Scales of Fate

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Lingering Injuries

Applies to humanoid player characters (must be humanoid, must be dwarf to orc sized), or humanoid Boss monsters. Does not apply to undead or constructs.

The rule is: when critically hit, or reduced to 0hp, roll on the table below.
On a critical hit, the result is applied immediately.
If reduced to 0hp, the result is applied and death saves must be rolled.
Death Saves: roll d20 each round, must roll under Constitution. Three successes mean the character is stabilized at 0hp. Three failures means death.

D100	Injury Type	Description	Lowest level cure	Duration	Notes
01	Lose 1d4 teeth	Disadvantage on Charisma checks. Casting a spell with a verbal component has a 25% chance the spell fails.	Regenerate	Forever	-
02	Lose an eye	Disadvantage on Perception checks that rely on sight and on ranged attack rolls. If you have no eyes left after sustaining this injury, you're blinded.	Regenerate	Forever	-
03	Lose nose	Disadvantage on Perception checks that rely on smell. Advantage on Intimidation checks.	Regenerate	Forever	-
04	Lose an ear	Disadvantage on Charisma checks. Disadvantage on Perception checks that rely on sound.	Regenerate	Forever	-
05	Horrible scar	Disadvantage on Charisma checks. Advantage on Intimidation checks.	Heal spell	Forever	-
06	Broken arm	Can only use one arm to use an item/weapon.	Cure Serious Wounds	3d4 weeks	-
07	Broken leg	Dexterity check to move faster than 5'/round or fall prone.	Cure Serious Wounds	3d4 weeks	-
08	Broken rib	Constitution check to take any actions.	Cure Critical Wounds	3d6 weeks	-
09	Fractured hand	Cannot use two handed weapons.	Cure Serious Wounds	3d4 weeks	Shields & Crossbows allowed.
10	Fractured foot	Movement speed is halved.	Cure Serious Wounds	3d4 weeks	-
11	Major Blood Loss	Lose a LOT of blood. Max HP halved, restored by 10% each rest.	Cure Serious Wounds	1 week	-
12	Phobia	Develop a phobia of the weapon or damage type. When confronted with your phobia, you have Disadvantage.	-	Forever	See Sanity rules
13	Weak Persona	You have suffered damage to your sense of self. You have disadvantage on Charisma checks	Heal	1d6 days	-
14	Brain Injury	You have disadvantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma checks and saving throws. You are also stunned until the end of your next turn.	Heal	Forever	-
15	Nerve Damage	You feel no pain and the DM tracks your health without your knowledge.	Cure Serious Wounds	2d4 days	-
16	Skull Fracture	Whenever you attempt an action in combat, make a Constitution check. On a failed save, you lose your action until the start of your next turn.	Cure Critical Wounds	2d4 weeks	-
17	Brain Damage	You hit your head on the way down, -1 INT.	Heal	Forever	-
18	Confusion	Upon waking, the player is confused.	Cure Serious Wounds	1d4 hours	-
19	Unable to Sleep	Roll a d4 every rest - if the result is 4, you don't recover hp.	Heal	Forever	-
20	Flee	When encountering enemies, make a Wisdom check or you are frightened of all enemies and flee out of sight.	Heal	Until rest	-
21	Open Wound	Lose 1 hit point every hour the wound persists. A successful Medicine or Healing check each hour prevents this.	Cure Light Wounds	1d10 hours	-
22	Black Eye	-4 for skill checks based on sight and attack rolls.	Cure Light Wounds	Until rest	-
23	Festering Wound	Max hit points are reduced by 1 every 24 hours, until a successful Medicine or Heal check.	Cure Light Wounds	1d10 days	-
24	Blood Loss	Disadvantage on death saving throws.	Cure Light Wounds	1d6 days	-
25	Concussion	Intelligence and Wisdom are reduced by 2.	Cure Serious Wounds	1d6 days	-
26	Reversed Senses	You partially lose your sense of taste and smell, making every flavor resemble rot and every scent smell of decay. This is the case for every scent and taste except for all things festering and putrid, which smell like fresh meals and taste like gourmet delicacies.	Cure Serious Wounds	Forever	-
27	Depression	You suffer depression, and suffer disadvantage on all wisdom checks.	Cure Light Wounds	Until rest	-
28	Uncontrollable Tremor	You cannot stop trembling, and suffer disadvantage on all dexterity checks.	Cure Light Wounds	Until rest	-
29	Bitten Tongue	You cannot speak intelligibly.	Cure Light Wounds	End of combat	-
30	Crotch Hit	Constitution check each round, or lose your action that round.	Cure Light Wounds	Special	Successful save ends effect.
