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<blockquote data-quote="ElectricDragon" data-source="post: 7893618" data-attributes="member: 10778"><p><span style="font-size: 26px">PART THREE</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px">Farrag</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px">Cyclopean Stoic Stone</span></p><p></p><p>What follows is an excerp from the writings about the fabled <em>Dragens Arcanus</em> by Karthan the Historian.</p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>The eighth tablet tells of a living mountain: Farrag, the Stone. Farrag is a fallen god, who lost much of his power in his epic battle with Desinora [or any chaotic evil deity of revenge] eons ago. Though most reports say he won the battle; he was stripped of most of his portfolio and divine abilities. Desinora [or a the chaotic evil revenge deity] was unable to acquire this immense influx of deific power for herself because of Nethrancor’s [or an undeath deity] interference, so a void of draconic earth god remained. After millennia of languishing as a quasi-deity, Farrag finally climbed back into the ranks of godhood. Though he has again become a demigod; he still does everything in his power to avoid the attention of his former foe. So far he has been succcessful. Either Farrag has no plans to regain his former glory, or he has plans that require multitudes of lifetimes.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Draconic history states that Farrag’s is the back upon which the world was built. All dragonkind avoid his territory in respect for his elder dragon status, his deific status, his immenseness as a dragon, or for some other untold reason.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>An observer across time might say Farrag always sleeps; but this is not true. Farrag is all too aware of everything that goes on around him for miles. He sees most things as beneath him, and not worthy of a response. Only those foolish enough to bring something he considers important to his attention have ever seen him move, or worse yet, attack. He is a terrible engine of destruction when angered, causing earthquakes and landslides whenever he moves, destroying cities as though they were anthills. Though his movement is slow; it is always measured and precise. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Most dragons know where Farrag lies and give him a wide berth, allotting him enough space to call his own that any dragon would be proud to claim as its own. Dragons refuse to speak of Farrag, choosing to allow lesser beings (all non-dragons) believe that he is nothing more than a myth.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Farrag speaks all known languages. When he chooses to speak, his voice shakes the ground and shivers the very sky with its volume and timbre. Oftimes, a legendary earthquake, remembered from untold centuries ago, was actually a bit of conversation from “the Stone”.</em></p><p></p><p></p><p>In order to fully describe Farrag, it is first necessary to outline a new size category: Awesome.</p><p><strong>AWESOME SIZE CATEGORY</strong></p><p>Awesome is a new size category introduced in this treatise. It is larger than Colossal size and even the epic dragon size, Colossal+, and uses the following game rules: Awesome is not so much as a category as a conglomerate of everything bigger than any other game-described size categories. Objects in this category include cities, very large ships, and large castles.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Armor for Unusual Creatures</span></strong></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td></td><td><p style="text-align: center"><strong>Humanoid</strong></p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center"><strong>Nonhumanoid</strong></p> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Size</strong></td><td><p style="text-align: center"><strong>Cost</strong></p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center"><strong>Weight</strong></p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center"><strong>Cost</strong></p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center"><strong>Weight</strong></p> </td></tr><tr><td>Tiny or smaller1</td><td><p style="text-align: center">x1/2</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">x1/10</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">x1</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">x1/10</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Small</td><td><p style="text-align: center">x1</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">x1/2</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">x2</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">x1/2</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Medium</td><td><p style="text-align: center">x1</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">x1</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">x2</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">x1</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Large</td><td><p style="text-align: center">x2</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">x2</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">x4</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">x2</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Huge</td><td><p style="text-align: center">x4</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">x5</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">x8</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">x5</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Gargantuan</td><td><p style="text-align: center">x8</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">x8</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">x16</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">x8</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Colossal</td><td><p style="text-align: center">x16</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">x12</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">x32</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">x12</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Awesome</td><td><p style="text-align: center">x32 2</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">x16 2</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">x64 2</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">x16 2</p> </td></tr><tr><td>1 Divide armor bonus by 2.</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></table><p>2 Or more.