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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SKid4" data-source="post: 6497123" data-attributes="member: 27994">Here are some additional thoughts.1) Size affects Defense and Soak. Smaller creatures gain a Defense bonus. Larger creatures suffer a Defense penalty and gain an equivalent amount of Soak.2) All characters posseses the same amount of “defensive capacity” (or DefCap), which is level-based to match the maximum attack result. Your Defense score is equal to a base value + size + Agility + modifiers (e.g., magic). Convert Soak into a Defense bonus (e.g., by consulting a table) and add it to your Defense score. If your modified Defense score is less than your DefCap, you gain the remainder in Plot Immunity, which prevents your character from dying… somehow. (DefCap = Defense + Soak bonus + Plot Immunity) This allows non-combatants to survive combat and keep up with combat-focused characters.2a) You can permanently reduce your Defense score to gain an equivalent amount of Soak.</blockquote>