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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Laurefindel" data-source="post: 9629969" data-attributes="member: 67296">AgreedWe tend to compare and judge things based on what we’ve seen and experienced, and extrapolate from there. Whether it’s realistic usually doesn’t matter.Dog-size ant? We know what an ant look like. We’ve seen how it moves. We know roughly how strong a dog is, and how fast it can move. We know ants how very strong for their size. How much? Bah, let’s just say ‘strong’. We know dog can run fast because of their flexible body, which seems more flexible than that of an ant. So dog-size ant? A bit slower than a dog. A bit stronger than a dog. Chitinous shell, big mandibules… we don’t need to know the science behind it but I can imagine it just fine. D&D matches my perception of reality.Someone falling 50 feet on asphalt? I don’t know the science behind it but my flawed experience tells me ‘splat!’. Character/villain falls 50 feet and doesn’t go splat? D&D fails to match my perception of reality.</blockquote>