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From: oleg@birtch.UUCP (Oleg Kiselev)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Re: King Arthur Pendragon (info please)
Message-ID: <215@birtch.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 26-Dec-85 14:59:29 EST
Article-I.D.: birtch.215
Posted: Thu Dec 26 14:59:29 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 28-Dec-85 13:20:30 EST
References: <330@ucdavis.UUCP> <159@birtch.UUCP> <131@water.UUCP>
Reply-To: oleg@birtch.UUCP (Oleg Kiselev)
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Summary: 

In article <131@water.UUCP> abgamble@water.UUCP (abgamble) writes:
>
>This line caught my eye. I've often thought of devising a system for dealing
>with broken bones. Many games (notably D&D) ignore the matter. What system
>does this (or any other game) use? I'd be particularly interested in how
>much rest is required to heal different breaks. Also, how much can a person
>do in an emergency if he has a broken bone? ie if your arm was broken, could 
>you hold your shield up if you _really_ had too?
>

For FRP use RuneQuest or DragonQuest rules. In D&D I use common sense and criti-
cal damage tables. AD&D provides for critical hits in few different ways.
1)  natural "20" 
2)  natural "20" and  an additional roll to hit to "verify" (else - normal
    damage)
3)  roll 1d100 UNDER the difference between "need to hit" and "rolled" values.
4)  whatever YOU like.

In any case, the "CRITICAL HIT" tables allow placed damages - broken rib, arm,
leg, gauged out eye, severed nose or ear. These damages should not be curable by
low level hea;ing spells or potions, only by "regenerate" or 5th(???) level 
clerical "HEAL" spell - or not at all. 

Regardless of the system, tho', I'd never let a fighter with a broken arm do
much. Holding a shield? Sure!! Go ahead! take ADDITIONAL 1-2 pts of damage a 
round AND function under effects of severe pain ( as in pain spell) - minuses to
EVERYTHING : dex, strength, to hit, AC....

For REALLY simple damage/effect system see PARANOIA rules.
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