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<blockquote data-quote="freyar" data-source="post: 6034472" data-attributes="member: 40227">Well, based on other critters, it seems to me that constrict vs tail slap vs tail sweep are functions of entire design.&nbsp; Constrict does have something to do with Str as well as tail agility, as presumably does a tail slap attack.&nbsp; But the extant critters with the tail sweep are all big enough that their tails can make an effective area attack. For a Large critter to be able to do that, the tail would need to be at least as big as (not just as long as) the entire body.&nbsp; Just as an example, Large mariliths have a tail slap and constrict, and they're stronger and more dexterous than our albino wyrm, but they don't have a tail sweep.As for the treasure, I was basing my assessment on this quote in the original text: It just didn't sound like they'd keep coins or goods.&nbsp; I don't object too much to double standard, though, but we'd need to change the flavor to give them a lair if we do.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="freyar, post: 6034472, member: 40227"] Well, based on other critters, it seems to me that constrict vs tail slap vs tail sweep are functions of entire design. Constrict does have something to do with Str as well as tail agility, as presumably does a tail slap attack. But the extant critters with the tail sweep are all big enough that their tails can make an effective area attack. For a Large critter to be able to do that, the tail would need to be at least as big as (not just as long as) the entire body. Just as an example, Large mariliths have a tail slap and constrict, and they're stronger and more dexterous than our albino wyrm, but they don't have a tail sweep. As for the treasure, I was basing my assessment on this quote in the original text: It just didn't sound like they'd keep coins or goods. I don't object too much to double standard, though, but we'd need to change the flavor to give them a lair if we do. [/QUOTE]

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