Originally shared by William Mims
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1.) Yes and no — It can cease to be a gang, and in that manner become an ex-parrot.. er.. non-existent entity.
a.) staying alive is… staying alive… that is, continuing to exist with the directed purpose ascribable to any entity:-however, every couple harm that the gang soaks, counts as a couple fatalities (separate from injuries) that an angel is likely to pronounce D.O.A. (CHOPPERS -> ADDITIONAL RULES -> GANGS & HARM)
b.) By disbanding — not ‘holding up’ under pressure, or in the absence of a leader at a critical moment, due to very bad management from the pack alpha, or simply because the rationale for banding together has passed and everyone is ready to divide the crew shares.
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2.) If an infirmary is being used by someone with the appropriate move — the rules for healing one individual, or many sick, wounded, or dying souls, are the same. Triage (the assignment of degrees of urgency to wounds or illnesses to decide the order of treatment of a large number of patients or casualties.) seems to be presumed in the Infirmary, Battlefield Grace, and Touched by Death, but not in more intimate moves such as Healing Touch and Professional Compassion. (ANGEL:- ADDITIONAL RULES ~> INFIRMARY ~; ANGEL MOVES:- ~> Professional Compassion, Battlefield Grace, Healing Touch, Touched by Death.)
There is no reason not to allow a gang to heal (or fail harm rolls) as a single entity, normally — to simplify book keeping, and to keep the gang’s membership fresh. These are just extra mouths to feed, occasionally useful as meat-shields… right?
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ADDENDUM:
Since Triage Protocol seems to be a presumed part of the Angel’s repertoire, this also supports the notion that a fatality in a gang… is a fatality before the angel assigns order of treatments, and no matter how long they might remain conscious… they are counted among the lost that no miracle can dissuade.
I would not count such Fatalities as being part of the sick and wounded that die under an angel’s care, for purposes of the Touched by Death move. These are, by all rights, dead before care is assigned.
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