Hit Locations & House Rules

[Rollenspiel]

To me graphic descriptions/mechanics for wounds, maiming, targetting of sundry bits, &c. seem to run starkly against the grain of pulp action (e.g. SW and its predecessors Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon), where the arch-villains and faceless mooks, once hit by the valiant heroes, merely slump over without Peckinpah-ish arterial spray to mess things up. YMMV.

[CRMcNeill]

I'm currently working on a Warhammer 40K tech conversion, writing up D6 stats for various WH40K items, and I came across something that applies here. It's a WH40K wound chart that specifies the results of damage to specific areas, so here is the conversion:

First, roll for the random location on the RAW chart:

1: Head
2-3: Torso
4: Arms (Roll again: 1-3 Left Arm 4-6 Right Arm)
5: Left Leg
6: Right Leg

Alternately, at +1 level of difficulty, the character may select a specific location to target.

Then compare the results to the following tables. All listed damage is in addition to the RAW damage results:

Head - Additional -1D penalty to all actions.

Torso -

Wounded - -25% Move
Incapacitated - -50% Move
Mortally Wounded - -75% Move

Arm

Wounded - Additional -1D for any skills requiring the use of that arm.
Incapacitated - Arm is badly mangled and cannot be used at all until healed (-4D to all physical skills requiring the use of that arm).
Mortally Wounded - Arm is hopelessly mangled, and must be amputated and replaced (-4D to all physical skills requiring the use of that arm).

Leg

Wounded - -25% Move
Incapacitated - Leg is badly mangled and cannot be used at all until healed (-75% Move)
Mortally Wounded - Leg is hopelessly mangled and must be amputated and replaced (-75% Move)

Note: All Move penalty percentages stack, so a character who has been Wounded in both the Left Leg and the Torso combines the two -25% Move penalties for a total penalty of -50%. A character whose Move penalty is at or above 100% is immobile and must be carried.
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[Lancil]

I love crmcneill chart. The only thing I would change is I woulld use the wild die as my "Hit location die". Just reverse the numbers.

6 head
5-4 torso
3 arms
2 r.leg
1 l.leg

This would make head shots particularly devastating

[CRMcNeill]

[garhkal]

True blindness does give -4.. but if someone has a high enough skill level they can still try.
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[garhkal]

On that subject, what penalty would be assigned to someone operating with only one eye? Blown eardrums?
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[CRMcNeill]

[CRMcNeill]

The chart I'm working off of from WH40K Rogue Trader offers the following damage options:

1-2 - Eye. Character is blinded in one eye (1=Right, 2=Left). -2D to all skills requiring unimpaired vision*.
3-4 - Ear. Character is deafened in one ear (1=Right, 2=Left). -2D to all skills requiring unimpaired hearing*.
5 - Nose / Face. Character's face is hideously scarred. -2D to all skills requiring social interaction.
6 - Mouth. Characters mouth is badly mangled. Character must roll Languages at -2D for all efforts at verbal communication.

*Penalties are cumulative if the character suffers the same wound twice.

I'm figuring that these rolls would only come into play as follows: with a Head damage result, use the following chart:

Wounded - Additional -1D penalty to all actions.
Incapacitated - Roll on above chart for head damage, but damage can be repaired as normal for healing.
Mortally Wounded - Roll on above chart for head damage, but damage is irreparable, and the character must receive cybernetic replacements or just learn to get by.

Thoughts?
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[garhkal]

as someone who 'as part of military field first aid' training, having an ear drum burst affects balance very much, not just 'hearing aspects'.. So i'd suggest for being deafened/eardrum burst at least a -3d to dex.
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