02-11-2019, 06:15 PM | #1 | |
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Iceland*
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Pterosaur Size, Weight, ST and Maximum Encumbrance when Flying
Researching realistic* size constraints for flying creatures, I first found scientific literature that estimated several species of pterosaurs as having had a 30+ foot wingspans and having weighed up to 550 lbs., but still having been able to fly even without higher oxygen concentrations in the atmosphere.
Then I found this post, by lwcamp, whom I trust on GURPS stats for animals, because he knows a lot more about animals than I do. Quote:
Now, can anyone essay a guess at the likely ST scores for these recent scholarly estimates of real pterosaurs and whether they could have flown while carrying anything, i.e. some fraction of their Basic Lift, up to their BL or maybe up to Light encumbrance? *So I could determine at what point fantastic creatures were sustained partially by mana and had a higher ST score in areas with mana, but would be unable to fly in No Mana Zones. **What is even the point of Antarctic Space Nazis if they will not, once more, ride dinosaurs!?
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Za uspiekh nashevo beznadiozhnovo diela! Last edited by Icelander; 02-11-2019 at 06:23 PM. |
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dragons, pterodactyl, pterosaur, pterosaurs, realistic fantasy |
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