Recuperation and Refocusing

A character begins the event with a specific number of feats Focused. The number of study feats a character can have Focused is equal to his/her level with a max of 15. A character can only Focus feats he/she has purchased with experience points and can only focus a feat as many times as he/she has it purchased. After a feat has been used, the character must Recuperate in order to have that feat back in memory and be able to use it again.

Recuperating restores all Focused feats. Also, if the character has the Armor skill and is wearing armor, all his/her armor points are restored. When a character begins to Recuperate, all active bonuses, shields or other beneficial effects that last for one Recuperation dissipate. The act of Recuperation takes one full minute of uninterrupted meditation. A character who is Recuperating cannot move, speak, activate a feat or item, be the target of an effect, or lose any hit points. If interrupted, the character must begin the full sixty second count over again.

Refocusing allows a character to change the feats he/she has in memory. Refocusing is almost exactly the same process as Recuperating except that it requires five minutes. When a character begins to Refocus, all beneficial effects with a Recuperation duration dissipate. The same restrictions apply concerning the interruption of the character's concentration.

The Racial Feats a character has are available after every Recuperation but cannot be Refocused or in any way be replaced by a study feat.