Injuries

Some Critical Wounds cause Injuries. These take effect immediately upon receiving the Critical Wound, but linger long after it has been treated. Injuries inflict long-term penalties and may require medical care or surgery to fully heal. The following section details a number of serious injuries and the treatment required to recover from them.

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Broken Bones

Small fractures may heal of their own accord, but severe breaks, with bone protruding at odd angles from the flesh, are a different matter entirely. If you suffer a Broken Bone, it is marked as Minor or Major.

Minor

You have fractured one of your bones, but it is still aligned, meaning it may heal of its own accord without medical attention. The effects of a minor break vary depending on the Hit Location, but typically inflict Disadvantage on Tests using that body part.

Head (Eye): Your orbital bone is cracked, swelling obstructs your sight. You have Disadvantage on Awareness (Sight) Tests.
Head (Jaw): Your ability to communicate is hampered. You have Disadvantage on Rapport Tests and Tests that rely on speech.
Head (Nose): Your nose is crushed, a swollen mass of blood and cartilage. You have Disadvantage on Awareness (Smell) Tests.
Torso: Your strength and mobility are severely limited. You have Disadvantage on Strength and Agility Tests, and your Speed is reduced one step, to a minimum of Slow.
Arms: It is almost too painful to use your arm. You have Disadvantage on all Tests using the arm, such as swinging a weapon, steadying a rifle, or climbing.
Legs: Staying mobile is incredibly painful. You have Disadvantage on Tests that rely on mobility, such as Reflexes and Athletics Tests, and your Speed is reduced one step, to a minimum of Slow.

Major

One of your bones is badly broken, and is either resting at an odd angle, protruding through the flesh, or pushing into your internal organs. It will not heal properly without medical attention. The effects of a major break are more severe, and make the body part almost unusable.

Head (Eyes): Your orbital bone is shattered, causing severe swelling and loss of vision. You have Disadvantage on Awareness (Sight) Tests and can’t see out of the injured eye.
Head (Nose): Your nose is completely shattered. You have no sense of smell.
Head (Jaw): Your jaw is ruined. You can not speak and will need to survive on a liquid diet for a few weeks.
Torso: You have suffered internal damage, leading to an almost total loss of mobility. You must make a Challenging (+0) Fortitude (Pain)Test when attempting any physical activity. On a failure, you are Incapacitated. You can’t attempt any other physical activity until the next day, or until you are treated with a Challenging (+0) Medicae Test. On a success, you can attempt the activity, but have Disadvantage on the Test.
Arms: The arm is completely unusable and you must use your other hand. You have Disadvantage on all Tests that require the use of two hands, and can’t wield weapons with the Two-handed Trait. If you suffer a broken hand, you can still strap a shield to your arm but otherwise suffer the same penalties.
Legs: As Minor Break. Additionally, the minimum Difficulty of Tests relying on mobility is Hard (−20).

Healing

A Minor Broken Bone will heal naturally after 30 + 1d10 days. After this time, you must make a Routine (+20) Fortitude Test to see if the bone has set correctly. If you fail, you suffer the following permanent effects:

Head (Eye): −5 to Awareness (Sight) Tests.
Head (Jaw): −5 to Rapport Tests and Tests that rely on speech.
Head (Nose): −5 to Awareness (Smell) Tests.
Torso: −5 to Strength and Agility Tests.
Arms: −5 on all Tests using the arm.
Legs: −5 on Tests that rely on mobility, such as Reflexes and Athletics Tests.

A Routine (+20) Medicae Test within one week of suffering a break negates the need for the Fortitude Test, but the affected area must remain bound and held in place for the duration (it is effectively Amputated, see below). If the binding is undone, another Routine (+20) Medicae Test must be enacted within one day to rebind the bone and avoid the Fortitude Test.

A Major Broken Bone takes 40 + 2d10 days to heal. Otherwise, it follows the same rules for a Minor break, but the penalties increase to −10, and the associated Tests are Challenging (+0).

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Amputations

Many of the more severe Critical Wounds result in the loss of a body part, such as fingers, hands, or entire limbs. These injuries will heal with time and care, but they cause a permanent impediment. Augmetic replacements exist for most missing body parts, and can return any lost function, or as the Adeptus Mechanicus preach, improve upon your original biology.

All amputations require surgery to heal properly. Until you visit a medicae practitioner or are operated on by someone with the Chirurgeon Talent, you cannot heal Critical Wounds of this type.

Arm

You have Disadvantage on all Tests that require the use of two hands, and can’t wield weapons with the Two-handed Trait.

Ear

Losing an ear is painful, but you can learn to live without it. However, if you are unfortunate enough to lose both ears, you suffer Disadvantage on Awareness (Sound) Tests.

Eye

Loss of an eye can greatly impact your awareness, affecting your depth perception and ability to judge distance. When you lose an eye, you have Disadvantage on Awareness (Sight) Tests until you adjust to the loss, which takes 5d10 weeks.

If you lose both eyes, you are permanently Blinded.

Finger

Losing a finger results in a weaker grip, causing an increased chance of fumbling Tests using that hand. For the first finger lost, any failed Test using that hand that results in a 1 on the units die counts as a Fumble. For the second finger, any failed Test with a 1 or 2 on the units die counts as a Fumble, and so on.

When you lose 4 or more fingers on one hand, use the rules for an amputated hand.

Foot

Your Speed is reduced one step, to a minimum of Slow. Additionally, you have Disadvantage on Tests that rely on mobility, such as Reflexes and Athletics Tests.

Hand

You have Disadvantage on all Tests that require the use of two hands, and can’t wield weapons with the Two-handed Trait. You can still strap a shield to the arm to gain the shield’s benefit. If the lost hand is your dominant hand, you suffer Disadvantage on all Tests using your other hand until you take the Ambidexterous Talent.

Leg

Your Speed is reduced one step, to a minimum of Slow. Additionally, you have Disadvantage on Tests that rely on mobility, such as Reflexes and Athletics Tests, and the minimum Difficulty of such Tests is Hard (−20).

Nose

You have Disadvantage on Awareness (Smell) Tests.

Teeth

Loss of teeth can make it harder to enunciate and speak clearly, or may result in a lisp or slurring of words, making it more difficult to communicate. For every two teeth lost, reduce your Rapport Skill by 1. If you lose more than half your teeth (16), eating can take longer and you may not be able to consume certain foods.

Toes

Loss of toes has an adverse effect on your balance. For each toe lost, suffer a permanent –1 to your Agility and Weapon Skill Characteristics.

Tongue

Losing your tongue leaves you unable to speak, affecting how you communicate with others. You have Disadvantage on Rapport Tests, and can only succeed on Tests that rely on speech by rolling 01–05.