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Crush critical table:
This article lists all of the possible critical hits caused by the crush damage type. Many weapons, particularly, blunt type will inflict crush damage. Crush injuries may also occur from certain spells, creature attacks and environmental effects.
The damage values (hit points) in this table are AS based. CS based and special attacks will often result in damage values different than those listed below.
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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 |
Love tap upside the [target]'s head! |
none |
none
|
1 |
5 |
Blow to the head causes the [target]'s ears to ring! |
none |
R1
|
2 |
10 |
Hearty smack to the head. |
S1 |
R1
|
3 |
15 |
You broke the [target]'s nose! |
S4 |
R2
|
4 |
20 |
Skull cracks in several places. |
S8 |
R3
|
5 |
25 |
Solid strike caves the [target]'s skull in,resulting in instant death! |
F |
R3
|
6 |
30 |
Mighty swing separates head from shoulders. |
F |
R3
|
7 |
35 |
Tremendous blow crushes skull like a ripe melon. |
F |
R3
|
8 |
40 |
Brain driven into neck by mammoth downswing! |
F |
R3
|
9 |
50 |
Incredible blast shatters head into a red spray. |
F |
R3
|
NECK
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
You leave a nice bruise on the [target]'s neck! |
none |
none
|
1 |
2 |
Whiplash! |
none |
R1
|
2 |
5 |
Neck vertebrae snap. |
S1 |
R1
|
3 |
10 |
Shot to the neck scrapes away skin. Some nasty bleeding. |
S3 |
R2
|
4 |
12 |
Throat nearly crushed. The [target] makes gurgling noises. |
S6 |
R3
|
5 |
15 |
Neck broken. The [target] twitches several times before dying. |
F |
R3
|
6 |
20 |
You hear several snaps as the [target]'s neck is broken in several places. |
F |
R3
|
7 |
25 |
Vertebrae in [target]'s neck disintegrate from impact! Neck sinks into shoulders. |
F |
R3
|
8 |
30 |
Shot to neck sends [target] into shock which leads very quickly to death. |
F |
R3
|
9 |
40 |
Neck removed, head falls to the ground. |
F |
R3
|
RIGHT EYE
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
Swing at the [target]'s eye catches an eyebrow instead! |
none |
none
|
1 |
1 |
Cut over the [target]'s right eye. |
none |
R1
|
2 |
3 |
Strike to the eye clips the eyebrow. |
S1 |
R2
|
3 |
5 |
Smack to the eye bursts blood vessels. |
S3 |
R2
|
4 |
10 |
Crack to the head swells eye shut. |
S6 |
R2
|
5 |
15 |
Eye crushed by a hard blow to the face! |
S10 |
?R3
|
6 |
20 |
Crushing blow to head closes that eye for good. |
S12 |
R3
|
7 |
40 |
Blow to eye impacts the brain. [target] twitches violently, then dies. |
F |
R3 eye R3head
|
8 |
45 |
Right eye ripped from head, along with most of brain. |
F |
R3 eye R3 head
|
9 |
50 |
Smash to cheek driving bone through the eye and into the brain. |
F |
R3 eye R3 head
|
LEFT EYE
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
Swing at the [target]'s eye catches an eyebrow instead! |
none |
none
|
1 |
1 |
Cut over the [target]'s left eye. |
none |
R1
|
2 |
3 |
Strike to the eye clips the eyebrow. |
S1 |
R2
|
3 |
5 |
Smack to the eye bursts blood vessels. |
S3 |
R2
|
4 |
10 |
Crack to the head swells eye shut. |
S6 |
R2
|
5 |
15 |
Eye crushed by a hard blow to the face! |
S10 |
R3
|
6 |
20 |
Crushing blow to head closes that eye for good. |
S12 |
R3
|
7 |
40 |
