Hit Locations Arm (-2)

Against a living target, reduce the wounding multiplier

3-4 Skull of large piercing, huge piercing, and impaling
5 Face damage to x1. Any major wound (injury over HP/2)
6-7 Leg (Right) cripples the Arm – but damage beyond the minimum
required to inflict a crippling injury is lost. See
8 Arm (Right) “Accumulated Damage” below. Roll 1d:
9-10 Chest
11 Abdomen 1 – Shoulder: roll 1d. On a 1 hit the Joint. Otherwise,
12 Arm (Left) Arm.
13-14 Leg (Left)
2-3 – Upper Arm: if cutting, impaling, tight-beam
15 Hand (1-3 L, 4-6 R) burning attack, roll 1: on a 1 hit the Vein/Artery.
16 Foot (1-3 L, 4-6 R) Otherwise, Arm.
17-18 Neck
4 – Elbow: Roll 1d. On a 1 hit the Joint. Otherwise,
Arm.

5-6 – Forearm: if cutting, impaling, tight-beam

Abdomen (-1)
Roll 1d and consult the following table. These sub-
locations can also be targeted deliberately at the
indicated penalties.
1 – Vitals (-4): From the front: only with piercing,
tight-beam burning or impaling attacks. Crushing
attacks can strike the Vitals but only from the back.
Otherwise, Abdomen.
2-4 – Digestive Tract (-2): Treat as Abdomen. On a
major wound with Cutting, piercing, tight-beam
burning or impaling attacks you must roll HT-3 to
avoid a special infection (see Infection, p. B444).
5 – Pelvis (-3): Treat as Abdomen. On a major wound,
you fall down! You cannot stand. You can only fight
if you assume a sitting or lying posture. Until healed,
you have Lame (Missing Legs) (p. B141).
burning attack, roll 1: on a 1 hit the Vein/Artery.
Otherwise, Arm.
Note: The penalty to hit an arm with a shield is -4.
Chest (+0)
From the front: if a crushing, piercing, tight-beam
burning or impaling attack strikes the chest, roll 1d;
on a 1, the Vitals are hit.
From the back: if a piercing, tight-beam burning or
impaling attack strikes the chest, roll 1d; on a 1, the
Vitals are hit. If a cutting attack strikes the chest, roll
1d; on a 1, the Spine is hit.
If a piercing, tight-beam burning or impaling attack
strikes the Chest without hitting the Vitals, Injury
cannot exceed the target’s HP. Any excess is lost, but
still counts when determining the HT penalty for
bleeding rolls.