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Attack Bonus</span></strong></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Size</strong></td><td><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Size Modifier</strong></span></td><td><strong>Size</strong></td><td><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Size Modifier</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td>Awesome</td><td><p style="text-align: center">-16 1</p> </td><td>Medium</td><td><p style="text-align: center">+0</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Colossal</td><td><p style="text-align: center">–8</p> </td><td>Small</td><td><p style="text-align: center">+1</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Gargantuan</td><td><p style="text-align: center">–4</p> </td><td>Tiny</td><td><p style="text-align: center">+2</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Huge</td><td><p style="text-align: center">–2</p> </td><td>Diminutive</td><td><p style="text-align: center">+4</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Large</td><td><p style="text-align: center">–1</p> </td><td>Fine</td><td><p style="text-align: center">+8</p> </td></tr><tr><td>1 Or more as the situation warrants.</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></table><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Description of Creature Size Categories</span></strong></p><p></p><p><em>Awesome:</em> –16 AC/attacks or more</p><p><em>Dimensions:</em> 128 ft. or more</p><p><em>Weight:</em> 2,500,000 lb. or more* (250 tons or more)</p><p>*Assumes that the creature is roughly as dense as a regular animal. A creature made of stone will weigh considerably more. A gaseous creature will weigh much less.</p><p>Farrag weights at least 25 million pounds (more than 2,500 tons).</p><p></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Creature Size and Scale</span></strong></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Creature Size</strong></td><td><p style="text-align: center"><strong>Space1</strong></p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center"><strong>Natural Reach1</strong></p> </td></tr><tr><td>Fine</td><td><p style="text-align: center">1/2 ft.</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">0</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Diminutive</td><td><p style="text-align: center">1 ft.</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">0</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Tiny</td><td><p style="text-align: center">2-1/2 ft.</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">0</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Small</td><td><p style="text-align: center">4 ft.</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">4 ft.</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Medium</td><td><p style="text-align: center">5 ft.</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">5 ft.</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Large (tall)</td><td><p style="text-align: center">10 ft.</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">10 ft.</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Large (long)</td><td><p style="text-align: center">10 ft.</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">5 ft.</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Huge (tall)</td><td><p style="text-align: center">15 ft.</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">15 ft.</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Huge (long)</td><td><p style="text-align: center">15 ft.</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">10 ft.</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Gargantuan (tall)</td><td><p style="text-align: center">20 ft.</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">20 ft.</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Gargantuan (long)</td><td><p style="text-align: center">20 ft.</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">15 ft.</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Colossal (tall)</td><td><p style="text-align: center">30 ft.</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">30 ft.</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Colossal (long)</td><td><p style="text-align: center">30 ft.</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">20 ft.</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Awesome (long)</td><td><p style="text-align: center">50 ft. 2</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">30 ft.</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Awesome (tall)</td><td><p style="text-align: center">50 ft. 2</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">50 ft.</p> </td></tr><tr><td>1 These values are typical for creatures of the indicated size. Some exceptions exist.<br /> 2. Depending on the specific creature and the adventure’s needs, space can be as large as the whole map area. Most awesome creatures and objects are bigger than the play area.</td><td></td><td></td></tr></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Creature Size and Vertical Reach</span></strong></p><p>The maximum vertical reach (height the creature can reach without jumping) for an average creature of a given size is shown on the table below. (As a Medium creature, a typical human can reach 8 feet without jumping.) Quadrupedal creatures don’t have the same vertical reach as a bipedal creature; treat them as being one size category smaller.</p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong>Creature Size </strong></td><td><strong>Vertical Reach</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Awesome</td><td>256 ft.</td></tr><tr><td>Colossal</td><td>128 ft.</td></tr><tr><td>Gargantuan</td><td>64 ft.</td></tr><tr><td>Huge</td><td>32 ft.</td></tr><tr><td>Large</td><td>16 ft.</td></tr><tr><td>Medium</td><td>8 ft.</td></tr><tr><td>Small</td><td>4 ft.</td></tr><tr><td>Tiny</td><td>2 ft.</td></tr><tr><td>Diminutive</td><td>1 ft.</td></tr><tr><td>Fine</td><td>1/2 ft.</td></tr></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Carrying Capacity</span></strong></p><p><strong>Bigger and Smaller Creatures:</strong> The figures on Table: Carrying Capacity is for Medium bipedal creatures. A larger bipedal creature can carry more weight depending on its size category, as follows: Large x2, Huge x4, Gargantuan x8, Colossal x16, Awesome: x32. A smaller creature can carry less weight depending on its size category, as follows: Small x3/4, Tiny x1/2, Diminutive x1/4, Fine x1/8.