diff --git a/common/combat/damaging.trait.js b/common/combat/damaging.trait.js
index c03b2fa..2bac75f 100644
--- a/common/combat/damaging.trait.js
+++ b/common/combat/damaging.trait.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import * as I from 'immutable';
 
-import {compose} from '@avocado/core';
+import {compose, merge} from '@avocado/core';
 import {StateProperty, Trait} from '@avocado/entity';
+import {fromRad, normalizeAngleRange, Vector} from '@avocado/math';
 
 import {AFFINITY_PHYSICAL} from './constants';
 
@@ -70,6 +71,46 @@ export class Damaging extends decorate(Trait) {
     }
   }
 
+  hooks() {
+    return {
+
+      particles: () => {
+        return {
+          damaging: {
+            traits: {
+              emitted: {
+                params: {
+                  alpha: {
+                    start: 1,
+                    end: .2,
+                  },
+                  rotation: {
+                    start: 0,
+                    add: {
+                      min: -0.5,
+                      max: 0.5,
+                    },
+                  },
+                  scale: {
+                    start: 1,
+                    end: 1.25,
+                  },
+                  ttl: .2,
+                },
+              },
+              existent: {},
+              layered: {},
+              listed: {},
+              positioned: {},
+              roomed: {},
+              visible: {},
+            },
+          },
+        };
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
   listeners() {
     const listeners = {};
     if (AVOCADO_SERVER) {
@@ -83,6 +124,35 @@ export class Damaging extends decorate(Trait) {
   methods() {
     return {
 
+      emitDamagingParticles: (other, json = {}) => {
+        const diff = Vector.sub(this.entity.position, other.position);
+        const velocityAngle = Vector.toAngle(Vector.normalize(diff));
+        const [fromAngle, toAngle] = normalizeAngleRange(
+          velocityAngle - Math.PI / 8,
+          velocityAngle + Math.PI / 8,
+        );
+        this.entity.emitParticle('damaging', merge(
+          {},
+          {
+            traits: {
+              emitted: {
+                params: {
+                  position: other.position,
+                  velocity: {
+                    angle: {
+                      min: 450 - fromRad(fromAngle),
+                      max: 450 - fromRad(toAngle),
+                    },
+                    magnitude: 0.5,
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+          json,
+        ));
+      },
+
       setDoesDamage: (entity) => {
         const index = this._doesNotDamage.indexOf(entity);
         if (-1 !== index) {
diff --git a/common/combat/vulnerable.trait.js b/common/combat/vulnerable.trait.js
index 0642fda..595826a 100644
--- a/common/combat/vulnerable.trait.js
+++ b/common/combat/vulnerable.trait.js
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ export class Vulnerable extends Trait {
       context.destroy();
     });
     this.damageTickingPromises.push(tickingPromise);
+    if (damage.from) {
+      damage.from.emitDamagingParticles(this.entity);
+    }
   }
 
   acceptPacket(packet) {
@@ -134,10 +137,16 @@ export class Vulnerable extends Trait {
                     end: 0,
                   },
                   force: [0, 1],
-                  velocity: [
-                    randomNumber(-0.5, 0.5),
-                    randomNumber(-1.25, -0.75)
-                  ],
+                  velocity: {
+                    angle: {
+                      min: 337.5,
+                      max: 382.5,
+                    },
+                    magnitude: {
+                      min: -1.25,
+                      max: -0.75,
+                    },
+                  },
                   rotation: {
                     start: 0,
                     add: {
@@ -171,10 +180,16 @@ export class Vulnerable extends Trait {
                     start: 1,
                     end: 0.4,
                   },
-                  force: [0, 4],
+                  force: [0, 3],
                   velocity: {
-                    min: [-0.5, -1.25],
-                    max: [0.5, -0.75],
+                    angle: {
+                      min: 316,
+                      max: 405,
+                    },
+                    magnitude: {
+                      min: 0.7,
+                      max: 0.9,
+                    },
                   },
                   scale: {
                     start: 1,
diff --git a/common/traits/lootable.trait.js b/common/traits/lootable.trait.js
index 7841966..0668481 100644
--- a/common/traits/lootable.trait.js
+++ b/common/traits/lootable.trait.js
@@ -56,10 +56,16 @@ export class Lootable extends decorate(Trait) {
           json.traits.emitted = {
             params: {
               force: [0, 8],
-              velocity: [
-                randomNumber(-0.5, 0.5),
-                randomNumber(-1.25, -0.75)
-              ],
+              velocity: {
+                angle: {
+                  min: 316,
+                  max: 405,
+                },
+                magnitude: {
+                  min: 0.7,
+                  max: 0.9,
+                },
+              },
               position,
               transient: false,
               ttl: 0.25,
diff --git a/server/fixtures/rock-projectile.entity.js b/server/fixtures/rock-projectile.entity.js
index 1b052f4..cba309d 100644
--- a/server/fixtures/rock-projectile.entity.js
+++ b/server/fixtures/rock-projectile.entity.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export function rockProjectileJSON() {
         ['Math', 'Vector', 'sub'],
         [
           buildTraversal(['entity', 'position']),
-          buildTraversal(['obstacle', 'position']),
+          buildTraversal(['other', 'position']),
         ],
       ),
       0.2,
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export function rockProjectileJSON() {
               buildInvoke(
                 ['entity', 'context', 'add'],
                 [
-                  'obstacle',
+                  'other',
                   buildTraversal(['other']),
                 ],
               ),
@@ -167,6 +167,34 @@ export function rockProjectileJSON() {
           directionCount: 4,
         },
       },
+      emitter: {
+        params: {
+          particles: {
+            damaging: {
+              rate: 0.0125,
+              count: 5,
+              traits: {
+                primitive: {
+                  params: {
+                    primitives: [
+                      {
+                        type: 'circle',
+                        radius: 0.5,
+                        line: {
+                          rgba: [128, 128, 128],
+                        },
+                        fill: {
+                          rgba: [128, 128, 128],
+                        },
+                      },
+                    ],
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
       existent: {
         state: {
           name: 'Rock (projectile)',