Hitlocation Technique

[PhoenixPaw]

Hi.

Have I missed something?
Because, I can't find any "hitlocation penalty-negation technique".
Is it because we're so obviously are to port it as is directly from 3rd Ed?
Or is it because it's supposedly an obvious No-No?


thanks in advance
Johan

[Eltharon]

There is one in Martial Arts, as I recall. It allows you to negate up to half of the hit location penalty for specific location.

[Turhan's Bey Company]

Originally Posted by PhoenixPaw

Is it because we're so obviously are to port it as is directly from 3rd Ed?

Certainly not this. 4e is a different game, and porting things over wholesale from 3rd edition is likely to cause problems.

Originally Posted by PhoenixPaw

Or is it because it's supposedly an obvious No-No

I wouldn't say it's obvious, but seeing as Martial Arts doesn't have anything along those lines, I suspect it has been ruled unrealistic.

[Turhan's Bey Company]

Originally Posted by Eltharon

There is one in Martial Arts, as I recall. It allows you to negate up to half of the hit location penalty for specific location.

Don't suppose you've got a page reference? I did a quick scan and an index check and couldn't find it.

[umbros]

I believe he is refering to "Targeted Attacks" pMA68.

[Peter V. Dell'Orto]

Originally Posted by umbros

I believe he is refering to "Targeted Attacks" pMA68.

Yes. That replaces the Hit Location technique, which was too cheap, too effective, and really hard to justify with a reality check. Targeted Attack is the official replacement for Hit Location in 4e.

[Eltharon]

Originally Posted by umbros

I believe he is refering to "Targeted Attacks" pMA68.

Yes, that's what I was referring to. I couldn't give a page # because I'm away at college, far from my collection of GURPS books.

[PhoenixPaw]

Hmm ... oki, so there is a technique that will help reduce the hitlocation penalties by up to half (rounded up?).
I guess it's a hard technique, since it's a combat oriented one (most combat techniques generally are).

Thanks all.
Saved me the bother to buy a whole book just to get one technique. =)

[umbros]

Originally Posted by PhoenixPaw

Thanks all.
Saved me the bother to buy a whole book just to get one technique. =)

you're welcome. I do encourage you to get the Martial Arts book for 4th edition if your games have any amount of combat in them it is well worth the price!

[Peter V. Dell'Orto]

Didn't save you much, because there are some important caveats and rules that apply to that technique...you'd still want the book for the whole description.

At least schlep down to a game store and read a copy standing there!