diff --git a/module/data/actor/adversary.mjs b/module/data/actor/adversary.mjs
index 5b83f3c7..c0cecb59 100644
--- a/module/data/actor/adversary.mjs
+++ b/module/data/actor/adversary.mjs
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ export default class DhpAdversary extends BaseDataActor {
                 })
             }),
             resources: new fields.SchemaField({
-                hitPoints: resourceField(0, 'DAGGERHEART.GENERAL.HitPoints.plural', true),
-                stress: resourceField(0, 'DAGGERHEART.GENERAL.stress', true)
+                hitPoints: resourceField(0, 0, 'DAGGERHEART.GENERAL.HitPoints.plural', true),
+                stress: resourceField(0, 0, 'DAGGERHEART.GENERAL.stress', true)
             }),
             attack: new ActionField({
                 initial: {
diff --git a/module/data/actor/character.mjs b/module/data/actor/character.mjs
index 0e78e96a..93723c70 100644
--- a/module/data/actor/character.mjs
+++ b/module/data/actor/character.mjs
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@ export default class DhCharacter extends BaseDataActor {
             ...super.defineSchema(),
             resources: new fields.SchemaField({
                 hitPoints: resourceField(
+                    0,
                     0,
                     'DAGGERHEART.GENERAL.HitPoints.plural',
                     true,
                     'DAGGERHEART.ACTORS.Character.maxHPBonus'
                 ),
-                stress: resourceField(6, 'DAGGERHEART.GENERAL.stress', true),
-                hope: resourceField(6, 'DAGGERHEART.GENERAL.hope')
+                stress: resourceField(6, 0, 'DAGGERHEART.GENERAL.stress', true),
+                hope: resourceField(6, 2, 'DAGGERHEART.GENERAL.hope')
             }),
             traits: new fields.SchemaField({
                 agility: attributeField('DAGGERHEART.CONFIG.Traits.agility.name'),
diff --git a/module/data/actor/companion.mjs b/module/data/actor/companion.mjs
index af17b790..3d00661f 100644
--- a/module/data/actor/companion.mjs
+++ b/module/data/actor/companion.mjs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default class DhCompanion extends BaseDataActor {
             ...super.defineSchema(),
             partner: new ForeignDocumentUUIDField({ type: 'Actor' }),
             resources: new fields.SchemaField({
-                stress: resourceField(3, 'DAGGERHEART.GENERAL.stress', true),
+                stress: resourceField(3, 0, 'DAGGERHEART.GENERAL.stress', true),
                 hope: new fields.NumberField({ initial: 0, integer: true, label: 'DAGGERHEART.GENERAL.hope' })
             }),
             evasion: new fields.NumberField({
diff --git a/module/data/fields/actorField.mjs b/module/data/fields/actorField.mjs
index b4c7f9b9..3c65b984 100644
--- a/module/data/fields/actorField.mjs
+++ b/module/data/fields/actorField.mjs
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ const attributeField = label =>
         tierMarked: new fields.BooleanField({ initial: false })
     });
 
-const resourceField = (max = 0, label, reverse = false, maxLabel) =>
+const resourceField = (max = 0, initial = 0, label, reverse = false, maxLabel) =>
     new fields.SchemaField({
-        value: new fields.NumberField({ initial: 0, min: 0, integer: true, label }),
+        value: new fields.NumberField({ initial: initial, min: 0, integer: true, label }),
         max: new fields.NumberField({
             initial: max,
             integer: true,