And another: What am I doing wrong re: Killing Attack damage

[Kraven Kor]

Running my HERO Central campaign and keep running into attacks that deal BODY but no STUN.

 

Average attacks are 2d6k or so, average defense are 5-6 rPD and 10 to 15 total PD.  Using hit locations for STUNx.

 

If I understand the rules correctly:

 

1. I roll damage and apply vs. defenses.
2. Total BODY of KA vs. total rPD of target.  Multiply any BODY that gets through by location BODYx.
3. Total STUN of KA vs. total PD of target.  Multiply any STUN that gets through by location STUNx.

This is resulting in a lot of attacks that not only do not, but *could not* deal STUN.

 

Am I misunderstanding how to apply STUN from KA damage or something?  Do I multiply STUNx first then apply vs. defenses, and only multiply BODY that gets through???

 

[Greywind]

Attacks do at least as much STUN as they do BODY.

[Christougher]

Unless 6E changed that rule, it was always 'Stun before, Body after'.  So you multiplied StunX / Hit Location times the body of the entire attack, then applied defenses. Any Body that got through defenses was then multiplied for Hit Location.

 

Chris.

[Kraven Kor]

Unless 6E changed that rule, it was always 'Stun before, Body after'.  So you multiplied StunX / Hit Location times the body of the entire attack, then applied defenses. Any Body that got through defenses was then multiplied for Hit Location.

 

Chris.

 

That answers this perfectly and explains what I was doing wrong; thanks!

[NuSoardGraphite]

Yep.  Apply stunx to body before applying defenses.

 

2d6k, average damage roll, 7 body.   Head hit, x5 stun.  total 35 stun.

 

Defenses 10 total pd equals 25 stun.

 

Even on a chest hit (x3) thats still 11 stun after defenses.

[Christopher]

Attacks do at least as much STUN as they do BODY.

A minor rule easily forgotten:

An attack deals at least as much Stun past defenses as it deals body past defenses. If you get 6 Body, 0 Stun after defenses the target automatically takes 6 Stun.