Strain

Strain and Trauma are the two different types of damage that Crew Members can suffer. They are tracked on a common track on each Crew Board, and if all damage slots are full, the Crew member dies. The main difference between Strain and Trauma is that different procedures are involved in healing them. Strain is usually easier to heal than Trauma.

Some ways of healing Strain are:

• Using the ability of the Cabins ship Improvement, which each player gets one of at the start of the game. Placing a non-Fatigued Crew member on the Crew effect space on the Cabins heals one Strain.
• Using the REST, GAMBLE or DRINK actions on the Port Board.

Strain can also be healed using some Traits or Treasures.

The markers used to track Strain are purple acrylic "gems". They are placed in punched holes on Crew Boards.