Editing Critical (section)

== Crit Tables ==
In other kinds of games, critical hits have their own effect tables. These often cause damage to locations or targets usually unable to be directly damaged, or occasionally force Save Or Die effects (sometimes on other targets).

Notable examples include:

*[[Battletech]], where critical hits do nothing most of the time and then blow up your 100-ton Assault mech instantly.
*[[Mekton]], where you have a 1-in-10 chance of forcing a DC1 or DC6 Save vs (Pilot and Mech) Death, or can do other things like instant limb destruction, unavoidable Mech loss or weapon destruction (not as nasty as [[Battletech]], though)
*[[Dark Heresy]], which has the best critical tables bar none. They work more like negative hit points, but a critical hit that [[Exploding die|makes your damage die explode]] is a good way to land there. The tables cover people spontaneously projectile vomiting, the chance to slip on the gibs left over from your MONSTER KILL and more. That's just using a lasgun.
**[[Black Crusade (RPG)|Black Crusade]] replaces the exploding damage die with an actual "roll on the crit table" mechanic, though it's limited to the lowest five entries.

[[category:Game Mechanics]]