</p><p></p><p>Quadrupeds can carry heavier loads than characters can. Instead of the multipliers given above, multiply the value corresponding to the creature’s Strength score from Table: Carrying Capacity by the appropriate modifier, as follows: Fine x1/4, Diminutive x1/2, Tiny x3/4, Small x1, Medium x1-1/2, Large x3, Huge x6, Gargantuan x12, Colossal x24, Awesome x48.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Grapple</span></strong></p><p>The special size modifier for a grapple check is as follows: Awesome +32, Colossal +16, Gargantuan +12, Huge +8, Large +4, Medium +0, Small –4, Tiny –8, Diminutive –12, Fine –16. Use this number in place of the normal size modifier you use when making an attack roll.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Hide</span></strong></p><p>A creature larger or smaller than Medium takes a size bonus or penalty on Hide checks depending on its size category: Fine +16, Diminutive +12, Tiny +8, Small +4, Large –4, Huge –8, Gargantuan –12, Colossal –16, Awesome –32.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Moving through a Square</span></strong></p><p>Creatures of any size smaller than Awesome can move into or through a square occupied by an Awesome sized creature.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Breaking Items</span></strong></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Size</strong></td><td><strong>AC Modifier</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Awesome</td><td><p style="text-align: center">–16</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Colossal</td><td><p style="text-align: center">–8</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Gargantuan</td><td><p style="text-align: center">–4</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Huge</td><td><p style="text-align: center">–2</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Large</td><td><p style="text-align: center">–1</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Medium</td><td><p style="text-align: center">+0</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Small</td><td><p style="text-align: center">+1</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Tiny</td><td><p style="text-align: center">+2</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Diminutive</td><td><p style="text-align: center">+4</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Fine</td><td><p style="text-align: center">+8</p> </td></tr></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Improving Monsters: Changes to Statistics by Size</span></strong></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Old Size</strong>*</td><td><strong>New Size</strong></td><td><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Str</strong></span></td><td><p style="text-align: center"><strong>Dex</strong></p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center"><strong>Con</strong></p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center"><strong>Natural Armor</strong></p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center"><strong>AC/<br /> Attack</strong></p> </td></tr><tr><td>Fine</td><td>Diminutive</td><td><p style="text-align: center">Same</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">–2</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">Same</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">Same</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">–4</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Diminutive</td><td>Tiny</td><td><p style="text-align: center">+2</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">–2</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">Same</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">Same</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">–2</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Tiny</td><td>Small</td><td><p style="text-align: center">+4</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">–2</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">Same</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">Same</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">–1</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Small</td><td>Medium</td><td><p style="text-align: center">+4</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">–2</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">+2</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">Same</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">–1</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Medium</td><td>Large</td><td><p style="text-align: center">+8</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">–2</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">+4</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">+2</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">–1</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Large</td><td>Huge</td><td><p style="text-align: center">+8</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">–2</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">+4</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">+3</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">–1</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Huge</td><td>Gargantuan</td><td><p style="text-align: center">+8</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">Same</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">+4</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">+4</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">–2</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Gargantuan</td><td>Colossal</td><td><p style="text-align: center">+8</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">Same</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">+4</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">+5</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">–4</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Colossal</td><td>Awesome</td><td><p style="text-align: center">+8</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">Same</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">+4</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">+6</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">–8</p> </td></tr><tr><td>*Repeat the adjustment if the creature moves up more than one size.</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></table><p><strong>Open Doors</strong></p><p></p><p>Larger and smaller creatures get size bonuses and size penalties on Strength checks to break open doors as follows: Fine –16, Diminutive –12, Tiny –8, Small –4, Large +4, Huge +8, Gargantuan +12, Colossal +16, Awesome +32.