Talk:Gashed (PSR Supplement)

Gashed?

Does "Gashed" mean "to have a gash upon your person"? Like, to have an open wound? I don't know if that's a word many people are going to grasp right away. Slashed would be my go-to. Hemorrhage, bleed, or mar might also work. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 50.24.119.76 (talk). Please sign your posts.

That is the meaning, yes. I'm open to a better term but let me address some possibilities I had personally discounted:

• Bleed is the most common word for this used in TTRPGs, but I'd prefer not to use it (a) to accommodate for things like plants and elementals which don't "bleed" but I'd still want to be affected by this, (b) because it doesn't work in the phrase "You are bleed," and (c) it's for me more graphic than it needs to be. I have similar problems with hemorrhage.
• Slashed isn't bad but assumes this always comes from slash damage or is the expected result of slash damage, which I think can give the wrong impression.
• Marred (and for that matter mangled or butchered) for me emphasizes too much disfigurement of the subject.
• Cut, torn, and ripped I considered but omitted. These word comes up too often in common speech I think and don't imply injury so much as damaged paper (or spectacular abs).
• Incision sounds far too medical. Plus you can't say "You are Incision."
• Lacerated is for me the strongest alternative right now. The main drawback to me is that it feels maybe a bit too fancy of a word. - Guy 23:13, 14 March 2024 (MDT)

How about gored? Punctured, grazed, sliced, and gutted probably won't work, but I'll throw out those as well. A gash is usually caused by something sharp or abrasive, and there's only so many ways to describe such wounds.

Also, would immunity to non-magical slashing damage give you an immunity to this condition, or just to the damage it causes? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 50.24.119.76 (talk). Please sign your posts.

Oh, gored might be a good one. In D&D terms at least being gored is usually more associated with pierce damage, but I'm not sure if that's a problem. I'd have to think more about it.

Immunity to slash damage would give you immunity to this condition. That seems like the most logical thing, at least. Sort of like how in 5e immunity to poison damage gives you immunity to being poisoned even if the rules (to my knowledge) never outright say as much. - Guy 23:38, 14 March 2024 (MDT)