31	Contusion	Massive bruising blow to the body, lose 1d3 STR/DEX.	Cure Serious Wounds	1d4+1 days	-
32	Blood in Eyes	Disadvantage on perception checks based on sight and attack rolls.	Medicine/Heal check	1d4+1 days	-
33	Ruptured Aorta	Downed, with one failed death save and disadvantage on death saves.	Medicine/Heal check	Until stable	-
34	Arm Artery Cut	Downed, with disadvantage on death saves.	Medicine/Heal check	Until stable	-
35	Leg Artery Cut	Downed, with one failed death save.	Medicine/Heal check	Until stable	-
36	Internal Bleeding	Every hour, lose 1HP from maximum HP.	Cure Critical Wounds	2d8 weeks	-
37	Spine Crushed	Paralyzed from waist down, speed drops to 5' and you are prone.	Heal	Forever	-
38	Lung Injury	You stop breathing and cannot make death saves. You need to be stabilized before 1d4+1 rounds.	Heal	1d4+1 rounds	-
39	Severed Muscles	Disadvantage on all strength based checks and attacks	Heal	2d8 weeks	-
40	Severed Tendons	Disadvantage on all dexterity based checks and attacks	Heal	2d8 weeks	-
41	Fractured Spine	Paralyzed from neck down.	Heal	2d8 weeks	-
42	Fear	You've been close to death before, but this time was one too many. On each initiative roll in combat you must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or drop whatever you are holding and become Frightened for one minute.	-	Forever	See Sanity rules
43	Weak Stomach	You are unusually sensitive, suffering a -4 penalty against any effect that causes sickening or nausea. You find certain foods, perfumes and other strong scents unpleasant.	Cure Serious Wounds	Forever	-
44	Lung Damage	Your lung capacity is reduced, making it harder to breathe and leaving you more susceptible to airborne hazards. You suffer a -4 penalty on saving throws against gases of any kind, or any roll relating to controlling your breath.	Cure Critical Wounds	2d8 weeks	-
45	Liver Damage	Your ability to handle toxins is reduced, leaving you unusually susceptible to poisons of all kinds. You suffer a -4 penalty on all saving throws against poison effects, including alcohol and other drugs.	Cure Critical Wounds	2d8 weeks	-
46	Sleep Disorder	Metabolic damage disrupts your sleeping patterns. You struggle to stay awake for long periods, and find it difficult to sleep. You suffer a -4 penalty on any effect that effects sleep in any way.	Heal	Forever	-
47	Memory Loss	You struggle to recall and use information. You suffer a -4 penalty to any checks requiring recall of information, most importantly Knowledge checks. You may forget names and messages, or get lost easily.	Heal	Forever	-
48	Attention Deficit	You struggle to focus on a task. You suffer a -2 penalty to Concentration checks. In addition, any time they need to spend more than a few minutes on the same task, they are liable to become distracted and a Will save may be called for.	Heal	Forever	-
49	Disjointed	Your intellect is unimpaired, you struggle to marshal arguments or arrange ideas in a logical order. You suffer a -4 penalty to Diplomacy checks, as well as any attempts to explain or discuss complicated topics.	Heal	Forever	-
50	Lightminded	Your resolve weakens, leaving you inclined to stare at lights and easily lulled by soft voices. You suffer a -4 penalty against fascination effects.	Heal	Forever	-
51	Befuddled	You become unusually prone to confused episodes. You suffer a -2 penalty on confusion effects. You may suffer from mild panic at stressful moments, unless a Wisdom check is passed.	Heal	Forever	-
