Critical hit

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Critical hit is a combat mechanics that gives a small luck based chance to have a guaranteed success hit.

Base Mechanics

A critical are rolled on a 1d20 dice, if you rolled a >=20, your hit will be a crit. Crit ignores DV and AV of the target within a single penetration. Subsequent penetrations do not receive those advantages but still benefit from increased damage all critical hits have.

Modifiers

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Reason: How is missile weapon critical hit calculation done?

• Some weapon types have a unique special status effect that it naturally causes on critical hits.
  • Short Blades can cause Bleeding
  • Axe can cause Cleaved
  • Cudgel can cause Stunned
  • Missile weapon generally deals extra damage
  • Grenade?
• Masterwork mods doubles the critical chance by making the roll a 1d20+1.
  • This may be tripled by pistol skills Weak Spotter which adds to the critical chance bonus.