1d100 Mishaps When Failing a Combat Stat Roll

Wardens! Need inspiration for things that can happen when a Combat stat roll is failed? Fear not! Here is a table I use. Loosely. Because some results are worse than others; e.g. apply "hit an ally" carefully. Some of these are better as Critical Failure results...

1d100 Mishaps When Failing a Combat Stat Roll

01-03   Trouble with recoil/swing, or lose grip: drop weapon

03-06   Weapon jams; clear the jam next round with a Combat check or Intellect + Jury Rigging/Mechanical Repair/Military Training/Firearms – or is stuck in something if melee weapon, Strength check or similar to free it

07-09   Weapon suffers damage and is at ½ damage until repaired

10-12   Weapon suffers damage and is at Disadvantage [-] for use until repaired

13-15   Weapon uses an extra shot and misses

16-18   Weapon uses 1d5 extra shots and misses (or all remaining ammo and misses)

19-21   Hit the/adjacent enemy but do ½ damage; or use all ammo and hit ½ damage

22-24   Hit an ally but do ½ damage

25-27   Hit an ally or two Adj.; they can Body save to avoid full damage; otherwise ½ damage

28-30   Hit an enemy but do ½ damage to them and (you or nearby ally)

31-33   Hit the local environment, creating hazard (obscuring smoke; dangerous gas; electrical shock or venting heat; disabled life support; hull breach; etc.)

34-36   Recoil/overswing disorients you; you cannot attack next turn

37-39   Slip and fall to ground (take next round to stand, or be [-] from ground for some actions)

40-42   You stumble and knock an adjacent ally down prone

43-45   Distract an ally with your mishap: they are at Disadvantage [-] on their next action

46-48   Something’s in your eye-- Disadvantage [-] for vision-related checks until cleared

49-51   Armor/clothes strap breaks; opponents can ignore AP until armour is fixed

52-54   Twist ankle/wrist: Disadvantage [-] on Speed or Combat rolls using that limb until treated

55-57   You’re outmanouvred! Lose cover, or similar tactical problem arises

58-60   If an ally is adjacent to you, one of the above mishaps happens to them instead

61-63   That was a bad shot/move! Increased self-doubt: 2x Stress result from this fail (i.e., +2 not +1 Stress)

64-66   Watch out! Ally is nearly hit and must make a Fear save or they gain +1 Stress

67-68   WTF? Ally sees how bad your attack was and grows in doubting you—they gain +1 Stress

69-71   Rising panic! Your next Panic check is at Disadvantage [-]

71-73   Am I cursed or something? Sanity save or +1 Stress

74-77   Butterfingers! If an enemy is Adj. to you, it may now grab your weapon as a free action; or drop it

78-80   Ouch! You wrenched/bruised a limb (recoil?) or other body part and take 1d5 DMG

81-83   Ricochet! Everyone (attacker included) within Close range to target = Body save or take ½ damage

84-86   Wide open! Enemy gets an extra attack on you (or someone else?) now, rolling their Combat stat

87-89   Lose Edge/enemy gains Edge (i.e., Edge = next action gets [+] or extra attack or similar benefit)

90-100 Choose one of above or roll two

 

On Critical Failures, may use the above as a guideline and make the result much worse.