[TS] Unsighted Shooting and Random Hit Location

[Ulzgoroth]

Originally Posted by apoc527

I guess I just question the reality of trying to hit anything precisely without at least using the sights.

Shooting at a smaller part of a large target is no more 'trying to hit anything precisely' than shooting at a smaller target or a more distant target. You certainly can attempt to point shoot at both, so there's really nothing special about somebody's brain.

Originally Posted by apoc527

Then again, simply choosing to use the HL table can be its own reward. The -7 may make the shot impossible, but you can always randomly strike the skull!

It's possible, but very unlikely. 5/216, including the 1 in 6 chance of a face hit getting upgraded.

Against a soft target, the torso shot is probably better...you get a full 1/6 chance of hitting the Vitals for free with an eligible weapon. Against a hard target, the hit location table freely handing out potentially less-protected hit locations can be beneficial, though.

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by apoc527

Interesting. Would you let someone shoot for specific hit location without using the sights?

Absolutely! Point-shooting isn't undirected, it just isn't directed using the sights. Imagine a late 19th century gunfighter against a charging mounted foe (perhaps a Commanche warrior) and firing at near point blank range, do you suppose he cannot direct his shots into the horse's skull or the rider's chest by choice but must accept a random hit on either man or horse? What if he's shooting at a stagecoach? Should he not be able to distinguish between the driver and a cartwheel? If it's possible for the point-shooter to do so in these cases, why not a standing man's chest?

[Crakkerjakk]

Originally Posted by apoc527

Interesting. Would you let someone shoot for specific hit location without using the sights? The torso is one thing (a -0 modifier anyway), but unsighted shooting for the head (-7) seems a bit off.

Growing up I used to wander around the Sierra Nevadas and work on trying to shoot the heads off dandelions from the hip with a .22 rifle.

I'd say there's no reason to restrict targets based on size. The bell curve of 3d6 will ensure someone's head is much harder to hit than their leg.