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Vacuum critical table - Element: Air
This table includes the messaging, status effects and injury ranks for the vacuum damage type.
Since this is a CS based table there will be variable damage values for each critical rank/body location depending on target resistance along with other factors.
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 |
Slight push to [target]'s face. Strong breeze passing by? |
none |
none
|
1 |
5 |
? |
? |
?
|
2 |
10 |
? |
? |
?
|
3 |
15 |
Eyes bulge and blood trickles from ears and nose! |
Sx |
R2
|
4 |
20 |
Blood gushes from ears and nose! |
S6 |
R2
|
5 |
25 |
Decompression causes skull to crack, blood comes from ears and nose in a spurt! |
S10 |
R3
|
6 |
30 |
Massive decompression causes head to erupt in an explosion of brain and bone! Messy! |
F |
R3
|
7 |
35 |
Decompression liquifies what little brain the [target] had! |
F |
R3
|
8 |
40 |
Head decompresses and blood erupts from all orifices! |
F |
R3
|
9 |
50 |
Head is vaporized by decompression! |
F |
R3
|
NECK
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
? |
none |
none
|
1 |
5 |
? |
none |
R1
|
2 |
10 |
Throat swells to near bursting! |
S1 |
R1
|
3 |
15 |
? |
Sx |
?
|
4 |
20 |
Veins in neck burst and throat swells! |
S4 |
R2
|
5 |
25 |
Neck erupts in a gory spurt of blood! |
S8 |
R3
|
6 |
30 |
In a massive display of gore, the [target]'s neck explodes violently! |
F |
R3
|
7 |
35 |
Neck explodes outward and severs spine, gruesome! |
F |
R3
|
8 |
40 |
Jugular veins erupt in twin fountains! Too bad the [target] needed them to live. |
F |
R3
|
9 |
50 |
Neck is vaporized by decompression! |
F |
R3
|
RIGHT EYE
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
? |
? |
?
|
1 |
5 |
Eye swells under sudden pressure loss! |
? |
R1
|
2 |
10 |
Blood vessels in eyes burst! |
Sx |
R1
|
3 |
15 |
Eye swells and bulges as blood vessels burst! |
S3 |
R2
|
4 |
20 |
Eye bursts, the [target] howls in pain! |
S5 |
R2
|
5 |
25 |
Decompression ruptures eye! Ocular fluid spurts! |
S10 |
R3
|
6 |
30 |
Eyes burst followed by a stream of blood and brain, what a mess! |
? |
R3
|
7 |
35 |
Eye erupts, followed by a spurt of blood from the nose! Brain no longer intact. |
F |
R3 eye/head
|
8 |
40 |
Eye bursts and decompression takes most of the [target]'s head with it! |
F |
R3 eye/head
|
9 |
50 |
Decompression causes eyes to explode, unfortunately it takes most of the [target]'s face with it too! |
F |
R3 eye/head
|
LEFT EYE
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
? |
? |
?
|
1 |
5 |
Eye swells under sudden pressure loss! |
? |
R1
|
2 |
10 |
Blood vessels in eyes burst! |
Sx |
R1
|
3 |
15 |
Eye swells and bulges as blood vessels burst! |
S3 |
R2
|
4 |
20 |
Eye bursts, the [target] howls in pain! |
S5 |
R2
|
5 |
25 |
Decompression ruptures eye! Ocular fluid spurts! |
S10 |
R3
|
6 |
30 |
Eyes burst followed by a stream of blood and brain, what a mess! |
? |
R3
|
7 |
35 |
Eye erupts, followed by a spurt of blood from the nose! Brain no longer intact. |
F |
R3 eye/head
|
8 |
40 |
Eye bursts and decompression takes most of the [target]'s head with it! |
F |
R3 eye/head
|
9 |
50 |
Decompression causes eyes to explode, unfortunately it takes most of the [target]'s face with it too! |
F |
R3 eye/head
|
CHEST
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
? |
none |
none
|
1 |
5 |
? |
? |
?
|
2 |
10 |
? |
? |
?
|
3 |
15 |
Chest swells, breaking ribs! |
Sx |
R1
|
4 |
20 |
Sternum snaps followed by many ribs! |
S3 |
R2
|
5 |
25 |
Ribs shatter and blood fills lungs! |
S5 |
R2
|
6 |
30 |
Chest expands and ribs snap, piercing lungs! |
S6 |
R3
|
7 |
? |
Ribs shatter outward spraying bone everywhere, exposing a still beating heart! |
S8 |
R3
|
8 |
60 |
Chest heaves, lungs rupture ruining an otherwise good day! |
F |
R3
|
9 |
70 |
Chest decompresses violently and explodes in a shower of bone and lung! |
F |
R3
|
ABDOMEN
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
? |
none |
none
|
1 |
5 |
? |
none |
R1
|
2 |
10 |
Stomach distends and the [target] coughs up blood! |
none |
R1
|
3 |
15 |
? |
? |
?
