[PnP] Size

[Sylverrs_ dragon]

Will keep comments in mind. Size addition was an effort to improve the 
realism without making the factoring too complex. As to the Length, I did 
mean Length/2. The result is the number of feet that is used to determine 
the size factor not the size factor itself. if we wanted to cut out the 
extra step, Length/4 could be used to yield the size factor.
Also, in the cases of some creatures (Horses for example) neither size nor 
length yields a workable factor. In those cases, I have determined the size 
factor based on height and added one.
Comment on the Stat chart is relevant. I will consider adding more stats to 
it. Were left out for monsters because, at the time, I felt the addition of 
more than the base minimum needed to use them in an encounter was an 
unneeded complication. At the point was getting static about the game being 
too complex so looked for ways to tweak it toward simple a little.

>From: "Choinski, Burton" <Burton.Choinski at matrixone.com>
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>To: "'The Powers and Perils Mailing List'" <pnp at abroere.xs4all.nl>
>Subject: RE: [PnP] Size
>Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 09:09:16 -0400
>
>I retract my "height based complaint", but I'm not sure I like the "hard
>subtractor" to damage based on size factor.  Yes, this means that as the
>creatures get bigger Joe Average becomes less and less effective, but for
>characters (and character class NPCs) it is still only a minor problem (a
>15' giant is only size difference of -3 ... that's hardly a bump in the 
>road
>given that with such a low DCV compared to a decent character, severs and
>deadly hits are still fairly easy to come by and -3 is nothing.  And it
>still does not address the reality of a human being able to hit a
>tall-target vitals spot, unless you are talking about nothing but groin
>shots. :}
>
>I guess I may be tainted by some of the Runequest concepts.  In there, any
>decent monster was a MONSTER...even a smallish giant was something to be
>avoided since they could do obscene damage and take a severe beating even
>from experienced characters.  In the mechanics of making it so that huge
>creatures don't do huge damage (given the SB "pseudo-logarithmic" scale),
>which allows players to have a hope of going up against such beasts, there
>is a sort of lack of "things that are best avoided" in the creature set.
>
>
> >>The factor is based on height or length/2 (RU), whichever results in 
>the<<
>
>I take it you intended this to be length/3, not 2.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Sylverrs_ dragon [mailto:abnaric at hotmail.com]
>Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 8:49 AM
>To: pnp at abroere.xs4all.nl
>Subject: RE: [PnP] Size
>
>SIZE TABLE
>AVERAGE HEIGHT             SIZE FACTOR
>< 1 foot                                   0
>1 foot - 4 feet                           1
>4 feet to 7 feet                         2
>7 feet to 10 feet                       3
>10 feet to 13 feet                     4
>13 feet to 16 feet                     5
>16 feet to 19 feet                     6
>19 feet to 22 feet                     7
>22 feet to 25 feet                     8
>+ 3 feet                                  +1
>The factor is based on height or length/2 (RU), whichever results in the
>HIGHEST factor value. This allows for a better rating for immense serpents
>and such. In example, a 30 foot serpent is only a few feet at the shoulder
>but is massive. Its Size factor would be based on 30/2 = 15 for a value of
>5.
>
> >From: "Sylverrs_ dragon" <abnaric at hotmail.com>
> >Reply-To: The Powers and Perils Mailing List <pnp at abroere.xs4all.nl>
> >To: pnp at abroere.xs4all.nl
> >Subject: [PnP] Size
> >Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 08:29:26 -0400
> >
> >I have given some thought to Burton's comment about "walking walls of
> >meat." I think it can be addressed by adding a Size factor to the game. 
>The
>
> >effect would limit the damage a smaller creature can score on a larger 
>one.
> >The factor would be one per three feet of average height. This gives 
>Humans
>
> >a size factor of two and, for example, a Hill Giant a size factor of six.
> >In battle subtract the smallest factor from the largest. A human fighting 
>a
>
> >Hill Giant would subtract (6-2) FOUR from any damage he scores in melee.
> >Effectively, to do squat, when NAV is also considered, he would need a
> >Severe or Deadly hit.
> >
> >Whatcha think??
> >NOTE- Such a change makes magic even more dominant in the system.
> >
> >
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