Instructions for Critical Hit and Death Blow Tables by Weapon Type and Body Location

The Elven Ranger fires an arrow over the fire, between staggered marble pillars and through a plate glass window, striking the Dark Mage Ruborok who is in the midst of casting a spell…

The Half-Orc Fighter roars and lands a massive death blow on the Umber Hulk with his maul…

The Human Paladin, nearly expired from her wounds, summons the strength to land a slicing blow with her longsword on the smug Beholder…

Sometimes in the course of combat you need a special result for a heroic action.

Our d100-rollable tables are for those dramatic moments. Don’t use them for every Critical Hit or Death Blow, only the ones that matter.

Note: The grim results in our tables work best for humanoid opponents.

First, choose your Weapon Type:

Bludgeoning

Slashing

Piercing

Second, roll d100 for Body Location:

Legs 1-30

Body 31-59

Arms 60-89

Head 90-100

Instructions for Critical Hit and Death Blow Tables by Weapon Type and Body Location

First, choose your Weapon Type:

Second, roll d100 for Body Location:

Third, find your results on the Tables.

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