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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowdweller00" data-source="post: 9591593" data-attributes="member: 6778479">Presumably, since neither Halflings nor Ogres normally or inherently possess that ability, that would be through skill and training.Any number of reasonably obvious ways.&nbsp; Do you REALLY need examples?&nbsp; Since the Brute ability does not actually specify how or why the extra damage occurs, we'll have to rely on implied meanings:&quot;The halfling slashes you with practiced and unreasoning efficiency.&quot;&quot;The halfling lunges at the beast with feral fury, throwing its full body into the spear thrust.&quot;It's not actually difficult or complicated.How could a weaker but more skilled combatant POSSIBLY cause more damage than a hulking, clumsy, lazy one?&nbsp; It's a mystery!At the end of the day, no, giving something a special ability (Brute in this case) with only a nominal clue as to its means of function is NOT a fantastic way of explaining a damage bonus.&nbsp; HOWEVER, and this is key, it is INFINITELY more informative than having no explanation at all.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shadowdweller00, post: 9591593, member: 6778479"] Presumably, since neither Halflings nor Ogres normally or inherently possess that ability, that would be through skill and training. Any number of reasonably obvious ways. Do you REALLY need examples? Since the Brute ability does not actually specify how or why the extra damage occurs, we'll have to rely on implied meanings: "The halfling slashes you with practiced and unreasoning efficiency." "The halfling lunges at the beast with feral fury, throwing its full body into the spear thrust." It's not actually difficult or complicated. How could a weaker but more skilled combatant POSSIBLY cause more damage than a hulking, clumsy, lazy one? It's a mystery! At the end of the day, no, giving something a special ability (Brute in this case) with only a nominal clue as to its means of function is NOT a fantastic way of explaining a damage bonus. HOWEVER, and this is key, it is INFINITELY more informative than having no explanation at all. [/QUOTE]

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