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Old 05-26-2016, 02:42 PM   #7
Varyon
 
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Default Re: Giraffes -- Long Necks and What To Do About Them

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Originally Posted by Anders View Post
I know that's probably serious and likely rather painful, but the giraffes look hilarious swinging their necks around like that. Wouldn't want to be on the receiving end, of course.

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Originally Posted by Captain Joy View Post
I believe the above is a house rule. If there are official GURPS rules for these kinds of edge cases, I'd be curious to know what they are.
The official rule is actually to use the object's width for the SM, for any attack, which has never really seemed right to me. Using the length's SM for swing attacks (provided they can be done at an appropriate angle) and using the width's SM+3 seems like a much better option, so I'll be mercilessly stealing that. Thanks!

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Originally Posted by Tomsdad View Post
Yes I remember a doodle in my lecture notes of a giraffe running with it head down and it's head exploding!
Terminally Ill (1 month or less) [-100] and Negated Disadvantage: Terminally Ill (1 month of less; Pact: Don't lower your head! -5%) [95], for a total of [-5].
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