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York Map The groin is area 11 on the Parts of the Body table on B203. It has a -3 penalty to hit (unmodified Hit Loca- tion roll); a miss by 1 hits the body or the leg (roll a die) On human males, this is excruciatingly painful; on a hit the target must make a HT roll, at -1 for every point of damage or be physically stunned. If an unmod- ified HT roll is missed, the victim falls unconscious (see B127). high Pain Threshold gives a +5 to the roll. Low Pain doubles the penalties.
The jaw is at -5 to hit; if the attack misses by 1, the face is hit. The victim must roll against HT-2 or HT minus damage taken (whichever is worse) or be physically stunned.
The kidneys can only be targeted on an attack to the victims back. They are at -4 to hit; a miss by 1 indicates a hit to the body. Crushing attacks do 1.5x damage; other types do damage like an ordinary hit to the vitals. (See B203)
The nose is targeted at -6; missing by 1 hits the face. Hollywood movies and pulp novels to the contrar, it is almost impossible to kill a person by driving splinters into the brain. A blow to the nose is extremely painful, however. On a hit, the victim must make a roll against HT-1 (HT+4 if he has High Pain, -1 per point of damage if he has Low Pain) or be physically stunned.
Attacks on the neck can be lethal. The throat is at -5 to hit; a miss by 1 hits the body. Crushing attacks do 1.5x damage; cutting an dimpaling attacks both do double damage. The victim is stunned if he takes total hits over 1/3 HT to the neck. If the neck takes full HT damage from an edged weapon, a successful HT roll is necessary to avoid decapitation.
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