6 – Groin (-3). Treat as Abdomen. From the front,

human males (and males of similar species) suffer
double shock from crushing damage (maximum -8)
and get -5 to knockdown rolls from any kind of
damage.
If a piercing, tight-beam burning or impaling attack
strikes the Abdomen without hitting the Vitals, Injury
cannot exceed the target’s HP. Any excess is lost, but
still counts when determining the HT penalty for
bleeding rolls.
Ear (-7)
Treat this as a Face (Cheek) hit except when making
a cutting attack specifically to slice off the Ear. In that
case, injury over HP/4 is lost but has no special effect
. . . but twice this amount removes the Ear. This is a
major wound, but without the -5 to knockdown rolls
for a face hit. Missing ears (one or both) permanently
reduce Appearance by 1 level. To use a cupped hand
to concuss the ear and cause deafness, see Ear Clap (p.
MA70).
A miss by 1 hits the Chest.
Face (-5/-7)
The Jaw, Cheeks, Nose, and Ears. Knockdown rolls
are at -5. Corrosion damage (only) gets a x1.5
wounding modifier and if it inflicts a major wound, it
also blinds one Eye (both eyes on damage greater than
full HP). If the Face is hit from the front, then roll 1d
and consult the following table to see which part of the
face is hit. These sub-locations can also be targeted
deliberately at the indicated penalties.
1 – Jaw (-6): Any crushing hit gives an extra -1 to
knockdown rolls.
2 – Nose (-7): If damage is impaling, piercing, or
tight-beam burning, then the skull is hit instead. Any
other damage that delivers HP/4 breaks the Nose,
which counts as a major wound (p. B420) to the Face.
3 – Ear (-7): Any injury over HP/4 is lost. However,
any cutting injury over twice this amount removes the
Ear.
4-5 – Cheek (-6): No special effect.
6 – Eye (-9): Impaling, piercing, and tight-beam
burning attacks can specifically target the eye. Injury
over HP/10 blinds the Eye. Injury over 2xHP/10
destroy the eye. In any case, treat as a Skull hit
without the extra DR 2! (As with Skull hits, toxic
damage has no special effect). Any armor surrounding
the Eye (e.g. full helm or spectacles) applies to the
attack. In order to bypass the armor, the Eye has to be
targeted at -10 (see Harsh Realism – Armor Gaps, p.
LT101).
Foot (-4)
Against a living target, reduce the wounding multiplier
of large piercing, huge piercing, and impaling
damage to x1. Any major wound (injury over HP/3)
cripples the Foot – but damage beyond the minimum
required to inflict a crippling injury is lost. See
“Accumulated Damage” below. On any Foot hit with
a crushing, cutting, piercing, or tight-beam burning
attack, roll 1d. On a 1, the attack hits a Joint.
Hand (-4)
Against a living target, reduce the wounding multiplier
of large piercing, huge piercing, and impaling
damage to x1. Any major wound (injury over HP/2)
cripples the Hand – but damage beyond the minimum
required to inflict a crippling injury is lost. See
“Accumulated Damage” below. On any Hand hit
with a crushing, cutting, piercing, or tight-beam
burning attack, roll 1d. On a 1, the attack hits a Joint.
Note: The penalty to hit an Hand with a shield is -8.
Jaw (-6)
This is only valid as a separate target from in front.
Treat a hit as an ordinary Face (Cheek) it, except that
a crushing blow gives the victim an extra -1 to
knockdown rolls.
A miss by 1 hits the Chest.
Joint (-5 or -7)
Limbs and Extremities contain vulnerable joints that
an attacker can target with a crushing, cutting,
piercing, or tight-beam burning attack. The roll to hit
has an extra -3: -5 for an Arm or a Leg, -7 for a and or
a Foot. This allows crippling with injury over HP/3
(not HP/2) for a Limb, or injury over HP/4 (not HP/3)
for an Extremity. Excess injury is lost.
Dismemberment still requires twice the injury needed
to cripple the whole body part – not just the Joint. HT
rolls to recover from crippling Joint injuries are at -2.
A miss by 1 hits the limb or Extremity, but not the
Joint.
Leg (-2)
Against a living target, reduce the wounding multiplier
of large piercing, huge piercing, and impaling
damage to x1. Any major wound (injury over HP/2)
cripples the Leg – but damage beyond the minimum
required to inflict a crippling injury is lost. See
“Accumulated Damage” below. Roll 1d:
1-2 – Thigh (if cutting, impaling, tight-beam burning
attack, roll 1: on a 1 hit the Vein/Artery. Otherwise hit
the Leg).
3 – Knee (if crushing attack, roll 1d: on a 1 hit the
Joint, otherwise hit the Leg).
4-6 – Shin (Leg) (if cutting, impaling, tight-beam
burning attack, roll 1: on a 1 hit the Vein/Artery.
Otherwise hit the Leg).
Neck (-6)
The neck and throat. Increase the wounding multiplier
of crushing and corrosion attacks to x1.5, and that of
cutting damage to x2.
Roll 1d for cutting, impaling, piercing, or tight-beam
burning attacks, roll 1d; a 1indicates a Vein/Artery hit.
Roll 1d for crushing attacks from behind; a 1 indicates
a Spine hit. Injury in excess of HP cripples the Spine.
Crippling the Spine this far up - a broken bone - causes
Quadriplegic (p. B150), not merely Lame
(Paraplegic). This occurs automatically if Neck Snap
(p. MA77) or a throw from a Head Lock (p. MA74)
inflicts injury over HP to the Neck.
Treat any crushing injury over HP/2 to the Neck hit
location from the front as a crippling injury which
crushes the windpipe, causing choking.
A single attack that inflicts cutting injury over 3xHP
decapitates and automatically kills the target!
Cutting, impaling, and piercing attacks to the neck
can cause severe blood loss even if they don’t hit veins
or arteries. Make bleeding rolls every 30 seconds, at -
2.
A miss by 1 hits the Chest.
On a Major Wound, roll on Lasting and Permanent
Injuries table at the end of this document.
Nose (-7)
The nose is a valid target only from the front. Treat a
hit as a Face (Cheek) hit, but injury over HP/4 breaks
the Nose. This counts as a major wound to the face and
mangles Nose – the victim has No Sense of
Smell/Taste (p. B146) until the injury heals. It’s
possible to angle a cutting attack to lop off the Nose,
in which case crippling injury counts as an ordinary
major wound (no -5 to knockdown for the face) and
injury in excess of this is lost. However, twice this
amount takes off the Nose, which reduces Appearance
by two levels permanently.
In all cases, a miss by 1 hits the Chest.
Spine (-8)
The Spine (in the Chest) is a hard target – narrow,
bony, and buried in meat – but injury there can end a
fight. Crushing, cutting, impaling, piercing, and
tight-beam burning attacks from behind can target the
Spine. The vertebrae provide an additional DR 3. Use
the wounding modifiers for the Chest, but any hit for
enough injury to inflict a shock penalty requires a
knockdown roll, at -5 if a major wound. Injury in
excess of HP cripples the Spine. This causes automatic
knockdown and stunning, plus all the effects of Bad
Back (Severe) (p. B123) and Lame (Paraplegic) (p.
B141). Roll twice after the fight to recover, once to
avoid gaining each of these disadvantages on a lasting
or permanent basis!
A miss by 1 hits the Chest.
Skull (-7 from the front /-5 from
behind )
The Skull gets an extra DR 2, the wounding modifier
for all attacks increases to x4, knockdown rolls are at
-10. Exception: None of these effects apply to toxic
damage.
Bleeding due to a cutting, impaling, piercing, or tight-
beam burning attack – directly or via an Eye – reduces
blood flow to the brain. The amount of blood might
not be especially large but any blood loss is severe;
lasting harm occurs in only a short time. Make
bleeding rolls every 30 seconds.
On a Major Wound, roll on Lasting and Permanent
Injuries table at the end of this document.
Vein and Artery (various)
A fighter with a cutting, impaling, piercing, or tight-
beam burning weapon can target a major blood vessel:
Neck (jugular vein or carotid artery): -8
Arm (brachial artery): -5
Leg (femoral artery): -5