</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Epic Dragons</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>COMBAT</strong></span></p><p>Epic dragons share all the combat characteristics of standard dragons<em>. </em>Even wyrmling epic dragons are Huge, however, and are capable of making tail sweep and crush attacks. The oldest epic dragons have a greater reach and deal more damage with their attacks than other Colossal dragons, as shown on the Epic Dragon Space and Reach and Epic Dragon Attacks tables below. In addition, the breath weapon of the oldest epic dragons is a larger cone than most Colossal dragons possess. The size modifier for these dragons remains –8.</p><p></p><p>Some few other dragons, called elder dragons, have achieved an even larger size category; most such creatures will be of deific power. The size modifier for these Awesome-size dragons increases to –16.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Epic Dragon Space and Reach </strong></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong>Size </strong></td><td><strong>Space/Reach</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Huge</td><td>15 ft./10 ft.</td></tr><tr><td>Gargantuan</td><td>20 ft./15 ft.</td></tr><tr><td>Colossal</td><td>30 ft./20 ft.</td></tr><tr><td>Colossal+</td><td>30 ft./20 ft.</td></tr><tr><td>Awesome</td><td>50 ft./30 ft.</td></tr></table><p><strong>Epic Dragon Attacks </strong></p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong>Size </strong></td><td><p style="text-align: center"><strong>1 Bite</strong></p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center"><strong>2 Claws</strong></p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center"><strong>2 Wings</strong></p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center"><strong>1 Tail Slap</strong></p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center"><strong>1 Crush</strong></p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center"><strong>1 Tail Sweep</strong></p> </td></tr><tr><td>Huge</td><td><p style="text-align: center">2d8</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">2d6</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">1d8</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">2d6</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">2d8</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">2d4</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Gargantuan</td><td><p style="text-align: center">4d6</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">2d8</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">2d6</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">2d8</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">4d6</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">2d6</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Colossal</td><td><p style="text-align: center">4d8</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">4d6</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">2d8</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">4d6</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">4d8</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">2d8</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Colossal+</td><td><p style="text-align: center">8d6</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">4d8</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">4d6</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">4d8</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">8d6</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">4d6</p> </td></tr><tr><td>Awesome</td><td><p style="text-align: center">8d8</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">8d6</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">4d8</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">8d6</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">8d8</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">4d8</p> </td></tr></table><p><strong>Epic Dragon Breath Weapons </strong></p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong>Size </strong></td><td><strong>Cone* (Length) </strong></td></tr><tr><td>Huge</td><td>50 ft.</td></tr><tr><td>Gargantuan</td><td>60 ft.</td></tr><tr><td>Colossal</td><td>70 ft.</td></tr><tr><td>Colossal+</td><td>80 ft.</td></tr><tr><td>Awesome</td><td>100 ft.</td></tr><tr><td>* A cone is as high and wide as its length.</td><td></td></tr></table></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ElectricDragon, post: 7893618, member: 10778"] [SIZE=7]PART THREE[/SIZE] [SIZE=6]Farrag Cyclopean Stoic Stone[/SIZE] What follows is an excerp from the writings about the fabled [I]Dragens Arcanus[/I] by Karthan the Historian. [I] The eighth tablet tells of a living mountain: Farrag, the Stone. Farrag is a fallen god, who lost much of his power in his epic battle with Desinora [or any chaotic evil deity of revenge] eons ago. Though most reports say he won the battle; he was stripped of most of his portfolio and divine abilities. Desinora [or a the chaotic evil revenge deity] was unable to acquire this immense influx of deific power for herself because of Nethrancor’s [or an undeath deity] interference, so a void of draconic earth god remained. After millennia of languishing as a quasi-deity, Farrag finally climbed back into the ranks of godhood. Though he has again become a demigod; he still does everything in his power to avoid the attention of his former foe. So far he has been succcessful. Either Farrag has no plans to regain his former glory, or he has plans that require multitudes of lifetimes. Draconic history states that Farrag’s is the back upon which the world was built. All dragonkind avoid his territory in respect for his elder dragon status, his deific status, his immenseness as a dragon, or for some other untold reason. An observer across time might say Farrag always sleeps; but this is not true. Farrag is all too aware of everything that goes on around him for miles. He sees most things as beneath him, and not worthy of a response. Only those foolish enough to bring something he considers important to his attention have ever seen him move, or worse yet, attack. He is a terrible engine of destruction when angered, causing earthquakes and landslides whenever he moves, destroying cities as though they were anthills. Though his movement is slow; it is always measured and precise. Most dragons know where Farrag lies and give him a wide berth, allotting him enough space to call his own that any dragon would be proud to claim as its own. Dragons refuse to speak of Farrag, choosing to allow lesser beings (all non-dragons) believe that he is nothing more than a myth. Farrag speaks all known languages. When he chooses to speak, his voice shakes the ground and shivers the very sky with its volume and timbre. Oftimes, a legendary earthquake, remembered from untold centuries ago, was actually a bit of conversation from “the Stone”.