How many D wounds from a 10 ft/3 m fall?

[pendragonman]

A truly grave situation

Those damage ranges sound great!

One problem, are they modified for the planetary gravity? Wouldn't it be true that falling on a high G world would be more painful? Less painful on low G?

If the Pope falls on the moon, does he break his hip? Does anyone hear him scream?

 

[Keklas Rekobah]

Those damage ranges sound great! One problem, are they modified for the planetary gravity? Wouldn't it be true that falling on a high G world would be more painful? Less painful on low G?

I'm still going to use my "original" ad hoc version, although I may modify it for angle of slope, and thereby toss the K.I.S.S. principle out the airlock!

Yeah ... check this out ... Use my "ad hoc" procedure with the following DMs:

GRADUAL SLOPE (less than 30°): DM-5 per die.
GENTLE SLOPE (30° to less than 45°): DM-4 per die.
MODERATE SLOPE (45° to less than 60°): DM-3 per die.
STEEP SLOPE (60° to less than 75°): DM-2 per die.
SHARP SLOPE (75° to less than 90°): DM-1 per die.
SHEER SLOPE (90° or greater): No DM.

Treat each die roll (with DMs) of less than 1 as a roll of 1.

As always, results IYTU may vary.

 

[rsitalyct]

Keklas,

you should consider ANDREW KEITH rules canonical for CLASSIC TRAVELLER ... it worked a lot for GDW (many of the alien modules were designed by him and Marc as well for example) and for CT in general ... look at the list below about his production and you'll be surprised how many he worked for CT (list taken from his memorial site):

Traveller RPG Material

Books, Supplements, and Folio Adventures: Cargonaut Press, Digest Group Publications, FASA, Gamelords, GDW, Marischal Adventures, and Seeker.

Alien Module 1: Aslan
Alien Module 2: K'Kree
Alien Module 3: Vargr
Alien Module 4: Zhodani
Alien Module 5: Droyne
Alien Module 7: Hivers
Alien Realms
Aliens for Traveller
Arctic Environment
Ascent to Anekthor
Beltstrike
Chamax Plague
Escape
Exotic Atmospheres: Special Supplement 2
Faldor: World of Adventure
Fate of the Sky Raiders
Flight of the Stag
Grand Census
Grand Survey
Harrensa Project
Horde
Legend of the Sky Raiders
Letter of Marque
Merchant Prince: Special Supplement 1
Mountain Environment
Murder on Arcturus Station
Night of Conquest
Nomads of the World Ocean
Ordeal by Eshaar
Pilot's Guide to the Drexilthar Subsector, A
Rogues in Space: Letter of Marque
Rogues in Space: Scam
Salvage Mission
Starport Planetfall
Startown Liberty
Stazlekh Report, The
Trading Team
Trail of the Sky Raiders
Traveller Adventure
Travellers' Aid Society Alien Encyclopedia
Undersea Environment
Uragyad'n of the Seven Pillars
Wanted: Adventurers
World Builder's Handbook

Magazine Articles: Challenge, Far and Away, Far Traveller, High Passage, Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society, MegaTraveller Journal, Space Gamer, Traveller Chronicle, and Travellers' Digest:

