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A creature's '''size''' represents its mass and how much space it occupies. The following table lists the size modifiers, as well as some typical weights (in pounds), and typical heights (in feet). Naturally, there are examples which may fall outside these ranges. Size is more about a creature's mass than its dimensions.
  
 
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! Mod<sup>1</sup> !! MUS<sup>2</sup> !! HP  !! Typical Weight !! Typical Height !! Example  
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! Size<sup>1</sup> !! MUS<sup>2</sup> !! HP  !! Typical Weight   !! Typical Height !! Example  
 
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| −6              || −32            || 1  || 0–0.5         || 0–0.25        || Toad, chipmunk
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| −6              || −32            || 1  || 0–0.5             || 0–0.25        || Toad, mouse
 
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| −5              || −16            || 5  || 0.5–2         || 0.25–0.5      || Bat, gray squirrel  
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| −5              || −16            || 5  || 0.5–2             || 0.25–0.5      || Bat, gray squirrel  
 
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| −4              || −8              || 10  || 2–10           || 0.5–1          || Human infant, brown rat, cottontail rabbit
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| −4              || −8              || 10  || 2–10             || 0.5–1          || Human infant, brown rat, cottontail rabbit
 
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| −3              || −4              || 15  || 10–25         || 1–1.75        || Human toddler, falcon, house cat
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| −3              || −4              || 15  || 10–25             || 1–1.75        || Human toddler, falcon, house cat
 
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| −2              || −2              || 20  || 25–50         || 1.75–3        || Firna adult, lynx, beaver
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| −2              || −2              || 20  || 25–50             || 1.75–3        || Firna adult, lynx, beaver
 
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| −1              || −1              || 25  || 50–100         || 3–5            || Grey wolf, cheetah
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| −1              || −1              || 25  || 50–100           || 3–5            || Grey wolf, cheetah
 
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| 0              || 0              || 30  || 100–250       || 5–7            || Human adult, mastiff, wild boar
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| 0              || 0              || 30  || 100–250           || 5–7            || Human adult, mastiff, wild boar
 
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| 1              || 1              || 35  || 250–500       || 7–9            || Gorilla, black bear, bull shark
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| 1              || 1              || 35  || 250–500           || 7–9            || Gorilla, black bear, bull shark
 
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| 2              || 2              || 40  || 500–1000      || 9–11          || Grizzly, tiger, bottlenose dolphin
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| 2              || 2              || 40  || 500–1,000        || 9–11          || Grizzly, tiger, bottlenose dolphin, alligator
 
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| 3              || 4              || 50  || 1000–2500      || 11–13          || Horse, bison, tiger shark
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| 3              || 4              || 50  || 1,000–2,500      || 11–13          || Horse, bison, tiger shark
 
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| 4              || 8              || 70  || 2500–5000      || 13–16          || Hippopotamus, white rhino, great white shark
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| 4              || 8              || 70  || 2,500–5,000      || 13–16          || Hippopotamus, white rhino, great white shark
 
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| 5              || 16              || 100 || 5000–10000    || 16–19          || African elephant, stegosaurus, colossal squid
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| 5              || 16              || 100 || 5,000–10,000      || 16–19          || African elephant, stegosaurus, colossal squid
 
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| 6              || 32              || 150 || 10000–25000    || 20–25          || Tyrannosaurus rex, triceratops, orca
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| 6              || 32              || 150 || 10,000–25,000    || 20–25          || ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', ''triceratops'', orca
 
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| 7              || 64              || 200 || 25000–50000    || 25–30          || ''Apatosaurus louisae''
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| 7              || 64              || 200 || 25,000–50,000    || 25–30          || ''Apatosaurus louisae''
 
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| 8              || 128            || 275 || 50000–100000  || 30–40          || Sperm whale
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| 8              || 128            || 275 || 50,000–100,000    || 30–40          || Sperm whale, humpback whale
 
