[gurps] Critical Hits Allow No Chance to Defend?

[Erik Holmes]

> Is this correct?
> 
> I was under the {possibly erroneous} impression that a critical success on
> any defence counters the critical hit.

This is correct as written. Personally, I don't use that rule (it can really
be deadly in a higher point game).

If you're looking for an alternate way of doing things I use the following
two rules:

#1: For every 2 points that a character makes his attack roll by his
opponent is at -1 to defend. (This is an optional rule somewhere in one of
the compendiums).

#2: Critical Hits do not automatically succeed, but when using Rule #1 most
of the time they will.

I also use the optional rule in the Martial Arts book that allows characters
to get more critical hits for higher skills (7 at 21, 8 at 25, 9 at 30 and
10 at 35 if I remember correctly).

This has always worked pretty well in my games. It speeds up combat; helps
prevent characters from dying from a random roll and makes those character
with very high skills very deadly. 

"I didn't spend all those years playing D&D and not learn a little something
about courage." 
	-Some Dork, The X-Files 
	
Erik Holmes
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