Damage & Recovery

Damage rolls always involve rolling a d20 to determine where the hit landed. Below is the hit location tables for humanoids.

D20	Location	Poise
20	Any	-
18-19	Head	3
10-17	Body	4
6-9	Arms	4
1-5	Legs	5

Wound Threshold

Your Endurance Rank set's your Wound Threshold, which is how much damage you can sustain before becoming wounded.

Damage	Effect
< Rank	Staggered
= Rank	1 Wound
2x Rank	2 Wound
3x Rank	3 Wounds

Staggered

Staggering occurs whenever you take damage, regardless of its severity. It represents a temporary disruption, such as being knocked off balance or interrupted. While Staggered, you cannot move or utilize active defenses and begin each of your turns with a Vigor Check:

Successes	Outcome
0	You are still Staggered
1	You are no longer Staggered but cannot move or take any offensive action this turn
2	You are no longer Staggered and take your turn as normal

Wounds

Wounds represent an injury to your person that hinders your ability to function, such as a cut or broken bone. Each Wound you suffer increases your Burden by 2.

Knockout (KO)

Whenever a Wound causes a body part to reach or exceed its maximum Wound level, make a Vigor:

Successes	Outcome
0	Instant death for hits to the head or chest; otherwise, a death speech is allowed
1	You awake 1d6 hours later with a Permanent Wound to the affected area
2	You awake 1d6 hours later

Permanent Wounds

A Permanent Wound functions just like a Wound but never heals naturally with rest.

If a body part ever becomes fully inflicted with Permanent Wounds, you die.

Coup De Grace

An attack against a helpless opponent may target any location and be lethal if the attacker desires.

Recovery

After resting for a number of weeks equal to your Wounds, make a Vigor check. You recover 1 Wound for each Success.

Resting means you take on no physical activity beyond eating, sleeping, and conversing with people.