04-16-2021, 12:45 PM | #11 |
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Re: Cyclops SM?
The real question is what disadvantage does a cyclops have that keeps him from realizing that yelling "NoWun has stabbed me!" is likely to create the wrong impression.
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04-16-2021, 12:48 PM | #12 |
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Re: Cyclops SM?
Legendary Stupidity.
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04-16-2021, 01:26 PM | #13 |
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Re: Cyclops SM?
IQ 7-8 would be sufficient.
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04-17-2021, 04:42 AM | #14 | |
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Re: Cyclops SM?
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04-20-2021, 09:52 PM | #15 |
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Re: Cyclops SM?
That argues for pretty impressive BL, since there were a dozen men in the cave.
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04-20-2021, 10:27 PM | #16 |
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Re: Cyclops SM?
If you ignore the square/cube law, which is generally the right thing to do for giants, even SM+3 is considerably stronger than a dozen men.
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04-26-2021, 04:55 PM | #17 |
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Re: Cyclops SM?
Yeah I tend to increase Strength a lot for larger size modifiers and I'll allow players to buy a DR for natural toughness for each level of SM. If you're you're attacking a humanoid bigger than SM+2 (15 ft) at my table the default hit location is legs rather than body. And that reach. If you find a humanoid bigger than SM+3 I hope you dodge really good.
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04-26-2021, 05:11 PM | #18 |
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Re: Cyclops SM?
If you ignore the square/cube law, strength of giants (assuming human is ST and they're at the top end of their SM just like humans are):
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04-27-2021, 06:14 AM | #19 | |
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Re: Cyclops SM?
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04-27-2021, 07:10 AM | #20 |
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Re: Cyclops SM?
Going from memory here, I believe Polyphemus also blindly hurls a boulder at the departing ship. Of course we don't know the size of the boulder, but we should assume it was big enough to threaten. If he uses the usual throwing rules, a 50 yard throw would suggest an ST in the 50s, so with the above SM 3 seems plausible. I guess I'm leaning towards smaller. He has to fit into a cave on a beach, after all, and there have to be similar sized caves for his buddies.
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