Steve Lieb wrote:
>
> > I think we're working with fundamentally different ideas of 'Big'...
> > While I'll agree that Conan (or anyway Arnie) is Impressive or
> > Intimidating, I wouldn't allow 'Big' for anything within human size
> > limits - in RQ3 terms, nothing below SIZ 20 or even 25. Likewise
> 'Tiny'
> > means nothing above SIZ 5 (sorry, Andy, your Praxian doesn't quite cut
> > it). I was thinking of Giants, Minotaurs, etc.
>
> The great part is though, in the sense that some skills have a "second
> side" effect that might be less than positive is a mechanism to prevent
> rules lawyering powergamers like me from leveraging the game system
> excessively.
> Let's say a player picks big 18-we're talking about pretty big.
> Well, when he or she walks into town, you might check the reaction of
> the townsfolk to this monstrous intimidating fellow - i.e. if he wins a
> simple contest vs. "accepting of strangers 3" (I grew up in a small
> town - it's not an exaggeration) then they will all be thoroughly
> intimidated and resentful, trying their best to get him on his way.
>
And of course, the ever popular "So, was your momma or your poppa a tusk rider?"
Jeff "Sheepthief" Kyer
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