Expeditions: Rome demands that you be careful when fighting enemies, lest you die from wounds or injuries sustained in battle. If one of your party members is injured, you will need to know how to heal the characters to keep them fighting. If downed, they could miss a few battles – or worse.
This Expeditions: Rome guide explains all the ways your characters can be injured or injured, as well as all the ways you can heal them. Here's our guide to help you heal injuries, revive incapacitated characters, and avoid deaths in Expeditions: Rome.
How to Heal, Revive, and Stay Alive in Expeditions: Rome
How to Heal During Battle
First, let's talk about the usual healing mechanics in Expeditions: Rome. There are several ways to keep your characters in top shape:
Bandages
Bandages can be equipped in your Tactical Slot, allowing you to use them without spending an Action Point. They will, however, run out of charges. You can either replenish them at a Legion Outpost if you've unlocked the Speculator's Tent, or craft new ones through the Armory. We dig deeper into these mechanics in our Legion Outpost Leveling Guide and Crafting Guide.
healing skills
The Triarius class can function as a medic on the battlefield. The class has a few healing abilities, such as Cure - Good As New and Rousing Speech, which can be used to maintain HP. Triarsus can even revive fallen comrades (more on that below). Our full Triarius class and best skills guide has more information.
Soothe the pain
Your unique companion, Syneros, can cast the Soothe Pain ability if unarmed. Make sure he doesn't have a second weapon in his loadout, then click the Roman Numeral I button on the weapon icon to switch to an unarmed setup.
Default healing
By default, your entire party will heal after each battle. But there are a few exceptions, like the major multi-phase encounters that conclude the campaign acts.
How to revive a character incapacitated in combat
If a character's HP drops to zero, they will be in a downed/incapacitated state. When this happens, they only have a few turns until they bleed out and die (we'll talk more about deaths below). Make sure there are allies nearby who can use the following to stabilize their condition:
- Bandages: These will prevent a character from bleeding.
- Help: All characters can do this if they are in an unarmed position. Check your inventory for the appropriate weapon skill to see if it's equipped.
- Revive: Available for the Triarius class. This will not only help a character unable to get up, but they can also join the fight.
Wounded and Injured Characters
Any downed/incapacitated character can be harmed or injured, including those who were resurrected during battle. The risk and severity of injury or injury is determined by the Injury Probability setting in the Difficulty menu.
An injury or injury will, for the most part, be related to how a character was shot. For example, if someone is struck with a disability while standing in flames, they will have burns as an injury. Others, on the other hand, could be linked to blunt trauma, stab wounds, or poisons.
Another way to get hurt or injured is to make the wrong decision during some random event. Suffice it to say, if you think an event in a quest is risky, there's a chance someone in the party will feel the consequences. An example is the Lair of the Chimera random event, which always seems to result in a character being critically injured.
Additionally, characters who have suffered moderate or more severe injuries cannot join battles. Finally, it is possible for injuries to deteriorate over time.
dispensary">Healing Wounds and Wounds in Expeditions: Rome: Character Perks, Triage, and Dispensary
There are two ways to heal wounds and wounds in Expeditions: Rome, and each has its pros and cons:
Triage
Triage is accessible by opening the menu. Select the injured character, then choose someone with healing-related perks (more on that below). The treatment works for all injuries except severe injuries. Either way, the process costs meds every few hours in-game.
At the very least, your characters will stay in your party, which is useful if you want to stay on the move.
dispensary
This is a building in your Legion outpost. Simply leave injured characters here and wait for their condition to improve. It won't deplete your meds, but you'll need to return to the outpost to add them to your party. In addition, the dispensary is the only way to treat seriously injured people.
Character Perks
As for character perks, there are several that can be used to heal wounds in the Triage menu of Expeditions: Rome. You can check the stats page or the Legion recruiting page (via the tent) to see if anyone has these perks.
- First aid: Prevents an injury from deteriorating further.
- Physician: Can treat lacerations, punctures, traumas and fractures.
- Physician: Can treat burns, infections, and poisoning wounds. None of your unique companions have this perk by default. However, Syneros will get it automatically if you complete the Olympian side quest.
- Self-Healing: Characters can self-heal without being penalized by healing speed.
- Medicus: Although not part of the triage treatment, this benefit determines the survival rate of soldiers in Legion battles (only if the character leads this army).
Character Deaths in Expeditions: Rome
Finally, let's discuss how Expeditions: Rome characters can die. Being incapacitated in battle can cause a character to bleed. If you activate the Battle Deaths setting before starting the campaign, your comrades will die if no one is able to stabilize their condition in battle.
If a character has a critical wound and it is not treated in a Dispensary, he will die after a few days. If the main character suffers a critical injury, you will have to go directly to the dispensary and wait in the camp until he is healthy. This will automatically allow you to pass the time since you won't be able to venture outside.
Lack of rations can cause you to starve, and lack of water can cause you to die of thirst. If generic recruits die, they're gone for good. If the main character or unique companions die, the game is over.
And that's basically all you need to know about how to heal your characters in Expeditions: Rome. There are many ways main and secondary characters can die in the game, but if you know the resources, perks, and other healing methods, you can stay among the living longer. For more advice, consider heading to our Expedition Guides hub.
