<p>You get to choose! On page 5 of the <a href="https://images.zmangames.com/filer_public/26/94/2694b3fb-c718-4f87-9bdd-bbea0fdadcbe/zm7172_pandemic_legacys1_red_rules.pdf" rel="noreferrer">rules</a>, under "scars":</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Characters can be mentally or physically damaged over the course of play. When this happens, choose an available scar and add it to your character’s
  card.</p>
</blockquote>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2019-10-26T01:34:18.240Z
2019-10-26T01:34:18.240Z
Ryan Veeder
<p>The rules say that characters should receive scars that have an outbreak. </p>

<p>But how do we determine which scar the character receives? Do we choose it ourselves?</p>

<pandemic-legacy-season-1><pandemic-legacy>
How are scars assigned?
dwjohnston
# How are scars assigned?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-10-26)

The rules say that characters should receive scars that have an outbreak.

But how do we determine which scar the character receives? Do we choose it ourselves?

**Tags:** pandemic-legacy-season-1, pandemic-legacy


---

## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-10-26. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

You get to choose! On page 5 of the [rules](https://images.zmangames.com/filer_public/26/94/2694b3fb-c718-4f87-9bdd-bbea0fdadcbe/zm7172_pandemic_legacys1_red_rules.pdf), under "scars":

> Characters can be mentally or physically damaged over the course of play. When this happens, choose an available scar and add it to your character’s
> card.


---

