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AlexanderHowl · 07-30-2020, 02:23 AM

A pistol is pretty lethal without a hit to the vitals, especially if you use the bleeding rules. A .38 deals an average of 9 HP of damage per shot to the torso, meaning that 3 shots knocks an average HP person to -17 HP, checking for death, unconsciousness, and bleeding. If they do not immediately die, they must succeed against a HT-5 roll every minute to avoid losing an additional HP, which means an average person will bleed out unless they get medical help because they must either get a critical success or three consecutive successes to stop bleeding naturally.

If instant death is desired, go ahead and deliberately target the vitals or use a bigger gun. The example given would then have two hits and one miss, but the two hits are dealing 54 HP of damage, so most people are going to die (or bleed out very rapidly). Conversely, a .50 deals 21 HP of damage on average to the torso or 42 HP of damage to the vitals.

07-30-2020, 02:23 AM	#35
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	Re: Rules you ignore/alter. A pistol is pretty lethal without a hit to the vitals, especially if you use the bleeding rules. A .38 deals an average of 9 HP of damage per shot to the torso, meaning that 3 shots knocks an average HP person to -17 HP, checking for death, unconsciousness, and bleeding. If they do not immediately die, they must succeed against a HT-5 roll every minute to avoid losing an additional HP, which means an average person will bleed out unless they get medical help because they must either get a critical success or three consecutive successes to stop bleeding naturally. If instant death is desired, go ahead and deliberately target the vitals or use a bigger gun. The example given would then have two hits and one miss, but the two hits are dealing 54 HP of damage, so most people are going to die (or bleed out very rapidly). Conversely, a .50 deals 21 HP of damage on average to the torso or 42 HP of damage to the vitals.