Game Mechanic: Consequence Recovery

Recovery Overview

Whenever a Consequence is inflicted, it must be recovered in 2 phases. It first must be Treated, then it will recover and be removed over Time. When dealing with Constructs, the Time and Treatment phases are the same and the Time is included in the Treatment phase.

Characters

Modifiers

• Self-treatment always increases the difficulty by 2.
• Treatment during a Conflict or Scene (not Downtime) will increase the difficulty by 2.

Treatment

• Mild: DC2
• Moderate: DC4
• Severe: DC6

Time

• Mild: Recovers in 1 Scene after Treatment
• Moderate: Recovers in 1 Session after Treatment (if halfway into Session, recovers halfway in the next session)
• Severe: Recovers in 1 Scenario (A Major Milestone)

Constructs

Treatment & Time

• Mild: DC2 - 1 Hour
• Moderate: DC4 - 1 Day
• Severe: DC6 - 1 Week