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Topic subjectthoughts on enlarge and reduce
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1596, thoughts on enlarge and reduce
Posted by incognito on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
Shouldn't these affect your weight?

i.e. if you enlarge, your gear weighs that much more.
If you reduce, it weighs less.

This has implications for bash, disarm, etc.
1607, RE: thoughts on enlarge and reduce
Posted by Zulghinlour on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
>Shouldn't these affect your weight?

No.

>i.e. if you enlarge, your gear weighs that much more.
>If you reduce, it weighs less.

So a 2 pound belt shoudl weight different if a gnome wears it or a giant wears it? It's still a 2 pound belt.

>This has implications for bash, disarm, etc.

Size already has implications for bash.
1609, a 2 lb belt might fall off if it doesn't get smaller
Posted by incognito on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
but since both gnome and giant can wear it anyway, I guess that's where we suspend disbelief.

However, should reduced giants be able to wear giant only gear, or enlarged gnomes gnome only gear?

Just a thought. Not really suggesting anything changes.
1614, RE: a 2 lb belt might fall off if it doesn't get smaller
Posted by Valguarnera on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
In my opinion, it would be a large change for an effect that doesn't add much (and would subtract in many ways... I enlarge you, and now you can't pick up disarmed weapons because your gear weighs 600 pounds) to game play.

valguarnera@carrionfields.com
1605, RE: thoughts on enlarge and reduce
Posted by Isildur on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
If you grow a size your max strength should also increase, which would offset the increased weight from your gear.
1606, I thought of that, but there is more to it
Posted by incognito on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
There's also the issue of whether a reduced guy can bash as well as before he reduced, weightwise.

ie two giants reduce should bash each other less effectively than 2 giants enlarged, maybe.
1600, I disagree.
Posted by Marcus_ on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
It's easier to explain it with changed volume/maintained weight. Aka the density changes.

Why change what is not broken?