Unknown Armies:Hand-to-hand damage - Revision history

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 ==Sucker attacks==
 ==Cherry attacks==
 If your hand-to-hand combat skill—whether it’s street brawling or judo—is your

Admin: /* Knife attacks */

2006-09-12T02:24:15Z

Knife attacks

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	==Knife attacks==		==Knife attacks==
			Any hand-to-hand attack with a penetrating weapon does a minimum of 1 wound point
			damage even if you miss. This does not apply to thrown weapons, only weapons used
			directly in close-quarters combat.

			Why is this? Knives cut. Imagine you are wearing a white suit with white gloves,
			and you are facing an angry child waving a black magic marker. Imagine trying to take
			the marker away from the child, or grabbing the child, or doing anything to the child
			except running away from it. You’re going to be covered in black marks in a matter of
			seconds. That’s why. ''Knives cut.''

	==Sucker attacks==		==Sucker attacks==

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2006-09-12T02:23:15Z

Throwing objects

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	==Throwing objects==		==Throwing objects==
			To attack a target by throwing an object or weapon at him, use your General Athletics
			skill instead of your hand-to-hand attack skill. The only exception is when your handto-
			hand attack skill is also your obsession skill, in which case you can use it for the
			throw. This only applies to direct attacks at a target, not throwing a grenade or tossing a
			Frisbee around.

			For a thrown object to do any damage, it must be big, heavy, or penetrating as
			described earlier. You do not add the weapon’s bonus to the damage inflicted, but the
			special effects of matched successes still work as normal.

	==Knife attacks==		==Knife attacks==

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2006-09-12T02:22:56Z

Throwing people

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	==Throwing people==		==Throwing people==
			To throw a person you’re fighting, make a successful attack with a minimum roll of 30.
			If you succeed, you do your normal damage and also inflict the Knock Down cherry.

	==Throwing objects==		==Throwing objects==

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2006-09-12T02:22:23Z

Multiple attacks

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	==Multiple attacks==		==Multiple attacks==
			To make more than one hand-to-hand attack in a round, divvy up your skill
			rating—which includes any shifts applied—among the number of attacks you want to
			make. You cannot take more than three attacks per round.

			You choose how to divide your skill rating. If you have Brawling 55% and you want
			to strike at two targets this round, or make two attacks at the same target, then you
			could take a 30% attack and a 25% attack, or a 40% attack and a 15% attack, or a 54%
			attack and a 1%. To make three attacks, you might take them at 20%, 20%, and 15%.

			You cannot use a focus shift if you are attacking multiple targets, but you may use
			one with multiple attacks against a single target. If you do this, you add the focus shift
			before you divide your skill up. You don’t add the bonus to every subdivided shot. That
			is, you can take a +30% focus shift to your 15% Brawling skill and have a 45% attack to
			divvy up, but you can’t divide your 15% into three attacks and then add +30% to each
			one.

	==Throwing people==		==Throwing people==

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2006-09-12T02:21:42Z

Disarming attacks

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	==Disarming attacks==		==Disarming attacks==
			To take away a target’s weapon, you have to make a successful attack with a minimum
			roll of 30. This does no damage, but the weapon is either in your hand or on the floor,
			your choice.

			'''Note:''' If the weapon is a penetrating weapon, you automatically take 3 wound
			points unless you get a matched success or a crit in the attempt. Taking edged weapons
			away from people, using anything other than psychology, is a great way to lose some
			fingers.

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 ==Sucker attacks==
 ==Cherry attacks==
 ===Sample Cherries===
 ==Explaining Crit Kills==
 If you roll that fatal 01 and instantly drop some poor bastard in his tracks, it's not terribly dramatic to say "he dies."  Here are a number of plausible one-hit kills for smaller weapons.

Admin at 23:43, 11 September 2006

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			For hand-to-hand attacks—that is, physical attacks such as punches, kicks, takedowns, baseball bat to the skull, ''etc.''—the damage you do is equal to the sum of the two dice you rolled. A successful roll of 47 does 4 + 7 = 11 points of damage.

