Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Wounds
Both words in one sentence
- There are hitpoints in Ironclaw, but take too many wounds and you have to start rolling checks against blacking out, and you can die with only six wounds if you fail a death test.
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If you fail, your tales of how you got all your old wounds and your exploits turn way too effective, and scare off one fourth of the applicants, pissing off the Department.
Source: Video Game / Fallen London -
If you fail to escape them, your wounds and nightmares are instantly maxed out and you lose all your money and any hell-related items of value. Ouch.
Source: Video Game / Fallen London
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