Eldren Coralon's Dungeon Master Miscellany

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Eldren's Critical Hit Tables
Copyright 1998, C. Simons

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Critical Hit Table #1
d20 Roll Multiplier Bonus Outcome

1-7
8
9
10 x2
x2
x2
x2 Damage bonus only.
Knock down: Defender has +2 initiative.
Knock out: Defender unconscious for 1d4 rounds.
Defender's AC worsened by 1 pt., morale check, +4 initiative.

11-13
14
15
16 x3
x3
x3
x3 Damage bonus only.
Knock down: Defender drops weapon, +4 initiative
Knock out: Defender unconscious for 2d4 rounds.
Severing, Crushing or Impaling blow plus morale check.

17-18
19
20 x4
x4
x4 Damage bonus only.
Knock out: Defender unconscious for 3d4 rounds.
Severing, crushing, or impaling blow, plus morale check at -2.

Here is the graphic part. CHILDREN: Get your parents permission to use these!
(They might think that I'm corrupting your little heads....)

Table #2, The Violent One....
1d6 Roll Severing Crushing Impaling
1
2
3
4
5
6 Foot
Hand
Leg
Arm
DM's Choice....
Head* Foot
Knee
Hip
Shoulder
Hand
Head* Leg
Arm
Stomach
Chest
Shoulder
Head**

*This blow results in instant death.
**This blow will result in death at the end of the round, or sometime during the next round, DM's choice.

NOTE: If you prefer a less deadly critical hit table, then one option could be to lessen all head shots to a x3 damage if the defender is wearing a helmet....

Critical Hit Table #1
d20 Roll	Multiplier	Bonus Outcome
1-7 8 9 10	x2 x2 x2 x2	Damage bonus only. Knock down: Defender has +2 initiative. Knock out: Defender unconscious for 1d4 rounds. Defender's AC worsened by 1 pt., morale check, +4 initiative.

11-13 14 15 16	x3 x3 x3 x3	Damage bonus only. Knock down: Defender drops weapon, +4 initiative Knock out: Defender unconscious for 2d4 rounds. Severing, Crushing or Impaling blow plus morale check.

17-18 19 20	x4 x4 x4	Damage bonus only. Knock out: Defender unconscious for 3d4 rounds. Severing, crushing, or impaling blow, plus morale check at -2.

Table #2, The Violent One....
1d6 Roll	Severing	Crushing	Impaling
1 2 3 4 5 6	Foot Hand Leg Arm DM's Choice.... Head*	Foot Knee Hip Shoulder Hand Head*	Leg Arm Stomach Chest Shoulder Head**
This blow results in instant death. *This blow will result in death at the end of the round, or sometime during the next round, DM's choice.
NOTE: If you prefer a less deadly critical hit table, then one option could be to lessen all head shots to a x3 damage if the defender is wearing a helmet....