[Rendar]

Why not have the ability to call shots to certain limbs whenever you do a basic attack. Minus hit, but effects based on it.

You sunder someones legs? -MOV/DODGE
Arms? -HIT/DMG
Head? +FP consumption/higher damage on hit.

Of course your hit would take a penalty, but attacking someones head and hurting it would cause their 10 FP skill to cost 15, and it would deal a lot more damage on said hit.

Arms being battered would cause you to lose the bonus of mainhand/offhand weapon/shield/nihilist depending on how much you did. Etc.

[iDarkCara]

Giving more debuffs to a gun is not the way to go specially with just basic attacks.

That being said, perhaps adding skills may be more viable.

Such as Pinning shot, 6m -- The archer/gunner/arbal takes careful aim at the targets leg, preforming a basic attack with a chance to immobilize for 1-3 turns.

Disabling Shot- The archer/gunner aims for the targets main arm, preforming a basic attack with a chance to render that arm useless for 1-3 turns. (Prevents use of main weapon effectively treating them as unarmed).

Head shot is already a skill.

-- In my opinion

[Rendar]

"Called shots" isn't just for guns. Its a phrase used in numerous tabletop systems where you take a Called Attack to a persons body/gear to cause debilitating conditions, or sunder their gear.

Called shot with an axe to their arm? Possible dismemberment

[iDarkCara]

Ahhh, I get you. I was just assuming shot = gun

[Neus]

This ain't Fallout.

[Rendar]

But it COULD be Fallout.

[LadyLightning]

It could also be Final Fantasy Tactics A2. The archers in that game had a whole list of
locational damage skills that did less damage than basic attacks, but applied a debuff
based on the body part you targeted.

[Ranylyn]

LadyLightning » Tue Nov 18, 2014 5:59 pm[/url]"]It could also be Final Fantasy Tactics A2. The archers in that game had a whole list of
locational damage skills that did less damage than basic attacks, but applied a debuff
based on the body part you targeted.

This was definitely neat, yeah. Aim: Legs would cause Immobilize, for example. Though I prefer the minor stat penalty option; less exploitable.

I'd argue you'd need rank 5 weapon expertise in your weapon to try to pull this stuff off, though. And maybe add a trait for it.

[Sarinpa1]

While it sounds like a handy addition it would definetly screw over those that are not dodgers. More often than not I heavily exceed 100% hit on an opponent.
And crippling someone you did ten damage to is just ridiculous.