Crippling/Dismembering a Finger

Humabout · 09-27-2012, 04:29 PM

Does anyone know how much damage it would take to cripple or dismember a finger or toe? I don't recall reading that bit of nastiness anywhere.

Gold & Appel Inc · 09-27-2012, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Humabout

Does anyone know how much damage it would take to cripple or dismember a finger or toe? I don't recall reading that bit of nastiness anywhere.

It's probably just 1 HP to cripple for an average human, realistically-speaking. Anything over 1/10 HP for large creatures if it matters, doubled to dismember. Any injury real enough to matter in GURPS will disable a finger or toe; I've broken a toe too many times to count just by being a drunk who hates wearing shoes.

~~NineDaysDead~~ · 09-27-2012, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Humabout

Does anyone know how much damage it would take to cripple or dismember a finger or toe? I don't recall reading that bit of nastiness anywhere.

First edition Old west said 1d-4 was enough to break a finger or toe. Page 35 under traps.

Flyndaran · 09-27-2012, 06:46 PM

But if it takes 2 points to destroy an eye, shouldn't it take as much to cripple a bony finger?
I can see arguments for both sides.

DouglasCole · 09-27-2012, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Flyndaran

But if it takes 2 points to destroy an eye, shouldn't it take as much to cripple a bony finger?
I can see arguments for both sides.

"More than HP/10" handles both the same way "More than HP/3" or "More than HP/2" cripples hands and limbs, I think.

kirbwarrior · 09-27-2012, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Flyndaran

But if it takes 2 points to destroy an eye, shouldn't it take as much to cripple a bony finger?
I can see arguments for both sides.

If we take the same 'over 1/10HP', that's 2 damage to cripple finger, 4 to dismember it. Is that realistic?

Sam Cade · 09-27-2012, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Flyndaran

But if it takes 2 points to destroy an eye, shouldn't it take as much to cripple a bony finger?

Cutting a tendon is sufficient to permanently cripple a finger.

sir_pudding · 09-27-2012, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by kirbwarrior

If we take the same 'over 1/10HP', that's 2 damage to cripple finger, 4 to dismember it. Is that realistic?

Well you run into the normal problems with ST-based damage at the low ends of the scale.

Flyndaran · 09-27-2012, 07:30 PM

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Cutting a tendon is sufficient to permanently cripple a finger.

And severing the brachial nerve will cripple an arm. Your point?

Flyndaran · 09-27-2012, 07:33 PM

At the very least it should take more damage to cripple a finger than it does for an eye. That leaves the minimum of 2 points. If 2 is too few, and 4 too many, that just leaves us with 3, right?

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09-27-2012, 06:46 PM	#4
Flyndaran Untagged Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Forest Grove, Beaverton, Oregon	Re: Crippling/Dismembering a Finger But if it takes 2 points to destroy an eye, shouldn't it take as much to cripple a bony finger? I can see arguments for both sides. __________________ Beware, poor communication skills. No offense intended. If offended, it just means that I failed my writing skill check.

09-27-2012, 07:33 PM	#10
Flyndaran Untagged Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Forest Grove, Beaverton, Oregon	Re: Crippling/Dismembering a Finger At the very least it should take more damage to cripple a finger than it does for an eye. That leaves the minimum of 2 points. If 2 is too few, and 4 too many, that just leaves us with 3, right? __________________ Beware, poor communication skills. No offense intended. If offended, it just means that I failed my writing skill check.