Wonderland - Jags

Damage
The Underground knows that sometimes when
you go down deep you come back up damaged.
You’re never quite the same again! This is one of
the reasons groups tend not to trust those who’ve
“gone deep.” Damage refers to kinds of Twists that
mutate the character’s Shadow and have effects that
are active even when the character is not having an
Episode.
When you acquire Damage you have this problem
all the time (it may not always be active—but it
doesn’t wait until you have an Episode to take
effect). Damage has negative point totals and any
character who selects one can use the points gained
to buy other (presumably beneficial) Twists.
Survival Traits
Characters with Survival Traits (i.e. Most PC’s)
never get Damage as a result of Descent (usually
taking Damage, or not, is a decision on the part
of the player). If the GM rules that for, whatever
reason, it does happen (for instance, as a result
of “avoiding Episodes”) then they are usually
temporary (lasting days or, at most, weeks).
So why have them in the game? The reasons are
two-fold: firstly, they apply to NPCs so we’re listing them (and they
could apply to PCs under some conditions, anyway). Secondly, they
explain some things about Wonderland. For example, they show how
serious changes to your Shadow can actually affect you. They also
explain why the Underground is (rightly) very afraid of deep Descent.
Defect
The listed Defect for each Damage is the effect it has on the character on
Chessboard Zero. This is something that may plague the character at any
time.
Description
The Description is the actual mutation that has occurred to the
character’s Shadow. This is, of course, not usually visible on Chessboard
Zero—but it becomes very apparent what is wrong when someone
encounters the damaged persons’ Shadow on a lower level of reality.
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Deeper Mysteries - Twists