Bodyslam of DOOM

[pallandrome]

Ok, The Ogre wizard has a fairly high strength and con, so we ruled he should weigh in at around 200. 230 with all his gear. He casts Iron Body, which is chain contengencied to cast enlarge, tensors transformation, and true strike. The Wizard then drops off 20ft a cliff onto a bad guy. We worked out that he weighs about 36,800 lbs. That's 185d6 of damage. +40 to aim himself. Does anyone else see anything wrong with this? Also, how much damage should the wizard take?

 

[Sejs]

Ogre.. wizard.

A 17th+ level ogre wizard.

Turning himself into a living meteor.

...honestly no, I don't have much of a problem with it.

 

[Crothian]

damage from weight shouldn't scale as it does. It is a bad rule.

 

[Rhun]

Shouldn't an ogre wizard actually weigh around 600lb to start?

 

[Felix]

I'm 5'10" and 205lbs; your ogre is either a midget-ogre or a victim of an eating disorder.

Other than that, I'd OK the 17th level Ogre-wizard meteor. Not that it will ever come up in play.

 

[takasi]

What enlarge spell is he casting?

 

[pallandrome]

...honestly no, I don't have much of a problem with it.

Honestly, I don't either, but I really WANT to have a problem with it. It's just...WTF?!?

The funniest part is, he's one of the best wizards I've ever seen played. Keeps impeccable track of his spell componants, is generally prepared for just about everything without trying to step on the other players toes, massive specialization into Illusion, at the expense of evocation...


Craziness, I tells ya.

EDIT: Bah, yeah, he usually uses alter self to be normal sized, and that is his normal size weight. Sorry about that. He dispelled Alter Self before casting the Iron Body.

 

[IcyCool]

Simple solution, cap falling damage at 20d6. Handwave any complaints by claiming that as "terminal velocity".

 

[pallandrome]

Meh, I would, but terminal velocity does not account for weight. I'll probably allow it this time, because he obviously put a lot of thought and preperation into the trick, but I'll take him aside after the game and explain that unless he wants Gargantuan Cloud Giants bombarding him, he'll lay off.

 

[takasi]

Why would the rules for falling objects apply to a creature falling? Creatures aren't objects right?

I would probably also cap the damage from falling objects at 20d6. It fits in line with the maximum damage for falling distance.