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This table lists the damage , messaging, status effects, and injury levels for cold criticals aka ice criticals.
The damage values associated with each message within this table are bolt AS based. CS based attacks that produce cold criticals will frequently have damage that differs from those listed here. However, the status effects and injury ranks will be consistent with the messaging for each crit rank regardless of the attack type and damage.
This is the critical table for the wizard spell Major Cold (907).
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
- x - Unknown stun round
HEAD
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
Cool breeze! Hear it whistling through the [target]'s ears? |
none |
none
|
1 |
5 |
Chilly blast to the head. Bet the [target]'s ears are tingling! |
none |
R1
|
2 |
10 |
Cold blast to the ears. The [target] should have worn a hat! |
Sx |
R1
|
3 |
15 |
Icy blast to the head and the [target] is reeling! |
S3 |
R2
|
4 |
20 |
Solid blow to the head exposes grey matter on ice! |
Sx |
R2
|
5 |
25 |
Massive strike of icy shards shatters the [target]'s skull! |
Sx |
R3
|
6 |
30 |
The [target] gets a glassy look in its eyes as blast connects solidly... or is that an icy stare? |
? |
R3
|
7 |
35 |
Head freezes solid and the [target] topples over, shattering skull on impact. |
F |
R3
|
8 |
40 |
Icy shards bombard the [target]'s head and exit its ear, leaving little behind! |
F |
R3
|
9 |
50 |
Freezing blast turns facial features a stunning, but very unhealthy shade of blue. |
F |
R3
|
NECK
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
A cool breeze brushes the nape of the [target]'s neck. |
none |
none
|
1 |
2 |
A frosty blow to the neck. Bet that smarts! |
none |
R1
|
2 |
5 |
Ouch! What a stiff neck. |
S1 |
R1
|
3 |
10 |
Stiff blast of icy air to neck! |
S3 |
R2
|
4 |
12 |
Frigid blast rearranges the [target]'s neck. |
S4 |
R3
|
5 |
15 |
Slivers of ice slice the [target]'s throat into ribbons of flesh and blood! |
S8 |
R3
|
6 |
20 |
Icy blast to neck freezes the [target]'s words in mid-speech and leaves it speechless...permanently! |
F |
R3
|
7 |
25 |
Base of skull frozen, removing any feeling from the neck down. The [target] lives just long enough to realize a painless death! |
F |
R3
|
8 |
30 |
Icy shards slice through the [target]'s neck...leaving breathing no longer necessary -- or possible! |
F |
R3
|
9 |
40 |
Blast to neck causes the [target] to jerk with pain. Unfortunately that snaps the now frozen neck like an icicle! |
F |
R3
|
RIGHT EYE
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
Frost forms on the [target]'s right eyebrow, aging it a bit. |
none |
none
|
1 |
1 |
Near miss! Ice particles sting the [target]'s eye and it blinks rapidly. |
none |
R1
|
2 |
3 |
Chilly blast to the right eye leaves the [target] in tears. |
S1 |
R1
|
3 |
5 |
Cold compresses will help the swelling of the [target]'s right eye! |
S3 |
R2
|
4 |
10 |
Icy bolt to the right eye! Ouch! Ice cream headache! |
Sx |
R2
|
5 |
20 |
A frigid attack leaves the [target] blinded in its right eye. Bet it didn't see it coming! |
Sx |
R3
|
6 |
30 |
Icy blast blinds the [target]'s eye. But it won't need eyes anyway! |
F |
R3 eye/head
|
7 |
30 |
Wicked slash of frigid energy shatters right eye into a thousand tiny particles! Penetration to the brain causes instant death! |
F |
R3 eye/head
|
8 |
45 |
Failed to evade blast! Eye and brain splintered beyond recognition. |
F |
R3 eye/head
|
9 |
50 |
Fatal strike to the right eye! Brain frozen and so is the [target]! |
F |
R3 eye/head
|
LEFT EYE
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
Frost forms on the [target]'s left eyebrow, aging it a bit. |
none |
none
|
1 |
1 |
Near miss! Ice particles sting the [target]'s eye and it blinks rapidly. |
none |
R1
|
2 |
3 |
Chilly blast to the left eye leaves the [target] in tears. |
S1 |
R1
|
3 |
5 |
Cold compresses will help the swelling of the [target]'s left eye! |
S3 |
R2
|
4 |
10 |
Icy bolt to the left eye! Ouch! Ice cream headache! |
Sx |
R2
|
5 |
20 |
A frigid attack leaves the [target] blinded in its left eye. Bet it didn't see it coming! |
Sx |
R3
|
6 |
30 |
Icy blast blinds the [target]'s eye. But it won't need eyes anyway! |
F |
R3 eye/head
|
7 |
30 |
Wicked slash of frigid energy shatters left eye into a thousand tiny particles! Penetration to the brain causes instant death! |
F |
R3 eye/head
|
8 |
45 |
Failed to evade blast! Eye and brain splintered beyond recognition. |
F |
R3 eye/head
|
9 |
50 |
Fatal strike to the left eye! Brain frozen and so is the [target]! |
F |
R3 eye/head
|
CHEST
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
The [target] looks slightly uncomfortable. |
none |
none
|
1 |
5 |
Chilly blast to the chest causes heart to skip a beat. |
none |
R1
|
2 |
10 |
A chilly blast strikes the [target] in the chest, knocking him back a step. |
none |
R1
|
3 |
15 |
The [target] failed to sidestep the chilly blast. Bruised ribs anyone? |
S1 |
R1
|
4 |
20 |
Darn! Frozen ribs take longer to cook, and broken ones to boot! |
Sx |
R2
|
5 |
25 |
Solid blast of ice square to the chest rocks the [target] back on its heels! |
S5 |
R2
|
6 |
30 |
Freezing blast opens a gaping hole in the [target]'s chest! |
Sx |
R3
|
7 |
30 |
Brrrrr! That was a cold blow to the chest! |
Sx |
R3
|
8 |
60 |
The [target] drops in its tracks as the bitter cold freezes its lungs solid! |
F |
R3
|
9 |
70 |
Icy blast deep freezes one perfectly good heart! |
F |
R3
|
ABDOMEN
