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 <span style="color:yellow">'''Heroic Adventures'''</span> - No change.
-<span style="color:lime">'''Epic Adventures'''</span> - Characters with Class Levels make a Saving Throw vs. Death every round or whenever they take damage with a cumulative -1 penalty. If they ever fail a Save vs. Death, they die.
+<span style="color:lime">'''Epic Adventures'''</span> - Characters with Class Levels make a Saving Throw vs. Death whenever they take damage (including from bleeding) with a cumulative -1 penalty. If they ever fail a Save vs. Death, they die.
 ===VP Below 0===

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 =VP 0=
 At VP 0, a character is [[Death (Status)#Dead|Dead]], unless they have something that specifically prevents it. If they are not, they are considered [[Critical Condition (Status)#On The Brink of Death|On The Brink of Death]] and cannot have this removed until they are above VP 0.
 ===VP Below 0===

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 A character has a Destruction Threshold equal to their Maximum VP. It is usually not necessary to write this down, however, as the player can just read their Maximum VP to determine it.
-Once a character is reduced to their Destruction Threshold, the character makes a [[Saving Throw_(Save)#Fortitude|Fortitude]] [[Saving Throw_(Save)#Saving Throw vs. Death|Saving Throw vs. Death]] with a penalty equal to half VP below their Destruction Threshold they are. On a failure, they are [[Death (Status)#Destroyed|Destroyed]]. For example, a character with 20 VP would need to be reduced to -20 VP before they must make a save to see if their body is destroyed beyond recognition. A character cannot be [[Death (Status)#Totally Destroyed|Totally Destroyed]] unless a specific attack or situation states that it is the case.
+Once a character is reduced to their Destruction Threshold, the character makes a [[Saving Throw_(Save)#Fortitude|Fortitude]] [[Saving Throw_(Save)#Saving Throw vs. Death|Saving Throw vs. Death]] with a penalty equal to half VP below their Destruction Threshold they are. Characters with [[Regeneration (Recovery)#Total Regeneration|Total Regeneration]] receives a bonus on Saves to resist Destruction equal to twice their Base Regeneration per round, providing the damage is not of a type that their Regeneration has an exemption to. On a failure, they are [[Death (Status)#Destroyed|Destroyed]]. For example, a character with 20 VP would need to be reduced to -20 VP before they must make a save to see if their body is destroyed beyond recognition. A character cannot be [[Death (Status)#Totally Destroyed|Totally Destroyed]] unless a specific attack or situation states that it is the case.
 ===Total Regeneration===

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 =VP 0=
-At VP 0, the character is almost always [[Death (Status)#Dead|Dead]] - they may only not be if they have something that specifically prevents it. If they are not, they are considered [[Critical Condition (Status)#On The Brink of Death|On The Brink of Death]] and cannot have this removed until they are above VP 0.
+At VP 0, a character is [[Death (Status)#Dead|Dead]], unless they have something that specifically prevents it. If they are not, they are considered [[Critical Condition (Status)#On The Brink of Death|On The Brink of Death]] and cannot have this removed until they are above VP 0.
 ===VP Below 0===

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 If the character has 1+3 HD or more, they add their full HD Size to VP or Class HD Size to VP, whichever is greater.
-If the character is Multiclass, they use the average of their Class HD Sizes. If the character is Dualclass, they use the largest HD Size available from Class HD. Fractional HP can be saved for evening out when level increases.
+If the character is Multiclass, they use the average of their Class HD Sizes. Fractional HP can be saved for evening out when level increases.
 ===HD # Modifiers===
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 If the character has 1+3 HD or more, they add 1 point to VP per HD they possess.
-A character gains 1 VP per Level up to and including Level 10. If a character is Multiclass, they divide VP gain across each class levels. If the character is Dualclass, they add the highest level they have. The most they can gain from this is 10 VP. Fractional HP can be saved for evening out when level increases.
+A character gains 1 VP per Level up to and including Level 10. If a character is Multiclass, they divide VP gain across each class levels. The most they can gain from this is 10 VP. Fractional HP can be saved for evening out when level increases.
 ===Character Size Size Modifiers===

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 =VP Examples=
-A Level 12 Dwarven Fighter with a Constitution of 19 has a Hit-Dice Size of d10 and a Vitality of 19. They receive +10 from their level. This gives them a total VP of 39.
+A Level 12 Dwarven Fighter with a Constitution of 19 has a Hit-Dice Size of d10 and a Vitality of 10. They receive +10 from their level. This gives them a total VP of 30.
-A Goblin Wizard 3/Thief 4 with a Constitution of 7 has a Hit-Dice Size of d4/2 + d6/2 from class or d8/2 from HD (opting for the former for 5) and a Vitality of 7. They receive +1.5 from Wizard and +2 from Thief. This gives them a total VP of 15.5.
+A Goblin Wizard 3/Thief 4 with a Constitution of 7 has a Hit-Dice Size of d4/2 + d6/2 from class or d8/2 from HD (opting for the former for 5) and a Vitality of 4. They receive +1.5 from Wizard and +2 from Thief. This gives them a total VP of 12.5.
-A Fighter 3 -> Cleric 4 Yuan-ti Abomination with a Constitution of 14 and a Base HD of 9 receives a HD Size of d10 from Fighter and a Vitality of 14. They receive +4 from Cleric (their highest Dualclass level) and an additional +9 for the number of Base HD. This gives them 37 VP before Size is considered. As a Large character, they receive a further 25% bonus to their VPs, for a total of 46.25 VP.
+A Fighter 3 -> Cleric 4 Yuan-ti Abomination with a Constitution of 14 and a Base HD of 9 receives a HD Size of d10 from Fighter and a Vitality of 7. They receive +4 from Cleric (their highest Dualclass level) and an additional +9 for the number of Base HD. This gives them 30 VP before Size is considered. As a Large character, they receive a further 25% bonus to their VPs, for a total of 37.5 VP.

