Whenever some natural force acts upon a player, where it is likely to cause injury:

The DIFFERENCE between the INITIAL dice roll (which they got beaten by) is the level of INJURY*

 

This Difference must be beaten by an ENDURANCE ROLL

 

SUCCESS means they are unscathed

 

FAILURE means they are INJURED by that initial DIFFERENCE

It is cumulatively recorded as INJURY.

*The difference between the dice roll of the obstacle/force  Vs the player’s original defensive/evasive dice

 

For MINOR CHARACTERS – They attempt to beat the Difference with their ENDURANCE roll

If they SUCCEED, they are injured but still active, If they FAIL they die.

 

INJURY from FALLING

Falling inflicts 2 dice for the first 3 metres fallen. Then an extra die every 3 metres after that.

Extra dice can be added for such things as jagged rocks at the bottom etc

Whenever a weapon is used against a player, where it is likely to cause injury:

Each WEAPON has a number of Damage DICE it will roll based on the level of typical damage it causes

 

This Damage DICE Roll must be beaten by an ENDURANCE ROLL

 

SUCCESS means they are unscathed

 

FAILURE means they are INJURED by the DIFFERENCE between the Rolls

 

It is cumulatively recorded as INJURY.

 

For MINOR CHARACTERS – They attempt to beat the Damage Dice roll with their ENDURANCE roll

If they SUCCEED, they are injured but still active, If they FAIL they die.

As the level of Injury accumulates, it is monitored:<10: The level of Injury is minor, but may require first aid

10 – 20: The player is more seriously injured. All ATTRIBUTES at -1.

20 – 30: The player is severely injured. All ATTRIBUTES at a further – 2

30+ : The player is critically injured. All ATTRIBUTES at -1 for each point above 30.

Whenever any ATTRIBUTE reaches 0 – the player is dead.

The same can apply for any major characters in the story, not controlled by a player.

Note that fists and feet etc – don’t count as weapons – their damage is caused in the same way as a natural injury. However, an exception can be made for trained fighters and martial artists. Although, 3 – 4 DICE would seem a typical level of damage, with 5 as a maximum for the most devastating blows (which might have a higher level of difficulty/lower level of skill to accomplish)

 

 

Injury Example: 

Character A is walking on a treacherous mountain path when there is a rock fall above. One large rock in particular is hurtling their way. 

It has a High degree of “accuracy” – it’s heading straight for them (5 Dice). They attempt to Evade, a Skill they have at Very High level – 6 Dice. 

However, it is judged that the narrowness of the path restricts their ability, so a 1 die penalty is imposed. The rock rolls 5 dice to get 20, the player only rolls 11. 

The rock hits them, the damage is 9 – the difference in rolls. The player must now beat 9 with an Endurance roll to be unscathed. If they don’t, the 9 is recorded as damage. They will have a minor injury.

 Any subsequent Injuries will add points to this. It could also be ruled that a (penalised) Agility roll is also required to avoid being knocked off the path and falling.

If they are a minor NPC, failing to beat 9 with an Endurance Roll means they died.

 

INJURY TABLE

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