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<blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 5967473" data-attributes="member: 22424">I don't (and won't) use any sort of &quot;called shot&quot; system - if used against PCs it runs the risk of very quickly making a character unplayable, and when used by PCs it tends to fall afoul of the same problems as disarm, sunder, etc (the trade-off tends to be too great to make it worthwhile unless you build your character specifically to use it; conversely, if you do build your character thus you use it all the time - so the system is either unused or over-used.)What I have taken to doing, largely on an ad-hoc basis, is describing certain PC attacks as giving specific effects. Typically on a critical hit or when the monster becomes &quot;bloodied&quot; (well, half hit points - we play 3.5e), I'll say that the PC has hamstrung the enemy, or cut off a limb, or... And then I'll apply some limited effect - perhaps it loses one of its natural attacks, or has its speed reduced, or whatever.But since these are additional effects, I reserve the right to apply as much or as little effect as I wish. And of course I never use them against PCs. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />(As for the OP's system itself - it's quite similar to the &quot;numbed&quot; and &quot;useless&quot; rules from the 2nd Edition &quot;Complete Fighter's Handbook&quot;. Which was an interesting subsystem, but again too complex for too little gain, in my experience.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="delericho, post: 5967473, member: 22424"] I don't (and won't) use any sort of "called shot" system - if used against PCs it runs the risk of very quickly making a character unplayable, and when used by PCs it tends to fall afoul of the same problems as disarm, sunder, etc (the trade-off tends to be too great to make it worthwhile unless you build your character specifically to use it; conversely, if you do build your character thus you use it all the time - so the system is either unused or over-used.) What I [i]have[/i] taken to doing, largely on an ad-hoc basis, is describing certain PC attacks as giving specific effects. Typically on a critical hit or when the monster becomes "bloodied" (well, half hit points - we play 3.5e), I'll say that the PC has hamstrung the enemy, or cut off a limb, or... And then I'll apply some limited effect - perhaps it loses one of its natural attacks, or has its speed reduced, or whatever. But since these are [i]additional[/i] effects, I reserve the right to apply as much or as little effect as I wish. And of course I never use them against PCs. :) (As for the OP's system itself - it's quite similar to the "numbed" and "useless" rules from the 2nd Edition "Complete Fighter's Handbook". Which was an interesting subsystem, but again too complex for too little gain, in my experience.) [/QUOTE]

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