[/I] In order to fully describe Farrag, it is first necessary to outline a new size category: Awesome. [B]AWESOME SIZE CATEGORY[/B] Awesome is a new size category introduced in this treatise. It is larger than Colossal size and even the epic dragon size, Colossal+, and uses the following game rules: Awesome is not so much as a category as a conglomerate of everything bigger than any other game-described size categories. Objects in this category include cities, very large ships, and large castles. [B][SIZE=5]Armor for Unusual Creatures[/SIZE][/B] [TABLE] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][CENTER][B]Humanoid[/B][/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER][B]Nonhumanoid[/B][/CENTER][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][B]Size[/B][/TD] [TD][CENTER][B]Cost[/B][/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER][B]Weight[/B][/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER][B]Cost[/B][/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER][B]Weight[/B][/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Tiny or smaller1[/TD] [TD][CENTER]x1/2[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]x1/10[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]x1[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]x1/10[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Small[/TD] [TD][CENTER]x1[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]x1/2[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]x2[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]x1/2[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Medium[/TD] [TD][CENTER]x1[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]x1[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]x2[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]x1[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Large[/TD] [TD][CENTER]x2[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]x2[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]x4[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]x2[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Huge[/TD] [TD][CENTER]x4[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]x5[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]x8[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]x5[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Gargantuan[/TD] [TD][CENTER]x8[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]x8[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]x16[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]x8[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Colossal[/TD] [TD][CENTER]x16[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]x12[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]x32[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]x12[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Awesome[/TD] [TD][CENTER]x32 2[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]x16 2[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]x64 2[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]x16 2[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]1 Divide armor bonus by 2.[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] 2 Or more. [B][SIZE=5]Attack Bonus[/SIZE][/B] [TABLE] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][B]Size[/B][/TD] [TD][SIZE=4][B]Size Modifier[/B][/SIZE][/TD] [TD][B]Size[/B][/TD] [TD][SIZE=4][B]Size Modifier[/B][/SIZE][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Awesome[/TD] [TD][CENTER]-16 1[/CENTER][/TD] [TD]Medium[/TD] [TD][CENTER]+0[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Colossal[/TD] [TD][CENTER]–8[/CENTER][/TD] [TD]Small[/TD] [TD][CENTER]+1[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Gargantuan[/TD] [TD][CENTER]–4[/CENTER][/TD] [TD]Tiny[/TD] [TD][CENTER]+2[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Huge[/TD] [TD][CENTER]–2[/CENTER][/TD] [TD]Diminutive[/TD] [TD][CENTER]+4[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Large[/TD] [TD][CENTER]–1[/CENTER][/TD] [TD]Fine[/TD] [TD][CENTER]+8[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]1 Or more as the situation warrants.[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [B][SIZE=5]Description of Creature Size Categories[/SIZE][/B] [I]Awesome:[/I] –16 AC/attacks or more [I]Dimensions:[/I] 128 ft. or more [I]Weight:[/I] 2,500,000 lb. or more* (250 tons or more) *Assumes that the creature is roughly as dense as a regular animal. A creature made of stone will weigh considerably more. A gaseous creature will weigh much less. Farrag weights at least 25 million pounds (more than 2,500 tons). [B] [SIZE=5]Creature Size and Scale[/SIZE][/B] [TABLE] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][B]Creature Size[/B][/TD] [TD][CENTER][B]Space1[/B][/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER][B]Natural Reach1[/B][/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Fine[/TD] [TD][CENTER]1/2 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]0[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Diminutive[/TD] [TD][CENTER]1 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]0[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Tiny[/TD] [TD][CENTER]2-1/2 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]0[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Small[/TD] [TD][CENTER]4 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]4 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Medium[/TD] [TD][CENTER]5 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]5 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Large (tall)[/TD] [TD][CENTER]10 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]10 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Large (long)[/TD] [TD][CENTER]10 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]5 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Huge (tall)[/TD] [TD][CENTER]15 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]15 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Huge (long)[/TD] [TD][CENTER]15 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]10 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Gargantuan (tall)[/TD] [TD][CENTER]20 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]20 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Gargantuan (long)[/TD] [TD][CENTER]20 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]15 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Colossal (tall)[/TD] [TD][CENTER]30 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]30 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Colossal (long)[/TD] [TD][CENTER]30 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]20 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Awesome (long)[/TD] [TD][CENTER]50 ft. 2[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]30 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Awesome (tall)[/TD] [TD][CENTER]50 ft. 2[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]50 ft.