Attacks

To determine the type and severity of a critical hit inflicted by a monster, consult the table below:

Form	Type	Size
Bite	P/S*	Same as Creature
Butt	B	Same as Creature
Claw	S	Creature –1**
Fist	B	Creature –1
Horn	P	Same as Creature
Hoof	B	Creature –1
Tail	B	Same as Creature
Sting	P	Creature –1
Wing	B	Same as Creature

Form: What the creature uses to deliver the attack.

Type: The kind of attack the creatures delivers. The three categories are the same as the categories for weapons—piercing (P), bludgeoning (B), and slashing (S).

Size: How large the weapon is for purposes of determining severity. Creature –1 means the attack is treated as one size class lower than the creature. For example, a claw attack from a bulette is treated as a Medium weapon for purposes of critical severity.

*Treat as a slashing attack unless the target is immune to slashing weapons or only the creature’s fangs are large enough to inflict damage. For example, snake and spider bites are piercing attacks.

**Claw attacks from troll/ape type creatures are treated as the same size class as the creature for severity purposes.

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