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Anthony · 01-31-2018, 03:48 PM

If your alternate size character is pretty much just a human scaled up or down, figure ordinary ST is about 0.15 per inch with anything above 0.2 being notable and above 0.25 probably cinematic. This means a 5'7" (67") character has an expected ST of 10 and a max of 16, a 48" character has an expected ST of 7 and a max of 12, a 36" character has an expected ST of 5 and a max of 9.

Builds that are significantly different from normal human will have different limits. A more generic limit would be sqrt (weight/height) with some multiplier; for weight in pounds and height in inches, average would be a multiple of 6-7 and max about 9 (thus, a football player at 6'6" and 280 lb could be up to ST 17).

01-31-2018, 03:48 PM	#4
Anthony Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Berkeley, CA	Re: Reasonable ST Limits for SM -1 and -2 Characters If your alternate size character is pretty much just a human scaled up or down, figure ordinary ST is about 0.15 per inch with anything above 0.2 being notable and above 0.25 probably cinematic. This means a 5'7" (67") character has an expected ST of 10 and a max of 16, a 48" character has an expected ST of 7 and a max of 12, a 36" character has an expected ST of 5 and a max of 9. Builds that are significantly different from normal human will have different limits. A more generic limit would be sqrt (weight/height) with some multiplier; for weight in pounds and height in inches, average would be a multiple of 6-7 and max about 9 (thus, a football player at 6'6" and 280 lb could be up to ST 17). __________________ My GURPS site and Blog.