User Guide

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Poison does damage over time. Many creatures can
do poison damage, along with their regular HP
attacks. Anti-venom can reduce the effect of
poison. The more poison a character has been
affected by, the longer it takes before the poison
is gone, and the more damage the poison while do on
the way out.
See Poison Resistance for more info on poison,
page 91.
Radiation - Radiation is an invisible attack. You
will not see the radiation that kills you. Some
critters can cause radiation damage, in addition to
their normal damage. Radiation does not normally
leave your system, either. You must use drugs or
other curative processes to remove radiation. And
the more radiation in your system, the more likely
it is to damage you and the worse the effect.
See Radiation Resistance on page 91 for more
about radiation.
Unconsciousness - This usually occurs from a
critical hit. During this time, the unconcsious
critter will fall to the ground and can do nothing
until he recovers. The recovery time is based on
Endurance.
Death - There are two ways to die: lose all of your
hit points or be unconscious and the only remaining
critters around you are hostile. We suggest you do
neither.
Armor
Armor is protective clothing that can reduce the
effect of damage in combat. It is highly suggested
that you find armor, wear it and upgrade whenever
possible.
The better the armor, the more damage it can
protect against. There are three different
statistics that determine the quality of the armor
and how much damage it can stop.