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Hit Location Chart

d10 Roll	Location
1	Right foreleg/claw/wing
2	Left foreleg/claw/wing
3	Right hind leg
4	Left hind leg
5	Tail (for snakelike or fishlike monsters, 1–5 is tail hit)
6–7	Abdomen
8–9	Torso/chest
10	Head

Location: Legs/Wings (1–4)

Severity	Effect
1–3	No unusual effect
4	Victim knocked down
5	Knee struck, victim reduced to 2/3 move, –2 penalty to attacks with that appendage
6	Foot/wrist broken, 2/3 move, –4 penalty to attacks with that appendage
7	Limb injured, 2/3 move, –2 penalty to all attacks
8	Hip broken, minor bleeding, 1/3 move, no attacks with limb; wing hit forces crash landing
9	Limb broken, 2/3 move, minor bleeding; wing hit forces immediate landing
10	Knee shattered, 1/3 move, –2 penalty to all attacks
11	Hip/shoulder shattered, minor bleeding, 1/3 move, –4 penalty to all attacks; wing hit forces crash
12	Leg/wing shattered, no move, –4 penalty to all attacks, major bleeding from compound fractures
13+	As 12 above with tripled damage dice

Location: Tail (5)

Severity	Effect
1–5	No unusual effect
6	Tip of tail struck; if prehensile, any items carried are dropped, –2 penalty to tail attacks due to pain
7–8	Tail injured, lose any tail attacks
9–10	Tail broken, lose any tail attacks, if creature uses tail for movement reduced to 1/2 move
11	Tail crushed, victim stunned 1–3 rounds, lose any tail attacks, no movement if monster uses tail for movement and –4 penalty to all attacks
12	Tail crushed, pain reduces creature to 1/2 move and –2 penalty on any attack, minor bleeding; if animal uses tail for movement, no move or attack
13+	As 12 above with tripled damage dice

Location: Abdomen (6–7)

Severity	Effect
1–3	No unusual effect
4	Victim stunned 1d4 rounds
5	Abdomen struck, victim stunned 1 round and reduced to 2/3 move
6	Abdomen struck, victim stunned 1d6 rounds, reduced to 2/3 move
7	Abdomen injured, 1/2 move, –2 penalty to attacks
8	Spine injured, 1/3 move, –4 penalty to attacks
9	Abdomen injured, victim stunned 1d3 rounds, minor bleeding, 1/3 move and –2 penalty to attacks
10	Abdomen injured, no move or attack, minor internal bleeding
11	Spine 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 (8–9)

Severity	Effect
1–3	No unusual effect
4	Knockdown, stunned 1d4 rounds
5	Torso struck, victim stunned 1 round and reduced to 2/3 move
6	Torso struck, stunned 1d6 rounds, 2/3 move
7	Spine struck, 1/2 move, –2 penalty to attacks
8	Torso injured, minor internal bleeding, 1/3 move, –4 penalty to all attacks
9	Ribs broken, minor internal bleeding, 1/2 move, –2 penalty to attacks
10	Ribs broken, major internal bleeding, no move or attack
11	Spine 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: Head (10)

Severity	Effect
1–3	No unusual effect
4	Victim stunned 1d4 rounds
5	Jaw struck, –2 penalty to any bite attacks
6	Head struck, stunned 1 round, –2 penalty to attacks
7	Jaw injured, stunned 1d4 rounds, 2/3 move, no bite attacks
8	Skull broken, monster reduced to 1/4 normal hit points and unconscious 2d10 turns
9	Snout/face crushed, minor bleeding, 1/3 move, no bite attacks, –4 penalty to all other attacks
10	Head injured, unconscious 1d10 turns, reduced to 1/2 move and –4 penalty to all attacks for 3d6 days
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