Is Bleed damage a new damage type or an effect / condition?

[Starbuck_II]

I thought bleed was an effect/condition.

But the gunslinger causes 1 Con Bleed for 2 grit at level 11 (Bleeding Wound).
If it works like normal bleed damage that would mean 1 Con damage/rd (till fix bleeding by heal check or spell).

Can anyone cite a rules about bleed damage being a damage type (it seems to be used as a energy type in Ultimate Combat. But I don't think it is supposed to be)?

[kingpin]

The bleed section in the back of the CRB talks about ability damage and drain from bleed in the same was as HP bleed.

Bleed

[Ambrus]

Some questions that have popped up in my game: does bleed occur when dealing nonlethal damage and are all creature types susceptible to bleed damage?

[Starbuck_II]

kingpin wrote:

The bleed section in the back of the CRB talks about ability damage and drain from bleed in the same was as HP bleed.

Bleed

So if you don't stop the bleeding immediately the Gunsliner can cause a person to lose 1 Con each rd?

Wow, that is pretty powerful. Granted, it would be useful against Boss types most as they usually last the longest.