Injuries

Hit Points allow you to suffer otherwise lethal damage as trivial scuffs and bruises. However, when you run out, attacks can do far worse than scar you.

When you suffer damage, and you are reduced to "negative" Hit Points, you must immediately "trade in" the negative Hit Points for an injury.

You have three thresholds:

Minor injury threshold: 25% of max hp
Major injury threshold: 50% of max hp
Critical injury threshold: 100% of max hp

When you suffer an injury, its category is determined by these thresholds. For example, if a given attack exceeds your Major threshold, but not your Critical threshold, then it is a Major injury.

To determine the effects of an injury, use the tables below.

Minor Injuries

All minor injuries cause +1 Bleeding Out.

Roll (2d6)	Hit Location	Injury	Result
2	Head	Temporary blindness	Blinded until injury is removed
3	Head	Minor concussion	-50% movement, any action besides slow movement causes nausea for 1d6 rounds
4	Head	Facial scar	No mechanical effect.
5	Neck	Bleeder	Double bleeding effect.
6-8	Center of Mass	Scar	Just a flesh wound, but it will leave a scar.
9	Upper Leg	Flesh Wound	-25% movement penalty.
10	Upper Arm	Flesh Wound	4 Str and Dex damage.
11	Lower Leg	Flesh Wound	-25% movement penalty.
12	Lower Arm	Flesh Wound	4 Str and Dex damage.

Major Injuries

All major injuries cause +5 Bleeding Out.

Roll (2d6)	Hit Location	Injury	Result
2	Head	Damaged eye	Eye is blinded.
3	Head	Major concussion	You remain conscious, but you are unable to take actions besides assisted movement.
4	Head	Severed ear	Ear is severed. (Can be reattached by a skilled surgeon)
5	Neck	Bleeder	Double bleeding effect.
6	Gut	Gut Wound	You are wracked (Fort negates each round). Lasts until stabilized.
7	Chest	Broken Rib	If you move (beyond 50%) or take violent action, you are wracked for 2d6 rounds.
8	Shoulder	Shoulder Disabled	Your shoulder (and the attached arm) is useless until stabilized, and minimally effective until the injury is healed.
9-10	Leg	Leg Disabled	Leg is useless.
11-12	Arm	Arm Disabled	Arm is useless.

Critical Injuries

All critical injuries cause +15 Bleeding Out.

Roll (2d6)	Hit Location	Injury	Result
2	Head	Removed eye	Eye is removed.
3	Head	Severe concussion	You are unconscious.
4	Head	Facial deformity	Nose is severed, or other deforming injury.
5	Neck	Bleeder	Double bleeding effect.
6	Gut	Gut Wound	You are wracked (no save) until injury is healed. You suffer 1 Con damage per round until stabilized.
7	Chest	Punctured Lung	You are unable to breathe, and suffer 1 Con damage per round until stabilized.
8	Back	Spinal Injury	Your lower half is paralyzed.
9	Hand	Severed Hand	Hand is severed.
10	Foot	Severed Foot	Foot is severed.
11	Arm	Severed Arm	Arm is severed.
12	Left	Severed Leg	Leg is severed.

Bleeding Out

All injures cause some amount of bleeding, which can be fatal if untreated.

When you are Bleeding, you must check every minute, starting one minute after your first injury was suffered. Subsequent injuries do not reset the clock. If you are stabilized, and later suffer additional injuries, then the clock starts over.

The check you must make each minute:

Con check, DC 10 + intensity of Bleeding
Critical Failure: You progress to the Dying state, losing consciousness. You must continue to make checks while Dying. Failing such a check while Dying means you are Dead.
Failure: You suffer Con damage equal to your Bleeding intensity. You must continue to make checks.
Success: Nothing happens. You must continue to make checks, if you are still Bleeding.
Critical Success: You reduce your Bleeding intensity by 1. You must continue to make checks, unless this reduces you to an intensity of 0, in which case you automatically stabilize.

Stabilizing

Stabilizing is a one-minute action, requiring a Heal check of DC 10 + Bleeding intensity. The effort delays any pending Bleeding checks; on success, the check becomes unnecessary, but on failure, the check proceeds immediately after the Heal attempt ends. It is not possible to infinitely delay Bleeding checks by continually attempting to stabilize.

Healing spells can also stabilize a character more quickly.

Healing Injuries

No injury will heal without the assistance of a healer.

Patients who receive adequate care, and follow the activity guidelines of their healer, have a chance at naturally healing some injuries.

(Rules TBD)