Alternate Section 4.35:
Hit Location
Date: October 2005
By: Gordon A. Cooper


Wounds and Hit Locations

    If a character is injured generally or a wound is sustained to the torso,
the damage is marked on the character's wound track normally. If a specific hit
location other than the torso is injured, the location and severity of the
wound is noted on the character sheet, but the wound track is not marked
(unless, optionally, the wound is to the head). Penalties are applied only to
the use of the injured hit location in question, except when the injury is
general or sustained to the torso, in which case the penalty may be applied to
some or all actions, and may be cumulative with the use of other injured hit
locations. For example, a character might have a Hurt arm (-1 to all actions
using that arm) and also be Hurt generally (-1 to all actions). The character
could reasonably expect to be penalized with a -1 using his Jumping skill, or a
-2 using his Fencing skill with his injured arm.
    Separate healing rolls are required for each wounded hit location. Some
wounds heal faster than others, and some doctors are better at treating certain
kinds of wounds.

Called Hit Locations

    Hit locations, if taken into account by a GM and not aimed at by a
character, are determined randomly, by GM's whim, or default to the opponent's
torso or main body. If a player character targets a specific hit location,
however, that attack is said to be called. A called attack (or shot, or strike,
or hit) is made when the player character declares the hit location to be
targeted before rolling the dice. The GM then announces the minimum relative
degree required to hit the designated location and the player character
proceeds to roll for the attack. If the attack succeeds, but not by the
required relative degree, then the defender determines the hit location and its
consequences are resolved normally. This method is used regardless of whether
the attack is an Opposed or Unopposed action. In the case of Unopposed actions
such as ranged attacks, the relative degree is the difference between the
result and the Difficulty Level of the attack. I tend to use a +4 relative
degree requirement for all called attacks, but the following relative degree
requirements are offered for those who desire to differentiate between target
sizes.

            Large Area (e.g. arm, leg, chest, abdomen)  +3
            Medium Area (e.g. hand, foot, neck, head)   +4
            Small Area (e.g. eye, ear, nose, finger)    +5 or higher

Random Hit Locations

2dF Method

    Hit locations are determined randomly by rolling 2dF and consulting the
chart below. The first die determines the wound's vertical orientation; the
second die determines its horizontal orientation. It can be handy to use two
dice of different colors, e.g. if the first die is blue and the second is red,
one can remember the order alphabetically.
    (Note: This is a slightly altered version of the method by George Harnish
located at
http://www.fudgerpg.info/guide/bin/view/Projects/HitLocationsOption3.)

        1st dF      2nd dF
        
    +   High        Right
    0   Middle      Center
    -   Low         Left

    The following chart can be used to determine hit locations for most bipeds.

        -           0           +
        
    +   Left Arm    Head        Right Arm
    0   Torso       Torso       Torso
    -   Left Leg    Torso       Right Leg

d6 Method

    This method allows for a level of detail that can be extended or retracted
from game to game, battle to battle, or even from one individual attack to the
next. Upon each roll of a single die, one has the option to stop or roll again
for greater detail (up to a point). The presence of an asterisk (*) indicates
that one may roll on the next appropriate table if one wishes. One starts by
rolling 1d6.

    Initial Roll (1d6)
    1-3 Torso or Head*
    4-6 Limb*

    Torso or Head (1d6)
    1-5 Torso*
    6   Head*

    Torso (1d6)
    1-3 Lower*
    4-6 Upper*

    Lower Torso (1d6)
    1-3 Left
    4-6 Right

    Upper Torso (1d6)
    1-3 Left
    4-6 Right

    Head (1d6)
    1-2 Neck
    3-4 Jaw
    5-6 Skull*

    Skull (1d6)
    1-3 General
    4-6 Specific*

    Skull Specific (1d6)
    1   Left Eye
    2   Left Ear
    3   Nose
    4   Mouth
    5   Right Eye
    6   Right Ear

    Limb (1d6)
    1-3 Leg*
    4-6 Arm*

    Leg (1d6)
    1-3 Left*
    4-6 Right*

    Part of Leg (1d6)
    1-3 Lower*
    4-6 Upper*

    Lower Leg (1d6)
    1-2 Foot*
    3-4 Ankle
    5-6 Calf/Shin

    Upper Leg (1d6)
    1-2 Knee
    3-4 Thigh
    5-6 Hip

    Foot (1d6)
    1-3 Foot
    4-6 Toe*

    Toe (1d6)
    1   Hallux (Big Toe)
    2   Second Toe
    3   Third Toe
    4   Fourth Toe
    5   Fifth Toe
    6   Miss!

    Arm (1d6)
    1-3 Left*
    4-6 Right*

    Part of Arm (1d6)
    1-3 Lower*
    4-6 Upper*

    Lower Arm (1d6)
    1-2 Hand*
    3-4 Wrist
    5-6 Forearm

    Upper Arm (1d6)
    1-2 Elbow
    3-4 Upper Arm
    5-6 Shoulder

    Hand (1d6)
    1-3 Hand
    4-6 Digit*

    Digit (1d6)
    1   Thumb
    2   Index Finger
    3   Middle Finger
    4   Ring Finger
    5   Little Finger
    6   Miss!

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