diff --git a/module/applications/dialogs/deathMove.mjs b/module/applications/dialogs/deathMove.mjs
index ca00df82..2d9b18b7 100644
--- a/module/applications/dialogs/deathMove.mjs
+++ b/module/applications/dialogs/deathMove.mjs
@@ -57,28 +57,15 @@ export default class DhDeathMove extends HandlebarsApplicationMixin(ApplicationV
         if (config.roll.fate.value <= this.actor.system.levelData.level.current) {
             // apply scarring - for now directly apply - later add a button.
             console.log("Adding a scar...", this.actor.system.scars);
-            const scar = {
-                [foundry.utils.randomID()]: { 
-                    name: "A scar " + this.actor.system.scars.length,
-                    description: "A description"
-                }
-            }
-            console.log("scar", scar);
+            const newScarAmount = this.actor.system.scars + 1;
 
-            console.log('something goes here to update the scars data...');
-
-            
-        await this.actor.update(
-            {
-                system: {
-                     scars: {
-                        scar
+            await this.actor.update(
+                {
+                    system: {
+                        scars: newScarAmount
                     }
                 }
-            },
-            { overwrite: true }
-        );
-
+            );
 
             console.log("Adding a scar result", this.actor.system.scars);
         }
diff --git a/module/data/actor/character.mjs b/module/data/actor/character.mjs
index 5bce5c55..448fba98 100644
--- a/module/data/actor/character.mjs
+++ b/module/data/actor/character.mjs
@@ -78,12 +78,7 @@ export default class DhCharacter extends BaseDataActor {
                 bags: new fields.NumberField({ initial: 0, integer: true }),
                 chests: new fields.NumberField({ initial: 0, integer: true })
             }),
-            scars: new fields.TypedObjectField(
-                new fields.SchemaField({
-                    name: new fields.StringField({}),
-                    description: new fields.StringField()
-                })
-            ),
+            scars: new fields.NumberField({ initial: 0, integer: true, label: 'DAGGERHEART.GENERAL.scars' }),
             biography: new fields.SchemaField({
                 background: new fields.HTMLField(),
                 connections: new fields.HTMLField(),
@@ -633,7 +628,7 @@ export default class DhCharacter extends BaseDataActor {
                 ? armor.system.baseThresholds.severe + this.levelData.level.current
                 : this.levelData.level.current * 2
         };
-        this.resources.hope.max -= Object.keys(this.scars).length;
+        this.resources.hope.max -= this.scars;
         this.resources.hitPoints.max += this.class.value?.system?.hitPoints ?? 0;
     }
 
@@ -705,4 +700,9 @@ export default class DhCharacter extends BaseDataActor {
             t => !!t
         );
     }
+
+    static migrateData(source) {
+        if (typeof (source.scars) === 'object') source.scars = 0;
+        return super.migrateData(source);
+    }
 }