Serious injury and trauma are collectively called Wounds. When a character takes more Wounds than his maximum, hes KOed and must test for Defeat. A single Wound takes out a Nile Empire Shocktrooper, for example, because he has a Wound limit of --. Storm Knights can take three Wounds, and are Defeated if they take more than that. A character cant suffer more Wounds than his maximum listed in the description for nonplayer characters and monsters, or on the character sheet for player characters.
Kick Them While Theyre Down
If a Defeated character takes any new Wounds, he must test for Defeat again.
Wound Penalties
Characters suffer a -1 penalty to all tests for each Wound suffered. The maximum penalty is 3 regardless of how many Wounds an individual can take.