Failure Conditions

[Uska]

OP and anyone else with funny P&P experiences: You might get a laugh out of Knights of the Dinner Table.

Been a loyal reader and fan for years, Got to play in a play test game of Aces and eights with Dave Kenzer a few years ago(love the game) He invited me to a Hackmaster game but silly me I went to play Champions instead.

[Elthbert]

But it gives no special effects for this nor states that 1/4 hit points are in your head. It also doesnt call it a called shot. Called shots were posted in some dragon articles and they always gave a minus to your to hit rolls as well as specific effects if you were successful. The little paragraph you point out just states about people hitting possibly in the head. No one I know ever used this rule as it didnt state what the effect was.

Well I realize it doesn't say that, as I said after a 12 hour day and an housr home I was too tired to find it. I will find it and post it at my earliest oppertunitiy. Anyway it does say that one could make aimed shots at the head, and that the unhelmed head had an AC of 10 which, is an effect if one attacks the head the AC is determined by the AC of the Helm, which for a great helm was 1 ( best none magical AC in the game I might add) and that the unarmoured head was an AC 10. That is indeed an effect. Back in the day everyone I played with used this rule, regardless of its use, it was the rule, and it specifically allows attacks to the head at the heads AC.

[Uska]

Well I realize it doesn't say that, as I said after a 12 hour day and an housr home I was too tired to find it. I will find it and post it at my earliest oppertunitiy. Anyway it does say that one could make aimed shots at the head, and that the unhelmed head had an AC of 10 which, is an effect if one attacks the head the AC is determined by the AC of the Helm, which for a great helm was 1 ( best none magical AC in the game I might add) and that the unarmoured head was an AC 10. That is indeed an effect. Back in the day everyone I played with used this rule, regardless of its use, it was the rule, and it specifically allows attacks to the head at the heads AC.

Sure but like I said in 30+ years I never saw anyone use it and its still wasnt what you said in your OP which is my entire point. Well good luck and good gaming to you.