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Setting aside reality for a moment with regard to the survival time =
possible after a heart wound - it's suprising and interesting =
information, but I don't like making the game too much more complicated.
I tend to allow the called shots, but if the damage is not enough to =
kill, then no bloodtheft can occur, the victim is not yet dead. Keeping =
Tim Nutting's comments in mind, I would tell a player that had succeeded =
in hitting on the called shot, but managed killing damage: "Your blade =
is true to the mark, but the links of his chain-mail (rib bones, =
whatever), snag the blade, severely wounding your opponent, but not =
killing him, another blow should finish him off". Highlander has an =
appropriate scene for colour if needed. Romerez manages to score a good =
chopping blow at the Kurgan's neck, but is not quite deep enough to =
sever - "I see my cut has improved your voice" - I believe was the =
'witty' follow up.
Regarding death's door, it's still gotta be -10 for the kill, but if =
the attacker can keep the blade in the body for 9 rounds (or less as =
needed) while the victim bleeds to death, and this should fairly easy =
while the victim is in the negatives and considered a prone target. The =
attacker could even twist the blade to speed up the flow.

> Changing the topic a little, does anyone have ideas for detecting a
>bloodline? I ruled that good ol' Detect Magic will pull it off, in =
addition
>to Know Bloodline. If someone doesn't know if his opponent is a scion, =
how
>would he know to attempt bloodtheft? Obviously, the Bloodform and =
Bloodmark
>abilities will give it away, but in other cases?
One of the BR modules from Dragon Mag. I think, introduces the blood =
ability "Detect Scion" or something like that. It is put in on the =
assumption that Detect Magic will not pick up Scions anymore than it =
does Mages.

Many tales have it that 'special' people bear some type of mark. Like a
birthmark in the shape of something. Has anyone used that?
That is the Bloodmark 'ability', check the rule book.

>However, we also add that if a called shot fails then a person may =
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>themselves open to a easy shot.
Probably no need to penalize a miss given the +1 initiative and -4 / =
- -8 to hit. Unless of course they roll a 1 or less given the modifier, =
then the attacker may have 'overstepped his reach / off-balanced', etc
Another aside; does anyone use critical hit / miss tables specific to =
BR? I'm thinking of implementing a table for a group that I've just =
started.

Regards,
Dubhghaill (Doyle)
Victoria, Australia, 613 9563 5085
enq@completesystems.com.au
"War is the duct-tape stop-gap of diplomacy" - Graewolfe

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