Aeon's End
What happens when a mage is exhausted, and can they still play?
The rulebook spells out the exhaustion steps, and the designer confirmed the breach choice.
- Aeon's End rulebook · Rulebook · Exhausted Players
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At 0 life the nemesis unleashes twice, the mage destroys one of their breaches (their choice, open, closed or with a spell prepped, which is then discarded) and discards all charges. They keep playing, but cannot gain life, are skipped by 'lowest life' effects, and any player damage they would take is doubled onto Gravehold. There is no player elimination; the game is lost only when everyone is exhausted.