Re: Claw-claw-bite and armor
 

More importantly, this would make it nigh impossible to kill someone by punching them in the head - which happens, and not just "When Pro Boxers Attack, tonight on FOX".

Re: Claw-claw-bite and armor
 

Critical hits could still lead to occasional lethality, but punching someone in the skull would have an improbably good chance of not doing anything at all.

Re: Claw-claw-bite and armor
 

I am missing out on so much for not having MA . . .

Re: Claw-claw-bite and armor
 

The concussion rules in GURPS are more than lacking, that's true in general for blunt trauma, but most times if you punch someone in the skull it's not the skull which breaks, it's the knuckles which break and your average Joe isn't likely to be doing much in the way of blunt trauma to the brain.

Besides, skilled fighters get damage bonuses, they will do real damage, but having a kitty cat, or some 90 lbs wimp, take out a normal person in a few seconds is highly unrealistic, and not in a good cinematic way.

I've sat still and let a decently trained but wussy black belt throw multiple punches at my head, defending only by presenting the crown of my head to the blows, and I can tell you that he hurt his hands way worse than he hurt me, especially since if I even had any bruises they didn't bother me.
(It was funny how he ran away when I told him it was my turn now...)

Re: Claw-claw-bite and armor
 

If it's not delivering that much energy, then it isn't doing that much damage.



Is it pretty realistic if you have a sharp bone and a blunt bone, of the same mass, moving at the same velocity, having the same kinetic energy and momentum, and yet the sharp one has poorer penetration?

Re: Claw-claw-bite and armor
 

The sharp claws get a damage bonus, it's what you pay when you buy Claws/Sharp Bite.

Besides, isn't that the same argument against a mace vs axe/sword and mail?

Re: Claw-claw-bite and armor
 

Actull you don't, you get an injurer bonus, bue all it does is change the damage type to cutting.

Blunt Claws and hoves give you a damage bonus. not sharp ones or talons (Long talons give you both)

Teeth never give you the damage bonus, just injury type.

Re: Claw-claw-bite and armor
 

How well trained can he be if he repeatedly punches one of the hardest parts of the skull? Forehead and Crown are just bad places to punch.

Re: Claw-claw-bite and armor
 

Not as well trained as the guy who can choose instead of stepping away to have his crown hit instead of his face?
*grin*

Re: Claw-claw-bite and armor
 

Good point. :)