> > I do not like the idea of a Large
> 5W
> > human, simply because it becomes impossible to compare Large
> > directly.
> Big, Bigger, Very Large or whatever are all the same thing if they
> have the same numerical value.
Others share your ideas, others still share mine.
> You allow, I suppose, things like Strong, in a range of 13 to 5W
and
> even more ?
But Large to me means size, and indicates a VISIBLE difference. Also, if you allow too much to be done with the one ability (weight, imovability, damage absorbtion, trampling, etc.) it becomes too useful, and should have some limit (or else a specialised ability should be chosen). I limit it by RW physical limits.
> By the way, you say the size range is Small 8 to Large 17, so for
you
> the word is as important as the number ?
> For me a very small man would have Very Small 15, but I got the
> impression it'd be Very Small 6 for you. I'm wrong ?
Hmm... No, the word is not the important thing, I just choose to use as few different words as strictly necessary for continuity. Small 10 is smaller than Small 8. I am basing my numbers on comparison with creatures in Anaxial's Record.
Wulf
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