▁track ▁of ▁their ▁experience ▁points ▁and ▁levels , ▁to ▁choose ▁which ▁equipment ▁their ▁characters ▁w ield , ▁and ▁to ▁use ▁items ▁and ▁magic . ▁A ▁character ' s ▁most ▁basic ▁attribute ▁is ▁their ▁level , ▁which ▁can ▁range ▁from ▁one ▁to ▁fifty , ▁and ▁is ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁character ' s ▁amount ▁of ▁experience . ▁G aining ▁a ▁level ▁increases ▁the ▁character ' s ▁attributes , ▁such ▁as ▁their ▁maximum ▁hit ▁points ▁( HP ), ▁which ▁represents ▁a ▁character ' s ▁remaining ▁health ; ▁a ▁character ▁dies ▁when ▁they ▁reach ▁zero ▁H P . ▁Char acters ▁gain ▁experience ▁points ▁by ▁winning ▁batt les . ▁ ▁Com bat ▁in ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁is ▁menu - based : ▁the ▁player ▁selects ▁an ▁action ▁from ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁options ▁such ▁as ▁Att ack , ▁Magic , ▁and ▁Item . ▁Batt les ▁are ▁turn - based ▁and ▁continue ▁until ▁either ▁side ▁fle es ▁or ▁is ▁defeated . ▁If ▁the ▁player ' s ▁party ▁wins , ▁each ▁character ▁will ▁gain ▁not ▁only ▁experience ▁but ▁also ▁money , ▁which ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁Gil ▁in ▁the ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁universe ; ▁if ▁it ▁fle es , ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁map ▁screen ; ▁and ▁if ▁every ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁party ▁dies , ▁the ▁game ▁will ▁be ▁over ▁and ▁all ▁uns aved ▁progress ▁will ▁be ▁lost . ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁to ▁show ▁the ▁player ' s ▁characters ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁screen ▁and ▁the ▁enemies ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁screen ,