Hit Point Comparison

👉 This page compares the starting hit points and hit point growth of all character classes and races in GnollHack.

❤️ Hit Points by Character Class

Character Class	Starting Hit Points	Hit Points Per Level	Avg. Con	Con HP Bonus
Archaeologist	11	+1d9 (avg. 5.0)	10	+1.5
Barbarian	17	+1d13 (avg. 7.0)	18	+5.5
Caveman	16	+1d13 (avg. 7.0)	16	+4.5
Healer	11	+1d8 (avg. 4.5)	12	+2.5
Knight	15	+1d12 (avg. 6.5)	15	+4.0
Monk	12	+1d9 (avg. 5.0)	14	+3.5
Priest	12	+1d8 (avg. 4.5)	13	+3.0
Rogue	10	+1d9 (avg. 5.0)	14	+3.5
Ranger	13	+1d10 (avg. 5.5)	14	+3.5
Samurai	13	+1d10 (avg. 5.5)	18	+5.5
Tourist	12	+1d7 (avg. 4.0)	15	+4.0
Valkyrie	14	+1d11 (avg. 6.0)	17	+5.0
Wizard	10	+1d7 (avg. 4.0)	13	+3.0

🔋 Hit Points by Race

Race	Starting Hit Points	Hit Points Per Level	Con Modifier	Con Modifier HP Bonus
Human	12	+1d3 (avg. 2.0)	+0	+0.0
Elf	10	+1d2 (avg. 1.5)	-2	-1.0
Dwarf	17	+1d4 (avg. 2.5)	+2	+1.0
Gnoll	13	+1d4 (avg. 2.5)	+1	+0.5
Orc	15	+1d4 (avg. 2.5)	+0	+0.0

📈 Hit Point Progression by Character Class

🏺 Archaeologist

Level	Human	Dwarf
1	24.0	30.0
2	33.0	40.5
3	41.0	50.0
4	50.0	60.5
5	58.0	70.0
6	67.0	80.5
7	75.0	90.0
8	84.0	100.5
9	92.0	110.0
10	101.0	120.5
11	109.0	130.0
12	118.0	140.5
13	126.0	150.0
14	135.0	160.5
15	143.0	170.0
16	152.0	180.5
17	160.0	190.0
18	169.0	200.5
19	177.0	210.0
20	186.0	220.5

🪓 Barbarian

Level	Human	Gnoll	Orc
1	34.0	36.0	37.0
2	49.0	51.5	52.5
3	63.0	67.0	67.0
4	78.0	82.5	82.5
5	92.0	98.0	97.0
6	107.0	113.5	112.5
7	121.0	129.0	127.0
8	136.0	144.5	142.5
9	150.0	160.0	157.0
10	165.0	175.5	172.5
11	179.0	191.0	187.0
12	194.0	206.5	202.5
13	208.0	222.0	217.0
14	223.0	237.5	232.5
15	237.0	253.0	247.0
16	252.0	268.5	262.5
17	266.0	284.0	277.0
18	281.0	299.5	292.5
19	295.0	315.0	307.0
20	310.0	330.5	322.5

🦴 Caveman

Level	Human	Dwarf	Gnoll
1	32.0	38.0	34.0
2	46.0	53.5	48.5
3	59.0	68.0	63.0
4	73.0	83.5	77.5
5	86.0	98.0	92.0
6	100.0	113.5	106.5
7	113.0	128.0	121.0
8	127.0	143.5	135.5
9	140.0	158.0	150.0
10	154.0	173.5	164.5
11	167.0	188.0	179.0
12	181.0	203.5	193.5
13	194.0	218.0	208.0
14	208.0	233.5	222.5
15	221.0	248.0	237.0
16	235.0	263.5	251.5
17	248.0	278.0	266.0
18	262.0	293.5	280.5
19	275.0	308.0	295.0
20	289.0	323.5	309.5

🧪 Healer

Level	Human	Gnoll
1	25.0	27.0
2	34.5	37.0
3	43.0	47.0
4	52.5	57.0
5	61.0	67.0
6	70.5	77.0
7	79.0	87.0
8	88.5	97.0
9	97.0	107.0
10	106.5	117.0
11	115.0	127.0
12	124.5	137.0
13	133.0	147.0
14	142.5	157.0
15	151.0	167.0
16	160.5	177.0
17	169.0	187.0
18	178.5	197.0
19	187.0	207.0
20	196.5	217.0