The sudden blood loss increases the wounding

modifier for that hit location by 0.5. Since the intent is
to start bleeding – not to destroy bone and muscle –
ignore crippling effects and damage limits for limbs.
Realistically, such injuries can cause almost instant
unconsciousness, with death coming in seconds. The
GM may rule that Mortal Wounds (p. B423) doesn’t
apply and that any failed HT roll to avoid death means
the victim collapses and bleeds out messily.

Bleeding rolls are at -3 – or at -4 if the injury was due

to a cutting attack. Make bleeding rolls every 30
seconds. This assumes a severe but not automatically
lethal cut.

A miss by 1 hits the Neck, Arm, or Leg, as appropriate.

On a Major Wound, roll on Lasting and Permanent

Injuries table at the end of this document.

Vitals
A fighter with a impaling, piercing, or tight-beam
burning weapon can target the Vitals in the Chest and
in the Abdomen for increased damage:

Chest Vitals (Lungs): -3

Chest Vitals (Heart): -5
Abdomen Vitals (Kidneys): -4 or -3 from behind

Increase the wounding modifier for an impaling or any

piercing attack to x3. Increase the wounding modifier
for a tight-beam burning attack to x2.

Crushing attacks can target the Vitals at -3 (the Solar

Plexus from in front or the Kidneys from behind).
Wounding modifier is only x1, but shock requires a
HT roll for knockdown, at -5 if a major wound.

Internal bleeding from injuries to vital organs is

usually fatal without surgery. Make bleeding rolls
every 30 seconds, and roll at -4.

On a Major Wound, roll on Lasting and Permanent

Injuries table at the end of this document.

