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Old 03-25-2012, 06:30 PM   #1
Vaevictis Asmadi
 
Join Date: May 2007
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Default Re: [House Rule][Martial Arts] Separated Vitals.

As long as you're having fun going too far...

Targetting obscure organs could involve a skill roll, yeah. Good idea.

The spleen is a bleeding target. It bleeds a lot (like a kidney, I'm guessing) but other than that losing the entire organ usually won't kill you. Apparently some children and occasionally older adults who have it removed end up with much weaker immune systems, though. It is located in between the stomach, diaphram, and ribcage, so it can be hit by a blow to the left side, or if the stomach is hit with piercing, cutting, or crushing then on a roll of 1 on one die, the spleen is also hit at 1/3 of the damage done to the stomach? The organ is the size of a fist.

The pancreas is maybe a bit smaller than a hand. It wouldn't bleed faster than "torso" but losing it entirely would cause diabetes and problems digesting food in general. To destroy it with a physical attack would also require damaging the intestines and or stomach, so they'll have digestive problems anyway!

Now about the gall-bladder, cecum, and appendix... ;)
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