Damage Effects – Fallout 2

While playing Fallout 2, your character can sometimes take a serious injury, usually as the result of a critical hit. These Damage Effects are described in the table below.

Icon	Injury	Description
	Crippled Left Arm	Your character’s left arm has been severely hurt, and cannot function well. If one arm has been crippled, you cannot use two-handed weapons. If both arms have been crippled, you cannot attack with weapons.
	Crippled Left Leg	Your character has a crippled left leg. [If one leg has been crippled, moving in combat costs 4 AP per hex rather than 1 AP. If both legs have been crippled, you cannot move in combat at all.]
	Crippled Right Arm	Your character’s right arm has been severely hurt, and cannot function well. If one arm has been crippled, you cannot use two-handed weapons. If both arms have been crippled, you cannot attack with weapons.
	Crippled Right Leg	Your character has a crippled right leg. [If one leg has been crippled, moving in combat costs 4 AP per hex rather than 1 AP. If both legs have been crippled, you cannot move in combat at all.]
	Eye Damage	This means your character has been seriously hit in one or both of your eyes. This effects your Perception.
	Poisoned	Your character has been poisoned. Poison will do damage over a period of time, until cured or it passes from your system.
	Radiated	Your character is suffering from a significant amount of radiation poisoning. The more radiation damage, the more deadly the effect.