Condition — Fatigued

You are physically and mentally exhausted.

Mechanical Effects:

• -1 status penalty to AC and saving throws
• You can't use exploration activities that require active effort (like Searching or Investigating)
• You recover from Fatigued after a full night's rest

How Applied:

• Lack of sleep (missing a night's rest)
• Forced march (traveling beyond your daily limit)
• Sustained physical exertion
• Some spells and effects as a consequence
• Environmental exposure (extreme heat/cold without shelter)

How Removed:

• Full night's rest (8 hours of sleep) removes Fatigued entirely
• Some restorative magic (GM discretion)
• Fatigued does NOT decrease during combat or short breaks

Interactions:

• The -1 status penalty to AC stacks with circumstance penalties (like Off-Guard) but NOT with other status penalties to AC (like Frightened's -1)
• Fatigued is binary — you can't be "more fatigued"
• A Fatigued character during exploration mode can still Defend, Follow the Expert, or Hustle, but cannot Search, Investigate, or Scout

Tactical Impact: -1 to AC and saves is meaningful across an entire adventuring day. Fatigued makes every fight harder. The exploration limitation is also significant — the party loses a searcher or scout.