Custom Rule Called Shot Combat Maneuver

[Uber Dungeon]

So I have always been on the look out for D&D/Pathfinder "Called Shot rules that didn't suck. The other night I had this idea and I wanted to share it with you guys for discussion before I introduce it to my players.

Called Shot
Making a called shot is a standard action that provokes an attack of opportunity. When making a called shot, before your attack roll you designate a target; Leg, arm or Head, Vital. Each causing different effects when hit multiple times. On a successful CMB you deal your normal damage for the weapon used + STR + the effect of your targeted limb. A called shot can only be preformed on humanoid creatures with discernible anatomy. Undead creatures are immune to called shots.

• 1st Leg (halved movement) 2nd Leg (Movement reduced to 5ft step)
• 1st Arm (can only use one-handed weapons or two-handed weapons with -4 penalty) 2nd arm (cannot make use or arms).
• Head; -2 CMB, 1st Head: (1-50 dazed for one round, 51-100 blind) 2nd Head (inflicts other condition not rolled on 1st head shot)
• Vital; -4 CMB, 1st vital (1-75 stunned for one round, 76-100 Helpless) 2nd Vital (same as 1st vital)
  
  

Feats

Improved Called Shot [Combat]
Prerequisite; Combat ExpertiseBenifit: When making a called shot you do not provoke an attack of opportunity and may make a Head Shot with no penalty and a Vital Shot at -2 to your CMB.

Normal: Making a called Shot provokes an attack of opportunity in melee.

Greater Called Shot [Combat]
Prerequisites: Combat Expertise, Improver Called ShotBenifit: When you succed a called shot in melee you may immediately make an attack of opportunity agenst the target of the menuver.

Multi Called Shot [Combat]
Prerequisites: Dex 13, Point Blank Shot, Rapid Shot -or- Dex 13, Two-weapon Fihgting, Double Slice
Benefit: When making a Called Shot menuver, As a full round action you may 2 CMB checks fot both the first and second Leg or Arm with a -2 penalty on each roll.

 

[Morrus]

Has the house rules forum offended you in some way?

I kid... sliding this over there for you, though!

 

[GMMichael]

Some quick thoughts:
- There's no mention of weapon usage. And using the CMB, instead of normal attack, almost implies the use of natural weapons.
- If you're going to do special damage to the enemy, you should spare him the indignity of taking normal damage.
- CMB circumvents armor class. Can you get a head shot just as easily if the enemy is wearing a helmet?

 

[savior70]

more brutal

Has anyone ever made called shots more deadly?

Instead of inflicting status effects, blinded, sickened, etc, what about amputations or outright death?

For example, let us assign the head 10% of someone's total HP, even at the higher levels, a called shot to the dome piece can probably oneshot someone. Has someone done something like this?