[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]1 These values are typical for creatures of the indicated size. Some exceptions exist. 2. Depending on the specific creature and the adventure’s needs, space can be as large as the whole map area. Most awesome creatures and objects are bigger than the play area.[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [B] [SIZE=5]Creature Size and Vertical Reach[/SIZE][/B] The maximum vertical reach (height the creature can reach without jumping) for an average creature of a given size is shown on the table below. (As a Medium creature, a typical human can reach 8 feet without jumping.) Quadrupedal creatures don’t have the same vertical reach as a bipedal creature; treat them as being one size category smaller. [TABLE] [TR] [TD][B]Creature Size [/B][/TD] [TD][B]Vertical Reach[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Awesome[/TD] [TD]256 ft.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Colossal[/TD] [TD]128 ft.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Gargantuan[/TD] [TD]64 ft.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Huge[/TD] [TD]32 ft.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Large[/TD] [TD]16 ft.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Medium[/TD] [TD]8 ft.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Small[/TD] [TD]4 ft.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Tiny[/TD] [TD]2 ft.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Diminutive[/TD] [TD]1 ft.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Fine[/TD] [TD]1/2 ft.[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [B] [SIZE=5]Carrying Capacity[/SIZE] Bigger and Smaller Creatures:[/B] The figures on Table: Carrying Capacity is for Medium bipedal creatures. A larger bipedal creature can carry more weight depending on its size category, as follows: Large x2, Huge x4, Gargantuan x8, Colossal x16, Awesome: x32. A smaller creature can carry less weight depending on its size category, as follows: Small x3/4, Tiny x1/2, Diminutive x1/4, Fine x1/8. Quadrupeds can carry heavier loads than characters can. Instead of the multipliers given above, multiply the value corresponding to the creature’s Strength score from Table: Carrying Capacity by the appropriate modifier, as follows: Fine x1/4, Diminutive x1/2, Tiny x3/4, Small x1, Medium x1-1/2, Large x3, Huge x6, Gargantuan x12, Colossal x24, Awesome x48. [B][SIZE=5]Grapple[/SIZE][/B] The special size modifier for a grapple check is as follows: Awesome +32, Colossal +16, Gargantuan +12, Huge +8, Large +4, Medium +0, Small –4, Tiny –8, Diminutive –12, Fine –16. Use this number in place of the normal size modifier you use when making an attack roll. [B][SIZE=5]Hide[/SIZE][/B] A creature larger or smaller than Medium takes a size bonus or penalty on Hide checks depending on its size category: Fine +16, Diminutive +12, Tiny +8, Small +4, Large –4, Huge –8, Gargantuan –12, Colossal –16, Awesome –32. [B][SIZE=5]Moving through a Square[/SIZE][/B] Creatures of any size smaller than Awesome can move into or through a square occupied by an Awesome sized creature. [B][SIZE=5]Breaking Items[/SIZE][/B] [TABLE] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][B]Size[/B][/TD] [TD][B]AC Modifier[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Awesome[/TD] [TD][CENTER]–16[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Colossal[/TD] [TD][CENTER]–8[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Gargantuan[/TD] [TD][CENTER]–4[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Huge[/TD] [TD][CENTER]–2[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Large[/TD] [TD][CENTER]–1[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Medium[/TD] [TD][CENTER]+0[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Small[/TD] [TD][CENTER]+1[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Tiny[/TD] [TD][CENTER]+2[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Diminutive[/TD] [TD][CENTER]+4[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Fine[/TD] [TD][CENTER]+8[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [B] [SIZE=5]Improving Monsters: Changes to Statistics by Size[/SIZE][/B] [TABLE] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][B]Old Size[/B]*[/TD] [TD][B]New Size[/B][/TD] [TD][SIZE=4][B]Str[/B][/SIZE][/TD] [TD][CENTER][B]Dex[/B][/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER][B]Con[/B][/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER][B]Natural Armor[/B][/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER][B]AC/ Attack[/B][/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Fine[/TD] [TD]Diminutive[/TD] [TD][CENTER]Same[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]–2[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]Same[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]Same[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]–4[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Diminutive[/TD] [TD]Tiny[/TD] [TD][CENTER]+2[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]–2[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]Same[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]Same[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]–2[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Tiny[/TD] [TD]Small[/TD] [TD][CENTER]+4[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]–2[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]Same[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]Same[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]–1[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Small[/TD] [TD]Medium[/TD] [TD][CENTER]+4[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]–2[