Addenda Notes
Bleeding
If you are injured, you may continue to lose HP to
bleeding. At the end of every minute after being
wounded, make a HT roll, at -1 per 5 HP lost. On a
failure, you bleed for a loss of 1 HP. On a critical
failure, you bleed for 3 HP. On a critical success, the
bleeding stops completely. On an ordinary success,
you do not bleed this minute, but must continue to roll
minutes, the bleeding stops for good. Otherwise, you
or someone else will need to make a First Aid roll to
stop the bleeding; see First Aid (p. 424).
Severe Bleeding
Penalties below to bleeding rolls are cumulative with
the usual -1 per 5 HP of injury. For greater deadliness,
add the penalties for multiple injuries and use the
highest applicable rate of blood loss.
Dismemberment: Destroying a body part causes
profuse bleeding. Bleeding rolls are at an extra:
-1 for a superficial loss (Ear, Nose, etc.)
-2 for an Extremity
-3 for a Limb
Add another -1 for an Extremity or Limb actually
severed by cutting damage. For a Limb, make bleeding
rolls every 30 seconds regardless of how it was lost. In
all cases, once HP lost to bleeding equal the injury
needed to cripple the body part, revert to using the
normal bleeding rules.
Neck: Cutting, impaling, and piercing attacks to the
neck can cause severe blood loss even if they don’t hit
veins or arteries. Make bleeding rolls every 30
seconds, at -2.
Skull or Eye: Bleeding due to a cutting, impaling,
piercing, or tight-beam burning attack to the Skull –
directly or via an Eye – reduces blood flow to the
brain. The amount of blood might not be especially
large but any blood loss is severe; lasting harm occurs
in only a short time. Make bleeding rolls every 30
seconds.
Veins and Arteries: Bleeding rolls are at -3 – or at -4
if the injury was due to a cutting attack. Make bleeding
rolls every 30 seconds. This assumes a severe but not
automatically lethal cut.
Vitals: Internal bleeding from injuries to vital organs
is usually fatal without surgery. Make bleeding rolls
every 30 seconds, and roll at -4.
Bandaging Severe Wounds
A minute’s work with bandages won’t stop really
severe bleeding. Optionally, apply the total penalty to
bleeding rolls – for both the size and location of the
wounds – to First Aid rolls made to halt bleeding (see
Bandaging, p. B424). To staunch bleeding from the
Skull, Eye, Neck, Vitals, or Veins and Arteries, make
a Surgery roll at the same penalties; First Aid won’t
suffice.
Cripple Damage & Dismemberment
Total injury over thresholds below, cripples the body
part. A blow to a Limb or Extremity can never cause
more injury than the minimum required to cripple that
body part. For example, if a man has 10 HP and suffers
9 points of injury to his right Arm, he loses only 6 HP
– the minimum required to cripple his Arm. Excess
injury is lost and further injury is ignored (it is not
subtracted from target HP and is not taken in account
to calculate Bleeding penalty). Excess and further
injury is only considered for the purpose of
determining dismemberment. Repeated blows to a
limb or extremity cannot kill you. Exception: No
such limit applies to the eyes!
Limb (arm, leg, wing, striker, or prehensile tail: Injury
over HP/2.
Extremity (hand, foot, tail, fin, or extraneous head):
Injury over HP/3
Eye: Injury over HP/10
If injury to a body part is at least twice what was
needed to cripple it, the body part is not just crippled
but destroyed. A cutting attack or explosion severs a
limb or extremity; otherwise, it’s irrevocably crushed,
burned, etc.
Duration of Crippling Injuries
If you suffer a crippling injury, make a HT roll to see
how serious it is. For battlefield injuries, roll at the end
of combat. Success means the crippling is temporary,
failure means it’s lasting, and critical failure means it’s
permanent. Dismemberment is automatically
permanent – don’t bother rolling!
Temporary Crippling: Until you are back at full HP,
you suffer the disadvantages described under Effects
of Crippling Injury, above. Once you are fully healed,
these effects disappear.
Lasting Crippling: You suffered a broken bone, badly
torn (or burned) muscle, or other lingering damage.
Roll 1d. This is the number of months it will take for
the injury to heal fully. (If the injury is treated by a
