Stray Rounds
What happens to all those stray rounds that fail to hit their target?
In a fire fight not all shots hit their intended target, so what happens when you miss, the cyberpunk 2020 core rules book states that there is an 80% chance that a stray round will hit your character, I pick a random character to take the roll if one of the GM’s characters misses their shot. This still leaves the question so what did that bullet hit?
I use the following table to allocate targets to those stray rounds let loose buy members of the party, and the stray rounds that are left over by the above % roll.
|
% rolled |
What was shot |
Notes |
|
01-05 |
Member of the party |
The nearest party member in front of the firer, if no one is in front do a random ricochet |
|
06-18 |
Building |
Odds even roll odds window evens wall |
|
19-25 |
Vehicle |
A near by vehicle is hit by the stray round, no vehicles present (ie inside) an item of furniture |
|
26-39 |
Data Term |
If no data term nearest piece of electrical equipment |
|
40-45 |
The Floor |
Nuf said really |
|
46-58 |
The Ceiling |
If the ceiling takes enough damage it will collapse, if out side an overhead sign is hit (pref a neon 1) |
|
59-70 |
A random passer by |
Someone trying to get away from the area is hit, and you always wondered about how block wars started… |
|
71-100 |
Random GM character |
Totally missing the intended target, you luck out and hit another member of the group attacking you |