Why Stakes Work
Psychologically, loss aversion motivates harder than the promise of a gain. We hate losing things we already have.
Watching your HP bar drop creates a visceral need to fix it — by doing the work.
HP Bar
HP Critical!15 / 100
-10 HP: Abandoned "Morning Gym"
Staying Alive
Level Up to Heal
Every level up restores you to full HP. Push through and earn your recovery.
Streak Protection
Bank a Sanctuary Stone from your Vault before a bad day hits, and it guards your streak the moment you miss.
0 HP: Locked
Hit zero HP and your hero locks. You can't just pick back up where you left off.
You need a Second Chance Scroll — spend your own to get back up at 50 HP, or let a friend spend theirs on you. Only leveling up brings you back to full. See Friends & Revival.