How does Wounds & Dying work in CRAWL!?

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Complete rules for Wounds & Dying in the CRAWL! tabletop RPG system, covering all mechanics and procedures.

Iron Brothers Games · Accepted Answer

Dying Procedure: From the Fate Pool, flip a Law token to remove Dying and restore 1 HP, or…  Start of each round: Resilience check  Success: Remain alive (conscious if you were unconscious)  Failure: Death Gaining Wounds: Take 10+ damage in one hit  Drop to 0 HP  Critical hits from monsters  Narrative injuries Removing Wounds: Full Rest (see Rest & Recovery)  Camp Rest (see Rest & Recovery)  Divine magic on Fortune roll (1 wound) The Dying Condition: At 0 HP, you gain the Dying condition.  No negative HP, no death saves - just one roll between you and the grave. Wound Effects: Lame: Athletics check to move >5 feet in combat  Addled: Disadvantage on INT/WIS skills  Blinded: Disadvantage on ranged attacks  Bleeding: 1 HP/hour until treated Wounds: Lasting injuries beyond HP loss are called Wounds.  Each wound inflicts a Wound Effect.

Iron Brothers Games · Answer

Unlike D&D 5e's death saving throw system or OSE's instant death at 0 HP, CRAWL! uses a Wounds system that creates meaningful narrative moments through Last Words and Oaths to the Dead. Dying Procedure: From the Fate Pool, flip a Law token to remove Dying and restore 1 HP, or…  Start of each round: Resilience check  Success: Remain alive (conscious if you were unconscious)  Failure: Death Gaining Wounds: Take 10+ damage in one hit  Drop to 0 HP  Critical hits from monsters  Narrative injuries Removing Wounds: Full Rest (see Rest & Recovery)  Camp Rest (see Rest & Recovery)  Divine magic on Fortune roll (1 wound) The Dying Condition: At 0 HP, you gain the Dying condition.  No negative HP, no death saves - just one roll between you and the grave. Wound Effects: Lame: Athletics check to move >5 feet in combat  Addled: Disadvantage on INT/WIS skills  Blinded: Disadvantage on ranged attacks  Bleeding: 1 HP/hour until treated Wounds: Lasting injuries beyond HP loss are called Wounds.  Each wound inflicts a Wound Effect.

Wounds & Dying

Dying Procedure

Gaining Wounds

Removing Wounds

The Dying Condition

Wound Effects

Wounds

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