🛡️ Knight

Level	Human	Dwarf
1	31.0	37.0
2	43.5	51.0
3	56.0	65.0
4	68.5	79.0
5	81.0	93.0
6	93.5	107.0
7	106.0	121.0
8	118.5	135.0
9	131.0	149.0
10	143.5	163.0
11	156.0	177.0
12	168.5	191.0
13	181.0	205.0
14	193.5	219.0
15	206.0	233.0
16	218.5	247.0
17	231.0	261.0
18	243.5	275.0
19	256.0	289.0
20	268.5	303.0

🥋 Monk

Level	Human
1	27.0
2	38.0
3	48.0
4	59.0
5	69.0
6	80.0
7	90.0
8	101.0
9	111.0
10	122.0
11	132.0
12	143.0
13	153.0
14	164.0
15	174.0
16	185.0
17	195.0
18	206.0
19	216.0
20	227.0

⛪ Priest

Level	Human	Elf	Gnoll
1	27.0	24.0	28.0
2	36.5	32.0	39.0
3	46.0	40.0	49.0
4	55.5	48.0	60.0
5	65.0	56.0	70.0
6	74.5	64.0	81.0
7	84.0	72.0	91.0
8	93.5	80.0	102.0
9	103.0	88.0	112.0
10	112.5	96.0	123.0
11	122.0	104.0	133.0
12	131.5	112.0	144.0
13	141.0	120.0	154.0
14	150.5	128.0	165.0
15	160.0	136.0	175.0
16	169.5	144.0	186.0
17	179.0	152.0	196.0
18	188.5	160.0	207.0
19	198.0	168.0	217.0
20	207.5	176.0	228.0

🗡️ Rogue

Level	Human	Gnoll	Orc
1	25.0	27.0	28.0
2	36.0	38.5	39.5
3	46.0	50.0	50.0
4	57.0	61.5	61.5
5	67.0	73.0	72.0
6	78.0	84.5	83.5
7	88.0	96.0	94.0
8	99.0	107.5	105.5
9	109.0	119.0	116.0
10	120.0	130.5	127.5
11	130.0	142.0	138.0
12	141.0	153.5	149.5
13	151.0	165.0	160.0
14	162.0	176.5	171.5
15	172.0	188.0	182.0
16	183.0	199.5	193.5
17	193.0	211.0	204.0
18	204.0	222.5	215.5
19	214.0	234.0	226.0
20	225.0	245.5	237.5

🏹 Ranger

Level	Human	Elf	Gnoll	Orc
1	28.0	25.0	30.0	31.0
2	39.5	35.0	42.0	43.0
3	50.0	44.0	54.0	54.0
4	61.5	54.0	66.0	66.0
5	72.0	63.0	78.0	77.0
6	83.5	73.0	90.0	89.0
7	94.0	82.0	102.0	100.0
8	105.5	92.0	114.0	112.0
9	116.0	101.0	126.0	123.0
10	127.5	111.0	138.0	135.0
11	138.0	120.0	150.0	146.0
12	149.5	130.0	162.0	158.0
13	160.0	139.0	174.0	169.0
14	171.5	149.0	186.0	181.0
15	182.0	158.0	198.0	192.0
16	193.5	168.0	210.0	204.0
17	204.0	177.0	222.0	215.0
18	215.5	187.0	234.0	227.0
19	226.0	196.0	246.0	238.0
20	237.5	206.0	258.0	250.0

⚔️ Samurai

Level	Human
1	30.0
2	43.5
3	56.0
4	69.5
5	82.0
6	95.5
7	108.0
8	121.5
9	134.0
10	147.5
11	160.0
12	173.5
13	186.0
14	199.5
15	212.0
16	225.5
17	238.0
18	251.5
19	264.0
20	277.5

