Critical Hits

Critical Hits are an integral part of Hackmaster, but the current process doesn't feel as awesome as I want it to.  Also, the charts as they exist are ridiculous.  Numerous repeat entries, far too many body parts and location, and generally not exciting.  WHFRP hit the nail on the head with their critical charts.  They are BRUTAL.  So ... a combination of things that is, in the end, easier I think.

d12	d10000	Location	1-5	6-10	11-15	16-20	21-25	26-30
1-3	1-2500	Legs	M10%C1	RM25%C2	RS2D1M25%C3	RS3D1M50%C4	RS4D2M50%C5	RS6D2M75%C6
4-9	2501-7500	Torso	C1	D1C2	RD2C3	RS2D2M10%C4	RS3D3M10%C5	RS4D4M10%C6
10-11	7501-9167	Arms	C1	D1C2	RD1C3	RD2C4	RS2D2C5	RS3D3C6
12	9168-10000	Head	RS3D1C1	RS4D2C2	RS6D3C3	RS8D3M10%C4	RS10D4M10%C5	RS12D4M25%C6

d12	d10000	Location	31-35	36-40	41-45	46-50	51+
1-3	1-2500	Legs	RS8D3M75%C7	RS10D3M75%C8	RS12D4M75%C9	RS12D5M75%C10	C11+(1d6-1)
4-9	2501-7500	Torso	RS6D4M25%C7	RS8D5M25%C8	RS10D6M25%C9	RS12D6M25%C10	C11+(1d6-1)
10-11	7501-9167	Arms	RS4D3C7	RS6D4C8	RS8D4C9	RS10D5C10	C11+(1d6-1)
12	9168-10000	Head	RS20D5M25%C7	RS20D5M25%C8	RS20D6M50%C9	RS20D7M75%C10	C11+(1d6-1)

The Codes
C: critical hit result (see below)
M: Move - indicates percent of movement reduction until the wound heals
R: count reset
S: stun result, number indicates die result (S4 = stunned for 1d4 seconds)
D: extra dice of damage (D3 = +3d of damage, always use higher die first for odd numbers and multiple damage dice)

The Critical Results
I like the various types of critical hits listed on the Winds of Chaos site.  Arrows can be used for piercing weapons with a bit of modification.  Of course, the charts are all in WHFRP speak, so some translation is necessary.  I'll make a PDF of the charts with the HackMaster conversion.  The results are permanent (in the case of lopped off parts) or last until the wound is healed.  The severity 51+ crit causes a critical result of 11-15.