Questions tagged [size-scaling]
For questions about difficulties presented by in-game situations involving things of vastly different sizes. E.g.: pixies vs giants, or a one-man ship vs a titanic battleship. These situations may tap into specialised scaling mechanics or involve vast difficulty differences imposed by the scale differences.
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Is a bigger creature automatically stronger?
I had a discussion with my DM about how to compare the Strength score between two creatures of different sizes.
Suppose I have an Orc and a Troll with 20 Strength each, and they engage in some sort ...
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Can an Awakened Shrub become an Awakened Tree?
This question is irrelevant to most campaign settings so I'm mostly asking this out of curiosity and to see what others think.
Essentially the primary distinction between a Tree and a Shrub is height ...
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Does the Reduce option from the Enlarge/Reduce spell cause a critical hit to do 2d4 less damage?
The rule for critical hits states:
When you score a critical hit, you get to roll extra dice for the attack’s damage against the target. Roll all of the attack’s damage dice twice and add them ...
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How large is a Globe of Invulnerability cast by a Large creature?
The Globe of Invulnerability spell describes its area of effect like so:
An immobile, faintly shimmering barrier springs into existence in a 10-foot radius around you and remains for the duration.
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What ways are there to enter a foe's space without triggering an Attack of Opportunity?
A friend is suggesting a very odd Christmas one-shot, where everyone plays as kids, talking animals, snowmen, etc...but also as 20th level Gestalt characters, allowing just about any Pathfinder or 3.5 ...
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How can my players take on a bigger-sized ship?
A friend and I have been alternating mastering a game of Star Wars D6 by WEG. It's not really a full blown campaign, more like a series of one-shots loosely linked together. And we came across a major ...
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How can I efficiently manage Ship to Ship Tactical Combat and Boarding?
I'm planning a campaign that will involve a fair amount of ship to ship combat and boarding. My group is accustomed to using a square grid battle mat, and I'm concerned about the mechanics of the PC'...