Blow to eye impacts the brain. [target] twitches violently,then dies. |
F |
R3 eye R3 head
|
8 |
45 |
Left eye ripped from head, along with most of brain. |
F |
R3 eye R3 head
|
9 |
50 |
Smash to cheek driving bone through the eye and into the brain. |
F |
R3 eye R3 head
|
CHEST
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
Thumped the [target]'s chest. |
none |
none
|
1 |
5 |
Blow leaves an imprint on the [target]'s chest! |
none |
R1
|
2 |
10 |
Mighty blow cracks several ribs. |
none |
R1
|
3 |
15 |
Blow to chest causes the [target]'s heart to skip a beat. |
S1 |
R1
|
4 |
20 |
Whoosh! Several ribs driven into lungs. |
S3 |
R2
|
5 |
25 |
Whoosh! Several ribs driven into lungs. |
S5 |
R2
|
6 |
45 |
Awesome shot collapses a lung! |
S6 |
R3
|
7 |
60 |
Blow cracks a rib and punctures a lung. Breathing becomes a challenge. |
S8 |
R3
|
8 |
65 |
Massive blow punches a hole through the [target]'s chest! |
S10 |
R3
|
9 |
70 |
Massive blow smashes through ribs and drives [target]'s heart out the back. |
F |
R3
|
ABDOMEN
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
Hit glances off the [target]'s hip. |
none |
none
|
1 |
5 |
Stomach shot lands with a hollow *thump*. |
none |
R1
|
2 |
10 |
Grazing blow to the stomach. |
none |
R1
|
3 |
15 |
Internal organs bruised. |
S1 |
R2
|
4 |
20 |
Stomach ripped open by mighty blow! |
S3 |
R2
|
5 |
25 |
Knocked back several feet by blow to abdomen. |
S5 |
R2
|
6 |
30 |
Blow ruptures the stomach! |
S6 |
R3
|
7 |
50 |
Blow to stomach rearranges some organs! |
S8 |
R3
|
8 |
60 |
Incredible smash to what used to be a stomach! |
? |
R3
|
9 |
75 |
A mighty hit turns the [target]'s insides to outsides! |
F |
R3
|
BACK
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
Blow glances off the [target]'s shoulder. |
none |
none
|
1 |
3 |
Jarring blow to the [target]'s back. |
none |
R1
|
2 |
10 |
Blow to back cracks several vertebrae. |
none |
R1
|
3 |
15 |
Respectable shot to the back. |
S1 |
R1
|
4 |
20 |
Flesh ripped from back, muscles exposed. |
S2 |
R2
|
5 |
25 |
Knocked sideways several feet by blow to back. |
S3 |
R2
|
6 |
30 |
Spinal cord damaged by smash to the back. |
S5 |
R3
|
7 |
50 |
Crushing blow to the spine! The [target] slumps to the ground. |
Sx |
R3
|
8 |
60 |
Body pulped to a gooey mass. Watch where you step! |
F |
R3
|
9 |
75 |
A mighty blow cleaves a swath through the [target]'s back, taking the spine with it. |
F |
R3
|
RIGHT ARM
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
A feeble blow to the [target]'s right arm! |
none |
none
|
1 |
3 |
Blow raises a welt on the [target]'s right arm. |
none |
R1
|
2 |
7 |
Bones in right arm crack. |
none |
R1
|
3 |
8 |
Large gash to the right arm, several muscles torn. |
S1 |
R2
|
4 |
10 |
Right elbow smashed into a thousand pieces. |
S2 |
R2
|
5 |
15 |
Weapon arm mangled horribly. |
S3 |
R2
|
6 |
20 |
Hard hit shatters weapon arm. |
S5 |
R2
|
7 |
25 |
Right arm ripped from socket at the elbow! |
S6 K A |
R3
|
8 |
35 |
Lucky shot rips through bone and muscle sending weapon arm flying. |
S8 A |
R3
|
9 |
40 |
Weapon arm removed at the shoulder! |
Sx A |
R3
|
LEFT ARM
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
A feeble blow to the [target]'s left arm! |
none |
none
|
1 |
3 |
Blow raises a welt on the [target]'s left arm. |
none |
R1
|
2 |
7 |
Bones in left arm crack. |
