Newbie says Hai!

I've read these forums for a few months and these boards seem to be nice and friendly. Yay! I do have a question. . . when you look at a monsters stats(?), you know the page that lists the HP and MP and stuff, What do those numbers mean? The defense numbers and magic attack numbers and the others. . . what do they mean to my character? :f6:

Thanks for looking and answering.