[PnP] called shots

[Alex Koponen]

Same answer, I never allowed it. My logic would be that the whittling 
down of hit points prior to the blow that brings the HPV to 0 or below 
would have been setting up of the opponent to open themselves to that 
final blow. If they get used to attacks to their legs they will be 
slower to defend their head. In P&P the "attack" is actually several 
seconds worth of swings, blocks, thrusts, parries and feints. A "hit" 
doing damage is actually doing the cumulative total of the damage from 
those actions.

To do a fight ending 'aimed strike' without doing prior damage one would 
either be using the executioner skill (with the opponent immobile) or 
have the situational advantage such that a 'Fatal' blow is possible. 
{Example: Being above and behind the opponent who is too preoccupied 
with other opponents to his front and flanks to notice you coming up 
behind him.] And if such a 'Fatal' blow is rolled...well hurrah. If not, 
well it is likely to have done a lot of damage anyway.

         Alex K
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On 7/22/2014 5:20 AM, Melkor wrote:
> Yes but i can't just say to my players "you are not allowed to act like that" so i must devise a method
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bchoinski at verizon.net
>> Sent: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 06:04:43 -0400
>> To: pnp at list.powersandperils.org
>> Subject: Re: [PnP] called shots
>>
>> Since P&P just has "overall hits" I never allowed called shots (Unlike
>> Gurps or Runequest, which has location effects)
>>
>> On Jul 22, 2014, at 5:35 AM, Melkor wrote:
>>
>>> How do you handle called shots in P&P?
>>>
>>> one of my players tried to cut off the head of the big serpent he was
>>> fighting with.
>>>
>>> If he had succedeed, he would have defeated the creature (48 hpv, CDF 6,
>>> OCV 10) in one instant so i feel i SHOULD give a big malus to his "to
>>> hit" chances.
>>>
>>> i thought about a +20 or something like that on the combat table...what
>>> do you think?
>>> there are not rules for this in the official books.
>>>
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