52	Muscle Lock	Your hand muscles are damaged, leaving them strong but barely mobile. You can hold items, but must force your fingers open and closed using their other hand: for example, you can use your left hand to grip a bow in your right, then fire left-handed. You can't pick up most items, or use the hand for any task requiring manual dexterity; this imposes a -2 penalty on tasks such as grappling, lockpicking, playing the lute or forgery because you must rely on a single hand. Tasks such as climbing are very difficult (-4 penalty). Spells with somatic components may suffer a failure percentage chance equal to the spell's level times five. You can still attack using that hand, suffering a -2 penalty on ranged and melee attacks.	Heal	Forever	-
53	Aches & Pains	Your ability to withstand hardship is reduced. You are treated as having 1 permanent point of damage per character level. This damage does not heal from normal healing, nor from healing magic.	Regenerate	Forever	-
54	Battle Wound	Though mostly healed, the injury flares up at odd moments. If you roll a 2 for any physical skill check (DM's definition), you immediately suffer the effects of a pain strike cast by a wizard of your level (save applies).	Heal	Forever	Effect stacks (roll 2 or 3, 2-4, etc)
55	Nightmares	You have regular nightmares, and may scream or behave oddly in their sleep (1 on a 1d6) and gain no hit points. You suffer a -4 penalty against any effects that manipulate your dreams (positive or negative).	Heal	Forever	-
56	Sensitive Ear	You become unusually sensitive to loud noises. You suffer a -2 on saving throws against sonic effects, and find loud noises in general uncomfortable and unsettling.	Heal	Forever	-
57	Light Sensitive	You are blinded if you are exposed to bright light or take damage from light based spells. You can make a Constitution save at the start of each round to recover. In ordinary daylight, you are uncomfortable unless your eyes are shaded or protected, and may become dazzled.	Heal	Forever	-
58	Light Headed	You are blinded if you are exposed to bright light or take damage from light based spells. You are more vulnerable to dizziness and fainting. You suffer a -2 penalty to checks to keep their balance, Climb checks, and to saving throws against effects that cause unconsciousness, dazing or stunning.	Heal	Forever	-
59	Shrapnel	A slither of metal broke away from the blade that knocked you unconscious, and lodged in your heart. -1 to Death Saving Throws.	Heal	Forever	-
60	Back Spasms	You suffer painful back spasms when exerting yourself. -1 to Strength.	Heal	Forever	-
61	Constant Ache	The player’s joints constantly ache. -1 to Initiative rolls.	Heal	Forever	Effect stacks
62	Mercy Killing	Your attacker makes an INT/WIS roll. On a fail, they take pity and want to put you out of your misery.	N/A	Until concious	-
63	Mercy Killing +	All enemies within 10' make an INT/WIS roll. On a fail, they take pity and want to put you out of your misery.	N/A	Until concious	-
64	Pulled Thigh	Movement speed is reduced to half.	Cure Light Wounds	Until rest	-
65	Limp	Movement speed is reduced to three quarters.	Cure Light Wounds	2d4 days	-
66	Dislocated Shoulder	Incur a -2 modifier to all attack/damage rolls.	Cure Light Wounds	3d4 weeks	-
67	Death Grip	Make an attack roll against your attacker, if successful, they are knocked prone next to you.	N/A	-	-
68	Exaggerated Wound	Your attacker assumes the worst for you, they will not attack while you are incapacitated.	N/A	Until concious	-
69	Exaggerated Wound +	All enemies assume the worst for you, they will not attack while you are incapacitated.	N/A	Until concious	-
70	Nervous Twitch	At the start of your turn, make a Strength check, otherwise, drop whatever item you are carrying in your hand.	Cure Light Wounds	Until rest	Effect ends on successful save
