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Jachra · 12-21-2018, 01:46 PM

I'm looking to get some clarification regarding damage caps and hit locations that I'm a bit confused on.

My current understanding is that where a rule says "injury cannot exceed" means that no amount of further damage is applied to the target's HP. For instance, an Arm has a limit of HP/2, this means that once it's crippled it's ruined, and no further damage can affect the person using it (aside from Shock damage from further injury if it's still attached.)

According to High-Tech (Body Hits, p. 162), this includes the Torso and Groin. No damage over HPx2 (or HPx1) can cause further harm beyond pain (unless your strike hits the vitals.)

Is this correct, or am I interpreting "injury" wrong in this context, and this is only the limit on a single attack and not a total cap on the damage level?

12-21-2018, 01:46 PM	#1
Jachra Join Date: Dec 2011	Question Regarding Hit Locations and Damage Caps I'm looking to get some clarification regarding damage caps and hit locations that I'm a bit confused on. My current understanding is that where a rule says "injury cannot exceed" means that no amount of further damage is applied to the target's HP. For instance, an Arm has a limit of HP/2, this means that once it's crippled it's ruined, and no further damage can affect the person using it (aside from Shock damage from further injury if it's still attached.) According to High-Tech (Body Hits, p. 162), this includes the Torso and Groin. No damage over HPx2 (or HPx1) can cause further harm beyond pain (unless your strike hits the vitals.) Is this correct, or am I interpreting "injury" wrong in this context, and this is only the limit on a single attack and not a total cap on the damage level? __________________ Robots 4e - Conversion of Robots to 4e. Force as Esoteric Skills - For SW campaigns.