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Body Part Points
A character’s Body Part Points (BPP) are a
measure of how much damage a character’s body
part can sustain. BPP are determined by multiplying
LP by 3, and then consulting Body Part Proportions
in Chapter 2: Body. Multiply LP by the Proportion
number (such as .01 for left foot) to determine
the number of BPP for that specific body part.
Truncate all results, but an unharmed body part may
never have less than 1 BPP. Record the BPP next to
the body part image on the character sheet. All 17
body parts have separate BPP, except for the head
and face, which share BPP.
When a foe is attacked successfully, a number
of BPP equal to the damage done are subtracted
from the appropriate body part. When BPP reaches
0, the body part is forever useless. Regardless of
the number of LP remaining, a foe dies when their
head/face or upper or lower torso reach 0 BPP. If
a single hacking attack exceeds the body part’s potential
BPP, then the body part is dismembered. If
a single pounding attack exceeds the body part’s
potential BPP, then the major bone within the body
part is shattered. If a single stabbing attack exceeds
the body part’s potential BPP, then the body part is
fully impaled and the weapon emerges from the
other side, if the weapon is long enough. A foe
cannot lose more LP or BPP from a limb than the
limb has, except with continual bleeding. Extra damage
is lost. If a part of a limb is reduced to 0 BPP,
then all other parts of the limb that are farther away
from the character are also useless. For example, if
a character’s upper arm reaches 0 BPP, then the corresponding
lower arm and hand are also useless.
Continual bleeding is an optional rule. For
each successful attack that damages a foe, divide the
damage done by the potential BPP, and multiply this
result by 100. This is the percentile chance that the
foe suffers continual bleeding. Continual bleeding
may be stopped at anytime by successful bandaging.
Every 1d10 minutes that continual bleeding occurs,
LP are lowered due to loss of blood. To determine
the number of LP lost, multiply the Body Part Proportion
(see Chap. 2: Body) by 100.
A character is penalized if a limb, or part of
a limb, has been reduced to 0 BPP or dismembered.
Consult the following table:
Useless/Missing Body Part Penalties
Bodily
Hand-
Body Part
Attract.
Strength Eye Agility
Coord.
H and
- 5%
- 10% * - 90% * -
L ower Arm - 30%
- 30% * - 90% * - 10% *
U pper Arm - 50%
- 60% * - 90% * - 30% *
F oot
- 10%
- 10% * - - 90%
L ower Leg - 40%
- 30% * - - 90%
U pper Leg - 60%
- 60% * - - 90%
* This penalty applies only to relevant skill
checks.
Movement is also penalized due to a foot or
leg that is useless or missing. A character with a
foot or leg that has been reduced to 0 BPP, but is
still attached, is able to limp no faster than walking
speed. A character with a foot or leg that has been
dismembered is capable of unaided movement that
is no faster than a crawl, though a walking stick allows
limping.
A weapon may damage more areas than that
which is the focal point of the damage. For example,
a bugbear may strike an elf in the groin with
the blade of his bipennis, which is larger than the
groin area of any elf. The Aedile must determine
randomly which nearby location is also struck, and
then consider the CA of that area. For example,
areas near the groin include the upper leg and lower
torso. In this case, the Aedile determines the additional
body part by rolling 1d100, and arbitrarily
considering 01-50 to be the upper leg, and 51-100
for the lower torso. If this additional body part is
also damaged, then the damage of the attack is divided
between all affected body parts.
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