Can somebody please explain to a non-gamer type

[Davey]

Haha @ filburt1.
That's basic.
It's simple, but I think I'm more of an RPG nerd... *cough*FF Freak*cough*.

• Level: This is the level of the character. The level goes up one when the EXP required is reached (by fighting enemies and whatnot). As you'd imagine, the higher the level you are, the more EXP you have to get to the next level.
• HP: Hit points. This is how much health the character has. As their level increases, so does their HP. When an enemy attacks, he takes HP away from the character. This can be regained in most cases, though (healing, inns, etc.).
• EXP: Experience Points. Say you are level 1, you have to gain 100/100 experience points to get to level 2, 170/170 experience points to get to level 3, 250/250 experience points to get to level 4, etc. You get experience by attacking (depending upon the RPG you are playing of course).

And that's about it.
Xenon was close but as an RPG nerd I don't think that was a good enough explanation . Good try though Xenon .

Dave.