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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	Leg grazed, minor bleeding
5	Knee struck, 2/3 move
6	Leg struck, minor bleeding, 2/3 move
7	Foot/claw injured, minor bleeding, –2 penalty to attacks with that limb
8	Hip injured, minor bleeding, 1/3 movement; wing hit forces crash landing
9	Leg/wing broken, 1/3 move, minor bleeding; wing hit forces crash landing
10	Knee destroyed, major bleeding, 1/3 move, –2 penalty to attacks with affected limb
11	Hip/shoulder destroyed, major bleeding, no move, –4 penalty to attacks; wing hit forces crash landing
12	Leg/wing destroyed, no move or attack, major bleeding
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, minor bleeding, –2 penalty to tail attacks
7–8	Tail injured, minor bleeding, monster suffers –2 penalty to all attacks due to pain; no tail attacks
9–10	Tail broken, minor bleeding, no tail attacks; if creature uses tail for movement, 1/3 move
11	Tail destroyed, victim stunned 1 round, lose tail attacks, major bleeding; 1/3 movement, –4 penalty to attacks if monster uses tail for movement
12	Tail destroyed, stunned 1d3 rounds, major bleeding, 1/2 move and –2 penalty on any attack; if monster uses tail for movement, no move/attack
13+	As 12 above with tripled damage dice

Location: Abdomen (6–7)

Severity	Effect
1–3	No unusual effect
4	Abdomen grazed, minor bleeding
5	Abdomen struck, victim stunned 1 round, minor bleeding
6	Abdomen struck, victim stunned 1d3 rounds, minor bleeding
7	Abdomen injured, 2/3 move, minor bleeding, –2 penalty to all attacks
8	Spine injured, 1/2 move, minor bleeding, –4 penalty to all attacks
9	Abdomen injured, major bleeding, 1/3 move and –2 penalty to attacks
10	Abdomen injured, 1/3 move, –4 penalty to attacks, major bleeding
11	Spine injured, no move or attack, major bleeding, victim stunned 1d6 rounds
12	Abdomen destroyed, victim reduced to 0 hit points with major bleeding
13+	As 12 above with tripled damage dice

Location: Torso (8–9)

Severity	Effect
1–3	No unusual effect
4	Torso grazed, minor bleeding
5	Torso struck, victim stunned 1 round, minor bleeding
6	Torso struck, stunned 1d3 rounds, minor bleeding
7	Spine struck, minor bleeding, 2/3 move, –2 penalty to attacks
8	Torso injured, minor bleeding, 1/3 move, –4 penalty to attacks
9	Ribs injured, major bleeding, 1/3 move, –4 penalty to attacks
10	Ribs broken, major bleeding, 1/3 move, no attack
11	Spine broken, major bleeding, no move or attack
12	Torso destroyed, victim killed
13+	As 12 above with tripled damage dice

Location: Head (10)

Severity	Effect
1–3	No unusual effect
4	Head grazed, minor bleeding
5	Snout struck, minor bleeding, monster must save vs. death or retreat for 1 round
6	Eye injured, stunned 1 round, –2 penalty to attacks
7	Throat injured, major bleeding, 2/3 move, –2 penalty to all attacks
8	Skull injured, monster reduced to 2/3 move, major bleeding, –2 penalty to all attacks
9	Snout/face injured, major bleeding, 1/3 move, no bite attacks, –2 penalty to all other attacks
10	Head injured, reduced to 0 hp, major bleeding; 1/3 move and –4 penalty to all attacks for 1d3 weeks
11	Throat destroyed, severe bleeding
12	Head destroyed, immediate death
13+	As 12 above with tripled damage dice