Exhausted

An exhausted creature has pushed itself far beyond its limits. It moves slowly and is significantly weakened — a more severe form of fatigued.

Effects

• –6 penalty to Strength and Dexterity.
• Moves at half its normal speed.
• Cannot run or charge.

Ending the Condition

• After 1 hour of complete rest, an exhausted creature becomes fatigued instead.
• After a full 8 hours of rest, the creature is no longer fatigued either.
• Restoration, greater restoration, and heal remove exhaustion immediately.
• Lesser restoration reduces exhausted to fatigued.

The Fatigue Chain

Fatigue and exhaustion form a two-step severity chain:

• A fatigued creature that becomes fatigued again becomes exhausted.
• An exhausted creature that becomes exhausted again does not worsen further — it stays exhausted.

Related Conditions

• Fatigued — the milder form; –2 Str/Dex, no speed penalty, no run or charge.
• Staggered — also limits actions, but through a different mechanism (one action per round rather than ability penalties).

Common Sources

Becoming fatigued while already fatigued; the waves of exhaustion and ray of exhaustion spells; forced marching without rest (Constitution checks after 8 hours); certain monster abilities; some disease and poison effects; a barbarian whose rage ends (becomes fatigued, not exhausted, unless the Tireless Rage feature applies).