Bludgeoning 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
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

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