This week I wanted to do something different and share a fun little side project I put together! A bit of backstory: I've recently begun playing Dungeons and Dragons with some friends and think it's awesome, and going through the trouble of learning how to determine my character's HP at each level was some combination of humorous and frustrating. When I figured out the math, I decided to really solidify the concept and save future me some time in the process... and so the D&D Max Hit Points Calculator was born!

I built the Calculator as a Windows Form Application and it is quite simple and easy to use (and would be a fun learning project for anyone getting into C#). Simply enter your character's current max HP (or 0 if it's a new level 1 character) into "Current Max HP", put your Constitution modifier value into "Const Modifier", and click Roll after selecting the hit die your class was designated to generate your rolled die value. Click Calculate Max Hit Points and voila - the math's been done for you! The "Current Max HP" value will even update, making rolling for multiple levels a snap.

Here's a link to the source code: D&D Max Hit Points Calculator. You are welcome to use this project for whatever you'd like (except selling or distributing it, obviously). Feel free to learn with it, copy and tweak it, use it for your own D&D games, or even comment/email me with suggestions (r_soderberg@yahoo.com).

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