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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hawkmoon uses the Chaosim BRP system, aka Runequest.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Scott Adams [<A HREF="mailto:longshot@darktech.org">mailto:longshot@darktech.org</A>] </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 12:58 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: The Powers and Perils Mailing List</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: Re: [PnP] Size</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>At 08:29 AM 10/14/04 -0400, you wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>I have given some thought to Burton's comment about "walking walls of meat." </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>I think it can be addressed by adding a Size factor to the game. The effect </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>would limit the damage a smaller creature can score on a larger one.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>The factor would be one per three feet of average height. This gives Humans </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>a size factor of two and, for example, a Hill Giant a size factor of six. In </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>battle subtract the smallest factor from the largest. A human fighting a </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>Hill Giant would subtract (6-2) FOUR from any damage he scores in melee. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>Effectively, to do squat, when NAV is also considered, he would need a </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>Severe or Deadly hit.</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>Whatcha think??</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>NOTE- Such a change makes magic even more dominant in the system.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I forgot the original comment from burton so not sure how to comment. But</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Hawkmoon ( a great system I run) used Siz ala body frame in its game. It</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>has a nice size table and uses the size in many things like creature</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>variation. If you want to look at their table I'm sure I have it</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>computerized.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Size factors for combat could affect things like Dwarves and Faerry to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>lessen their ability to fight 'normally'. So I'd have to think about it.</FONT>
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