71	Ruptured Liver	Apply Poisoned status, (Arsenic, Poisons).	Cure Serious Wounds	2d6 days	-
72	Busted Kneecap	Movement speed is halved, jumping requires a Constitution check or fall prone.	Cure Serious Wounds	2d6 days	-
73	Minor Concussion	Disadvantage on all perception checks.	Cure Serious Wounds	1d4 days	-
74	Minor Wound	Lose 1 hit point per hour.	Cure Light Wounds	Until rest	-
75	Sprained Wrist	Successful Constitution save to cast spells.	Cure Light Wounds	Until rest	-
76	Sprained Ankle	Movement speed is halved; successful acrobatics check to run, or fall prone.	Cure Light Wounds	Until rest	-
77	Paranoia	Wisdom check at the start of your turns; on a failure, attack the nearest creature in range.	Cure Light Wounds	Until rest	If no creatures in sight, no effect
78	Aren't you Dead?	The creature that just attacked you has disadvantage on their next attack against you.	N/A	End of combat	-
79	Confident Comeback	The next attack against you has disadvantage.	N/A	End of combat	-
80	Ready for More	Your next saving throw has advantage.	N/A	End of combat	-
81	Blurred Vison	You have disadvantage on perception checks that rely on sight and on ranged attack rolls.	Cure Light Wounds	1d4 days	-
82	Ringing Ears	You have disadvantage on perception checks that rely on sound.	Cure Light Wounds	1d4 days	-
83	Lose a Finger	You have disadvantage on Dexterity checks to use fine tools (such as thieves' tools) or perform sleight of hand.	Regenerate	Forever	2nd time, treat as lost hand.
84	Major Neuralgia	You are in constant pain from nerve damage. Whenever you attempt an action in combat, you must make a save vs Constitution -2 or lose your action.	Heal	2d10 days	-
85	Minor Neuralgia	You are in constant pain from nerve damage. Whenever you attempt an action in combat, you must make a save vs Constitution +2 or lose your action.	Heal	2d4 days	-
86	Severe Bruising	You suffer severe bruising over an extensive portion of your anatomy. Anytime you suffer bludgeoning or force damage, you suffer an additional point of bludgeoning or force damage.	Cure Light Wounds	2d6 days	-
87	Anosmia	You lose your sense of smell and taste. You automatically fail any ability checks that involve your sense of smell or taste.	Cure Light Wounds	Forever	-
88	Kidney Damage	Succeed at a Constitution saving throw, or apply Poisoned status, (Arsenic, Poisons).	Cure Serious Wounds	2d10 days	-
89	Muscle Spasms	You have disadvantage on Dexterity checks.	Cure Light Wounds	2d6 days	-
90	Apathy	You are afflicted with intense apathy and depression. You have disadvantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma ability checks and saving throws.	Heal	Forever	-
91	Inflammation	Your muscles are irritated and inflamed. You have disadvantage on strength checks.	Cure Serious Wounds	2d6 days	-
92	Nausea	You have disadvantage on Constitution checks.	Cure Serious Wounds	1d6 weeks	-
93	Second Wind -	Start with one successful death save.	N/A	Until stable	-
94	Second Wind	Advantage on death saving throws.	N/A	Until stable	-
95	Second Wind +	Advantage on death saving throws and start with one successful death save.	N/A	Until stable	-
96	Unexpected KO	You will stabilize after one successful death save.	N/A	Until stable	-
97	Amnesia	You forget one spell or one language.	Heal	Forever	-
98	Magical Vulnerability	You now have a -1 to your spell saves.	N/A	Special	Meditate 8hrs in a holy place
99	System Shock	The wound seriously messes up something deep inside you. You have disadvantage on death saves.	Heal	Forever	-
00	Adrenaline Rush	At the start of your turn, you regain health equal to your hit dice plus CON modifier	N/A	instant	Back in the fight, but prone

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