			If you're using a weapon of some sort in your hand-to-hand attack, you do more damage. To decide a weapon's damage shift, ask three simple questions:
			*'''Is the weapon big?''' ("Big" means you need both hands to wield it effectively.)
			*'''Is it heavy?''' ("Heavy" means it has enough heft to crack bones.)
			*'''Is it penetrating?''' ("Penetrating" means it cuts or stabs through the skin.)

			For each "yes" you get, the weapon does 3 additional points of damage. A rock is heavy, but not big or penetrating, so it adds 3 points of damage. A steel chair is big and heavy, so it adds 6 points of damage. A machete or sword is heavy and penetrating, so it adds 6 points. A chainsaw is big, heavy, ''and'' penetrating, so it adds 9 points.

			'''Crits''' cause your target to die or drop unconscious immediately. Your choice. If he hasn't acted this round, he doesn't get to. TThis only happens if the GM says it makes sense. If you were throwing a pillow at the target, he's not going to die or fall unconscious no matter what you roll.

			'''Fumbles''' cause you to take the damage you rolled—that is the weapon bonus plus 20 points (0+0 = 10 + 10 = 20). You screwed up so badly that either you hurt yourself all on your own or your target deftly countered your attack and hurt you in the process.

			'''Matched successes''' do firearms damage plus weapon bonus, but only if you're using a weapon with a bonus of +6 or higher. If you're using a weapon with a +3 weapon bonus, or no weapon at all, the match has no special effect. ('''Note:''' If your hand-to-hand attack skill is also your obsession skill, matched successes inflict Cherries in addition to the possible firearms damage unless the Cherry states otherwise.)

			'''Matched failures''' cause you to take your weapon's bonus in damage, if you are using a weapon. A +6 weapon would cause you 6 points of damage. If you aren't using a weapon, the match has no special effect.

	==Disarming attacks==		==Disarming attacks==

Admin: /* Explaining Crit Kills */

2006-09-11T23:34:31Z

Explaining Crit Kills

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	===Sample Cherries===		===Sample Cherries===
	==Explaining Crit Kills==		==Explaining Crit Kills==
			If you roll that fatal 01 and instantly drop some poor bastard in his tracks, it's not terribly dramatic to say "he dies." Here are a number of plausible one-hit kills for smaller weapons.
	===With a Blunt Object===		===With a Blunt Object===
	*A sharp blow to the temple puts a deadly shock through the brain, resulting in instant death.		*A sharp blow to the temple puts a deadly shock through the brain, resulting in instant death.

Admin at 23:33, 11 September 2006

2006-09-11T23:33:37Z

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==Disarming attacks==

==Multiple attacks==

==Throwing people==

==Throwing objects==

==Knife attacks==

==Sucker attacks==
==Cherry attacks==
===Sample Cherries===
==Explaining Crit Kills==
===With a Blunt Object===
*A sharp blow to the temple puts a deadly shock through the brain, resulting in instant death.
*A transverse blow across the bridge of the nose sends bone fragments into a sinus cavity causing the victim to drown in his own blood unless someone performs an emergency tracheotomy within about five minutes. For the purposes of the 01, assume the blow also knocks him out or immobilizes him with pain while he dies.
*An upward blow at the base of the skull (either attacking from behind or by reaching around) breaks the neck or causes instant unconsciousness.
*A blow to the front of the throat crushes the trachea. Intense pain and panic is breathing heavy. Asphyxiation happens soon after.
*A hard thrust right to the bottom of the sternum breaks off a bone called the xiphoid process and drives it into the heart.
*A hard blow directly between the shoulder blades instantly stops the heart.
===With a Sharp Object===
*Even a small knife driven up into the head through the top of the eye socket kills quickly. (Elizabethan playwright Kit Marlowe died this way.)
*An upward blow under the sternum pierces the heart.
*A shallow slash across the throat causes blood to drain down the windpipe and drown the target.
*A deep slash to the neck causes a rapid bleed-out from either the vein or the artery.
*A long slash along the inside of the bicep from elbow to armpit opens an artery.
*A slash on the inside of the leg from knee to groin opens an artery.