Loosing limbs in 1E AD&D (BTB)

[ThirstyStirge]

Guy beat me to it!

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1 limb lost....system shock survival check, per PHB, p. 12a.
2 limbs lost...   "     "      "       "    at -20% penalty
3 limbs lost...   "     "      "       "    at -40% penalty
4 limbs lost...   "     "      "       "    at -60% penalty

Thus a FM with CON 8 would be auto-dead, while one with CON 18 would have a 39% chance to survive...but what kind of life would he have if there was no cleric to heal him or no other way to regenerate? If you have a steampunkish campaign you could have a mad tinker/wizard make some mechanical limbs for the poor bloke.

[Kellri]

Start by telling the PC that sword of sharpness just chopped off his dick and then insist he can only speak to the DM in a lisp.

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Thus a FM with CON 8 would be auto-dead, while one with CON 18 would have a 39% chance to survive...but what kind of life would he have if there was no cleric to heal him or no other way to regenerate? If you have a steampunkish campaign you could have a mad tinker/wizard make some mechanical limbs for the poor bloke.

Well, if he had a few henchmen, he could have them tote him around while he barked orders.

Hell, he might even be light enough to pull a Chewie/C-3PO.

Add a magical helm or something with some kind of cool verbally-activated abilities and he'd be in business.

[AxeMental]

Start by telling the PC that sword of sharpness just chopped off his dick and then insist he can only speak to the DM in a lisp.