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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 5523687" data-attributes="member: 1210">Critical HitsWhen a creature deals a critical hit, it typically inflicts double damage.  The critical hit also inflicts a critical effect, determined by a severity roll.  When a creature inflicts a critical hit with a melee attack, if its Strength score is 12 or higher, it gets a +1 bonus to its severity.  If its Strength is 15 or higher, it instead gets a +2 bonus to severity; if its Strength is 21 or higher, it gets a +3 bonus to severity; and if its Strength is 30 or higher, it gets a +4 bonus to severity.  The same applies to spell attacks, but based on the attacker's Charisma score, and ranged attacks, based on the attacker's Dexterity score. Critical Hit Inflicts... --- Critical Severity Roll 50% of less of target's current hit points --- 1d12More than 50% of current hps but target still conscious --- 2d10Target reduced to 0 or fewer hit points --- 2d10+5Target slain (-10 or fewer hps) --- 2d8+15Critical Effects ChartIf a critical effect cannot apply to a creature (for example, you cannot cut the hand off of a beholder), use the next lowest result until an applicable result comes up.  This does not apply if the creature is immune to a condition or effect imposed (e.g. oozes can't be knocked prone); in this case, there is no extra effect.SEVERITY --- CRITICAL EFFECT                                        1 --- Attacker may maneuver target 10'.2 --- Target knocked prone.3 --- Break ribs; -1 to speed.4 --- Lose shield; lands 1d4 squares away (attacker's choice of exact space).5 --- Lose weapon; lands 1d4 squares away (attacker's choice of exact space).6 --- Target's armor gains 1d2 wear points.7 --- Ear lopped off, -1 to checks involving hearing.8 --- Jaw broken, loose some teeth, -2 to checks involving talking.9 --- Nose lopped off, requires regeneration to fix, -2 to checks affected by looks.10 --- Break hand, -1 to attacks and damage with that hand.11 --- Break foot, -2 to speed.12 --- Break arm; -4 to attacks and damage with that hand.13 --- Break leg; -3 to speed, can't shift.14 --- Lose an eye; -2 to checks involving spotting things, -1 to ranged attacks.15 --- Lose a hand16 --- Lose a foot17 --- Internal damage; target also takes 1d4 Con damage.18 --- Lose an arm; also take ongoing 3 damage (save ends on a 10+).19 --- Lose a leg; also take ongoing 5 damage (save ends on a 10+).20 --- Gutted; 1d6 Str, Dex and Con damage; each time the target moves without shifting, there is a 50% chance he tangles his feet in his guts and falls prone, dealing an additional 1d3 Str, Dex and Con damage to himself. 21 --- Dain bramage; 1d4 Int, Wis and Cha drain.22 --- Both eyes put out, blinded.23 --- Throat slit, vocal cords ruined, can't talk24 --- Spine shattered, 3d6 Dex drain.25 --- Groin destroyed26 --- Heart destroyed27 --- Brain destroyed28 --- Decapitated29 --- Unseemed from nave to crotch30 --- Head pulped and sprayed over a large radius31 --- Cut in two32 --- Cut in three33 --- Utterly dismembered34+ --- Entire body pulped and sprayed over a large radius</blockquote>

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