Damage
Both words in one sentence
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Wounding decreases your max Health as you take damage, the more damage you take, the more max HP you lose; while Focus gradually decreases your max Stamina as you attack, dodge, and cast spells.
Source: Videogame / Salt and Sanctuary - Supposedly, the damage from wounding was a result of blood loss note which is a bit of Fridge Logic, as blood loss would normally be covered under Constitution damage.
Source: Standard Status Effects - Third Edition had a condition called "wounding" which most often caused a certain amount of damage every round (there were, of course, exceptions, and most of said exceptions would cause ability damage).
Source: Standard Status Effects
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