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Message: <blockquote data-quote="N'raac" data-source="post: 6183769" data-attributes="member: 6681948">To me, it seems that, if the above is as close as we get to any indication Green Martians can, or do, run in a four-limbed arrangement, over eleven books, then there is no great advantage achieved by the Green Martians by doing so.  Is there ever an indication, for example, of a Green Martian being able to move faster than John Carter by adopting that stance?  If not, why would it translate into a 10' movement bonus for the race as a whole by using the intermediary limbs in this manner?  For that matter, is there any indication that Green Martians enjoy a reach advantage over John Carter by virtue of their superior size?  If not, then why do they get Reach?If the intent is to recreate the race as found in the novels, a substantial STR advantage over humans, four legged running and Reach seem unsupported by the source material.  For that matter, are they even "Large"?  Did John Carter, a Medium human, experience difficulty using their weaponry?  If not, it seems the Martians used Medium weaponry like John was used to.  If so, it supports Large size.  There's certainly precedent for a race that suffers drawbacks of a different size category without receiving the benefits.Perhaps the object is not to translate the Green Martian as appearing in Burroughs' fiction to the game as accurately as possible, but to create a large, four armed race especially suited to a melee combat role, in which case the race as presented seems customized to fill such a role.  But in that case, let's recognize that these are intended as such, based loosely on the Burroughs material.</blockquote>

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