[LT] Question about the optional hit locations

[DanHoward]

Originally Posted by Icelander

Personally, I'd want a system where Pelvis hits occur on about 2 or 3 in six

What special effect would occur if this region was hit? Personally I'd be loathe to give more than a 1 in 6 chance for the character to roll to avoid a special infection regardless of how large the target is in reality.

I'm thinking of something like

Abdomen (area 11)
Roll (1d)....Location....Notes
1....Vitals....[1]
2....Digestive tract....[2]
3-5....Midriff....[no special effect]
6....Groin....[3]

Notes
[1] Can only be hit with a crushing, piercing, or impaling atack
[2] Roll HT-3 to avoid special infection (see Infection p. B444)
[3] Human males (and the males of similar species) suffer double the usual shock from crushing damage (to a maximum of -8), and get -5 to knockdown rolls.