hit point

Definitions

1. A unit of damage, used to specify the amount of damage a character or object can withstand before it is defeated or destroyed.
2. In ray tracing, the point in a scene at which a ray strikes an object.

Equivalents

Examples

“You can bestow keys, gems, torches and powders, and restore⟳ gold, food and hit points. Hit points and experience⟳ points can be increased to a maximum of 9999, although you'd better be careful.”

“All characters have⟳ "hit points" that increase⟳ as they traverse the dungeon performing their brave deeds (unless they're smitten by some monster).”

“Damage⟳ reduces the monster's hit points; if the monster's hit points drop to 0, it's defeated.”

“The in/out status for the hit point⟳ is determined by examining the loop which has the subelement (edge or vertex) closest to the hit point⟳.”

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