physician, subtract 3 from the roll at medical TL7+, 2
at TL6, or 1 at TL5 – but the period of healing is never
less than one month.).
Permanent Crippling: You lose the use of that body
part. It is either nonfunctional or gone. Either way, you
acquire a new disadvantage (One Hand, Lame, etc., as
appropriate). You get no extra character points for
this! It simply lowers your point value. In some
settings, even this degree of injury is curable; see
Repairing Permanent Crippling Injuries (p. 424).
Effects of Crippling Injury
Any crippling injury is also a major wound, and
requires a HT roll for knockdown and stunning; see
Knockdown and Stunning (p. 420). Below are some
additional effects specific to particular body parts; all
these effects apply to dismemberment as well. These
last until the fight is over, and possibly longer – see
Duration of Crippling Injuries (p. 422).
Hand: You drop anything you were carrying in that
hand. If you were using two or more hands to hold an
object, roll vs. DX to avoid dropping it. You cannot
hold anything (e.g., a weapon) in that hand. You can
wear a shield on that arm and use it to block, but you
cannot attack with it. Until healed, you have the One
Hand disadvantage (p. 147).
Arm: As for a crippled hand . . . but while someone
with a crippled hand could at least carry something in
the crook of the arm, you cannot use a crippled arm to
carry anything! You do not drop a shield on that arm
(unless the arm is severed), but you cannot use it to
block – and since it’s just hanging in front of you,
reduce its usual Defense Bonus by one. Until healed,
you have the One Arm disadvantage (p. 147).
Foot: You fall down! You cannot stand or walk
without a crutch or something to lean on. You can still
fight if you brace yourself against a wall. If you have
nothing to lean on, you may assume a kneeling or
sitting posture. Until healed, you have
the Lame (Crippled Legs) disadvantage (p. 141).
Leg: You fall down! You can still fight if you assume
a sitting or lying posture. Until healed, you have the
Lame (Missing Legs) disadvantage (p. 141).
Eye: You are blind in that eye. Until healed, you have
the One Eye (p. 147) disadvantage – or Blindness (p.
124), if you lose all your eyes – unless you have some
substitute for eyes.
Hit them where it Hurts
A hit location may be covered by one or more pieces
of armor or only partially visible, providing only an n-
in-6 chance of protection. Roll 1d whenever such a
partially protected location is hit. On a roll equal to or
less than n, DR protects. An attacker can attempt to
strike around partial armor or cover. That is:
1/6 -1
2/6 -1
3/6 -2
4/6 -3
5/6 -4
Knockdown and Stunning
Whenever you suffer a major wound, and whenever
you are struck in the Head (Skull, Face, or Eye) or
Vitals for enough injury to cause a shock penalty (see
Shock, p. 419), you must make an immediate HT roll
to avoid knockdown and stunning.
Modifiers: -5 for a major wound to the face or vitals
(or to the groin, on a humanoid male); -10 for a major
wound to the skull or eye; +3 for High Pain Threshold,
or -4 for Low Pain Threshold.
On a success, you suffer no penalty beyond ordinary
shock. On a failure, you’re stunned; see Effects of Stun,
below. You fall prone (if you weren’t already), and if
you were holding anything, you drop it. This effect is
called “knockdown,” and isn’t the same as
“knockback” (see p. 378). On a failure by 5 or more,
or any critical failure, you fall unconscious! See
Recovering from Unconsciousness (p. 423).
Effects of Stun: A failed knockdown roll can cause beyond lost HP. If there is, make a HT roll to
“stun,” as can certain critical hit results and some determine whether the condition is temporary, lasting,
afflictions. If you are stunned, you must Do Nothing or permanent, just as per Duration of Crippling
on your next turn. You may perform any active Injuries (p. B422). Rapid Healing (p. B79) has its
defense while stunned, but your defense rolls are at -4 usual effects.
and you cannot retreat. At the end of your turn, you
may roll against HT. On a success, you recover from
stun and can act normally on subsequent turns. On a
failure, you remain stunned; your next maneuver must
also be Do Nothing, but you get another roll at the end
of that turn . . . and so on, until you recover from stun.