📸 Tourist

Level	Human
1	28.0
2	38.0
3	48.0
4	58.0
5	68.0
6	78.0
7	88.0
8	98.0
9	108.0
10	118.0
11	128.0
12	138.0
13	148.0
14	158.0
15	168.0
16	178.0
17	188.0
18	198.0
19	208.0
20	218.0

⚡ Valkyrie

Level	Human	Dwarf
1	31.0	37.0
2	44.0	51.5
3	57.0	66.0
4	70.0	80.5
5	83.0	95.0
6	96.0	109.5
7	109.0	124.0
8	122.0	138.5
9	135.0	153.0
10	148.0	167.5
11	161.0	182.0
12	174.0	196.5
13	187.0	211.0
14	200.0	225.5
15	213.0	240.0
16	226.0	254.5
17	239.0	269.0
18	252.0	283.5
19	265.0	298.0
20	278.0	312.5

🪄 Wizard

Level	Human	Elf	Orc
1	25.0	22.0	28.0
2	34.0	29.5	37.5
3	43.0	37.0	47.0
4	52.0	44.5	56.5
5	61.0	52.0	66.0
6	70.0	59.5	75.5
7	79.0	67.0	85.0
8	88.0	74.5	94.5
9	97.0	82.0	104.0
10	106.0	89.5	113.5
11	115.0	97.0	123.0
12	124.0	104.5	132.5
13	133.0	112.0	142.0
14	142.0	119.5	151.5
15	151.0	127.0	161.0
16	160.0	134.5	170.5
17	169.0	142.0	180.0
18	178.0	149.5	189.5
19	187.0	157.0	199.0
20	196.0	164.5	208.5

🧬 HP Calculation Formulas

This section explains the formulas used by the game engine to calculate starting hit points and level-up hit point progression.

Starting Hit Points

Starting hit points are determined when the character is created. They do not have a random component at character start (initialization random dice parameters are set to 0 for all classes and races).

$\text{Starting HP} = \text{Class Initial HP} + \text{Race Initial HP} + \lfloor \text{Con HP Bonus} \rfloor$

Where:

• $\text{Class Initial HP}$ is the starting infix field in the class's HP advancement configuration.
• $\text{Race Initial HP}$ is the starting infix field in the race's HP advancement configuration.
• $\text{Con HP Bonus}$ is the flat HP bonus per level derived from the character's starting Constitution.

Constitution HP Bonus

The Constitution HP bonus is applied at every experience level (including level 1) and is calculated using the following formula:

$\text{Con HP Bonus} = \max\left(-2.0, \frac{\min(25, \text{Con}) - 7}{2.0}\right)$

Where:

• $\text{Con}$ is the current Constitution score of the character (capped at 25).
• If $\text{Con} < 3$, the minimum bonus remains $-2.0$.
• The resulting bonus is a multiple of $0.5$ (e.g., $18$ Con yields a bonus of $+5.5$).

Hit Points Gained Per Level

Each time the character gains a level (from level 2 to level 50), they receive a random increase in hit points:

$\text{HP Gain} = \text{Class lofix} + \text{Race lofix} + \text{rn2}(\text{Class lornd} + \text{Race lornd} + 1)$

Where:

• $\text{Class lofix}$ and $\text{Race lofix}$ are the fixed minimum increases for the class and race, respectively (both are $1$ for all playable combinations).
• $\text{Class lornd}$ and $\text{Race lornd}$ are the random range parameters for the class and race.
• $\text{rn2}(M)$ generates a random integer in the range $[0, M - 1]$ with uniform probability.
• The average base gain per level is: $\text{Gain}_{\text{avg}} = \text{Class lofix} + \text{Race lofix} + \frac{\text{Class lornd} + \text{Race lornd}}{2.0}$

Total Expected Hit Points at Level L

At experience level $L$ (where $1 \le L \le 20$), the expected maximum hit points are:

$\text{Expected HP}(L) = (\text{Class Initial HP} + \text{Race Initial HP}) + (L - 1) \times \text{Gain}_{\text{avg}} + \lfloor \text{Con HP Bonus} \times L \rfloor$

ℹ️ Note: The floor truncation $\lfloor \dots \rfloor$ is applied directly to the total accumulated Constitution bonus (i.e. casting the float Con HP Bonus * L to an integer).