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trellian
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:16 am    Post subject: Helmets Reply with quote
Under the description of Helmets in the equipment liste, the note says 50 % chance vs. head shot. What does this mean exactly?

I've always played it like this:

A character with d8 vigor and Kevlar armor has a Toughness of 10 vs. gun shots, but if his attacker makes a called shot to the head, his Toughness goes down to 6 and the damage roll also gains a +4 bonus.

When wearing a helmet, his Toughness is still 9 or 10 however (depending on helmet).

Does this 50 % chance to avoid head shots mean that he has a 50 % chance of avoiding the +4 damage gained by a called shot to the head?
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 9:55 am    Post subject: Re: Helmets Reply with quote
trellian wrote:
Under the description of Helmets in the equipment liste, the note says 50 % chance vs. head shot. What does this mean exactly?

I've always played it like this:

A character with d8 vigor and Kevlar armor has a Toughness of 10 vs. gun shots, but if his attacker makes a called shot to the head, his Toughness goes down to 6 and the damage roll also gains a +4 bonus.

When wearing a helmet, his Toughness is still 9 or 10 however (depending on helmet).

Does this 50 % chance to avoid head shots mean that he has a 50 % chance of avoiding the +4 damage gained by a called shot to the head?


Nope, it just means the helmet's Armor has a 50% chance of applying if a head shot is made. So if the character is shot in the head, there is a 50/50 chance he gets the armor from the helmet applied to his Toughness. In short, there is a 50/50 chance the head shot hits the helmet.
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