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
The [target] barely notices the cool burst of energy. |
none |
none
|
1 |
5 |
Icy chill to the [target]'s midriff. Looks like a bowl of nice hot stew is in order. |
none |
R1
|
2 |
10 |
A chilly blow to the stomach winds the [target]! |
none |
R1
|
3 |
15 |
The icy blast tears into the [target]'s stomach! |
S1 |
R1
|
4 |
20 |
A gallant effort to elude the blast, but you got the [target] in the hip! |
Sx |
r2
|
5 |
25 |
Pieces of an icy substance slice the [target]'s abdomen to shreds! |
Sx |
R2
|
6 |
30 |
A frigid burst of energy to the stomach leaves the [target] reeling. |
Sx |
R2
|
7 |
30 |
The [target] reels from a direct hit to the stomach. No food for a while! |
Sx |
R3
|
8 |
60 |
The [target] fails to avoid the icy blast and that, as the story goes, is it! |
Sx |
R3
|
9 |
70 |
Belly is now a block of ice. So much for breakfast! |
Sx |
R3
|
BACK
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
A slight shiver runs down the [target]'s back. |
none |
none
|
1 |
5 |
My! It looks like the [target] will be stiff in the morning! Better ice down the bruises! |
none |
R1
|
2 |
10 |
An icy blast to the back! Sleeping will not be easy tonight. |
S1 |
R1
|
3 |
15 |
Near miss! Cool blast to the lower back and the [target] staggers. |
Sx |
R1
|
4 |
20 |
Icy strike to the back scores a direct hit! |
Sx |
R2
|
5 |
25 |
Strange how the cold can burn. |
Sx |
R2
|
6 |
30 |
Ouch! Slivers of ice in the strike easily penetrate to the [target]'s spine. |
Sx |
R2
|
7 |
30 |
An icy slash across the lower back slices deep into the [target]'s muscle! |
Sx |
R3
|
8 |
60 |
Deadly accurate hit! The [target]'s back is shattered into icy oblivion! |
F |
R3 back/nerves
|
9 |
70 |
Deadly accuracy shatters the [target]'s spine into a thousand tiny icy shards! |
F |
R3 back/nerves
|
RIGHT ARM
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
Cool touch! Look at the goosebumps! |
none |
none
|
1 |
3 |
The [target] winces at the cold blast to the right arm. |
none |
R1
|
2 |
7 |
The [target] just got the cold shoulder! |
Sx |
R1
|
3 |
8 |
The [target]'s right arm trembles with the cold. |
Sx |
R1
|
4 |
10 |
Cold blast rends muscles from bone! |
Sx |
R2
|
5 |
15 |
Right arm shattered by an extremely well placed hit! |
Sx |
R2
|
6 |
20 |
The [target] pales as your chillingly accurate shot penetrates to the bone. |
Sx |
R2
|
7 |
25 |
Icy blast takes right arm off at the shoulder! |
S6 A |
R3
|
8 |
35 |
Weapon arm freeze-dried! Add water and stir. |
Sx A |
R3
|
9 |
40 |
Advanced case of frostbite removes right arm at the shoulder! |
S10 A |
R3
|
LEFT ARM
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
Cool touch! Look at the goosebumps! |
none |
none
|
1 |
3 |
The [target] winces at the cold blast to the left arm. |
none |
R1
|
2 |
7 |
The [target] just got the cold shoulder! |
Sx |
R1
|
3 |
8 |
The [target]'s left arm trembles with the cold. |
Sx |
R1
|
4 |
10 |
Left arm is shattered by cold blast! |
Sx |
R2
|
5 |
15 |
Left arm fractured by an icy blast! |
Sx |
R2
|
6 |
20 |
Boiling water would feel better than that! |
Sx |
R2
|
7 |
25 |
The [target]'s left arm is shattered beyond recognition by frigid blow. |
S6 A |
R3
|
8 |
35 |
Oops. Shield arm freeze-dried! |
Sx A |
R3
|
9 |
40 |
Advanced case of frostbite and shield arm is history! |
S10 A |
R3
|
RIGHT HAND
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
1 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
2 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
3 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
4 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
5 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
6 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
7 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
8 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
9 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
LEFT HAND
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
1 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
2 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
3 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
4 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
5 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
6 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
7 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
8 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
9 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
RIGHT LEG
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
1 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
2 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
3 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
4 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
5 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
6 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
7 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
8 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
9 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
LEFT LEG
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
1 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
2 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
3 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
4 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
5 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
6 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
7 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
8 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
9 |
? |
? |
? |
?
|