Index of all of the Critical Tables

ssveter · 11-14-2018, 01:09 PM

Is there a list or index of all of the Critical tables, hit, miss, magic, etc?

If there is where?

Aaaand if there isn't, what all Critical tables are there so I can make my own index.

Daigoro · 11-14-2018, 08:09 PM

Does the GM Screen miss anything that you need?

ssveter · 11-14-2018, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Daigoro

Does the GM Screen miss anything that you need?

My ask is also about other critical tables. I know of a critical spell failure table in GURPS Magic. Are there any other official critical tables?

hal · 11-14-2018, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ssveter

My ask is also about other critical tables. I know of a critical spell failure table in GURPS Magic. Are there any other official critical tables?

are you talking about critical tables only, or about any table? GURPS THAUMATOLOGY has a few alternative magic critical tables. On the other hand GURPS SOCIAL ENGINEERING has other tables for social interaction.

Then there is GURPS MARTIAL ARTS along with a few other books with tables related to specific areas of interest.

So, what precisely are you looking for - criticals only, or tables in general?

Anaraxes · 11-15-2018, 08:20 AM

Here's a list of "random bad stuff" tables from a scan of the PDFs I have (a collection which is by no means complete; I scanned 96 files for this list).

It may be worth noting that critical successes and failures often have effects specified in the rules that are not in a table. There are hundreds of mentions of the word "critical". Having an index of all the critical tables still won't direct you to all the ways to resolve the results of an 18 or 3 showing up for some task roll.

Jobs tables, for instance, usually have a crit fail column, as do many skill or task descriptions. Or the starship combat system in ISW mentions the effects of a critical hit inline, without a long table of random results. (GURPS has many tables listing stats for things; it has many fewer tables that index a random roll to decide some outcome in text.)

Enigmatic Device Table B478
Random Side Effects Table B479
Human/Humanoid Hit Location Table B552
Non-human Hit Location Tables B552..B553
Vehicle Hit Location Table B554
Occupant Hit Table B555
Critical Hit Table B557
Critical Head Blow Table B557
Critical Miss Table B557
Unarmed Critical Miss Table B558
Reaction Table B560..B561

Curses Table DF8:51
Critical Spell Failure Table M7
Misfortunes of War Table MC47
New Hit Locations (text) MA137
Major Wound Tables
*Neck MA138
*Skull MA138
*Veins/Arteries MA139
*Vitals MA139

schmeelke · 11-23-2018, 06:52 AM

Some more:

The Basic Set also has a Critical Spell Failure table (p. 236)
Herb Lore Critical Failure table (Thaumatology, p. 105) and Alternative Critical Failure tables (pp. 256-260)
City Botches (for spell failures in urban locations) (Pyramid #3/58: Urban Fantasy II, p. 38)
Grappling Critical Hit/Miss Tables (Pyramid #3/61: Way of the Warrior, pp. 34-35)
Wild Technological Malfunction Table (Steampunk 1: Settings and Style, p. 30)

11-14-2018, 01:09 PM	#1
ssveter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Richmond, VA	Index of all of the Critical Tables Is there a list or index of all of the Critical tables, hit, miss, magic, etc? If there is where? Aaaand if there isn't, what all Critical tables are there so I can make my own index.

11-14-2018, 08:09 PM	#2
Daigoro Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Meifumado	Re: Index of all of the Critical Tables Does the GM Screen miss anything that you need? __________________ Collaborative Settings: Cyberpunk: Duopoly Nation Space Opera: Behind the King's Eclipse And heaps of forum collabs, 30+ and counting!

11-15-2018, 08:20 AM	#5
Anaraxes Join Date: Sep 2007	Re: Index of all of the Critical Tables Here's a list of "random bad stuff" tables from a scan of the PDFs I have (a collection which is by no means complete; I scanned 96 files for this list). It may be worth noting that critical successes and failures often have effects specified in the rules that are not in a table. There are hundreds of mentions of the word "critical". Having an index of all the critical tables still won't direct you to all the ways to resolve the results of an 18 or 3 showing up for some task roll. Jobs tables, for instance, usually have a crit fail column, as do many skill or task descriptions. Or the starship combat system in ISW mentions the effects of a critical hit inline, without a long table of random results. (GURPS has many tables listing stats for things; it has many fewer tables that index a random roll to decide some outcome in text.) Enigmatic Device Table B478 Random Side Effects Table B479 Human/Humanoid Hit Location Table B552 Non-human Hit Location Tables B552..B553 Vehicle Hit Location Table B554 Occupant Hit Table B555 Critical Hit Table B557 Critical Head Blow Table B557 Critical Miss Table B557 Unarmed Critical Miss Table B558 Reaction Table B560..B561 Curses Table DF8:51 Critical Spell Failure Table M7 Misfortunes of War Table MC47 New Hit Locations (text) MA137 Major Wound Tables Neck MA138 Skull MA138 Veins/Arteries MA139 Vitals MA139

11-23-2018, 06:52 AM	#6
schmeelke Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Schenectady, NY	Re: Index of all of the Critical Tables Some more: The Basic Set also has a Critical Spell Failure table (p. 236) Herb Lore Critical Failure table (Thaumatology, p. 105) and Alternative Critical Failure tables (pp. 256-260) City Botches (for spell failures in urban locations) (Pyramid #3/58: Urban Fantasy II, p. 38) Grappling Critical Hit/Miss Tables (Pyramid #3/61: Way of the Warrior, pp. 34-35) Wild Technological Malfunction Table (Steampunk 1: Settings and Style, p. 30) Last edited by schmeelke; 11-23-2018 at 07:01 AM.