The Stress System

"The Stress System" is a title that introduces Stress Points to your campaigns, which act as a mental counterpart to the physical Exhaustion Levels. When a creature undergoes harsh conditions––hours spent in total darkness, or a devastating critical hit in a crucial moment of battle––they accrue a number of Stress Points. Get too many points and you'll form Defects––temporary flaws that afflict you until you can reduce your stress back to a reasonable level.

Includes 4 pages of new rules regarding Stress Points, as well as 12 new spells and 15 new magic items utilizing the Stress Points mechanic.

- from the publisher's blurb