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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Happy Funball" data-source="post: 4363284" data-attributes="member: 7911">I had thought about modeling long-term injuries before Kieth Baker mentioned the idea in his blog (really, honest <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=":)" /> ).  My idea is mostly for long-term injuries to be used at the discretion of the PCs, mostly because I like having debilitating effects in the world and hate to kill PCs (yes, I am a wimp).  This is cut from my House Rules document, so I do not have the debilitating poison rules yet...Please, any suggestions are welcome. *************************************************Long-Term Injuries & Debilitating PoisonsBoth long-term injuries and debilitating poisons are modeled after the disease rules in the 4E DMG (p 49).  Long-term injuries (LTI) can be gained in three manners: when dying, when gaining a second use of Second Wind, or by GM determination (which will be very rare, but don't tempt me).  Debilitating poisons are modeled after more real-world poisons that do more than damage.Dying and Long-Term InjuriesWhen dying, a player character can automatically stabilize (make no more dying saves but still unconscious) by taking a long-term injury.  The severity of the injury depends on how many dying saves the character has failed.Severity 0 - before any dying saves have been madeSeverity 1 - after 1 dying save was failed but before another is attemptedSeverity 2 - after 2 dying saves were failed but before another is attemptedSeverity 3 - after 3 dying saves are failed and character otherwise diesThe effects of long-term injuries are based on the severity of the injury and its location.  The GM determines the location of the injury based on the appropriateness of the damage.  Just as with diseases, long-term injuries can heal or worsen.  The character must make an Endurance check after each Extended Rest.  Whether the character improves, maintains, or worsens depends on their Endurance result, just as with a disease.  Likewise, as with diseases another character with the Heal skill can use their Heal skill to replace the patient's Endurance check.Improve:    Endurance DC 15 + ½ character level + 3 x Severity Rating (move left)Maintain:    Endurance DC 5 + ½ character level + 3 x Severity RatingWorsen:    an Endurance check which does not at least maintain will worsen (move right)Examples:    Severity 0Arms - Sprained elbow    Legs - Sprained knee    Chest - Bruised ribs    Nerves - Impaired sensesSeverity 1    Arms - Broken handLegs - Broken footChest - Broken ribsNerves - ConcussionSeverity 2    Arms - Broken armLegs - Broken legChest - Internal bleedingNerves - Brain DamageSeverity 3Arms - Severed armLegs - Severed legChest - Damaged spineNerves - Severe Brain DamageLong Term Injury Track:The victim is healed (Severity 3 injuries cannot fully  heal without magic) <The victim suffers only half the numerical penalties listed below (-0 / -1 / -2 / -5).     <> Initial Effect: The victim suffers the penalties listed below. <> The victim suffers 150% the numerical penalties listed below (-2 / -3 / -7 / unconsciousness).      >Final State: the injury becomes permanent one severity grade higher (Severity 3 results in death).  Magical healing is now necessary.Most Common Penalties:Severity 0    Arms: -1 to attacks, -1 damage    Legs: -1 to attacks  -1 movement    Chest: -1 to attacks, -1 Healing SurgeNerves: -1 to attacks, Perception and InitiativeSeverity 1Arms: -2 to attacks, -2 damageLegs: -2 to attacks, -2 movementChest: -2 to attacks, -2 Healing SurgesNerves: -2 to attacks, Perception and InitiativeSeverity 2Arms: -5 to attacks, WeakenedLegs: -5 to attacks, SlowedChest: -5 to attacks, -5 Healing Surges, Regain only half normal value with Healing SurgeNerves: -5 to attacks, Perception and Initiative; DazedSeverity 3Arms: -10 to attacks, WeakenedLegs: -10 to attacks, SlowedChest: -10 to attacks, Regain only half normal value with Healing Surge, lose all Healing Surges (improves to -5 Healing Surges)Nerves: Blinded & Dazed (improvement will remove the Daze effect)Second Wind and Long-Term InjuriesA bloodied character can regain and use their Second Wind ability as a minor action.  After the encounter the character makes a save.  Success means the character gains a Severity 0 long-term injury.  Failure indicates he gains a Severity 1 long-term injury. Magical Healing: Regeneration RitualThe ritual used to magically heal from a long-term injury is called Regeneration.Regeneration    Level 8Category: RestorationTime: 1 hourDuration: InstantaneousComponent Cost: 250 gpMarket Price: 680 gpKey Skill: HealThis functions like the Cure Disease Ritual but instead magically ends all penalties associated with long-term injury, even Severity 3 injuries.  Like Cure Disease, a Heal check is required, following the same rules as Cure Disease and using the same Heal check results (p 303).  The functional level of the long-term injury is 5 + (Severity Level x 3).   Debilitating PoisonComing soon to a dinner near you…</blockquote>

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