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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JPL" data-source="post: 513252" data-attributes="member: 1964">1.  You could take a -4 to do non-lethal damage, although that wouldn't simulate the leg injury (just like Book on Firefly, huh?).2.  That's covered by the critical hit mechanic.3.  Take a -4 to do lethal damage, for starters, although again this wouldn't simulate the specific injury.4.  If your intent is to disarm, treat it as a disarm, treating the door as a Large improvised weapon (-4, as I recall).So -4 seems to be a good starting point for shots which do more than just hit.  Personally, I'd only allow a called shot to cause a specific injury if it cause enough damage to require a massive damage check.  If they miss the check, they are down (and probably need some serious work on their eyes or kneecap or whatever).  If they make the check, they're still temporarily disabled in that body part (as per that little chart in the DMG).  Alternately, a called shot (at -4) is treated as a normal hit unless it's a critical, in which case it causes normal damage (not crit) PLUS a specific injury. If it's easier than that, PCs and NPCs alike will always shoot for the kneecap and gouge the eyes, and by 5th level everyone will be blind and crippled.</blockquote>