Slashing vs. Animals

Hit Location Chart

d10 Roll	Location
1	Right foreleg/wing
2	Left foreleg/wing
3	Right hind leg
4	Left hind leg
5	Tail (for snakes or fish, 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 struck, minor bleeding
5	Knee struck, 2/3 move, minor bleeding
6	Leg injured, major bleeding, 2/3 move
7	Foot/claw injured, 2/3 move, minor bleeding, –2 penalty to attacks with
	that limb
8	Hip injured, major bleeding, 1/3 movement, –2 penalty to attacks; wing
	hit forces crash landing
9	Leg/wing severed at midpoint, 1/3 move, major bleeding; wing hit forces
	uncontrolled fall
10	Knee destroyed, major bleeding, 1/3 move, –2 penalty to all attacks
11	Hip/shoulder destroyed, severe bleeding, no move or attack; wing hit
	forces crash landing
12	Leg/wing severed at mid-thigh, no move or attack, severe 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, normal animals must save vs. death or
	retreat; no tail attacks
9–10	Tail severed near end, major bleeding, lose tail attacks, move reduced by
	1/3 if creature uses tail for movement
11	Tail severed, victim stunned 1–3 rounds, lose tail attacks, major
	bleeding, no movement or attacks if animal uses tail for movement
12	Tail severed, stunned 1–3 rounds, major bleeding, 1/2 move and –2
	penalty on any attack; 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	Abdomen grazed, minor bleeding
5	Abdomen struck, victim stunned 1 round and reduced to 2/3 move, minor
	bleeding
6	Abdomen struck, victim stunned 1d6 rounds, reduced to 2/3 move, minor
	bleeding
7	Abdomen injured, 1/3 move, minor bleeding, –2 penalty to all attacks
8	Spine injured, no move, minor bleeding, –4 penalty to attacks
9	Abdomen injured, major bleeding, 1/3 move and –2 penalty to attacks
10	Abdomen injured, no move or attack, major bleeding
11	Spine destroyed, no move or attack, major bleeding, victim paralyzed
12	Abdomen destroyed, victim reduced to 0 hit points with severe 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 and reduced to 2/3 move, minor
	bleeding
6	Torso struck, stunned 1d6 rounds, minor bleeding
7	Spine struck, major bleeding, 2/3 move, –2 penalty to attacks
8	Torso injured, severe bleeding, no move or attack
9	Ribs broken, major bleeding, 1/3 move, –4 penalty to attacks
10	Ribs broken, severe bleeding, no move or attack
11	Spine destroyed, victim reduced to 0 hit points with severe bleeding
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, stunned 1 round, minor bleeding
5	Snout struck, minor bleeding, animal must save vs. death or retreat for
	1d10 rounds
6	Head struck, minor bleeding, –2 penalty to attacks
7	Throat injured, major bleeding, 2/3 move, –4 penalty to all attacks
8	Skull broken, animal reduced to 0 hit points, major bleeding
9	Snout/face destroyed, major bleeding, 1/3 move, no bite attacks, –4
	penalty to all other attacks
10	Head injured, reduced to 0 hp, severe bleeding; 1/3 move and –4 penalty
	to all attacks for 1d3 months
11	Throat destroyed, severe bleeding
12	Head severed, immediate death
13+	As 12 above with tripled damage dice

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