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]+2[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]Same[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]–1[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Medium[/TD] [TD]Large[/TD] [TD][CENTER]+8[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]–2[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]+4[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]+2[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]–1[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Large[/TD] [TD]Huge[/TD] [TD][CENTER]+8[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]–2[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]+4[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]+3[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]–1[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Huge[/TD] [TD]Gargantuan[/TD] [TD][CENTER]+8[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]Same[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]+4[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]+4[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]–2[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Gargantuan[/TD] [TD]Colossal[/TD] [TD][CENTER]+8[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]Same[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]+4[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]+5[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]–4[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Colossal[/TD] [TD]Awesome[/TD] [TD][CENTER]+8[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]Same[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]+4[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]+6[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]–8[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]*Repeat the adjustment if the creature moves up more than one size.[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [B]Open Doors[/B] Larger and smaller creatures get size bonuses and size penalties on Strength checks to break open doors as follows: Fine –16, Diminutive –12, Tiny –8, Small –4, Large +4, Huge +8, Gargantuan +12, Colossal +16, Awesome +32. [SIZE=4][B]Epic Dragons COMBAT[/B][/SIZE] Epic dragons share all the combat characteristics of standard dragons[I]. [/I]Even wyrmling epic dragons are Huge, however, and are capable of making tail sweep and crush attacks. The oldest epic dragons have a greater reach and deal more damage with their attacks than other Colossal dragons, as shown on the Epic Dragon Space and Reach and Epic Dragon Attacks tables below. In addition, the breath weapon of the oldest epic dragons is a larger cone than most Colossal dragons possess. The size modifier for these dragons remains –8. Some few other dragons, called elder dragons, have achieved an even larger size category; most such creatures will be of deific power. The size modifier for these Awesome-size dragons increases to –16. [B]Epic Dragon Space and Reach [/B] [TABLE] [TR] [TD][B]Size [/B][/TD] [TD][B]Space/Reach[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Huge[/TD] [TD]15 ft./10 ft.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Gargantuan[/TD] [TD]20 ft./15 ft.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Colossal[/TD] [TD]30 ft./20 ft.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Colossal+[/TD] [TD]30 ft./20 ft.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Awesome[/TD] [TD]50 ft./30 ft.[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [B]Epic Dragon Attacks [/B] [TABLE] [TR] [TD][B]Size [/B][/TD] [TD][CENTER][B]1 Bite[/B][/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER][B]2 Claws[/B][/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER][B]2 Wings[/B][/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER][B]1 Tail Slap[/B][/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER][B]1 Crush[/B][/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER][B]1 Tail Sweep[/B][/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Huge[/TD] [TD][CENTER]2d8[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]2d6[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]1d8[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]2d6[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]2d8[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]2d4[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Gargantuan[/TD] [TD][CENTER]4d6[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]2d8[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]2d6[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]2d8[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]4d6[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]2d6[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Colossal[/TD] [TD][CENTER]4d8[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]4d6[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]2d8[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]4d6[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]4d8[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]2d8[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Colossal+[/TD] [TD][CENTER]8d6[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]4d8[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]4d6[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]4d8[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]8d6[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]4d6[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Awesome[/TD] [TD][CENTER]8d8[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]8d6[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]4d8[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]8d6[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]8d8[/CENTER][/TD] [TD][CENTER]4d8[/CENTER][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [B]Epic Dragon Breath Weapons [/B] [TABLE] [TR] [TD][B]Size [/B][/TD] [TD][B]Cone* (Length) [/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Huge[/TD] [TD]50 ft.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Gargantuan[/TD] [TD]60 ft.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Colossal[/TD] [TD]70 ft.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Colossal+[/TD] [TD]80 ft.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Awesome[/TD] [TD]100 ft.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]* A cone is as high and wide as its length.[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/QUOTE]
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