Editing SeventhSun:Hazards (section)

= Hazards =

Hazards use one meaningful roll for one dangerous moment. Precaution may grant a bonus die or remove the need to roll.

== Hazards and Environments ==

Describe what triggers a hazard, choose the roll that matches the response, and state the consequence before the dice are rolled. A sound precaution may grant a bonus die or remove the need to roll altogether.

=== Resolving a Hazard ===

{| class="wikitable codex-table ss-rules-table"
! Part
! Question
|-
| Trigger
| What brings the danger into play?
|-
| Response
| Which Attribute or Skill matches what the hero actually does?
|-
| Difficulty
| Use 9 for pressure, 12 for a real danger, 15 for a severe danger, or 18 for an extraordinary one.
|-
| Consequence
| Inflict Wound or Fatigue marks, a condition, lost position, or a combination appropriate to the danger.
|}

Make one roll for one moment of danger. Do not demand repeated rolls unless the situation changes or the hero knowingly remains exposed. Failure should move the scene forward; it should not merely ask for the same roll again.

=== Common Hazards ===

{| class="wikitable codex-table ss-rules-table"
! Hazard
! Use
|-
| Falls
| A dangerous fall inflicts 1, 2, or 3 Wounds according to its height and violence. An Agility or Athletics roll reduces the result by 1 Wound. Armor does not help.
|-
| Fire
| Avoid sudden flame with Agility. Continued exposure inflicts 1 Wound at the end of each turn until the hero escapes or spends a short action extinguishing it.
|-
| Poison
| Roll Vigor when the poison takes effect. Failure normally inflicts 1 Wound or 1 Fatigue; a potent poison may inflict 2 or impose Stunned or Blinded.
|-
| Disease
| Roll Vigor once when symptoms become uncertain. Failure causes Fatigue or a fitting limitation until treatment or recovery; disease rarely matters on combat time.
|-
| Exposure
| Cold, heat, hunger, thirst, and forced travel call for Vigor only at meaningful intervals. Failure marks 1 Fatigue; shelter, supplies, and suitable Lineage traits may prevent the roll.
|-
| Drowning
| A hero can endure a brief immersion without rolling. When air becomes a real problem, roll Vigor at each meaningful change; failure marks 1 Fatigue, and further failure while Down inflicts 1 Wound.
|}

=== Protection and Assistance ===

Armor Protection applies only when a hazard produces a damage roll or explicitly says armor helps. More often, proper gear prevents exposure or grants a bonus die. A companion may assist only by taking a concrete action in the fiction; assistance does not exist as a free-floating bonus.

=== Creating New Hazards ===

Most hazards need one sentence: trigger, roll, and consequence. Add a special rule only when it creates a choice, such as crossing the unstable bridge quickly or slowly, sealing a suit before rescuing someone, or accepting Fatigue to keep moving through the red storm.

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