Re: Grabbing Hit Locations

[Frenchman]

A character who Grabs a specific Hit Location (usually the Head/Neck) obtains the Hit Location benefits of enhanced damage with every attack for which the Attack Roll takes the Hit Location penalty (-8 for Head/Neck). For example, if a character declares he’s going to Grab a target’s Head (-8 OCV, x2 STUN and BODY damage) and hits, he does the x2 STUN and BODY damage for that one attack (i.e., the damage he can immediately apply that Phase). In later Phases, when he must make further Attack Rolls, he does not get the damage enhancement unless he declares that he’s continuing to try to target the Head and continues to make his Attack Rolls at the -8 OCV penalty.

 

Isn't the OCV penalty halved because the target is in a grab?

Just want to clarify this, to make sure I have been interpreting your Word correctly.

 

Thanks

[Steve Long]

Re: Grabbing Hit Locations

 

No; per the DCV Modifiers Table on 5ER 373, Hit Location penalties for a Grabbed character remain as normal. Of course, the GM’s free to change that if he likes, and the standard CV modifiers for Grab still apply.