1.13.2 Tiredness

Each character has nine tiredness levels as follows:

A well-rested character will start out as fresh. Over the course of a day, he/she may become tired.

Becoming tired. Each hour that a character is active, he/she must make a dice roll against his/her WP + Athletics (including any specialism in Stamina). The difficulty is given by the character's encumbrance and by the level of activity (see the table in 1.13.1). If the character fails the dice roll, he/she becomes more tired by one level per 5 points (or part thereof) by which he/she failed the dice roll. [Note the penalties for his/her current tiredness level apply to this dice roll].

The level of activity can be:

• Light exercise - Walking, Gentle riding, etc.
• Heavy exercise - Jogging, Riding at up to canter, Light manual labour, etc.
• Strenuous exercise - Paced running, Breakneck riding, Heavy manual labour, Combat, etc.

Impact of being tired. A character's current tiredness level may give him/her a penalty on all dice rolls (see the table above). This reflects the effect that tiredness has on a character's general effectiveness.

Keeping going when tired. If a character tries to maintain his/her activity without resting, he/she must make a dice roll against his/her WP + Athletics (including any specialism in Stamina) to do so. The difficulty depends on his/her tiredness level (see above )[Note the penalties for his/her current tiredness level also apply to this dice roll]. A dice roll must be made every hour. Failure means the character must rest for at least an hour before trying again.

Recovering from tiredness. The following actions can help a character recover from tiredness:

• Sleep. A character will recover one tiredness level for every 3 hours that he/she sleeps or is unconscious. If a character is restless in the night or has bad dreams or his/her sleep is frequently interrupted, the referee may reduce the effectiveness of the recovery (or even rule that no tiredness levels are recovered).
• Meals. A character will recover one tiredness level if he/she spends an hour resting and in that time consumes a decent meal. This will normally be a hot meal. To claim the benefits, it must have been at least five hours since the character's last decent meal.
• Meditation. Through the successful use of Trance skill, a character can recover from being tired more quickly. Every hour that a character meditates, he/she makes a dice roll against his/her WP + Trance (including any specialism in Meditation). The number of tiredness levels recovered depends on the dice roll result: Up to 4 = None, 5-9 = 1 tiredness level, 10-14 = 2 tiredness levels, 15-19 = 3 tiredness levels, etc. [Note the penalties for his/her current tiredness level also apply to this dice roll].
• Massage. A masseur/masseuse can help another character relax and recover from tiredness by applying a massage. After an hour's massage, the masseur/masseuse must make a dice roll using his/her CO + Medicine (including any specialism in massage). The number of tiredness levels recovered depends on the dice roll result: Up to 4 = None, 5-9 = 1 tiredness level, 10-14 = 2 tiredness levels, 15-19 = 3 tiredness levels, etc. Giving a massage counts as strenuous labour for the masseur/masseuse, and rest for the recipient. To claim the benefits, it must have been at least five hours since the recipient's last massage.