[HOE] Gore Storms, and Amorphous Blobs in general (Hopler)

["Steve Crow" <crow_steve@hotmail.com>]

Just out of curiosity, how do folks handle creatures like Gore Storms and 
weird hit/body location stuff (Mojave rattlers come to mind) when it comes 
to combat?

The HOE books seem kinda vague on the concept, as far as we could tell.  The 
simplified combat system (i.e., 6 pts. * Size) probably isn't desireable 
when you use a "big" creature liek this (which suggests a big, dramatic 
combat).

You could just use the normal hit location chart in a psuedo-normal manner.  
On the other hand, Gore Storms probably don't have a vital spot like a head.

Do you just, say, divide it up into six "equal" hit locations and roll 
randomly on a d6 for location, and have it die when any location takes six 
wounds?

Why stop at six locations, though?  Why not 10 or 12?  Of course, this would 
seem to lend itself to some rather...variable effects.

Not worrying about hit location and having it die once it simply takes six 
wounds seems a bit extreme.  Even with a Size of 12+, it's not going to take 
too long to kill it using _that_ rule!

Thoughts?  Experiences?  Something in the rules we're missing?

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Steve Crow

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