Major Wounds
A “major wound” is any single injury of greater than
1/2 your HP. A lesser injury that cripples a body part
also counts as a major wound – see Crippling Injury
(below). Any major wound requires a HT roll to avoid
knockdown and stunning.

Mortal Wounds
If you fail a HT roll to avoid death by 1 or 2, you don’t
drop dead, but suffer a “mortal wound.” This is a
wound so severe that your internal injuries might kill
you even after you stop bleeding. If you are mortally
wounded, you are instantly incapacitated. You may or
may not be conscious (GM’s decision). If you suffer
further injury and must make another HT roll to avoid
death, any failure kills you. While mortally wounded,
you must make a HT roll every half-hour to avoid
death. On any failure, you die. On a success, you linger
for another half-hour – then roll again. On a critical
success, you pull through miraculously: you are no
longer mortally wounded (but you are still
incapacitated). If you’re alive but mortally wounded,
surgery may be able to stabilize your condition – see
Stabilizing a Mortal Wound (p. 424). At TL6+,
“trauma maintenance” can keep you alive while
waiting for surgery. This involves CPR, oxygen,
transfusions, etc. Instead of rolling vs. HT every half-
hour, roll against the higher of your HT or your
caregiver’s Physician skill every hour – or every day,
if you are on a heart-lung machine or similar life
support. You do not need to roll at all if you’re put into
magical or ultra-tech suspended animation!

