Called Shot through the heart, but whos to blame? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Called Shot through the heart, but whos to blame? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Dwolvesbane
06-23-05, 12:41 PM Okay, I am considering implmenting a called shot sytem in a future campaing. Can anyone suggest a good system to use,or know where I could find one?
tarkin
06-23-05, 12:49 PM Sure. How about:

Power Attack

Or

Sneak Attack (and the various related things like Hamstring, Arterial Strike, Crippling Strike)

Or

Stunning Fist

Or

Assasin's Death Attack.

Or

Trip (or Disarm, Sunder, grappling, etc.)

Just to mention a few of my favorite ones.
jaelis
06-23-05, 12:50 PM I think the power attack system is quite good. If you don't like the flavor of it, make a new feat "Called Shot" with different prereqs and flavor, but similar mechanics. In any case, you take a penalty on attacks for the chance to do more damage. Isn't that what called shots are about?

If you want a system that involves disabling body parts, I don't know. But I'd say whatever you use, be careful. It seems to me that kind of system is always going to be biased against the PCs, since most of the time the monsters don't need to deal with diabilities for long since they don't usually survive the fight.

jaelis
Zherog
06-23-05, 01:00 PM Called Shot through the heart, but whos to blame?

Well, according to the lyrics of a Bon Jovi song (You give love a bad name), you are.

"Shot through the heart
And you’re to blame"

:P
<<OlD~SChOoL>>
06-23-05, 01:55 PM if your willing to take a step into the past in the complete fighters handbook for AD&D there are called shot rules
Ranix
06-23-05, 02:34 PM Called shots are always a bad idea.
Caveman
06-23-05, 03:32 PM I'm having to rely on my faulty memory, but I think the 2e DMG had rules for a called shot system.
Deviston
06-23-05, 03:54 PM Well, according to the lyrics of a Bon Jovi song (You give love a bad name), you are.

"Shot through the heart
And you’re to blame"

:P

" I need love
The bad way"

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Zherog
06-23-05, 04:01 PM Not quite the right lyrics - but amusing anyway. ;)
mycroft65536
06-23-05, 04:28 PM An idea that has occured to me is, use the vitality and wound system in UA, with a called shot for damage(heart, head etc) increase the crit range by 1(maybe 2?) and a non crit is a miss.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Dwolvesbane 06-23-05, 12:41 PM	Okay, I am considering implmenting a called shot sytem in a future campaing. Can anyone suggest a good system to use,or know where I could find one?
tarkin 06-23-05, 12:49 PM	Sure. How about: Power Attack Or Sneak Attack (and the various related things like Hamstring, Arterial Strike, Crippling Strike) Or Stunning Fist Or Assasin's Death Attack. Or Trip (or Disarm, Sunder, grappling, etc.) Just to mention a few of my favorite ones.
jaelis 06-23-05, 12:50 PM	I think the power attack system is quite good. If you don't like the flavor of it, make a new feat "Called Shot" with different prereqs and flavor, but similar mechanics. In any case, you take a penalty on attacks for the chance to do more damage. Isn't that what called shots are about? If you want a system that involves disabling body parts, I don't know. But I'd say whatever you use, be careful. It seems to me that kind of system is always going to be biased against the PCs, since most of the time the monsters don't need to deal with diabilities for long since they don't usually survive the fight. jaelis
Zherog 06-23-05, 01:00 PM	Called Shot through the heart, but whos to blame? Well, according to the lyrics of a Bon Jovi song (You give love a bad name), you are. "Shot through the heart And you’re to blame" :P
<<OlD~SChOoL>> 06-23-05, 01:55 PM	if your willing to take a step into the past in the complete fighters handbook for AD&D there are called shot rules
Ranix 06-23-05, 02:34 PM	Called shots are always a bad idea.
Caveman 06-23-05, 03:32 PM	I'm having to rely on my faulty memory, but I think the 2e DMG had rules for a called shot system.
Deviston 06-23-05, 03:54 PM	Well, according to the lyrics of a Bon Jovi song (You give love a bad name), you are. "Shot through the heart And you’re to blame" :P " I need love The bad way" ::END SUBSCRIPTION::
Zherog 06-23-05, 04:01 PM	Not quite the right lyrics - but amusing anyway. ;)
mycroft65536 06-23-05, 04:28 PM	An idea that has occured to me is, use the vitality and wound system in UA, with a called shot for damage(heart, head etc) increase the crit range by 1(maybe 2?) and a non crit is a miss.