Earning Hit Dice Through Affliction

Question

Iron Brothers Games · Accepted Answer

Affliction Points (AP): AP is a measure of the psychological strain and trauma a character has endured. Unlike XP, which is gained through personal triumph or failure, AP is a collective burden.  Each time a party member chooses to activate a Law token in the Fate Pool, every Player Character gains one AP. Like XP, when your AP total equals your maximum HP, you reset your AP to zero and gain a new Hit Die (HD).  However, there’s a difference about this new Hit Die.  You are obliged to spend this Path Point on the anti-heroic Path of Affliction.

Iron Brothers Games · Answer

Unlike the traditional XP systems in Dungeons & Dragons 5e and Old-School Essentials, CRAWL! offers Affliction Points as an alternative advancement path—gaining power through suffering and hardship. Affliction Points (AP): AP is a measure of the psychological strain and trauma a character has endured. Unlike XP, which is gained through personal triumph or failure, AP is a collective burden.  Each time a party member chooses to activate a Law token in the Fate Pool, every Player Character gains one AP. Like XP, when your AP total equals your maximum HP, you reset your AP to zero and gain a new Hit Die (HD).  However, there’s a difference about this new Hit Die.  You are obliged to spend this Path Point on the anti-heroic Path of Affliction.