|
4 |
20 |
Abdomen bulges greatly and organs rupture! |
S3 |
R2
|
5 |
25 |
Internal organs strain and burst under decompression! |
S5 |
R2
|
6 |
30 |
Vital organs swell and tear, the [target] howls in pain! |
S6 |
R3
|
7 |
? |
Internal organs rearranged! VERY uncomfortable. |
S8 |
R3
|
8 |
? |
Internal organs erupt outward spraying violently and dies horribly! |
F |
R3
|
9 |
? |
Abdomen erupts, blood and bile splatter everything! |
F |
R3
|
BACK
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
? |
none |
none
|
1 |
5 |
Back pops as muscles resist the vacuum! |
none |
R1
|
2 |
10 |
Back swells and bones crack! |
none |
R1
|
3 |
15 |
Back strains under sudden decompression! |
S1 |
R1
|
4 |
20 |
Spine cracks! |
S3 |
R2
|
5 |
25 |
Back snaps as ribs and vertebrae separate! |
S5 |
R2
|
6 |
30 |
Back bones shatter in sudden pressure drop! |
S6 |
R3
|
7 |
50 |
Spine and shoulders snap as they expand outward! |
Sx |
R3
|
8 |
60 |
Spine leaps out and shatters into many small pieces! |
F |
R3 back/nerves
|
9 |
70 |
Back erupts in a bloody display of bone and gore! |
F |
R3 back/nerves
|
RIGHT ARM
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
? |
none |
none
|
1 |
5 |
Veins in arm stand out briefly! |
none |
R1
|
2 |
10 |
Blood vessels in arm burst! |
none |
R1
|
3 |
15 |
Decompression causes muscles in arm to crack! |
? |
?
|
4 |
20 |
Elbow shatters under sudden decompression! |
S2 |
R2
|
5 |
25 |
Bones in arm crack and blood vessels burst! |
S3 |
R2
|
6 |
30 |
Upper and lower arm shatter as they decompress! |
S5 |
R2
|
7 |
35 |
Bones in right arm shatter violently leaving behind a bloody stump! |
S6 A |
R3
|
8 |
40 |
Right arm explodes at the shoulder! |
S8 A |
R3
|
9 |
50 |
Right arm explodes into thousands of pieces! |
S10 A |
R3
|
LEFT ARM
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
? |
none |
none
|
1 |
5 |
Veins in arm stand out briefly! |
none |
R1
|
2 |
10 |
Blood vessels in arm burst! |
none |
R1
|
3 |
15 |
Decompression causes muscles in arm to crack! |
? |
?
|
4 |
20 |
Elbow shatters under sudden decompression! |
S2 |
R2
|
5 |
25 |
Bones in arm crack and blood vessels burst! |
S3 |
R2
|
6 |
30 |
Upper and lower arm shatter as they decompress! |
S5 |
R2
|
7 |
35 |
Bones in left arm shatter violently leaving behind a bloody stump! |
S6 A |
R3
|
8 |
40 |
Left arm explodes at the shoulder! |
S8 A |
R3
|
9 |
50 |
Left arm explodes into thousands of pieces! |
S10 A |
R3
|
RIGHT HAND
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
? |
none |
none
|
1 |
5 |
Fingernail explodes! |
none |
R1
|
2 |
10 |
Knuckles pop and bleed! |
none |
R1
|
3 |
15 |
Veins in hand burst! |
S1 |
R1
|
4 |
20 |
Fingernails burst and blood sprays out! |
S1 |
R2
|
5 |
25 |
Knuckles in hand erupt, blood flows freely! |
S2 |
R2
|
6 |
30 |
Fingers and hand erupt bloodily! |
S3 |
R2
|
7 |
35 |
Bones in right hand shatter violently leaving behind a bloody stump! |
S4 A |
R3
|
8 |
40 |
Right hand explodes at the wrist! |
S5 A |
R3
|
9 |
45 |
Right hand explodes into thousands of pieces! |
S6 A |
R3
|
LEFT HAND
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
? |
none |
none
|
1 |
5 |
Fingernail explodes! |
none |
R1
|
2 |
10 |
Knuckles pop and bleed! |
none |
R1
|
3 |
15 |
Veins in hand burst! |
S1 |
R1
|
4 |
20 |
Fingernails burst and blood sprays out! |
S1 |
R2
|
5 |
25 |
Knuckles in hand erupt, blood flows freely! |
S2 |
R2
|
6 |
30 |
Fingers and hand erupt bloodily! |
S3 |
R2
|
7 |
35 |
Bones in left hand shatter violently leaving behind a bloody stump! |
S4 A |
R3
|
8 |
40 |
Left hand explodes at the wrist! |
S5 A |
R3
|
9 |
45 |
Left hand explodes into thousands of pieces! |
S6 A |
R3
|
RIGHT LEG
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
? |
none |
none
|
1 |
5 |
Legs wobble slightly! |
none |
R1
|
2 |
10 |
Blood vessels in leg burst! |
none |
R1
|
3 |
15 |
Decompression causes muscles in leg to snap! |
S1 |
R1
|
4 |
20 |
Knee shatters under sudden decompression! |
S3 K |
R2
|
5 |
25 |
Bones in leg crack and blood vessels burst! |
S5 K |
R2
|
6 |
30 |
Upper and lower leg shatter as they decompress! |
S6 K |
R2
|
7 |
35 |
Bones in right leg shatter violently leaving behind a bloody stump! |
S8 A K |
R3
|
8 |
40 |
Right leg explodes at the hip! |
S10 A K |
R3
|
9 |
50 |
Right leg explodes into thousands of pieces! |
S12 A K |
R3
|
LEFT LEG
Rank |
Damage |
Message |
Status Effects |
Wounds
|
0 |
0 |
? |
none |
none
|
1 |
5 |
Legs wobble slightly! |
none |
R1
|
2 |
10 |
Blood vessels in leg burst! |
none |
R1
|
3 |
15 |
Decompression causes muscles in leg to snap! |
S1 |
R1
|
4 |
20 |
Knee shatters under sudden decompression! |
S3 K |
R2
|
5 |
25 |
Bones in leg crack and blood vessels burst! |
S5 K |
R2
|
6 |
30 |
Upper and lower leg shatter as they decompress! |
S6 K |
R2
|
7 |
35 |
Bones in left leg shatter violently leaving behind a bloody stump! |
S8 A K |
R3
|
8 |
40 |
Left leg explodes at the hip! |
S10 A K |
R3
|
9 |
50 |
Left leg explodes into thousands of pieces! |
S12 A K |
R3
|