Failure
Failure noun - The nonperformance of an assigned or expected action.
Hits
Both words in one sentence
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When it hits certain thresholds, the warband has a chance of routing, resulting in instant mission failure.
Source: Tabletop Game / Mordheim - Superman meanwhile takes hits "so the others don't have to." Basically, they aren't trying, even though failure might mean somebody dies.
Source: Power Creep, Power Seep -
The funny thing is, both critical hits and critical failures used the same table — so it was entirely possible to decapitate yourself on a critical failure if you rolled exceptionally high on the table.
Source: Critical Failure
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