Damage to Knuckles

jason taylor · 05-26-2009, 09:52 PM

As we all know it is almost a law that every cinematic brawler have invulnerable knuckles. Yet for those who do not wish that is there a way to do injury to the fists in a brawl? Or has that already been allowed for?

SuedodeuS · 05-26-2009, 10:24 PM

See "Harsh Realism for Unarmed Fighters," Martial Arts p124. This has a few options other than what's in the Basic Set.

If you're referring to fists getting injured in an ordinary fight just from punching the guy (but not in the skull), I'd say such minor injury is well below the GURPS level of resolution. Your knuckles might be sore after giving someone a beating, but they aren't going to really be injured unless you really screwed up (critical failure).

NorphTehDwarf · 05-26-2009, 10:49 PM

If you don't have MA, there's a small section called Hurting Yourself on B379 that might apply.

05-26-2009, 09:52 PM	#1
jason taylor Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon	Damage to Knuckles As we all know it is almost a law that every cinematic brawler have invulnerable knuckles. Yet for those who do not wish that is there a way to do injury to the fists in a brawl? Or has that already been allowed for? __________________ "The navy could probably win a war without coffee but would prefer not to try"-Samuel Eliot Morrison

05-26-2009, 10:24 PM	#2
SuedodeuS Join Date: Sep 2008	Re: Damage to Knuckles See "Harsh Realism for Unarmed Fighters," Martial Arts p124. This has a few options other than what's in the Basic Set. If you're referring to fists getting injured in an ordinary fight just from punching the guy (but not in the skull), I'd say such minor injury is well below the GURPS level of resolution. Your knuckles might be sore after giving someone a beating, but they aren't going to really be injured unless you really screwed up (critical failure). __________________ Quos deus vult perdere, prius dementat. Latin: Those whom a god wishes to destroy, he first drives mad.

05-26-2009, 10:49 PM	#3
NorphTehDwarf Join Date: Sep 2008	Re: Damage to Knuckles If you don't have MA, there's a small section called Hurting Yourself on B379 that might apply.