====== Hit Points ======

// "Everyone knows what this is." // -- Illwinter

{{:abilities:profuse_bleeding.png?nolink }} **Hit Points** (or "HP") are a measure of how easy a unit is to kill. At zero HP or lower, it’s dead... unless it has the "Undying" [[bless#death-effects|Bless]], or one of those [[shapechanger|alternate forms]], or something.

Dominions uses both a hit-point system and an area-damage system for reflecting harm done to units. "Damage" generally refers to the loss of HP, though; [[Afflictions]] refer to the mangling and maligning of parts.  (Damage can also refer to counters being added to the target, such as with "[[Fatigue]] Damage" or "[[Paralysis]] Damage", but no matter.) Whether or not a hit causes an Affliction is largely determined by how much **<color #ed1c24>HP Damage</color>** the hit did, proportional to the target's maximum HP.

Maximum HP also determines the strength of [[Regeneration]].

===== Stat Examples =====

^  The Example Monster  ^  Their HP  ^
|  Most ??Swarm?? Summons   |  1  |
|  A Hoburg or ??Markata??  |  5  |
|  A ??Longdead?? (skeletal) human  |  5  |
|  A [[vaettiheim-la|Vaetti]] goblin  |  8  |
|  A ??Wolf??  |  8  |
|  A female human civilian  |  9  |
|  A very bookish human Mage   |  9  |
|  **The average human male**  |  10  |
|  A ??Man at Arms?? or ordinary ??Knight??  |  11  |
|  A [[pelagia-ea|Pelagian]] Triton or an [[atlantis-ma|Atlantian]]  |  12  |
|  A ??Barbarian??  |  13  |
|  A ??Soulless?? (zombie) human  |  15  |
|  A top-of-the-line human without magic  |  16  |
|  A ??Bandar?? or ??Great Ape?? (Size 4)  |  18  |
|  An average ??War Horse??  |  20  |
|  A typical Giant (Size 6) with some combat training  |  33  |
|  A ??Great Bear??  |  40  |
|  A ??Dai Oni?? or ??Sheshai Anakite?? (Size 7 humanoid)  |  50  |
|  A Size 6 ??Water Elemental??  |  61  |
|  A wild ??Elephant?? (Size 9)  |  61  |
|  A typical [[Pretender God|Pretender]] Titan, Size 8  |  80  |
|  A typical [[Pretender God|Pretender]] Titan, Size 9  |  90  |
|  The weakest ??Tree?? that blocks your path  |  105  |
|  A ??Hill Giant??  |  106  |
|  A typical [[Pretender God|Pretender]] Monster with [[flying|wings]], Size 10  |  125  |
|  A typical [[Pretender God|Pretender]] Monster without wings, Size 10  |  150  |
|  A ??Siege Golem??  |  165  |
|  A ??Tarrasque??  |  245  |
|  A ??Tartarian Monstrum??  |  310  |
|  ??Kurgi - Slave to Unreason??  |  404  |
|  A ??Monument??  |  500  |

Note how the [[Mindless]] (like Trees) generally have pretty high HP for their size. They can't go into shock due to pain, after all. The [[Undead]] are in a similar situation; except for the Longdead, anyway, which are "brittle" and can be knocked over into piles.

===== Example Damage Scores =====
Just to give a sense of how much damage a unit will be taking, if [[Defence Skill]] fails and there's no [[Protection]] or Resistance in the way:

^  Example Attack  ^  Damage (without DRN)  ^
|  A ??Frog?? bite  |  1  |
|  Maximum damage from a Whip  |  1  |
|  Strain from avoiding a [[Trampler|Trample]]  |  1  |
|  Being blown back by a Size 4 ??Air Elemental??  |  5  |
|  Weak [[Poison-damage|Poison]]  |  5  |
|  A ??Black Hawk??'s Talons  |  6  |
|  A stone fired by a {{path>E1}} mage's ??Flying Shards??  |  7  |
|  A single spark from ??Fire Flies??  |  8  |
|  A ??Hoburg Militia?? stick-poke  |  9  |
|  Collateral damage from a meteor (via ??Gifts from Heaven??)  |  10  |
|  An projectile from a human ??Archer?? or ??Crossbowman??  |  11  |
|  An ??Archer??'s Dagger strike  |  12  |
|  ??Frozen Heart?? via a {{path>W3}} mage  |  12  |
|  A human ??Militia??-man's Spear-poke  |  13  |
|  A ??Lightning Bolt?? from a {{path>A3}} mage  |  15  |
|  Strong Poison  |  15  |
|  A Broad Sword strike from a human  |  16  |
|  Being stepped on by an ??Elephant??  |  16  |
|  A Great Sword slash from a human  |  21  |
|  A ??Flare?? from a {{path>F3}} mage  |  22  |
|  A {{path>A3}} mage's ??Thunder Strike?? (main hit)  |  26  |
|  An Anakite Sword strike from an ??Ahiman Anakite??  |  30  |
|  "Death" Poison  |  35  |
|  A Battleaxe swing from a ??Garmhirding??  |  37  |
|  A {{path>F3}} mage's ??Pillar of Fire?? (main hit)  |  38  |
|  A Maul hit from a ??Duiu of Farming??  |  42  |
|  A {{path>D3F1}} mage's ??Bane Fire?? (main hit)  |  55  |
|  "The Deadliest Poison" from ??The Sharpest Tooth??  |  75  |
|  A direct hit from a meteor  |  150  |
|  "Instakills"  |  999  |