Abstract Dungeon: Wound Table

August 27, 2013 by Bill MK Leave a comment

Below is a table for random wounds.  Wounds can be as minor as a temporary loss of dice, to permanent loss of dice to major injury to death.  If you don’t want to take a specific random wound, roll again twice.  You cannot get the same wound twice, so roll again if you roll the same wound. This only counts if it’s the same roll, not the same result, i.e, if your result is death from different rolls, you have to take the new death result.

The GM might tell you to roll on a specific table based on the specific type of damage the character took.

Directions. Roll 2d6.  The first d6 will tell you which subtable to reference.  The second d6 will tell you the result.

Subtable 1: Strength Wound

1. Death. Your character has died from a massive blow to their body.
2. Major Injury (permanently lose one strength die).  Your character has taken a major wound to a part of their body.  One arm now dangles from their body, much less useful, or they walk with a limp, for example.
3. Major Injury (lose one strength die until you rest for a week). Your character has taken a major wound, that will take a week to fully recover from the wound.
4. Minor Injury (Lose one strength die until you rest). Your character has taken a minor wound, and likely is limping a little until they rest.
5. Minor Injury (Change one strength die to a 1). Your character has taken a minor wound.  They might be limping, but can fight through the pain to still try a feat of strength.
6. Minor Injury (Change one strength die to half, rounded down, it’s current value). Your character has taken a bit of a knock.

Subtable 2: Agility Wound

1. Death. Your character has died from a massive blow to their body.
2. Major Injury (permanently lose one agility die).  Your character has taken a major wound to a part of their body.  One arm now dangles from their body, much less useful, or they walk with a limp, for example.
3. Major Injury (lose one agility die until you rest for a week). Your character has taken a major wound, that will take a week to fully recover from the wound.
4. Minor Injury (Lose one agility die until you rest). Your character has taken a minor wound, and likely is limping a little until they rest.
5. Minor Injury (Change one agility die to a 1). Your character has taken a minor wound.  They might be limping, but can fight through the pain to still try a feat of strength.
6. Minor Injury (Change one agility die to half, rounded down, it’s current value). Your character has taken a bit of a knock.

Subtable 3: Spirit Wound

1. Death. Your character has died from a massive shock to their soul.
2. Major Injury (permanently lose one spirit die).  Your character has taken a major wound to their soul.  They have less faith than they once did.
3. Major Injury (lose one spirit die until you rest for a week). Your character has taken a major wound, that will take a week to fully recover from the wound.
4. Minor Injury (Lose one spirit die until you rest). Your character has taken a minor wound, and has seen their faith shaken.
5. Minor Injury (Change one spirit die to a 1). Your character has taken a minor wound.  They might be limping, but can fight through the pain to still try a feat of spirit.
6. Minor Injury (Change one spirit die to half, rounded down, it’s current value). Your character has taken a bit of a knock in their spirit.

Subtable 4: Intellect Wound

1. Death. Your character has died from losing their mind.
2. Major Injury (permanently lose one intellect die).  Your character’s mind has seen things it shouldn’t and has become unhinged.
3. Major Injury (lose one intellect die until you rest for a week). Your character has lost something from their mind.  It will take a week of quiet reflection til they are back to normal.
4. Minor Injury (Lose one intellect die until you rest). Your character is concussed and it will take a rest before they are back to normal.
5. Minor Injury (Change one intellect die to a 1). Your character is likely concussed.
6. Minor Injury (Change one intellect die to half, rounded down, it’s current value). Your character has taken a bit of a knock to their senses.

 

Subtable 5: Trait Damage. The player chooses the trait they want affected.  Temporary losses must affect a trait that currently has a die in it.  If there is no traits with a die in it, it is automatically a permanent loss.

1. Permanent Loss of a trait.  One trait no longer accurately describes you, or no longer gives you an advantage.
2. Temporary loss of trait (take one week of rest before trait is back).
3. Temporary loss of trait (take two days before trait is back).
4. Temporary loss of trait (take one day before trait is back).
5. Temporary loss of trait (change one trait die from it’s current value to 1).
6. Temporary loss of trait (change one trait die to half it’s current value).

Subtable 6.  Item damage.  The player chooses the item they want affected.  If there are no items with dice on it, only a 1-4 can be rolled.  Reroll a 5 or 6.

1. Destroyed.  The item is completely destroyed.
2. Ir-repairable.  The item, while still recognizable as the item, cannot be repaired.
3. Long repairs.  It will take a week or two to repair the item, but the character thinks they can get it back in order.
4. Short repairs.  It will take two days to repair the item.
5. Minor damages (change one item die from it’s current value to 1).  It’ll still work, just not well.
6. Minor damages (change one item die to half it’s current value).  The item is just a bit dented.