Errant Dreams -- Critical Hit Table for AD&D 3.5

First published 3/1/2007; last edited 3/1/2007

This chart is meant to accompany an issue of the Twilight Time Zine entitled "To Crit or Not to Crit?" I suggest reading that first for a basic explanation of why and how to use and adapt this chart.

Roll %	Effect	Damage Effect	Additional Symptoms
1	Injured foot	Weapon's multiplier; movement speed halved for 24 hours or until healed	Difficulty using foot
2	Injured hand	Weapon's multiplier; -2 when using that hand for 24 hours or until healed	Difficulty using hand
3	Vicious blow	Weapon's multiplier plus 1d6
4	Injured finger(s)	Weapon's multiplier; -2 when using that hand for 24 hours or until healed	Difficulty using fingers
5	Severe eye injury	Weapon's multiplier; -2 attack until restored	Blind in one eye
6-8	Neck wound	Weapon's multiplier plus 1d2
9-10	Mild concussion (head blow)	Multiplier; -2 penalty to Concentration checks for 24 hrs or until healed	Light-headed; mild confusion
11-15	Hard blow	Use weapon's damage multiplier
16-20	Eye injury	Weapon's multiplier; -1 attack for 24 hours or until healed	Blurred vision
21-25	Gut wound	Weapon's multiplier plus bleeding (1 pt/rd) until first aid is applied
26-30	Shoulder injury	Weapon's multiplier; -2 to activities using that arm for 24 hours or until healed
31-35	Hard blow	Use weapon's damage multiplier
36-40	Elbow injury	Weapon's multiplier; -2 to activities using that arm for 24 hours or until healed
41-45	Knock-down	Use weapon's damage multiplier	Target knocked prone
46-50	Back injury	Weapon's mutiplier; -2 to all athletics--related rolls for 24 hours or until healed
51-55	Wicked blow	Weapon's multiplier plus 1d4
56-60	Hard blow	Use weapon's damage multiplier
61-65	Bleeding	Weapon's multiplier plus bleeding (1 pt/rd) until first aid is applied
66-70	Broken Rib	Weapon's multiplier; -1 damage for 24 hours or until healed
71-75	Broken weapon	Normal damage (multiplier if target is unarmed or using natural weaponry)	Target's weapon breaks
76-80	Disarm	Use weapon's damage multiplier	Target drops weapon
81-85	Stun	Use weapon's damage multiplier	Target stunned one round
86-90	Facial injury	Use weapon's damage multiplier	-1 charisma until healed
91-93	Knee injury	Weapon's multiplier; Movement speed halved for 24 hours or until healed	Difficulty using leg
94-95	Carry-through	Apply multiplied damage to target; normal damage to nearest extra opponent
96	Fumble		Reroll and apply to random at-risk party member
97	Groin injury	Weapon's multiplier plus 1d3
98	Throat injury	Weapon's multiplier; difficulty speaking for 24 hours or until healed	Difficulty speaking
94-95	Carry-through	Apply multiplied damage to target; normal damage to nearest extra opponent
96	Fumble		Reroll and apply to random at-risk party member
97	Groin injury	Weapon's multiplier plus 1d3
98	Throat injury	Weapon's multiplier; difficulty speaking for 24 hours or until healed	Difficulty speaking
99	Injured leg	Weapon's multiplier; -2 to activities using that leg for 24 hours or until healed	Difficulty using leg
100	Injured arm	Weapon's multiplier; -2 to activities using that arm for 24 hours or until healed	Difficulty using arm