Slashing vs. Monsters

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, minor bleeding
6
Leg struck, minor 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; 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 attacks with

affected limb
11
Hip/shoulder destroyed, major bleeding, no move, –4 penalty to attacks;

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, monster suffers –2 penalty to all attacks due

to pain; no tail attacks
9–10
Tail severed, major bleeding, no tail attacks; if creature uses tail for

movement, 1/3 move
11
Tail severed, victim stunned 1 round, lose tail attacks, major bleeding;

1/3 movement, –4 penalty to attacks if monster uses tail for movement
12
Tail severed, stunned 1 round, 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, minor bleeding
6
Abdomen struck, victim stunned 1d3 rounds, reduced to 2/3 move, minor

bleeding
7
Abdomen injured, 1/2 move, minor bleeding, –2 penalty to all attacks
8
Spine injured, 1/3 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 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, 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, major bleeding, 1/3 move, –4 penalty to attacks
9
Ribs injured, major bleeding, 1/3 move, –4 penalty to attacks
10
Ribs broken, severe 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
Head struck, minor bleeding, –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 severed, immediate death
13+
As 12 above with tripled damage dice

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