Think of Hit Points as representing layers to get past to accomplish something. COMBAT: The main way Hit Points are applied is for "combat" scenarios, where the characters are fighting opponents. In these more dangerous or threatening situations, characters could be hit enough times to the point of being knocked out. Therefore, in this scenario, Hit Points represent how many times the characters can take a hit (or how big of a hit they can take by more "lethal" attacks) before being knocked out/incapacitated. This also applies to opponents - an "easy" opponent in the context of your world will be taken out in one hit (1 HIT POINT), whereas a stronger/bigger/armored/experienced opponent will require several "hits" to be taken out (5 HIT POINTS, for example). Keep in mind that "combat" or being hit doesn't always have to be in the context of physical fighting - it could also be in the form of mental, emotional, or social "battles," as not all situations are physically threatening. ​ When attacking, build the pool that's most appropriate to the situation as you normally would (Traits + Skills + Items). • Success = you hit the opponent, and they must subtract 1 Hit Point (If you roll extra 1s, you can choose to do more damage - see next section on Boost Points) • Failure = you don't do any damage to the opponent ​ When defending against an attack, the Game Runner will call for a specific Trait roll. Then as usual, add the Skills and/or Items that seem appropriate to the situation. • Success = your character doesn't take any damage • Failure = your character is hit and takes damage (amount determined by Game Runner based on severity of hit) For healing, as usual build the pool that's most appropriate to how you want to heal yourself or another character (Traits + Skills + Items). The default Trait will usually be Mental. • Success = character regains 1 Hit Point • Failure = character doesn't regain any Hit Points You can only attempt to heal a character once per scene (such as after a fight). Characters automatically regain 1 Hit Point after a "long rest" (your group can determine what that means). ​ There is no initiative or turn order - opponents respond to Player actions and vice versa, one by one. Try not to get too bogged down with strict mechanics like distance and actions per turn - treat it like other conflicts where there's a "realistic" action then reaction, giving the Players space to improvise and take turns. ​ Being knocked out can simply affect the narrative, and as a group you can roleplay that however you want, or you can use the Character "Death" mechanic in the GAME RUNNER SECTION for additional consequences. However, getting knocked out always resets your Boost Points to 0. HIT POINTS AND COMPLEX OBSTACLES: Hit Points can also be applied to complex obstacles that have several layers or aspects to overcome. An example could be trying to hack into a super-computer, which has 3 layers of security (3 "Hit Points"). So each "hit"/success a Player rolls trying to hack it represents them getting past one layer of security. Failing a roll could mean an alarm goes off, they get electrocuted and must subtract 2 Hit Points, or both. Lastly, note that the Players are always the ones rolling. In other words, the Game Runner never rolls dice but calls for rolls by the Players.