Health

Health is the amount of life a character has left. When the player loses all health, it dies. Depending on the difficulty level set upon world-creation, different things happen upon death.

Damage
Enemies may deal damage to the player. Not all enemies deal damage on contact; some may also shoot projectiles, which cause damage, or spawn minions to deal damage for the enemy. The amount of damage dealt may be kept to a bare minimum by wearing Armour, and killing the enemies.

Starvation
For more information about the hunger mechanics, see Hunger.

The player may also lose health because the player's hunger bar has depleted. When this happens, the player loses 1 HP over time. The only way to counteract this is by eating regularly and by not letting the hunger bar deplete through those means.

Debuffs
There are currently two debuffs in Forsaken Isle that decrease your Health.

Poisoned
Poisoned is a debuff inflicted on the player by the Small Spider[unofficial] Snake[unofficial]. Poisoned may also be caused by eating Raw Meat, Raw Spider Meat or Raw Chicken. The poisoning debuff causes the player to lose 1 HP over time. The icon displayed to the right of this will be shown on the top-right corner of the screen. The Poison Elixir may remove Poisoned.

Bleeding
Bleeding is a debuff inflicted on the player by the Bat[unofficial]. The bleeding debuff causes the player to lose 2 HP over time. This debuff may be removed if you consume a (Cloth) Bandage.

Burning
Burning is a debuff inflicted on the player by the Pyromancer[unofficial], or by swimming in Lava. The burning debuff causes the player to lose 1 HP over time. This debuff doesn't last too long, but may easily be renewed, so a player might want to consume an Obsidian Potion, which grants Obsidian Skin, preventing you from getting the Burning buff.

Regaining Health
Unlike similar games, health doesn't regenerate over time in Forsaken Isle, so one must heal him/herself.

Consumption
One may choose to heal by means of consumption. The player may consume healing items, like Potions of healing, Bandages or Cloth Bandages.

Buffs
There's currently one buff in Forsaken Isle capable of restoring lost health.

Regeneration
The regeneration buff is inflicted on the player by consuming a Bandage or a Cloth Bandage. It slowly regenerates the player's health. It is advised to only consume a bandage whilst the regeneration buff is not in effect, as the buff doesn't stack, but instead, the old buff is discarded in favour of the new one.

Equipment
There's currently one equipment that can heal the player over time.

Ring of Regeneration
When worn, the Ring of Regeneration grants +1 hp regen. This effect stacks, and if you wear multiple Rings, your hp regen goes up.

Increasing Max Health
Since 0.9.4, you may increase your max health by 20 (one heart) by consuming a. These potions may be found in chests underground or obtained by killing the Minotaur. Your health may be increased from the default 100 to the max 300 HP.