Argyle at 08:06, 9 May 2005

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'''Hit points''' are a common [[game mechanic]] for tracking [[damage]]. It is often abbreviated as '''HP'''.

In games which use hit points, a [[character]] has a certain number of hit points when she is at full health as determined by various game-specific factors such as [[class]] and [[level]]. This total is reduced as the character sustains [[damage]] in battle. When the character's hit points are reduced to zero, the consequences vary. In some games, this represents character death. In others, it means merely being knocked out. Some games have a negative hit points buffer that represent a character's ability to survive such incapacitating wounds, provided medical attention can be obtained.

Hit points are used by ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' and most [[d20 System]] games, among others.

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Argyle at 08:06, 9 May 2005