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Old 11-06-2014, 12:51 PM   #23
Anthony
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Berkeley, CA
Default Re: Balancing High Size Modifier

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Originally Posted by sir_pudding View Post
One thing that gets overlooked here is that Combat at Different Levels (p. B402) is supposed to apply, which benefits the taller fighter, although it is still very unclear to me where you measure (shoulder to shoulder? crown to crown?).
That does have some effect, assuming it's not foot height, but it's not too surprising that people forget about them, it's not terribly intuitive to think "two guys fighting on flat ground, I'd better use the rules for fighting on slopes". Also, those rules aren't particularly good to start with.
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