d4 Thieves

In classic D&D, the hit die for thieves is a d4. That seems kind of harsh until you look at the XP progression. In the Skylands campaign, most of the party is second level. The mage and elf are still first. The thieves are third

So, here’s how it shapes up. The Skyland columns take into account that we’re doing max hp at first level.

Class	hp	average	Skyland hp	Skyland average
Fighter	2d8	9	8+d8	12½
Cleric	2d6	7	6+d6	9½
Elf	1d6	3½	6	6
Mage	1d4	2½	4	4
Thief	3d4	7½	4+2d4	9

So, if the thieves have hp totals rivaling the clerics. If they used d6 for hit dice, they’d be in fighter hp ranges.