Adventures in Traveller: Exploration
Adventures in Traveller: Trade and Commerce
Adventures in Traveller: Wilderness Situations
Adventurette: Jailbreak
Adventurette: Night Rescue
Adventurette: The Last Bastion
Adventurette: Trial By Justice
Amber Zone: Drannixa Gambit
Amber Zone: Embassy in Arms
Amber Zone: Lockbox
Amber Zone: Raid on Stataorlai
Amber Zone: Royal Hunt
Amber Zone: Small Package
Amber Zone: The Birthday Plot
Amber Zone: Tournament
Amber Zone: Tuktaar Connection
Amber Zone Ventures Afar
Amber Zone: Without a Trace
Awaiting Shipment: Petrochemicals
Azun
Bestiary: Afeahyaltow
Bestiary: Crested Jabberwock
Bestiary: Doyle's Eel
Bestiary: Garhawk
Bestiary: Ice Crawler
Bestiary: Luugir
Boarding Pass: Jalas Glennol
Caledon Highlanders
Care and Feeding of NPCs
Casual Encounter: Emil "Boomer" Brankovich
Casual Encounter: Enli Iddukagan
Casual Encounter: Fast "Johnny" McRae
Casual Encounter: Gamaagin Kaashukiin
Casual Encounter: Glorinna Firella
Casual Encounter: Gunnar Haelvedssen
Casual Encounter: Ramon San Yarvo
Casual Encounter: Ringaal DeAstera
Casual Encounter: Simone Garibaldi
Civilian Striker Weapons
Closest Encounter
Compleat Starport
Computer Implants
Computer Software for High Guard
Contact: Ael Yael
Contact: Aslan
Contact: The Girug'kagh
Contact: Irklan
Contact: The Girug'kagh
Contact: The Virushi
Dev Landrel
Flare Star
Hunting Bugs
I'm a Doctor, Not a. . .
In Transit: Grav Mining Vehicle
In Transit: Orbital Tug
Newcomers, The
Outside the Expanses: Reaver's Deep
Parachutes
Periastron
Pilot's Guide to Ea Subsector
Pilot's Guide to the Caledon Subsector, A
Pilot's Guide to the Scotian Deep Subsector
Planetfall: Supplementary Material for MegaTraveller
Port Authority Handbook: Arrival In-System
Port Authority Handbook: Communications
Port Authority Handbook: Convoys
Port Authority Handbook: Interdicted Planets
Port Authority Handbook: Inward Clearance
Port of Call: Rejhappur
Port of Call: Roakhoi
Reavers' Deep Sector
Referee's Guide to Planet-building, Parts I and II
Religion in the Two Thousand Worlds
Ship's Locker: Flares and Signalling Devices
Ship's Locker: Torches and Welding Equipment
Ship's Locker: Vargr Corsair Bands
Small Cargoes and Special Handling
Small Cargoes: Three for the Road
Small Cargoes: Afeahyakhtow
Small Cargoes: Hkyadwaeh
Storm
Striking it Rich
Temperature in Traveller
Traveller: The Final Frontier
Traveller's Gear: Body Pressure Suit
Travelling Without a Starship
Umpire Strikes Back!, The
Vargr Grav Platforms
Vland!
Wardn
Wardn Enigma
World's of the Imperium: Fisher's World

Misc. Traveller Credits: FASA, and Seeker:

Adventure Class Ships I - Booklet II
Adventure Class Ships II - Booklet I & II
Aslan Mercenary Ships - Booklet I & II
I.S.C.V. Leander - Booklet (scenarios: The Hostage, Terminal Velocity, and Raider!)
I.S.P.M.V. Fenris - Booklet (scenarios: Boring From Within, Prisoners at Large, and Suprise Reversed)
I.S.P.M.V. Tethys - Booklet (scenarios: Enemy Action, Staff Meeting, and Retreat from Stiara)
Merchant Class Ships - Booklet I & II
Starport Module I: Hotel Complex - Booklet (scenarios: Break-In, The Gamblers, and Hostages)
Z.I.S.M.V. Vlezhdatl - Booklet (scenarios: Boarding Action, Prize Crew, and Escape)

Roberto

 

[Keklas Rekobah]

On the matter of Andrew Keith, I will consider every utterance from his lips, and every scrivening from his pen, no matter how tangential or oblique, which pertains to Traveller in all its variant forms as canon when the good Mr. Miller publically proclaims it as such to all and sundry.

And not one microsecond before.

 

[Merxiless]

High gravity world would "Hurt" more yes, for the same distance.


In the end, what really matters here is kinetic energy, modified by physiological factors, such as do you land feet first, straight-leg, all fours, knees flexed, at an angle, tuck and roll, flat on belly smack, etc. modified by the hardness of the surface landed upon, granite being harder than stunt air bags, sharp, rocky granite or a pit with spikes being worst of all. Thus the die roll.

Comma, however, I am pretty sure I read somewhere of a Russian stewardess that fell out of an Aeroflot plane, or somesuch, and landed in a haystack and walked away.

Recently, a teenager fell from a few stories up in I think it was NYC, and little to no damage, as he bounced off of railings, etc.

I'm still a fan of 1d6 per 10 feet. I might go off and calculate some kind of Kinetic energy per distance chart...again, physiological factors will make it vary wildly.

 

[Merxiless]

For those with time on their hands, ponder, it also depends on the mass and shape of the object, ie. man, man with parachute, or small spider / bug.

I mean, how many out there know a kid with a bedsheet that leapt off the garage, and broke his ankle?