Re: hit locations (was: [DL] only a little OT, or not even, really.)

["Eric Young" <ecyoung@mediaone.net>]

----- Original Message -----
> At 04:57 PM 7/29/2000 -0400, you wrote:
> >Here's an example of the kind of result you'd get...
> >
> >Black Bob just shot at Dirty Dan with a Winchester Model 1876 and for the
> >sake of this example we'll just assume he hit and the range was 80 yards
and
> >he was firing from the side (yes, it makes a big difference). So, you'd
roll
> >3 D10 (but you use them to generate a number between 000-999) and your
> >result is 272;  which means we go to damage table S14. At a range of 80
> >yards the Winchester Model 1876 has a Penetration of 3.8 and a Damage
class
> >of 8. Referencing the damage table with these numbers we see that the
bullet
> >hits the lower chest in the side, shatters a rib, goes right through the
> >stomach, and the liver, and is lodged halfway through the rib on the
other
> >side of the body. This results in a total of 27,000 Damage points... this
> >result is almost certainly more than 3 times Dirty Dan's Knockout Value
> >(average human KV is around 40), which means there's a 99% chance that
Dirty
> >Dan is down and in shock (and in a minute or two he'll be dead). Even if
> >there was a doctor nearby, with the medical technology level of the
> >Deadlands time period he'll still be dead. In fact even with modern
medical
> >technology and if he was rushed to a trauma center he's still only got a
45%
> >chance of survival...
>
> Ahh, but what about if Black Bob is on a balcony overlooking Dirty Dan,
whi
> is crouching annd has a saddlebag slung over his exposed shoulder?
>
> Yes indeed, there is a reason I ridicule Phoenix Command's combat
system...
> <g>

Well, since he's crouching he's a smaller target... but that has to do with
to hit modifiers and not the damage system. As for if you do hit, then you'd
use the hit location table under the Fire heading (which represents what
you'd stick above a wall or around a corner to fire a weapon) which
considering the height and angle would be about the same as firing over a
wall... then if the area hit was under the saddle you'd subtract the
saddle's Protection Factor from the weapon's Penetration, which will give
you the Effective Penetration which you'd use on the damage chart (Damage
Class is unaffected). The PF for a saddle would be about .3 or .5, you'd be
better off hiding behind your horse (PF 18).

Personally, I really like the detail and accuracy of the system. But as I
said it's better suited to a CRPG than an RPG.

Eric