Naked Dwarfs and What To Do About Them

It has come to our attention that some people have been plagued by Naked Dwarfs running amok in the streets. We have petitioned the town counsel to pass an ordinance forbidding, or at least restricting this disturbing behavior. Here is their solution:

Blunt Trauma

If a character is struck in an unarmored location, he will always take 1 W of blunt trauma, regardless of Toughness.

If a character is struck in an armored location, he may or may not receive a blunt trauma W (1 Wound). If rolled damage (on 1D6) is greater than the number of armor points (including shield) protecting the location, the character will take a blunt trauma W (1 Wound), regardless of Toughness.

Examples

Slovuk is a naked dwarf with T8. He is struck in his unarmored belly. His opponent has a S3 and rolls a 4, for 7W. Normally, this is less than Slovuk's T8 and he'd take no damage. However, since he was struck in an unarmored location, he will always take 1W of blunt trauma. Therefore, Slovuk takes 1W.

Slovuk wises up and puts on some serious armor: 2 armor points in all locations. He gets into a fight and is struck repeatedly by a goblin opponent with a S2. Normally (without a critical), the goblin could never hurt Slovuk since his maximum damage is 8, less than the required 11 to get past Slovuk's armor and Toughness. However, if the blunt trauma rule is used, Slovuk will take 1W of blunt trauma everytime the goblin rolls a 3, 4, 5, or 6 for damage. If Slovuk also carried a shield, (for 3AP total all over) then the he would take a blunt trauma Wound whenever the goblin rolled a 4, 5, or 6.

Lethality

The Blunt Trauma Rule effectively removes the Naked Dwarf problem from WFRP by only slightly increasing the mortality rate for all characters. It also has the benefit of being extremely simple to implement and remember. Give it a whirl!

Credit Where Due

The humourous dwarf drawing was created by Aleksander Grocz.