and the character currently has 8. Resting (by pressing 
              's', '.', Del) will slowly restore hit points; for longer 
              resting use '5' or Shift-Num-5.

              and the character currently has 8. Usually, you regain 
              hit points slowly over time. Pressing '5' or Shift-Num-5 
              lets you wait for a longer period.

Pool:         This is different to all the other figures you can see in 
              the stat area. The Pool is a highly fluctuating number
              ranging between 0 and 20000. It is increased whenever you
              gain some experience (usually by killing monsters). It is
              decreased by all sorts of action and does train these
              actions that way. Having an eye on the Pool is important
              if you want to train specific skills. See Section E for
              more details.

              does directly affect your evasion score (EV).

              does directly affect your evasion score (Ev).

Armour Class: Also called AC; when something injures you, your AC 
              reduces the amount of damage you suffer. The number next 
              to your AC is a measure of how good your shield (if any) 
              is at blocking attacks. In both cases, more is better.

Armour Class: Abbreviated to "AC". When something injures you, your AC 
              reduces the amount of damage you suffer.
Shield:       Abbreviated to "Sh". This number is a measure of how good
              your shield (if any) is at blocking attacks.

Evasion:      Also called EV, this helps you to avoid being hit by 

Evasion:      Abbreviated to "Ev". This helps you to avoid being hit by 

              For Armour Class, Shield and Evasion, more is better.

Gold:         This is how much money you're carrying. Money adds to your 
              final score and can be used to purchase items in shops.

Sometimes characters will be able to use special abilities, e.g. the
Naga's ability to spit poison, or the magical power to turn invisible 
granted by a ring. These are accessed through the 'a' command.

Monsters within your field of vision are listed on a special panel, the
monster list. Single monsters also get indicators of their health status
in the form of a coloured box, and also on effects they enjoy or suffer
from.
Sometimes characters will be able to use special abilities, e.g. the
Naga's ability to spit poison, or the magical power to turn invisible 
granted by a ring. These are accessed through the 'a' command.

magic points, and spell levels.

magic points, and spell levels. Whenever you are curious about the 
total amount of experience accumulated so far, or how much experience
is needed to advance to the next level, press 'E' or '%'.

Additionally, the experience you gain goes into your experience pool. 
This pool of points is used up whenever you practise a skill. These 

Additionally, the experience you gain goes into your Pool which is 
shown next to the Experience level. The Pool is capped at 20000 points.
This pool pf points is used up whenever you practise a skill. These 

adventurer might need in the dungeons. They range from different weapon 

adventurer might need in the dungeons. They range from different weapon

several additional activities like Dodging or Stabbing. See Appendix 3 

several additional activities like Dodging or Stabbing. See Appendix 3

$       gold            (picking up takes no turns)

$ Gold
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Gold can be used to buy items should you run across shops. (Shops do 
not buy, by the way.) There are also a few more esoteric uses for gold.
Gold coins do not have any weight in Crawl, and picking up some coins 
does not take a turn.
Whenever you pick up gold, your total wealth is shown as well. Should 
you want to have a glance at your finances at some other opportunity,
pressing '%' allows you to do so.

Evasion modifier. All armours with EV penalty of 0 or -1 are considered 

Evasion modifier. All armours with Ev penalty of 0 or -1 are considered 

Below the amount of carried gold, the stats area has room for showing
the enchantments which you currently enjoy or have to suffer. Quite
generally, these are only shown for temporary effects. So a Kenku's
native flying ability is not noted, and neither is the effect of a ring
of regeneration. Here is a list of these, as some are abbreviations or 
may not be obvious:

The stats area has room for showing the enchantments which you currently 
enjoy or have to suffer. Quite generally, these are only shown for 
temporary effects. So a Kenku's native flying ability is not noted, and 
neither is the effect of a ring of regeneration. Here is a list of these,
as some are abbreviations or may not be obvious: