Prompt states

In a fight your prompt can show one or two state words in brackets, for example (stunned, wobbly). The first says how dazed you are, the second how well you keep your balance. No brackets means you are fine.

Balance (HELP BALANCE), from best to worst:

  (none)      very well balanced: hitting and dodging are easiest.
  steady      balanced: a small bonus.
  unsteady    neither good nor bad.
  wobbly      off balance: hitting and dodging get harder.
  wavering    badly off balance: hardest to hit and dodge, and you may
              fall down.
Every attack costs some balance (strong attacks cost more), and so does a
heavy hit you take. Pause for a moment and it comes back.

Dazed and worse (HELP STUN), from mild to worst: dazed, phased, stunned, reeling, blacking out, unconscious Each one lowers your mobility, attacks and spell complexity. Unconscious means you cannot act at all. You recover on your own over time.