Resist Pain (U) (CON)

This skill can’t be used untrained.

Resist pain allows a hero to function normally and ignore some or all of the situation penalties for suffering stun, wound, or mortal damage. A check does not count as an action.

Results

• Critical Failure: Hero succumbs to the pain and can’t act for 2d4 phases.
• Failure: Hero suffers from damage penalties.
• Ordinary: Hero ignores 1 step of penalty.
• Good: Hero ignores 2 steps of penalty.
• Amazing: Hero ignores 3 steps of penalty.

Resist pain only lessens or eliminates situation penalties caused by cumulative damage. It doesn’t turn a penalty into a bonus or stave off dying or death.