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Message: <blockquote data-quote="3catcircus" data-source="post: 1993903" data-attributes="member: 16077">I can't speak for Torn Asunder, but SSS Advanced Player's Guide uses a system where you have 4 basic weapon types:  piercing, slashing, bludgeoning, energy.  You reduce the standard crit effects by one (i.e. a x3 crit multiplier becomes x2) to account for the critical table effects.  You roll against the chart and the effects vary by how large a number you roll, affected by damage and other modifiers - everything from a -2 to skill checks to instant death.The basic effects are near-identical between weapon types (for a given numerical result on the chart), the difference is the descriptive text.I tried to introduce this system and my players whined like little girls - they complained that the instant death effects were unfair and the chart created by one of the players was already available (his chart doesn't differentiate between weapon types either and they want an unfair advantage since NPCs and monsters have to roll 20 higher than they have to roll to accomplish the same effect.)I'll have to check out Torn Asunder for myself.</blockquote>