When characters enter situations where failure could "wound" them in some way or be detrimental to their well-being (to the point of being knocked out or incapacitated), Hit Points come into play. In these situations, opponents/obstacles also have Hit Points, where it takes a certain number of damage to defeat them. Keep in mind that "battles" 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. ​ DICE POOLS: When "attacking" (offense), 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 Hit Points equal to the amount of dice you rolled • Failure = you don't do any damage to the opponent ​ When "defending" against an attack, the Game Runner will tell you how much damage is coming your way (based on severity), and call for a specific Trait roll to defend yourself. Then as usual, add the Skills and/or Items that seem appropriate to the situation. • Success = Decrease the damage amount by the number of dice rolled. If there's any damage left over, this number is subtracted from your Hit Points. • Failure = Your character takes full damage and you subtract that from Hit Points. EXAMPLE: An opponent punches you for 3 damage. You defend by making a Physical Trait roll (2 dice) and succeed. Therefore, you succeeded on avoiding 2 damage, but still must subtract 1 from your Hit Points. 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 Hit Points equal to the amount of dice you rolled • 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 all Hit Points 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. Your group should also agree on what an "action" means, such as running toward/away, reloading, taking a weapon out, persuading, etc. ​ 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 Point damage can also come from dangerous obstacles, or represent any harm (physical/mental/social) that the characters experience at any time - usually due to a failed roll. 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.