Wounded

Minor

Effect: −1 die to all physical actions (attacks, athletics, grappling). Pool Penalty, stacks with other Pool Penalties to the −5 cap.

Duration Until healed above half Vitality

Inflicted By

Vitality reduced to or below half your maximum (the Wounded Threshold)

Cleared By

Healing brings Vitality above half maximum
Long Rest (recovers IRON HP)
Knit Flesh, Organic Repair, and other psionic healing
Medical attention (1 hour of care)

Wounded is a Vitality threshold, not a combat status; it begins the moment your HP drops to or below half your maximum and persists until healing lifts you back above the line. The −1 die penalty applies to all physical actions (Pool Penalty), and the source notes that crossing further thresholds (with optional rules) imposes additional −1 die penalties for severely-injured characters.

Wounded is the most common debuff in extended combat. A character with 13 maximum Vitality is Wounded at 6 HP and below, which, with a few solid hits taken, can happen quickly. Healers (Flesh Shapers, Shepherds) earn their place by keeping the party above this line.

The Health States summary for reference:

State	Threshold	Effect
Healthy	Above half Vitality	None
Wounded	At or below half Vitality	−1 die physical
Downed	0 Vitality	Bleeding Out
Dead	Negative Vitality ≥ (IRON + 2)	Gone