Wounds

Wounds are tags that hinder appropriate actions and tasks.

A wound can be treated in the field by successfully passing a Level 5 Field treatment check. For each attempt after the first the task is hindered by one for each additional try. On a successful check you may heal 1 strain, or downgrade 1 other wound except a Lasting Scar.

You may Field treat a wound only directly after combat. You may not try again in another scene.

Wounds can be treated by someone with the appropriate knowledge (doctor/barber etc) with a Level 3 Treat Injury check. For each attempt after the first the task is hindered by one for each additional try. On a successful check strains and lingering traumas are removed or one debilitating injury is downgraded to a lingering trauma.

You may only be treated by a professional once per session.

Wounds may be healed by magic by successfully passing a Level 3 Treat Injury check. On a successful check all wound except a Lasting Scar are healed, or 1 Lasting Scar that can be healed is healed. However, if a Lasting Scar with a missing body part is immediately healed after the fight AND the missing body part is present, the wound can be healed completely. If any time elapses, the missing piece may not be reattached and the character should apply a new tag such as can't see out of right eye, or can't hear out of left year, has a peg leg or some other tag that represents their new condition in order to remove the Lasting Scar penalty.

You may only be healed magically once per session.

Lasting Scars may only be healed with magic or over a Long Downtime period of rest and healing.

When a character rests in a safe zone, they can heal all strains or 1 Lingering Trauma or downgrade 1 Debilitating Injury to a Lingering Trauma.

Safe zones are consider to be guarded settlements with proper lodgings. You cannot make a safe rest on the road or in a dungeon. In modern games, your home, a hotel room, a friends house, but not some random place is considered a safe zone.

Lasting Scars

The Lasting Scar is a [descriptor] [type of mark] located on [the body part] that [specific mechanical detriment].

Lasting Scars heal over a Long Downtime period of recovery.

When healed the Lasting Scar does not regenerate missing body parts. The character applies a new tag describing how they've overcome the limitation.

Healing

Healing Life Magic is always a ritual and cannot be cast in combat. Healing is a specific application of Life magic that interacts with Wounds. Not all Life spells heal, and Life magic that does not explicitly restore Wounds does not interact with this system.

Healing is a deliberate effect that restores or stabilizes wounds. It is not limited to Life magic—spells using other Aspects or Bases may also heal, but the method, cost, and risks can vary.

• Life-based healing is precise, ritual-only, and cannot be used in combat.
• Other Aspects (e.g., Fire, Order) may heal in combat or under duress, but may leave lasting scars or cause other mechanical consequences.
• All Healing effects follow the rules for Wounds recovery and Lasting Scars unless explicitly stated otherwise.