Hit Points

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Hit Points are tracked globally; no matter where you are hit, your total goes down.

Each character begins with 3 HP.

All lost Hit Points automatically recover overnight.

Types of Hit Points

There are 3 categories of Hit Points:

Body Hit Points (B-HP): If this reaches 0, you start dying.
Armour Hit Points (A-HP): This protects your body while active.
Energy Hit Points (E-HP): Any forcefield you are wearing is depleted first.

Hit Points are always reduced in the following order: Energy, Armour, Body. There are no ways to bypass one type and damage a lower one (ie bypassing armour to damage the body).

Eye Protection

Wearing eye protection grants +1 A-HP. Eye protection is highly encouraged but is not currently mandatory in combat.

Damage

Every hit from a melee weapon or foam dart deals 1 damage. You can choose to take more damage from a hit if you feel it is dramatically suitable.

Combat Etiquette

Do not hit the head, neck, or groin with any weapon. We also discourage hitting the hand, foot, or breast areas with melee weapons.
Melee hits must be pulled, so your target is struck by a lighter force and is less likely to be bruised.
Melee strikes must be dramatic. If you roll your hits (as if you are playing a drum), your opponent may take the whole set as only 1 damage.
Blasters must not be fired at targets closer than 1 metre. Aim for the centre of mass to avoid face hits.
All blaster dart hits must be counted no matter how rapid they are.