Brutalix - Critical Hit and Critical Fail charts

Brutalix is a new system of critical hits and critical fails to bring brutal woundings to your campaign adventure!

There are three 1d20 charts for every weapon damage category (bludgeoning, piercing, slashing)

and three 1d8 charts for every other damage type (fire, lightning, necrotic, etc.)

Here are the rules in their entirety:

Brutalix is a combat system of optional vicious woundings and combat modifications for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition gameplay.

SUGGESTED FOR PARTIES OF LEVEL 3 AND HIGHER

MELEE & SPELL ATTACKS
For an attack roll, on a roll of 19 on the die that hits its target, roll on the Vicious table. This effect is in addition to the standard damage and effects of the attack.

On a critical hit, that is to say a roll of 20 (or 21, see Ruthless below) on the attack die, damage is the maximum of each die roll applicable plus any modifiers, and in addition a roll on the Brutalix table.

RUTHLESS
At any time during the attack roll, before a hit or miss is declared, the attacking player may declare a Ruthless attack, and spend one point of Inspiration OR gain one level of Exhaustion to increase their die roll by 1 or 2 (their choice). This can turn a miss into a hit, or a 17 into a 19, or an 18 or 19 into a 20 or 21, and trigger the appropriate Brutalix table effects.

Note: Enemy creatures may not use Ruthless.

FAIL
If a weapon attack roll results in a 1, the attacker must make a DC15 DEX check. If they fail, roll for a result on the appropriate Fail table.

If a spell attack roll results in a 1, the caster must make a DC15 check in whatever their applicable spellcasting ability is. If they fail, roll for a result on the appropriate Fail table.