Potion of Reduce -- what's the use?

[Hypersmurf]

At any rate, half a size increase should not, in general, result in increased reach. You don't even get that for every full size category increase.

Well... by Table 8-7 (PHB p131)... once you get past Small...

Medium : 5'
Large (tall) : 10'
Huge (tall) : 15'
Gargantuan (tall) : 20'
Colloasal (tall) : 25'

So it looks like you do, for a full category increase.

-Hyp.

 

[Zhure]

Re: Re: Potion of Reduce -- what's the use?

I guess you haven't read the "Queen of the Demon Web Pits" Novel that came out.
According to that it's so Faries and Humans can -Ahem- eachother. -wink- -wink-

One minute per level? Sheesh..
Greg

 

[Hypersmurf]

Re: Re: Re: Potion of Reduce -- what's the use?

One minute per level? Sheesh..

That's what multiple Extend Spells are for...

-Hyp.

 

[Wippit Guud]

Well, are ya human? Or small-size?

Cause, if you're small size, a good enough reduce (level 4 should be enough) willl reduce you to tiny... more AC is better, and size doesn't effect spells.

 

[CRGreathouse]

Well, are ya human? Or small-size?

Cause, if you're small size, a good enough reduce (level 4 should be enough) willl reduce you to tiny... more AC is better, and size doesn't effect spells.

Not by the rules as written - it specifically rules out size (category) changes.

 

[Chris Coulter]

Re: Re: Potion of Reduce -- what's the use?

I guess you haven't read the "Queen of the Demon Web Pits" Novel that came out.
According to that it's so Faries and Humans can -Ahem- eachother. -wink- -wink-

My dashing rouge, Shert the Sly, was once ,in fact, called to open a locked door for his companions, who were a bit taken aback to see him emerge from his room at the uncharacteristically small size 3' 2". After opening the lock and giving them a stern glare, he returned to share an intimate moment with his charming gnome trickster cohort, thanks to persistent reduce potion he had obtained for the special occasion.

 

[Henry]

Re: Re: Re: Potion of Reduce -- what's the use?

My dashing rouge, Shert the Sly...

Ah, I'll bet he was quite red-faced for the party having caught him in such a position!

 

[dcollins]

Well... by Table 8-7 (PHB p131)... once you get past Small...

I'm not talking about once you get "past Small", I'm talking about "in general"... just like was done when the enlarge rule was designed.

 

[Galfridus]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Potion of Reduce -- what's the use?

That's what multiple Extend Spells are for...

-Hyp.

I can think of other uses for Extend--oh, never mind.

 

[Thorntangle]

Would it be unbalancing to increase/reduce weapon damage by a die category because of enlarge/reduce? For example, an enlarged long sword would do d10 instead of d8.