diff --git a/lang/en.json b/lang/en.json
index c2b2fabb..59cb6b20 100755
--- a/lang/en.json
+++ b/lang/en.json
@@ -2061,6 +2061,7 @@
                 "description": "Description",
                 "main": "Data",
                 "information": "Information",
+                "itemFeatures": "Item Features",
                 "notes": "Notes",
                 "inventory": "Inventory",
                 "loadout": "Loadout",
@@ -2512,6 +2513,7 @@
                 "resetMovesText": "Are you sure you want to reset?",
                 "FIELDS": {
                     "maxFear": { "label": "Max Fear" },
+                    "maxHope": { "label": "Max Hope" },
                     "traitArray": { "label": "Initial Trait Modifiers" },
                     "maxLoadout": {
                         "label": "Max Cards in Loadout",
diff --git a/module/data/actor/character.mjs b/module/data/actor/character.mjs
index a305c6ce..d36a4b08 100644
--- a/module/data/actor/character.mjs
+++ b/module/data/actor/character.mjs
@@ -35,7 +35,14 @@ export default class DhCharacter extends BaseDataActor {
                     'DAGGERHEART.ACTORS.Character.maxHPBonus'
                 ),
                 stress: resourceField(6, 0, 'DAGGERHEART.GENERAL.stress', true),
-                hope: resourceField(6, 2, 'DAGGERHEART.GENERAL.hope')
+                hope: new fields.SchemaField({
+                    value: new fields.NumberField({
+                        initial: 2,
+                        min: 0,
+                        integer: true,
+                        label: 'DAGGERHEART.GENERAL.hope'
+                    })
+                })
             }),
             traits: new fields.SchemaField({
                 agility: attributeField('DAGGERHEART.CONFIG.Traits.agility.name'),
@@ -640,7 +647,9 @@ export default class DhCharacter extends BaseDataActor {
                 ? armor.system.baseThresholds.severe + this.levelData.level.current
                 : this.levelData.level.current * 2
         };
-        this.resources.hope.max -= this.scars;
+
+        const globalHopeMax = game.settings.get(CONFIG.DH.id, CONFIG.DH.SETTINGS.gameSettings.Homebrew).maxHope;
+        this.resources.hope.max = globalHopeMax - this.scars;
         this.resources.hitPoints.max += this.class.value?.system?.hitPoints ?? 0;
     }
 
@@ -729,6 +738,8 @@ export default class DhCharacter extends BaseDataActor {
 
     static migrateData(source) {
         if (typeof source.scars === 'object') source.scars = 0;
+        if (source.resources.hope.max) source.scars = Math.max(6 - source.resources.hope.max, 0);
+
         return super.migrateData(source);
     }
 }
diff --git a/module/data/settings/Homebrew.mjs b/module/data/settings/Homebrew.mjs
index 7572c9ea..0138713c 100644
--- a/module/data/settings/Homebrew.mjs
+++ b/module/data/settings/Homebrew.mjs
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ export default class DhHomebrew extends foundry.abstract.DataModel {
                 initial: 12,
                 label: 'DAGGERHEART.SETTINGS.Homebrew.FIELDS.maxFear.label'
             }),
+            maxHope: new fields.NumberField({
+                required: true,
+                integer: true,
+                min: 0,
+                initial: 6,
+                label: 'DAGGERHEART.SETTINGS.Homebrew.FIELDS.maxHope.label'
+            }),
             maxLoadout: new fields.NumberField({
                 required: true,
                 integer: true,
diff --git a/styles/less/sheets/actors/character/header.less b/styles/less/sheets/actors/character/header.less
index 593f1b73..5e8ef002 100644
--- a/styles/less/sheets/actors/character/header.less
+++ b/styles/less/sheets/actors/character/header.less
@@ -195,6 +195,11 @@
                 .hope-value {
                     display: flex;
                     cursor: pointer;
+
+                    &.scar {
+                        cursor: initial;
+                        opacity: 0.6;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/templates/settings/homebrew-settings/settings.hbs b/templates/settings/homebrew-settings/settings.hbs
index cdcbd461..4b6e7d85 100644
--- a/templates/settings/homebrew-settings/settings.hbs
+++ b/templates/settings/homebrew-settings/settings.hbs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
             <h1>{{localize 'DAGGERHEART.SETTINGS.Menu.homebrew.name'}}</h1>
         </header>
         {{formGroup settingFields.schema.fields.maxFear value=settingFields._source.maxFear localize=true}}
+        {{formGroup settingFields.schema.fields.maxHope value=settingFields._source.maxHope localize=true}}
         {{formGroup settingFields.schema.fields.maxDomains value=settingFields._source.maxDomains localize=true}}
         {{formGroup settingFields.schema.fields.maxLoadout value=settingFields._source.maxLoadout localize=true}}
         <div class="settings-hint"><label>{{localize "DAGGERHEART.SETTINGS.Homebrew.FIELDS.maxLoadout.hint"}}</label></div>
diff --git a/templates/sheets/actors/character/header.hbs b/templates/sheets/actors/character/header.hbs
index 1459e10b..38c3a770 100644
--- a/templates/sheets/actors/character/header.hbs
+++ b/templates/sheets/actors/character/header.hbs
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@
                     {{/if}}
                 </span>
             {{/times}}
+            {{#times document.system.scars}}
+                <span class='hope-value scar'>
+                    <i class='fa-regular fa-ban'></i>
+                </span>
+            {{/times}}
         </div>
         {{#if document.system.class.value}}
             <div class="domains-section">