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| − | '''Hit dice''' (or '''HD''') is roughly equivalent to a monster's level and gives the approximate [[hit points]] the monster has. Normal calculation for monster's HP is total of hit dice amount of 8-sided dice.
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| − | Exceptions<ref>[[Makemon.c#line918]]</ref> are [[golem]]s, [[rider]]s, special "fixed" HP monsters (which are usually uniques), adult [[dragon]]s, [[elemental]]s on their home planes, and HD:0 monsters.
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| − | When a monster is generated, the number of hit dice it gets can vary. Each monster type has a base HD allotment. If this is higher than the current dungeon level, its HD are decreased by one; otherwise, HD are increased by one-fifth the difference. Then, if its base HD are less than your current [[experience level]], they are increased by one-quarter the difference. This will never take the monster above 1.5 times its base HD (rounded down) or above 49. <ref>[[Makemon.c#line1362]]</ref>
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| − | When the player is [[polymorph]]ed into a monster, the status line shows <tt>HD</tt> instead of experience level. Player's hit points are also usually HD times d8. Exceptions<ref>[[Polyself.c#line432]]</ref> to this are [[golem]]s, adult [[dragon]]s, [[elemental]]s on their home planes, and HD:0 monsters.
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