68 The Gauntlet

Heroes are usually remembered for their accomplishments, but there is a great deal of punishment that leads to those moments of triumph.

images Following is a checklist of wild wounds and injuries. Check off ones that your character experiences on her or his path to glory. How far can she or he go before retiring?

images Stabbed by a dagger

images Cut by a sword

images Pierced by a spear

images Crushed by a mace

images Smashed by a hammer

images Sliced by an axe

images Slashed by a polearm

images Lashed by a whip

images Struck by arrows

images Burned by fire

images Burned by magic

images Shocked by magic

images Frozen by magic

images Battered with force

images Drained by negative energy

images Scorched by radiant energy

images Burned by acid

images Psychically punctured

images Sonically smacked

images Balefully transfigured

images Broken by otherworldly madness

images Disintegrated

images Touched annihilation magic

images Tasted poison

images Fell into a pit

images Pierced by a trap

images Slashed by a trap

images Bludgeoned by a trap

images Magically harmed by a trap

images Fell from a cliff

images Bitten

images Pecked

images Mauled by claws

images Raked with talons

images Thrashed with tentacles

images Swarmed

images Enveloped by an ooze

images Stepped on

images Swallowed whole

images Fooled by an illusion

images Charmed by enchantment

images Teleported into danger

images Merged with a physical object

images Turned to goo

images Grappled

images Blinded

images Deafened

images Exhausted

images Fatigued

images Frightened

images Grappled

images Incapacitated

images Paralyzed

images Drowned

images Dismembered

images Disfigured

images Turned to stone

images Knocked prone

images Restrained (nonconsensually)

images Stunned

images Rendered unconscious

images Killed

images Resurrected

images Reincarnated

images Made undead

images Soul removed, placed in gem

images Unwritten from time

images Wished to oblivion