Exploration
The work of adventuring can afflict trespassers with all manner of emotional and physical ailments; plights represent these deleterious conditions. They are similar to the states that can afflict characters during the combat frame, but they usually affect their behavior during the dungeon frame, and they last indefinitely until steps are taken to remove them.
Plights are often gained by accidents that occur during exploration, especially as the result of triggering a trap or suffering a harmful or foolish shadow. Plights can add another layer of strategy and roleplaying to exploring to sites.
A lasting state is a type of plight that functions like one of the states found in the Combat chapter. Unlike a normal state, it cannot be prevailed against and persists even through multiple encounters. When a character gains a lasting state, tell them to mark it with an asterisk* or a small 'L' on their character sheet.
A character with a lasting state cannot gain its opposite state, if any. For example, a character with hinder 2 as a lasting state cannot gain the haste state. The same state can still stack with a lasting state, increasing the potency; when the creature successfully prevails, the returns to the lasting state potency instead of being removed.
There are only three ways to remove plights:
Impressive Success. When a character succeeds on a task and chooses the impressive spark, they may be able to remove a plight from an ally that views the accomplishment, if the fiction makes sense for it.
Lifting Spirits. When the company takes the camp travel action, a character can perform the lift spirits activity to try to remove a plight from one of their companions.
Spend Time With Loved Ones. When you complete the 'spend time with loved ones' project, you can remove a plight.
These are some of the most common plights. They are listed in alphabetical order.
An afraid character is anxious and hesitant. They cannot choose to be swift, impressive, or steady when they spark on a skill check.
An angry character is rash and uncooperative. They cannot choose to be crafty, quiet, or careful when they spark on a skill check.
A befuddled character is disoriented and confused. They take a cut on all skill checks associated with Wits.
A clumsy character is having trouble keeping track of their belongings. They add costly as an extra shadow to all non-group checks.
A conspicuous character is coughing loudly, reeks with a terrible odor, or otherwise draws attention to themselves. They add loud as an extra shadow to all non-group checks.
A discouraged character expects the worst from every endeavor. They cannot enter a devil's bargain on any skill checks.
A distracted character is lost in thought or emotion, pestered by insects, or preoccupied by something they found. They start encounters with 0 focus, instead of the usual Glory + Wits.
An enfeebled character is too weak to help carry the load. Their inventory slots are halved.
A muddled character is lacking in order and thought. They take a cut an all skill checks assoicated with Wits.
A sickly character is diminished and weak. They take a cut on all skill checks associated with Might.
A sluggish character is dazed and unresposive. They take a cut on all skill checks associated with Might.