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A character's '''hit points''' (or '''HP''') reflect their current healthiness and durability, and are displayed in an X/Y format; the X shows your current hit points, while the Y shows your maximum. [[Monster]]s and a wide variety of other effects will all reduce your current HP, but this [[Regeneration rate|recovers over time]] unless you are [[sick]].

==Damage==
If at any time your character's current HP reaches 0 or lower, you [[death|die]] and your game is over. You can avoid this by resting between battles, quaffing [[potions of heal wounds]] or [[potion of curing|curing]], or using any of the more exotic [[healing]] methods available.

Be very careful if you ever see the message, "Ouch! That really hurt!" pop up - it occurs after you've lost over 50% of your max HP in a single attack.

==Regeneration==
''Main Article: [[Regeneration rate]]''

Characters which are not [[sick]] or under [[Inhibited Regeneration]] will naturally recover health over time.

==HP modifiers==
From [[Dungeon Crawl]] [[Stone Soup]] in-game documentation:
{{#invoke:Apt|skill_table|Hit Points}}

Each point is equal to 10% maximum HP.

==Modifying Max HP==
===Forms===
The following forms will change your maximum HP:
{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:0; padding:0;"
! Spell || Modifier
|-
| [[Serpent Form]] || 1.2
|-
| [[Statue Form]] || 1.3
|-
| [[Dragon Form]] || 1.5
|-
| [[Tree Form]] || 1.5
|-
|}

If are in a [[talisman]] form and do not have the minimum Shapeshifting skill, you get an HP penalty. The penalty is <code>1 - (Skill_min - Skill_current)/10</code> (min. x0.1).

===Statuses===

*[[Berserk]] will multiply your current and maximum HP by 1.5. [[Hat of the Bear Spirit|Bearserk]] multiplies it by 2.
*[[Drain]] will reduce max HP proportionally to its strength.
*[[Elyvilon]]'s Divine Vigor increases your max HP temporarily by your Invocations.

===Mutations===

*Gaining the [[Robust]] [[mutation]] increases your max HP by 10% per rank, while [[Frail]] decreases it.
*Gaining the [[Rugged Brown Scales]] mutation increases your max HP by 3/5/7% (determined by rank).

===Items===

*The [[Rings of the Octopus King]] give you +2 HP.

===Permanent===
Your permanent max HP only changes under rare circumstance:
*Leveling up:
**Gaining an [[experience]] level.
**Improving your [[Fighting]] skill will increase max HP.
*Casting [[Borgnjor's Revivification]] permanently reduces your max HP by a small amount, determined by spell power.
*Running out of time on the [[Zot clock]] permanently reduces your max HP by 16.6% of the current value.

The formula is:
Max HP = (Racial Mod.) * (Mutations Mod.) * (Forms Mod.)
* (8 + 11*XL/2 + Fighting*XL/14 + (1+Fighting*3)/2)

==History==
*In [[0.29]], the Zot clock would only apply drain instead of permanent HP reduction. Prior to this, the Zot clock instantly killed you upon running out.
*Prior to [[0.26]], [[rot]] existed, lowering maximum HP temporarily, like [[Drain]] does now. However, it could be cured with a [[potion of heal wounds]] or [[potion of curing]].
*Prior to [[0.14]], backgrounds had a small effect in the calculation of the player's hit points.

[[Category:Stats]]

Hit points - Revision history

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