Newbie Combat Questions

[Ulzgoroth]

Originally Posted by whswhs

As far as [1] is concerned, I don't normally apply random hit location in melee; I figure that you can see what you're swinging at and so can your target. I would make an exception for a wild swing attack, but ordinarily, I take random hit location to be for ranged combat—and even there, I'll allow a player to say "I'm shooting at the center of mass" (Torso hit location), which has a -0 penalty(!).

By the book random hit location is almost never mandatory, but the attacker can choose to use it. And doing so can be advantageous.