What does it mean to have a Constitution score
of 3 in old the school game?
Mechanically, it means you get one fewer Hit
Point (or worse) per level, but always at least one. And more often than
you would like, it's gonna be one! So you're going to have to spend your
career playing turtle a lot. In fact, you're almost assuredly destined to
play the Magic User, because none of the classes who engage in melee will live
very long with so few Hit Points.
Qualitatively, it means you get sick a
lot! You never feel well. You complain a lot because you hurt a
lot. If someone is going to catch a disease in the party, you can bet
it's going to be you! Save or Die poisons and diseases are particularly
deadly to you. You're not going to survive being turned into a newt - you
won't be getting better!
But why would you have a CON of 3? Most
people with a low CON score would have died already. Maybe you got the Pox or
the Plague or the Rattle, but you were one of the "lucky" ones to
survive. Maybe you are a drug addict or smoker - that would be fun to roleplay
even if it's no good in real life.
What do you think a CON 3 could mean?
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