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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aboyd" data-source="post: 4625039" data-attributes="member: 44797">I don't know... I was just going over some house rules mentioned in a thread over at rpg.net, and their rules are collected into a 50 page PDF.  I guess my thinking is that if all the rules lawyers at my gaming table can read all the core books & splatbooks, they can handle one more page.Since much of it is intended to be in their favor -- such as extra spells -- I'd let them forget it.  My NPCs don't forget, and I'm OK with killing off PCs who cede advantages.  Having said that, I also put it on myself to know the negative rules.  So for example, I don't blame them if they conveniently forget that they can't be awake forever in my game.  When the character has been awake for 24 hours, I just say, "Start the Constitution rolls."  So I'll remember those mechanics, no burden on the player.Your sample combat scenario is interesting.  I'll have to think about it.  I don't have my books with me right now, but when I get them I think I'll look at rules for grapple, bull rush, and so on.  Those rules seem like they should be in that "size matters" category too.  But if their mechanics do not account for size, then probably my rule shouldn't either.EDIT: StreamOfTheSky helped me realize that my house rule was supposed to be about Shield Slam, not Shield Bash.  I agree with you that shield bashes should be entirely appropriate at any time with any size creature.  It's the Shield Slam feature of making the enemy dizzy/disoriented that I felt needed to require a hit to the head.</blockquote>

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