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| − | When a character suffers injury, | + | When a character suffers an injury, he takes '''damage'''. Damage can be caused by the actions of foes in combat, bad luck, or naturally occurring hazards. Whereas ''harm'' is a term used to represent a weapon's lethality, ''damage'' represents the extent of a character's sustained injuries. |
| − | You make a [[Guard]] check to resist lethal injuries | + | Bodily trauma can be inflicted using any of the following methods, however, some creatures may be resistant or immune to one or more of them. |
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| + | * ''Bludgeoning'' damage results from the impact of a solid object, which causes blunt trauma. Hammer, meet nail. | ||
| + | * ''Piercing'' damage is caused by thrusting attacks with pointed objects, which inflict deep penetration wounds. Organ perforation, impalement, the works. | ||
| + | * ''Slashing'' damage follows chopping or slicing attacks with edged objects, which deliver wide incised wounds… or amputations. | ||
| + | * ''Crushing'' damage results from an application of heavy force, which compresses the body like a tube of toothpaste. | ||
| + | * ''Burning'' damage is the product of acute exposure to extreme temperature, voltage, radioactivity, or corrosiveness. Accident-free for zero days. | ||
| + | * ''Draining'' damage comes from the depletion of vital resources: profuse hemorrhaging, desiccation, or energy-sucking alien parasites. | ||
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| + | You make a [[Guard]] check to resist lethal injuries. See the ''Guard'' entry in ''Chapter 6: Skills''. The amount of incoming damage minus the result of your Guard check equals the amount of HP lost. When a character reaches 0 HP, he falls comatose. When a character drops below 0 HP, he dies. Cry you may, but die you must. | ||
| + | <noinclude>[[Category:Damage]]</noinclude> | ||
Latest revision as of 18:13, 12 March 2022
When a character suffers an injury, he takes damage. Damage can be caused by the actions of foes in combat, bad luck, or naturally occurring hazards. Whereas harm is a term used to represent a weapon's lethality, damage represents the extent of a character's sustained injuries.
Bodily trauma can be inflicted using any of the following methods, however, some creatures may be resistant or immune to one or more of them.
- Bludgeoning damage results from the impact of a solid object, which causes blunt trauma. Hammer, meet nail.
- Piercing damage is caused by thrusting attacks with pointed objects, which inflict deep penetration wounds. Organ perforation, impalement, the works.
- Slashing damage follows chopping or slicing attacks with edged objects, which deliver wide incised wounds… or amputations.
- Crushing damage results from an application of heavy force, which compresses the body like a tube of toothpaste.
- Burning damage is the product of acute exposure to extreme temperature, voltage, radioactivity, or corrosiveness. Accident-free for zero days.
- Draining damage comes from the depletion of vital resources: profuse hemorrhaging, desiccation, or energy-sucking alien parasites.
You make a Guard check to resist lethal injuries. See the Guard entry in Chapter 6: Skills. The amount of incoming damage minus the result of your Guard check equals the amount of HP lost. When a character reaches 0 HP, he falls comatose. When a character drops below 0 HP, he dies. Cry you may, but die you must.
