Critical hit table

One roll on this table may be substituted for a single damage roll.
Two damage rolls (in the case of triple damage) may be discarded to double the effect of the roll on this table. (Not to roll twice.)
Reroll inapplicable results.
The decision to roll on this table is always the attacker's.

1. Weapon type-specific damage to armor. (See table.)
2. Damage is dealt to specific body location. (See table.)
3. Normal critical hit. Add damage x1.
4. Accidental sunder! Apply damage x1 to opponent's weapon (subtract hardness).
5. Apply damage x1 to random gear or clothing (subtract hardness if any).
6. Expert parrying. Your opponent will be at -5 to hit you for one round.
7. Free disarm attempt; no attack of opportunity.
8. Unintentional feint. Your opponent has no Dex bonus against you for one round.
9. Knock your opponent prone.

Example results of location damage; GM should adjudicate, accounting for damage proportion.
(¼ of total HP for limb, or ½ of total HP for torso, can indicate the worst effect.)
Other parts (e.g. wings) of non-humanoid creatures may be substituted in the table.

Roll	Area	Piercing	Slashing	Bludgeoning
1-5	Torso	Gushing wound Anal probe Organ pierced (add damage x2) Heart pierced	Disemboweled (add damage x2)	Stunned 1 round Broken ribs (2 damage to Dex, Con, Str) Paralyzed 1d4 rounds Broken back (disabled, cannot stand)
6-7	Arm	Drop held item	Finger off Gushing wound Arm useless Arm or hand severed	Funny bone - useless 2d6 rounds Broken arm/elbow/hand
8-9	Leg	Cannot walk for one round	Toe off Hamstrung Gushing wound Leg severed	Charlie horse Broken leg/knee/foot
10	Head	Eye out Brain hit (Add damage x4)	Blinded by blood Eye, ear or nose off Throat cut (Add damage x3)	Tongue bitten Bloody nose Teeth out Stunned 1d4 rounds K.O. (Add damage x4 nonlethal)

Anal probe: Cannot walk until one round after the weapon is removed. (Removal by victim is a standard action that provokes an attack of opportunity. Removal by original melee attacker, if they haven't let go, is considered drawing (which is a move action without the Quick Draw feat).)
Charlie horse: Movement reduced to ¼ original; no Dex bonus to AC.
Gushing wound: Victim loses (physical damage dealt / 5) HP per round until healed.

Example results of armor damage; GM should adjudicate.

Armor	Piercing	Slashing	Bludgeoning
Padded Leather Studded Leather Hide	Add damage x1	Cut open	Add damage x1
Chain shirt Chainmail	Pierced	Cut open	Add damage x½
Scale mail Banded mail	Pierced	Strap cut	Add damage x½
Breastplate Splint mail	Pierced	Strap cut	Dented
Half plate Full plate	Pierced	Add damage x½	Dented
Wooden shield	Pierced	Apply damage x1 to shield (Subtract hardness 5)	Apply damage x1 to shield (Subtract hardness 5)
Metal shield	Add damage x½	Add damage x½	Apply damage x1 to shield (Subtract hardness 10)

Cut open: AC bonus is reduced by one-third (at least 1, unless the total AC bonus is 1). A second "cut open" result negates the entire armor bonus.
Strap cut: Armor check penalty increases by two and maximum dexterity bonus decreases by one. A second "strap cut" result causes a piece to hang loose (same effect as "cut open").
Pierced: Add damage x½. Three piercings equal one "cut open" result.
Dented: Armor check penalty increases by two.
See PHB pg. 166 for shield hit points.

These effects linger until the armor is repaired.

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