Re: [RULES] Combat between Giant and man.
 

Hey, stop picking on giants. High SM is very troublesome already.

Re: [RULES] Combat between Giant and man.
 

And SM does not always mean a giant antropomorph - a super-fast, like zip around like lightining fast 20 m diameter sphere or a 70 metre long, 2 metres wide snake like creature with 2400 legs (coordination of which really complex so the creature always trips on its own feet) and BM of 1 are all possible.

Meaning: GURPS being generic and universal, if your Giants (which are physical impossibilities already - so you are in Fantasy area) are slower compared to your normals, make them slower. I can perfectly imagine a giant moving as fast as I can making the resultant "effects" to the surroundings really impressive (with lots of small things flying around and getting crushed all the time and a lot of noise) so mine would be faster. This is just a choice, it shouldn't be inherent in the system.

Cheers!

Re: [RULES] Combat between Giant and man.
 

You know, many of us would be happy to see more of this officially addressed. (Aims to the forthcoming new Low-Tech). Initially I thought these issues would be treated if not in the new Basic Set, at least in 4e Fantasy, but...

It all depends on the diet.

Re: [RULES] Combat between Giant and man.
 

Well, I bet we won't get more official than the FAQ for a while.

Re: [RULES] Combat between Giant and man.
 

Speaking of Man vs. Giant, how would you handle the problem of hit locations in such an encounter? I tried to find advice in the "Combat at different levels" section (B404) but to no avail (it actually covers a different issue).

Re: [RULES] Combat between Giant and man.
 

Well, if the giant was SM +5 and an attack on the head is -5 (in 3rd edition, anyway), then the giant's head is the size of a "normal" human torso, +0 to hit.

Re: [RULES] Combat between Giant and man.
 

Provided you can reach the head. You should get a section bonus but it should also be necessary to target sections you can reach. You shouldn't really get the full +5 if there's only SM+1 worth of target you can get at. (Just opinion.) Besides, it really hasn't come up in my games.

Re: [RULES] Combat between Giant and man.
 

I thought there was already a +4 cap for melee for this very reason.

Re: [RULES] Combat between Giant and man.
 

That could very well be the reason though +4 sounds pretty generous considering that with most weapons you could hardly reach the first 15' (SM+2) of a 45' (SM+5) tall giant.

Re: [RULES] Combat between Giant and man.
 

In fact my question was exactly about weapon reach with non human-sized (or, anyway, differently sized) opponents. In case I should end up GMing a man vs. giant fight, is there out some supplement with rules to detail what is reacheable and what is not, or am I on my own (GM's call backed up by geometry and common sense)?

Regards,

Amedeo