Hit Points & Armour Points
There are two types of points which pertain to how many times you can be struck before Bleeding Out or being Unconscious.
Hit Points
Shattered Earth is a PER LOCATION game, meaning that you have a certain amount of hits on each location - head, torso, each arm and each leg.
Each character has the following, as standard:
- 1 hit per limb (2 legs and 2 arms)
- 1 hit on the head
- 2 hits on the torso.
Reduction to zero on any limb renders that limb unusable and subject to Deterioration
Reduction to zero on head & torso puts the character on Death Count.
Armour Points
Armour worn grants extra hits to the area it is protecting.
When you are struck, your armour points (AP) is removed first, without any damage being done to your body. Once you have no AP left, then Hit points are reduced.
Please read the Armour page for full details on armour in the system.