none |
R1
|
3 |
8 |
Large gash to the left arm, several muscles torn. |
S1 |
R2
|
4 |
10 |
Left elbow smashed into a thousand pieces. |
S2 |
R2
|
5 |
15 |
Shield arm mangled horribly. |
S3 |
R2
|
6 |
20 |
Hard hit shatters shield arm. |
S5 |
R2
|
7 |
25 |
Left arm ripped from socket at the elbow! |
S6 A |
R3
|
8 |
35 |
Lucky shot rips through bone and muscle sending shield arm flying. |
S8 A |
R3
|
9 |
40 |
Shield arm removed at the shoulder! |
Sx A |
R3
|
RIGHT HAND
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
Blow nicks the [target]'s right hand. |
none |
none
|
1 |
1 |
Broken finger on the [target]'s right hand! |
none |
R1
|
2 |
3 |
Flattened the [target]'s right hand. |
none |
R1
|
3 |
5 |
Finger ripped away from right hand. |
none |
R1
|
4 |
7 |
Right hand smashed into a pulpy mass. |
S1 |
R2
|
5 |
8 |
Right hand mangled horribly. |
S2 |
R2
|
6 |
10 |
Blast to hand reduces it to pulp! |
S3 |
R2
|
7 |
15 |
Blast to hand sends fingers flying in several different directions. |
S4 A |
R3
|
8 |
25 |
Lucky shot severs right hand and sends it flying. |
S5 A |
R3
|
9 |
30 |
Right hand severed at the wrist! |
Sx A |
R3
|
LEFT HAND
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
Blow nicks the [target]'s left hand. |
none |
none
|
1 |
1 |
Broken finger on the [target]'s left hand! |
none |
R1
|
2 |
3 |
Flattened the [target]'s left hand. |
none |
R1
|
3 |
5 |
Finger ripped away from left hand. |
none |
R1
|
4 |
7 |
Left hand smashed into a pulpy mass. |
S1 |
R2
|
5 |
8 |
Left hand mangled horribly. |
S2 |
R2
|
6 |
10 |
Blast to hand reduces it to pulp! |
S3 |
R2
|
7 |
15 |
Blast to hand sends fingers flying in several different directions. |
S4 A |
R3
|
8 |
25 |
Lucky shot severs left hand and sends it flying. |
S5 A |
R3
|
9 |
30 |
Left hand severed at the wrist! |
Sx A |
R3
|
RIGHT LEG
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
Glancing blow to the [target]'s right leg! |
none |
none
|
1 |
7 |
Torn muscle in the [target]'s right leg! |
none |
R1
|
2 |
10 |
Smash to the kneecap. |
none |
R1
|
3 |
15 |
You ripped a chunk out of the [target]'s right leg with that one. |
S1 |
R2
|
4 |
17 |
Right kneecap smashed into pulp. |
S3 K |
R2
|
5 |
20 |
Right leg mangled horribly. |
S5 K |
R2
|
6 |
25 |
Hard blow breaks the femur! |
S6 K |
R2
|
7 |
30 |
Right leg ripped from socket at the knee! |
S8 K A |
R3
|
8 |
40 |
Lucky shot rips through bone and muscle sending right leg flying. |
S10 K A |
R3
|
9 |
45 |
Right hip pulped, severing the leg. |
S12 K A |
R3
|
LEFT LEG
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
Glancing blow to the [target]'s left leg! |
none |
none
|
1 |
7 |
Torn muscle in the [target]'s left leg! |
none |
R1
|
2 |
10 |
Smash to the kneecap. |
none |
R1
|
3 |
15 |
You ripped a chunk out of the [target]'s left leg with that one. |
S1 |
R2
|
4 |
17 |
Left kneecap smashed into pulp. |
S3 K |
R2
|
5 |
20 |
Left leg mangled horribly. |
S5 K |
R2
|
6 |
25 |
Hard blow breaks the femur! |
S6 K |
R2
|
7 |
30 |
Left leg ripped from socket at the knee! |
S8 K A |
R3
|
8 |
40 |
Lucky shot rips through bone and muscle sending left leg flying. |
S10 K A |
R3
|
9 |
45 |
Left hip pulped, severing the leg. |
S12 K A |
R3
|
See Also
Noncorporeal critical table for messaging with crush based attacks against Noncorporeal creatures.