The "Size Discount for ST -- Why?" Discussion

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by Tomsdad

No but they still have to lift their own weight before lifting any more weight. It just the mechanism they use to lift can be very light (while still being pretty large).

The problem is if you ignore body weight than you have the following situation

A 200lb man with ST10 puts on 100lb ruck sack and suffers heavy encumbrance

but if he puts on 100lb of fat he's fine.

Which is why the text box on pg 19 suggests modelling a realistic adjustment to Move due to ST:Weight ratio by buying/selling Move.

But that's only a vague nod toward realism. 100 lbs of non-muscle is 100 lbs of non-muscle. They all should affect you pretty much the same if we neglect mass distribution and organ packing.
There is no simple answer for Gurps as it stands. All are either kludges with their own realism issues, or added complexities unsuitable for many gamers.