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<blockquote data-quote="lordxaviar" data-source="post: 5398373" data-attributes="member: 56673">I am working are a complete revamp of giant ants... for one they are too large&nbsp; 6' ? thats insane...&nbsp; what would it weigh?&nbsp; they can lift and carry 50 times there own weight.&nbsp;...an ant can carry fifty times its own weight, and a bee.s ability for hauling is equivalent to a grown man lugging around a 30-ton truck. Impressive enough. Now consider the implications in a fantasy game.&nbsp; Given the carrying power of ants, one of the AD&amp;D games. two-footers ought to be able to physically drag away a human, even one in armor. [Your editors estimate that a 2’-long ant would weigh about 15&nbsp; lbs.] If ants try to block the characters. entry into their nest by building a barricade, they will finish the job far sooner than anyone would expect. If even one ant gets past your front battle line (an easy thing in a poorly lighted dungeon setting), it could disrupt the party.s defensive formation by yanking characters off their feet&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; From Bugged about something? by Gregory&nbsp;&nbsp; W. Detwiler&nbsp; DR 174 p 34&nbsp; Oct 1991&nbsp; &nbsp; I didn’t agree completely I thought his ants were a bit heavy… I dropped workers down to 4 lbs and 2’ long solders to 2.5’ long and 5 lbs and the queen though much larger, cant move and hasnt since she became queen, so the strength would be nil.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="lordxaviar, post: 5398373, member: 56673"] I am working are a complete revamp of giant ants... for one they are too large 6' ? thats insane... what would it weigh? they can lift and carry 50 times there own weight. ...an ant can carry fifty times its own weight, and a bee.s ability for hauling is equivalent to a grown man lugging around a 30-ton truck. Impressive enough. Now consider the implications in a fantasy game. Given the carrying power of ants, one of the AD&D games. two-footers ought to be able to physically drag away a human, even one in armor. [I][Your editors estimate that a 2’-long ant would weigh about 15[/I] lbs.] If ants try to block the characters. entry into their nest by building a barricade, they will finish the job far sooner than anyone would expect. If even one ant gets past your front battle line (an easy thing in a poorly lighted dungeon setting), it could disrupt the party.s defensive formation by yanking characters off their feet From Bugged about something? [FONT=MSTT31c3ec]by Gregory W. Detwiler DR 174 p 34 Oct 1991[/FONT] [FONT=MSTT31c3ec] [/FONT] [FONT=MSTT31c3ec]I didn’t agree completely I thought his ants were a bit heavy… I dropped workers down to 4 lbs and 2’ long solders to 2.5’ long and 5 lbs and the queen though much larger, cant move and hasnt since she became queen, so the strength would be nil.[/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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