, which reads like maybe that specific roll is meant to be added?  Otherwise, what’s the point of saying you can have more than the max number for your Inspire die?  If it didn’t add, you’d never be able to have more than the number you roll anyway…

Edited December 18, 2021 by spamandtuna

[pittfan050]

Ok thank you!

[spamandtuna]

Oooh, I see.  Enduring Inspriations is a roll of the tension die.  That second line caps the result when your tension level outsizes your inspiration die.

Since it's still THP, you'd be able to choose either your existing Inspire HP or the new roll, but this time you'd keep your inspiration feat benefits either way.