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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 1048140" data-attributes="member: 1656">I'm going to stat up a new magic item.Rock of Divine MajestyThis granite boulder weighs one thousand pounds.  A creature who picks up the Rock and holds it aloft receives a +5 sacred bonus to all saving throws.  If the creature holds the Rock in one hand while doing so, he also receives a +5 sacred bonus to Intimidate checks.-----Now, there is a rule for what happens if a creature picks up the Rock.  That doesn't mean that a halfling with a Str of 8 can do so!  A Small creature needs a Str of 29 to hold a thousand pounds over his head; a Medium creature 28; a Large creature 22.The mere existence of a rule to cover what happens if someone does lift the Rock doesn't automatically mean that it's possible for everyone to do it.There is a rule for what happens if you wield a double weapon in one hand.  But that doesn't change the fact that a Medium character cannot wield a Medium two-handed weapon in one hand.  Neither can a Small character, or a Tiny character, or a Gargantuan character.  A Large character can, and a Huge character can, so the rule needs to exist to explain what happens if they try.-Hyp.</blockquote>