Puncture critical table

This article lists all of the possible critical hits caused by the puncture damage type.

Legend:

• A - Amputation (limb loss)
• F - Fatal (instant death critical)
• K - Knockdown
• R - Injury level (rank 1, 2 or 3)
• S - Stun w/number of rounds

Head

Rank	Damage	Message	Status Effects	Wounds
0	0	Thrust catches chin. Leaves an impression but no cut.	none	none
1	5	Glancing strike to the head!	none	R1
2	8	Nice shot to the head gouges the critter's cheek!	S2	R2
3	10	Beautiful head shot! That ear will be missed!	S5	R2
4	15	Strike to temple! Saved by thick skull!	S7	R3
5	20	Beautiful shot pierces skull! Amazing the critter wasn't killed outright!	S10	R3
6	25	Amazing shot through the critter's nose enters the brain!	F	R3
7	30	Strike though both ears, foe is quite dead!	F	R3
8	35	Strike pierces temple and kills foe instantly!	F	R3
9	40	Awesome shot skewers skull! The critter blinks once and falls quite dead!	F	R3

Neck

Rank	Damage	Message	Status Effects	Wounds
0	0	Talk about a close shave! Let's try closer next time.	none	none
1	3	Minor strike to neck.	none	R1
2	5	Well placed shot to the neck.	S2	R2
3	7	Strike just below the jaw, nice shot to the neck!	S3	R2
4	10	Pierced through the neck, a fine shot!	S5	R3
5	15	Neck skewered, sliding past the throat and spine! That looks painful.	S8	R3
6	15	Fine shot pierces jugular vein! The brain wonders where all its oxygen went, briefly.	F	R3
7	20	Strike clean through neck, what a shot! Good form!	F	R3
8	25	Strike punctures throat and ruins vocal cords!	F	R3
9	30	Incredible shot clean through the throat severs the spine!	F	R3

Abdomen

Rank	Damage	Message	Status Effects	Wounds
0	0	Poked in the tummy. Hehehe.	none	none
1	5	Minor puncture to abdomen.	none	R1
2	10	Nice puncture to the abdomen, just missed vital organs!	none	R1
3	15	Strike pierces gall bladder! That's gotta hurt!	S3	R2
4	20	Strike to abdomen punctures stomach!	S3	R2
5	25	Vicious strike punctures intestines!	S?	R2
6	25	Bladder impaled, what a mess!	S8	R3
7	30	Deft strike to abdomen penetrates several useful organs!	S6	R3
8	40	Strike to abdomen skewers the critter quite nicely!	F	R3
9	50	Perfect strike to the abdomen. The critter howls in pain and drops quite dead!	F	R3

Back

Rank	Damage	Message	Status Effects	Wounds
0	0	Thrust slides along the back. Cuts a nagging itch.	none	none
1	5	Minor puncture to the back.	none	R1
2	10	Nice puncture to the back, just grazed the spine!	none	R1
3	15	Strike connects with shoulder blade!	S2	R1
4	20	Nailed in the lower back!	S3	R2
5	25	Well placed strike to back shatters vertebrae!	S5 K	R2
6	30	Deft strike to the back cracks vertebrae!	S6	R3
7	35	Awesome shot shatters spine and punctures lung!	S	R3
8	40	Shot to back shatters bone and vertebrae!	F	R3 N3
9	50	Incredible shot impales a kidney. Too painful to even scream.	F	R3

Chest

Rank	Damage	Message	Status Effects	Wounds
0	0	Blow slides along ribs. Probably tickles.	none	none
1	5	Minor puncture to the chest.	none	R1
2	10	Strike to the chest breaks a rib!	none	R1
3	15	Loud *crack* as the critter's sternum breaks!	S2	R1
4	20	Well placed strike shatters a rib!	S3	R2
5	25	Damaging strike to chest, several ribs shattered!	S5	R2
6	30	Strong strike, punctures lung!	S6	R3
7	35	Awesome shot shatters ribs and punctures lung!	S?	R3
8	40	Beautiful shot pierces both lungs, the critter makes a wheezing noise, and drops dead!	F	R3
9	50	Incredible strike pierces heart and runs the critter clean through!	F	R3

Left/Right Eye

Rank	Damage	Message	Status Effects	Wounds
0	0	Attack bumps an eyebrow. Oh! So close!	?	?
1	1	Minor strike under the left eye, that was close!	?	?
2	5	Well aimed shot almost removes an eye!	?	?
3	10	Surgical strike removes the critter's left eye!	?	?
4	17	Attack punctures the eye and connects with something really vital!	?	?
5	20	Shot knocks the critter's head back by pushing on the inside of the skull!	?	?
6	25	Incredible shot to the eye penetrates deep into skull!	?	?
7	30	Shot destroys eye and the brain behind it!	?	?
8	35	Strike through eye, the critter is lobotomized!	?	?
9	40	Strike to the eye penetrates skull, ocular fluid sprays widely!	?	?

Left/Right Hand

Rank	Damage	Message	Status Effects	Wounds
0	0	Strikes a fingernail. Bet it'll lose it now.	?	?
1	1	Strike to right hand breaks a fingernail!	?	?
2	3	Strike through the palm!	?	?
3	5	Shot to the hand slices a finger to the bone!	?	?
4	7	Shot pierces a wrist!	?	?
5	9	Slash across back of hand, tendons sliced!	?	?
6	12	Impressive shot shatters wrist!	?	?
7	15	Strike to wrist severs right hand!	?	?
8	18	Strike to wrist severs right hand!	?	?
9	20	Strike to wrist severs right hand quite neatly!	?	?

Left/Right Arm

Rank	Damage	Message	Status Effects	Wounds
0	0	Tap to the arm pricks some interest but not much else.	?	?
1	3	Minor puncture to the right arm.	?	?
2	5	Strike pierces upper arm!	?	?
3	7	Well aimed shot, punctures upper arm!	?	?
4	10	Strike pierces forearm!	?	?
5	14	Elbow punctured, oh what pain!	?	?
6	17	Well aimed strike shatters bone in right arm!	?	?
7	22	Strike to right arm cleanly severs it at the shoulder!	?	?
8	25	Strike to right arm shatters elbow and severs forearm!	?	?
9	25	Shot shatters shoulder and severs right arm!	?	?

Left/Right Leg

Rank	Damage	Message	Status Effects	Wounds
0	0	Thrust glances off the [target]'s knee without a lot of effect.	?	?
1	5	Minor puncture to the (right/left) leg.	?	?
2	9	Strike pierces thigh!	?	?
3	13	Well aimed shot, punctures calf!	?	?
4	17	Strike pierces calf!	?	?
5	20	Well placed shot pierces knee, that hurt!	?	?
6	23	Great shot penetrates thigh and shatters bone!	?	?
7	27	Blow shatters knee and severs lower leg!	?	?
8	30	Strike punctures thigh and shatters femur!	?	?
9	35	Shot shatters hip and severs (right/left) leg!	?	?