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Light wounds are bruises, shallow but irritating cuts, 
muscle strains, and nicks from passing bullets. In the case 
of shotgun blasts, there's probably a few pellets
stuck in there, too.

Heavy wounds are sprains, deep but nonthreatening cuts, 
multiple bruises, and flesh wounds from bullets taking a 
chunk of meat with them when they leave. A
shotgun blast means a few more pellets, but nothing too serious.

Serious wounds encompass fractured or broken bones or deep 
and bloody cuts. Bullet wounds at this level generally mean 
the bullet is lodged in the body, or has
hit a bone. Either way, it's time for a visit to the 
sawbones. Those shotgun pellets are really mounting up by 
now.

Remember health care isn't at a premium in HoE, so Heavy 
wounds and up run a big risk of infection, supernatural 
ailments setting in, etc.  Besides which, you can't lie low 
for long, because something nasty is going to run across 
you eventually.  Those Kevlar vests are real useful if they 
reduce a bullet hole to a bruise - at least it won't get 
affected.

On the subject of plastic explosives, most are stable 
against impact, fire, and what-have you, being triggered by 
an electric charge from the detonator, so a plastic 
explosive lining would work as long as no-one volted the 
goon inside it.

--

So of the things we love
They remain here still
There is time to wait
And there is time to kill
I see your outstretched hands
Through the closing door
But it's a far better thing that I do
Than I've done before ...
--
Steve Wallace
http://www.cee.hw.ac.uk/~ceesrw
ceesrw@cee.hw.ac.uk