Critical Hit Systems for 3.5

[Melkor]

Hi folks,

Can anyone point me to a product that details critical hit systems in 3.5 - such as hit locations, bleeding, damage penalties and the like.

Was such a product ever made for the 3.5 rules?

Thanks.

 

[Aus_Snow]

Torn Asunder: Critical Hits is, in my opinion, your best bet. I think you can still buy the hard copy*, but I'm not entirely sure.


* New, I mean.

 

[TheAuldGrump]

Swashbuckling Adventures has an interesting system, though I do not know if it was original to that book.

Among other things, it allows a player to have his/her character lose a limb rather than die from a failed Massive Damage save - important in a setting were Raise Dead/Resurrection are not available. I found it very handy in a Steampunk game, where prosthetic replacements were available, but resurrection was not.

The Auld Grump

 

[slwoyach]

The best system I've seen in print is still the old crit tables from 2e Combat & Tactics. I prefer my own system of course.

 

[Alzrius]

There's also The Critonomicon.

 

[Windjammer]

I've photocopied the Critical Hits table in Paizo's Dragon Compendium Volume 1 (p.233), and glued it into the interior cover of my 3.5 DMG. Has served me pretty well.

PS. You may also give this a try:

http://paizo.com/store/byCompany/p/paizoPublishingLLC/gameMastery/itemPacks/v5748btpy872f

 

[El Mahdi]

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[Windjammer]

the original "Critical Hits and Misses" tables from Dragon #39 (not 3E, it was originally for AD&D, but it works just fine). ... you can actually pick up the original magazine here (when it's available that is).

That's the one Paizo reprinted in the book I mentioned, and updated to 3.5 by Mike Mearls.

 

[El Mahdi]

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[MichaelSomething]

Don't for Paizo's Critical Hits deck.