THE CHARTS


A straightforward set of rules for triggernometry, bloodshed & mayhem in the Old West, also suited to the American Civil War & various struggles south of the border down Mexico way.

Many of you are non-IBM users, and got the rules as a .txt file. The charts don't seem to work at all: This is how they shou;d be set up.

There are interesting alternate rules in Freikorps: Horse & Musket Skirmish rules. If you have these in text form, their charts are here. If you don't have these rules, just ask.

THE CHARTS


RANGE CHARTS

PISTOL POINT BLANK CLOSE MEDIUM LONG EXTREME
RANGE 2" 6" 9" 12" 24"
NUMBER OF DICE 2 3 2 1 minus 1
RIFLE POINT BLANK CLOSE MEDIUM LONG EXTREME
RANGE 2" 6" 12" 24" IN SIGHT
NUMBER OF DICE 1 2 3 2 0

HIT LOCATION CHART
DICE THROW 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 HEAD GRAZE FLESH WOUND FLESH WOUND & KNOCKED OUT DEAD DEAD
2 CHEST GRAZE FLESH WOUND FLESH WOUND & KNOCKED DOWN SERIOUS WOUND & KNOCKED OUT DEAD
3 RIGHT ARM GRAZE FLESH WOUND SERIOUS WOUND SERIOUS WOUND & KNOCKED DOWN
4 LEFT ARM GRAZE FLESH WOUND SERIOUS WOUND SERIOUS WOUND & KNOCKED DOWN
5 BELLY GRAZE FLESH WOUND FLESH WOUND & KNOCKED DOWN NO MOVEMENT FLESH WOUND & KNOCKED OUT NO MOVEMENT DEAD
6 LEGS GRAZE FLESH WOUND FLESH WOUND & KNOCKED DOWN FLESH WOUND & KNOCKED DOWN NO MOVEMENT SERIOUS WOUND & KNOCKED OUT NO MOVEMENT

FIGHTING CHART
THROW FOR EFFECT
WEAPON ATTACKER DEFENDER 1 2 3 4 5 6
FIST 3 4 KNOCKED DOWN FLESH WOUND KNOCKED OUT!
PISTOL 2 2 KNOCKED DOWN FLESH WOUND SHOT!
CLUBBED PISTOL 3 3 KNOCKED DOWN HEAD WOUND KNOCKED OUT!
RIFLE 2 2 KNOCKED DOWN FLESH WOUND SHOT!
CLUBBED RIFLE 3 3 FLESH WOUND HEAD WOUND KNOCKED OUT!
BOWIE KNIFE, LANCE, SWORD or BAYONET 7 6 KNOCKED DOWN FLESH WOUND TERRIBLE WOUND!
KNIFE 4 4 KNOCKED DOWN KNIFED!
TOMAHAWK 5 3 KNOCKED DOWN HEAD WOUND KNOCKED OUT! HEAD WOUND & KO'D! DEAD!
TRAMPLE
or thrown from horse
2 2 BOWLED OVER
or foot caught in stirrup
BROKEN LIMB KNOCKED OUT! BADLY BRUISED KNOCKED DOWN

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Last Updated Feb 1, 2003 by Tim Peterson