Lasting and Permanent Injuries

On a major wound (injury over HP/2) to the Neck,

Skull, Veins/Arteries, or Vitals, roll 3d on the
appropriate table to see whether there is any effect
 Neck Wounds Table
Roll 3d. Death from a cutting attack means partial or
complete decapitation. Those attempting magical or
technological resuscitation must first reattach the
head!
3 – Respiratory or circulatory problems, giving -1 HT.
Critical failure on the recovery roll means delayed
death by aneurysm. Treat this as Terminally Ill (Up to
two years); see p. B158.
4, 5 – Stroke resulting in brain damage. Roll on the
Skull Wounds Table for effects.
6, 7 – Severe neurological damage, resulting in Numb
(p. B146).
8-13 – No special effect.
14, 15 – Damage to the throat, resulting in Disturbing
Voice (p. B132) – or Cannot Speak (p. B125), if
injured to -HP or worse.
16, 17 – As 4, 5.
18 – Severely reduced neck mobility, giving -1 DX.
Skull Wounds Table
Roll 3d. Death from a skull injury means the brain is
destroyed, preventing ultra-tech “brain reading.”
3 – Widespread neurological damage, giving Epilepsy
(p. B136).
4 – General cognitive impairment, giving -1 IQ.
5 – Damage to the prefrontal cortex, giving Low
Empathy (p. B142).
6 – Damage to the temporal lobes, giving Partial
Amnesia (p. B123) – or Total Amnesia, if injured to -
HP or worse. 7 – Damage to the parietal lobe, giving
Dyslexia (p. B134).
8 – Damage to the cerebellum, giving slurred speech.
Treat this as Stuttering (p. B157).
9 – Damage to the occipital lobes, giving Bad Sight (p.
B123). Critical failure on the recovery roll means
Blindness (p. B124)!
10, 11 – No special effect.
12 – Ruptured eardrums or damage to the temporal
lobe, giving Hard of Hearing (p. B138). Critical failure
on the recovery roll means full Deafness (p. B129).
13 – Damage to the cerebellum, giving a level of Ham-
Fisted (p. B138) – or two levels, if injured to -HP or
worse.
14 – Widespread brain damage, giving Neurological
Disorder (Mild). See p. B144. 15 – Brain stem damage
that impairs reaction time (“startle response”), giving
-1 Basic Speed.
16 – Severe damage to the cerebellum, giving -1 DX.
17 – As 14, but Neurological Disorder (Severe).
18 – As 14, but Neurological Disorder (Crippling).
Veins and Arteries Wounds Table
Roll 3d. Death from such a wound means the victim
“bleeds out.” This is messy and obvious, makes
ordinary resuscitation impossible, and tends to
disappoint vampires.
3 – Circulatory damage, giving -1 HT. Critical failure
on the recovery roll means delayed death resulting
from aneurysm. Treat this as Terminally Ill (Up to two
years); see p. B158.
4, 5 – For an artery in the arm or leg, lack of blood
flow cripples the limb; treat this as a crippled limb. For
a vein/artery in the neck, roll on the Neck Wounds
Table instead.
6, 7 – Circulatory damage, giving one level of Easy to
Kill (p. B134) plus one extra level if injured to -HP,
two extra levels at -2xHP, and so on.
8-13 – No special effect.
14, 15 – A severe tear that counts as Wounded (p.
B162). This can become permanent, like any other
crippling injury.
16, 17 – As 4, 5.
18 – A blood clot travels to the brain and causes a
stroke. Roll on the Skull Wounds Table for effects.
Vitals Wounds Table
Roll 3d. At the GM’s option, death from such a wound
means an instantly lethal blow to the heart!

3 – Severely weakened vital organ(s), giving -1 HT.

Critical failure on the recovery roll means eventual
death due to organ failure. Treat this as Terminally Ill
(Up to two years); see p. B158.

4 – Stabbing pains in the chest or abdomen that count

as Chronic Pain (p. B126). The GM assesses effects
worth roughly -1 point per lost HP. For instance, 21
HP of injury might cause Chronic Pain (Agonizing; 4
hours; 9 or less) [-22].

5 – Damage to the kidneys, liver, pancreas, or other

organs, resulting in Restricted Diet (p. B151). The
special diet amounts to a “very common” item.

6 – Shock to the immune system, giving one level of

Susceptible to Disease (p. B158) plus one extra level
if injured to -HP, two extra levels at -2xHP, and so on.

7 – Reduced cardiovascular fitness, giving -1 FP plus

an extra -1 FP if injured to -HP, -2 FP at -2xHP, and
so on.

8 – Weakened heart, giving one level of Easy to Kill

(p. B134) plus one extra level if injured to -HP, two
extra levels at -2xHP, and so on.

9-12 – No special effect.

13 – A deep hole that counts as Wounded (p. B162). If

this becomes permanent, it may be deliberate (a result
of surgery) or the result of incomplete healing.

14 – General damage to the vital organs, leading to

Slow Healing 1 (p. B155).

15 – Severely reduced cardiovascular health, giving

Unfit (p. B160) – or Very Unfit, if injured to -4xHP or
worse.

16 – Chronic health problems that require daily care.

Treat as Maintenance (Physician; 1 person; Daily); see
p. B142.

17 – As 16, but requires care three times per day. Treat

as Maintenance (Physician; 1 person; Three times
daily).

18 – As 16, but requires constant life support. Treat as

Maintenance (Physician; 1 person; Constant).