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 =Determining VP=
-VP is determined by the Character's [[Constitution_(Attribute)#Vitality|Vitality]].
+VP is determined by the Character's [[Constitution_(Attribute)#Vitality|Vitality]], Hit-Dice size and number of HD or Levels.
 ===HD Size Modifier===

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 ===Destruction Threshold===
-A character has a Destruction Threshold equal to their Maximum VP. It is usually not necessary to write this down, however, as the player can just read their Maximum VP to determine it. Once a character is reduced to their Destruction Threshold, the character makes a [[Saving Throw_(Save)#Fortitude|Fortitude]] [[Saving Throw_(Save)#Saving Throw vs. Death|Saving Throw vs. Death]] with a penalty equal to the VP below their Destruction Threshold.
+A character has a Destruction Threshold equal to their Maximum VP. It is usually not necessary to write this down, however, as the player can just read their Maximum VP to determine it.
-On a failure, they are [[Death (Status)#Destroyed|Destroyed]]. For example, the above Wizard would need to have -20 VP before they must make a save to see if their body is destroyed beyond recognition. A character cannot be made [[Death (Status)#Gone|Gone]] unless a specific attack or situation states that it is the case.
+Once a character is reduced to their Destruction Threshold, the character makes a [[Saving Throw_(Save)#Fortitude|Fortitude]] [[Saving Throw_(Save)#Saving Throw vs. Death|Saving Throw vs. Death]] with a penalty equal to half VP below their Destruction Threshold they are. On a failure, they are [[Death (Status)#Destroyed|Destroyed]]. For example, a character with 20 VP would need to be reduced to -20 VP before they must make a save to see if their body is destroyed beyond recognition. A character cannot be [[Death (Status)#Totally Destroyed|Totally Destroyed]] unless a specific attack or situation states that it is the case.
-A character may avoid [[Death (Status)#Destroyed|Destruction]] if they possess a specific trait that prevents (or alters) it, such as [[Regeneration#Total Regeneration|Total Regeneration]] - though usually some other effect is experienced.
+A character may avoid [[Death (Status)#Destroyed|Destruction]] if they possess a specific trait that prevents (or alters) it, such as [[Regeneration#Total Regeneration|Total Regeneration]] - though usually some other effect is experienced. Such things are seldom able to prevent [[Death (Status)#Totally Destroyed|Total Destruction]] unless specifically stated.
 ===Total Regeneration===
-If a character possesses [[Regeneration#Total Regeneration|Total Regeneration]], they do ''not'' become [[Death (Status)#Dead|Dead]] at VP 0 unless they are dealt damage that reduces them to below 0 of a type that their Regeneration has an Exemption to or something else occurs to void their Regeneration. Regeneration is, however, no protection against being rendered simply [[Death (Status)#Gone|Gone]].
+If a character possesses [[Regeneration (Recovery)#Total Regeneration|Total Regeneration]], they do ''not'' become [[Death (Status)#Dead|Dead]] at VP 0 unless they are dealt damage that reduces them to below 0 of a type that their Regeneration has an Exemption to or something else occurs to void their Regeneration. Regeneration is, however, usually no protection against being [[Death (Status)#Totally Destroyed|Totally Destroyed]].
-A character with [[Regeneration#Total Regeneration|Total Regeneration]] receives a bonus on Saves to resist Destruction equal to twice their Base Regeneration per round against attacks that are not considered an Exemption to their Regeneration.
+A character with [[Regeneration (Recovery)#Total Regeneration|Total Regeneration]] receives a bonus on Saves to resist Destruction equal to twice their Base Regeneration per round against attacks that are not considered an Exemption to their Regeneration.
-A character with [[Regeneration#Total Regeneration|Total Regeneration]] does, however, suffer penalties to their Regeneration rate when other characters might [[Death (Status)#Dead|Die]] or be [[Death (Status)#Destroyed|Destroyed]]. If below 0 VP, the character suffers [[Stunted Regeneration_(Status)#Stunted Regeneration|Stunted Regeneration]] slowing them to half their normal rate whilst if they are below their Destruction Threshold, they suffer [[Stunted Regeneration_(Status)#Glacial Regeneration|Glacial Regeneration]], increasing the time per regeneration by one step (1 round to 1 turn, 1 turn to 1 hour, 1 hour to 1 day, 1 day to 1 week and so forth).
+A character with [[Regeneration#Total Regeneration|Total Regeneration]] does, however, suffer penalties to their Regeneration rate when other characters might [[Death (Status)#Dead|die]] or be [[Death (Status)#Destroyed|Destroyed]]. If below 0 VP, the character suffers [[Stunted Regeneration_(Status)#Stunted Regeneration|Stunted Regeneration]] slowing them to half their normal rate whilst if they are below their Destruction Threshold, they suffer [[Stunted Regeneration_(Status)#Glacial Regeneration|Glacial Regeneration]], increasing the time per regeneration by one step (1 round to 1 turn, 1 turn to 1 hour, 1 hour to 1 day, 1 day to 1 week and so forth).