Recovery

This work has three principle resources: Karma, Pride, and Credits. You have no choice but to earn credits.

Karma and Pride depend more or less on the actions you take.

Karma can be reduced from where it starts out (to a minimum of 0), and Pride can be increased from where it starts out (to a maximum of double your starting pride). In short, your state at the start of a session is by no means perfect.

Recovery has its use even before combat.

For a PC to safely complete a request, a proper amount of recovery may be vital.

= Relaxing = If you give your mind and body a chance to rest, taking it easy for at least 3 hours, you recover 3 points of Pride.

Though it doesn't have to be too detailed, a player should describe the gist of what their character is doing to the GM.

Sleeping, taking a bath, drinking alcohol, spending time with a lover; any understandably calm, relaxing activity.

Having sex that isn't too rough with a partner that you can trust, for example, could count as both ERP and Relaxing at the same time. Feel free to decide (as long as the GM agrees). Further, going to sleep after doing so would make for a proper rest.

Of note, you can only 「rest」 up to twice in a day. Sleeping for 12 hours in a single day won't restore 12 points of Pride.

= ERP = ERPing during a session reduces a character's Karma.

Read the ERP section for more specifics.

= Recovery through Powers = Of course, if a Power or Ware has such an effect, they can restore Pride or lower Karma.

If you have one of those Powers or similar, refer to the effect as described in the power itself.

= Winning a Combat = Regardless of your opponents, if you fight and win a combat, your Karma is reduced by 1 point. This goes for any fight. Violence sometimes just makes sense.