In response to the task related wound system, here's an alternative
(which would work better if you added the task rules suggested by Mr
Gott to these also)
Assuming Damage Inflicted =Damage of weapon - Armour
(using GDW house system a bit)
eg 6 dice laser, against 2 dice assault armour = 4 dice inflicted
That is 4d6
Damage Con Rating
(1,2,3) (4,5,6) (7,8,9) (10,11,12) (13,14,15)
1-2 S F F F F
3-4 S S F F F
5-6 C S S F F
7-8 C C S S F
9-10 M C C S S
11-12 M M C C S
13-14 D M M C C
15-16 D D M M C
17-18 D D D M M
19-20 D D D D M
21-22 D D D D D
23-24 D D D D D
25+ D D D D D
F = FLESH WOUND
Include contusions, cuts and tissue damage. Tissue trauma is
moderate, and the wounds are messy but not incapacitating.
S = SERIOUS WOUND
Massive tissue trauma, bloodloss, internal organ damage and
possible bone fractures. Roll 1d6 on following table.
Limb and Torso: on a 1 or 2 you have a broken bone. A broken
arm or leg renders the limb useless. A broken rib reduces dex
and movement by half and all activities are at -2
Head: Skull fracture causes massive blinding headaches,
reducing int, dex and initiative by half. On a roll of 3 the
victim takes no skull damage but has lost an eye.
If a serious wound is left untreated for more than 20 mins it
automatically worsens to a Critical Wound
C = CRITICAL WOUND
Dangerous tissue trauma, severing of major artery or vein, and
possibly severe damage to internal organs. Limbs are unusable
and will require immediate attention as they have been all but
severed. Roll 1d6 for additional effects
Limb: on 1 or 2 the limb must be amputated.
Torso: on 1 or 2 the lungs have been punctured and the victim is
immobile. On 3 or 4 there has been major damage to the abdominal
organs. Victim can still move but int, dex and initiative are
reduced to 1 automatically. On 5 or 6 there is major damage
to the lower abdomen and groin area. The victim cannot move,
attack, or defend - he's too busy writhing on the ground in
pain.
Head: On a 1, skull has been shattered or crushed, suffering
1d6/2 points from each of int and dex (brain damage). On a 2 ,
the victim suffers amnesia and must forever make a Difficult
task attempt (int) to remember people, places, incidents or
things from his past. On a 3, the victim is blinded.
If a critical wound is not tended to within 2 minutes, it worsens
to a mortal wound.
M = MORTAL WOUND
Essentially a killing wound. The victim is now dying. he may not
move, attack or defend. Each turn he must make a Death Save. On
a roll equal or less than the Death save number, he survives to
the next turn.
D = DEAD
The victim has instantly expired from the severity of his wounds.
DEATH SAVES
The death save number is equal to the Constitution statistic of the
victim.
CONSCIOUSNESS SAVE
After any wound, it is necessary to make a save to determine does
the victim lose consciousness
This number must be rolled under and is modified by the severity of
wounds.
This modification is equal to the damage point inflicted in the
attack.
CUMULATIVE WOUNDS
New Wound Level
Previous Wound
Flesh Serious Critical Mortal
Unhurt Flesh Serious Critical Mortal
Flesh Flesh Serious Critical Mortal
Serious Flesh Critical Mortal Dead
Critical Flesh Mortal Dead Dead
Mortal Flesh Dead Dead Dead
WOUND RECOVERY
The wound will recover one level if a roll equal to or less than
the victims constitution stat is made. This can be modified at the
Gm's discretion to suit Medical care or lack of same or especially
nasty weaponry....such as from plasma weapons or other which I can
think of ie Polsci Stinger from Spacetime, graser cannons etc
The above is from 1st Ed Cyberpunk (slightly changed)and the wound
numbers on the table can be modified at will to suit the severity
of the wounds.
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Also specifically to Sean Maguire
I think I was one who asked for Challenge submission guidelines..but
there was no sign. If you did receive a copy could you or some other
kind soul forward one to me?
From Matt
[email removed]
[Yes I'm a Solomani....want to make something of it GIS (genetically
inferior species)]