Grit

Endurance & Resistance

GRIT

GRIT represents stamina, constitution, and spiritual toughness. It is the Attribute of survivors, ascetics, and those who simply refuse to stop.

Governs

  • Strain Capacity (Strain Cap = GRIT + 3)
  • Mettle (partial — calculated from SAVVY + GRIT)
  • Poison and disease resistance
  • Environmental survival: heat, cold, thirst, the toxic air of the Ash Belt
  • Recovery — higher GRIT means faster bounce-back from hardship

In Play

  • Marching through a sandstorm GRIT + Frontier
  • Resisting a poison GRIT + Resilience
  • Staying awake for a three-day watch GRIT + Resilience
  • Surviving the Ash Belt without a filter mask GRIT + Resilience

Ranks

Rank Label Description
1 Fragile You tire quickly; illness hits hard.
2 Average You can push through when needed.
3 Hardy Long marches and short rations don't slow you.
4 Relentless You've survived things that killed others.
5 Inexhaustible Your body seems to reject its own limits.