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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mannahnin" data-source="post: 9214362" data-attributes="member: 7026594">I dig how Nightmares Underneath does it, which seems somewhat similar, with the roll to remain conscious when you take Health damage, and the chance of lasting injuries, etc.In my 5 Torches Deep & B/X mashup I ran for the last three years I had PCs go unconscious at zero, auto-dead if knocked to -5 or below, and otherwise, when bandaged or healed you roll d20 on an injury chart.  Roughly... 1-2 Dead, 3-8 lose d6 from a random ability score (can be recovered at a rate of d6 points per week of rest), 8-12 roll on sub-table* for scar or lasting injury, 13-19 disadvantage on all d20 rolls until you get a night's rest, 20 instantly ok and gain d6HP back.  Retainers and Henchmen also had to take an additional roll BEFORE getting to roll on the injury chart.  On a 1 they're instantly dead.  Retainers roll a d4, Henchmen roll a d6.  Fate/the gods protect PCs a little more. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />[ISPOILER]*Lasting injuries table:Roll D8 + D122 --------- 1.04 % ---- Lose an Eye -1 TH melee, -3 TH ranged, flanking enemies get +2 TH3 --------- 2.08 % ---- Lose a Leg/Foot - half MV speed, -2 AC4-7 ------ 18.75 % -- Limp - 5’ MV speed (can be cumulative)8-11 ---- 32.29 % -- Minor Scar - No penalty! Record/describe location & story. [Can also be a lost finger]12-13 -- 16.67 % -- Broken Ribs - Disadv. on all checks, half move rate, 1 mth to recover or Cure Serious W14-15 -- 13.54 % -- Internal Injury - Disadv. all checks, 1/2 mv, DC11 CN to recover w/disadv, check 1x /week16-17 -- 9.38 % ---- Horrible Scar - 1 permanent Charisma, record/describe location & story18-19 -- 5.21 % ---- Festering Wound - As internal injury and -1 HP per Unsafe Rest, no HP recovery Safe Rest20 ------- 1.04 % ---- Lose an Arm/Hand – Cannot use that limb to hold or use items.[/ISPOILER]</blockquote>

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