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Hit Location Chart

d10 roll	Location
1–2	Right leg
3–4	Left leg
5	Abdomen
6–7	Torso
8	Right arm
9	Left arm
10	Head

Location: Legs (Right 1–2, Left 3–4)

Severity	Effect
1–3	No unusual effect
4	Victim knocked down
5	Knee struck, knockdown, 1/2 move
6	Foot broken, 1/2 move
7	Armor damaged, leg injured if target has no armor to cover legs, 1/4 move
8	Hip broken, minor bleeding, no move
9	Armor damaged, leg broken if target has no armor to cover legs, no move
10	Knee shattered, no move, –2 penalty to attacks
11	Hip shattered, minor bleeding, no move or attack
12	Leg shattered, no move or attack, major bleeding from compound fractures
13+	As 12 above with tripled damage dice

Location: Abdomen (5)

Severity	Effect
1–3	No unusual effect
4	Victim stunned 1d6 rounds
5	Abdomen struck, victim stunned 1 round and reduced to 1/2 move
6	Armor damaged, victim stunned 1d6 rounds, triple damage if no armor
7	Abdomen injured, 1/2 move, –2 penalty to attacks
8	Abdomen injured, minor internal bleeding, 1/2 move and –2 penalty to attacks
9	Armor damage, abdomen injured, minor bleeding, 1/2 move and –2 penalty to attacks
10	Abdomen injured, no move or attack, minor internal bleeding
11	Abdomen crushed, no move or attack, major internal bleeding
12	Abdomen crushed, victim reduced to 0 hit points with severe internal bleeding
13+	As 12 above with tripled damage dice

Location: Torso (6–7)

Severity	Effect
1–3	No unusual effect
4	Knockdown, stunned 1d4 rounds
5	Torso struck, victim stunned 1 round and reduced to 1/2 move
6	Shield damage, torso struck, 1/2 move
7	Armor damage, torso struck, 1/2 move, –2 penalty to attacks
8	Torso injured, minor internal bleeding, no move or attack
9	Ribs broken, minor internal bleeding, 1/2 move, –2 penalty to attacks
10	Ribs broken, major internal bleeding, no move or attack
11	Torso crushed, victim reduced to 0 hit points with severe internal bleeding
12	Torso crushed, victim killed
13+	As 12 above with tripled damage dice

Location: Arms (Left 8, Right 9)

Severity	Effect
1–3	No unusual effect
4	Hand struck, weapon/shield dropped
5	Arm struck, shield damage/weapon dropped
6	Hand broken, –2 penalty to attacks/shield dropped
7	Armor damage, arm broken if victim has no armor to cover limb
8	Shield damage, arm broken, stunned 1 round
9	Weapon dropped, arm broken, stunned 1d4 rounds
10	Shoulder injured, no attacks, minor bleeding
11	Arm shattered, 1/2 move, no attacks, minor bleeding
12	Shoulder shattered, no move or attacks, major bleeding
13+	As 12 above with tripled damage dice

Location: Head (10)

Severity	Effect
1–3	No unusual effect
4	Victim stunned 1d6 rounds
5	Head struck, helm removed, victim stunned 1 round; –2 penalty to attack rolls if victim had no helm
6	Head struck, –2 penalty to attacks
7	Helm damaged, face injured, stunned 1d6 rounds, 1/2 move, –4 penalty to attacks
8	Skull broken, helm damaged, victim reduced to 0 hit points and unconscious 1d4 hours
9	Face crushed, minor bleeding, no move or attack, Cha drops by 2 points permanently
10	Head injured, unconscious 1d6 days, lose 1 point each of Int/Wis/Cha permanently
11	Skull crushed, reduced to 0 hit points, major bleeding, Int, Wis, Cha all drop by 1/2 permanently
12	Skull crushed, immediate death
13+	As 12 above with tripled damage dice