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| 9              || 256            || 375 || 100000–250000  || 40–60          || Argentinosaurus
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| 9              || 256            || 375 || 100,000–250,000  || 40–60          || ''Argentinosaurus'', fin whale
 
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| 10              || 512            || 525 || 250000–500000  || 60–90          || ''Amphicoelias fragillimus'', blue whale
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| 10              || 512            || 525 || 250,000–500,000  || 60–90          || ''Amphicoelias fragillimus'', blue whale
 
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| 11              || 1024            || 750 || 500000–1000000 || 90–150        || Rampaging reptilian radioactive monsters
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| 11              || 1024            || 750 || 500,000–1,000,000 || 90–150        || Rampaging radioactive reptilian monsters
 
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==If you're==
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# The Size gets subtracted from [[Attack Roll]]s, [[Dodge/Parry Roll]]s, and [[Stealth]]. Therefore, a positive number is a penalty and a negative number is a bonus. When creatures of different sizes engage in combat, the smaller one is harder to hit and inversely, the larger one is a bigger target.
===Huge===
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# The Muscle bonus is added to [[Might]] and opposed [[Grip]]. In feats of strength, larger creatures are many times stronger than smaller ones.
*Muscle gets a boost because you have the strength of ''10'' Morgan Freemans
 
*HP goes up because there's more of you to hurt
 
*Speed goes up because of your immense legs
 
*Defense goes down because you're huge and easy to hit
 
===Tiny===
 
*Muscle gets a drain because you have noodly appendages. Should even go below zero if you're about the size of macaroni.
 
*HP goes down because you have miniature organs
 
*Speed goes down because you have stubby little legs
 
*Defense goes up because you're tiny and hard to hit
 

Revision as of 17:11, 6 April 2015

A creature's size represents its mass and how much space it occupies. The following table lists the size modifiers, as well as some typical weights (in pounds), and typical heights (in feet). Naturally, there are examples which may fall outside these ranges. Size is more about a creature's mass than its dimensions.

Size1 MUS2 HP Typical Weight Typical Height Example
−6 −32 1 0–0.5 0–0.25 Toad, mouse
−5 −16 5 0.5–2 0.25–0.5 Bat, gray squirrel
−4 −8 10 2–10 0.5–1 Human infant, brown rat, cottontail rabbit
−3 −4 15 10–25 1–1.75 Human toddler, falcon, house cat
−2 −2 20 25–50 1.75–3 Firna adult, lynx, beaver
−1 −1 25 50–100 3–5 Grey wolf, cheetah
0 0 30 100–250 5–7 Human adult, mastiff, wild boar
1 1 35 250–500 7–9 Gorilla, black bear, bull shark
2 2 40 500–1,000 9–11 Grizzly, tiger, bottlenose dolphin, alligator
3 4 50 1,000–2,500 11–13 Horse, bison, tiger shark
4 8 70 2,500–5,000 13–16 Hippopotamus, white rhino, great white shark
5 16 100 5,000–10,000 16–19 African elephant, stegosaurus, colossal squid
6 32 150 10,000–25,000 20–25 Tyrannosaurus rex, triceratops, orca
7 64 200 25,000–50,000 25–30 Apatosaurus louisae
8 128 275 50,000–100,000 30–40 Sperm whale, humpback whale
9 256 375 100,000–250,000 40–60 Argentinosaurus, fin whale
10 512 525 250,000–500,000 60–90 Amphicoelias fragillimus, blue whale
11 1024 750 500,000–1,000,000 90–150 Rampaging radioactive reptilian monsters
  1. The Size gets subtracted from Attack Rolls, Dodge/Parry Rolls, and Stealth. Therefore, a positive number is a penalty and a negative number is a bonus. When creatures of different sizes engage in combat, the smaller one is harder to hit and inversely, the larger one is a bigger target.
  2. The Muscle bonus is added to Might and opposed Grip. In feats of strength, larger creatures are many times stronger than smaller ones.