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Critical Failures - It is entirely possible that
the attack was so screwed up, that the attacker did
something really stupid. This is known as a
critical failure, and is usually not a good thing.
Critical failures can happen to the PC, as well as
all other critters. Critical failures happen to
the attacker, which can include your character.
Trying to make a targeted shot with a really low
chance to hit increases the chance that your
character will suffer from a critical failure. The
Jinxed trait means that everyone will suffer from
more critical failures.
The type of critical failure depends on the
weapon used. Characters making unarmed attacks are
not immune to the dread power of critical failures.
Some common critical failure effects:
Running out of ammo - The magazine was damaged,
or the ammo malfunctioned.
Jammed Weapon - Oops! The weapon may jam and
require time to repair.
Loss of AP - The attacker did something stupid,
like brain fart.
Dropped Weapon - The attacker loses grip on his
weapon and it falls to the ground.
Weapon Explodes - This is bad. Only really
likely with explosive or energy weapons.
Hit Unintentional Target - The attacker misses
his original target and hits someone else.
Damage Self - The attacker somehow hurts
herself.
There are other critical failure effects. Have
fun finding them out.
Poison - Poison is a nasty type of attack.