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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sepulchrave II" data-source="post: 311679" data-attributes="member: 4303">I strongly recommend that you DO NOT impose such rules.If, however, you do, make every hit a locational one, else Hong's Paradox(TM), as listed above, will be manifested.You should use a d20. After all its a d20 System. In the case of an untargeted strike:Random Hit Location1-4     Left Leg5-8     Right Leg9-10   Left Arm11-12 Right Arm13-15 Torso (Lower)16-18 Torso (Upper)19-20 Neck/head.A specifically targeted strike - i.e. a called shot should expand from existing mechanics. So:1. All called shots immediately incur a -4 penalty to hit  (logic: strikes to subdue, which involve a departure from the normal ebb and flow of combat, already incur a -4 penalty. It seems reasonable to apply the same penalty to called shots.) You could invent a feat called "Improved Called Shot" to offset this penalty. (You also might want to consider whether Called Shots provoke an AoO like trips or disarms - obviously, mitigating feats could be developed.)2. This -4 penalty is further modified by the size of the target: -1 for leg or torso (Small); -2 for arm or head (Tiny).2a). In the same vein, you can add a penalty of -4 to hit a hand (Diminutive) or -8 to hit an eye or ear (Fine).  Although, I'd restrict the option to hit these areas to small, one-handed piercing weapons (and maybe the rapier), or you'll get:"Uuh, I'll hit him in his left eye with my greataxe."Pages 67-68 of the DMG lists the effects of specific injuries to specific areas. Go with these.Personally, I dislike the extra layer of mechanics. I tried it for a while, and I soon got bored of it.</blockquote>

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