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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 9252584" data-attributes="member: 58172">The Pixie.There are no Tiny Pixie bodies of matter in reallife to medically quantify. Here, it is the archetype, concepts, and associations that are of interest.The Pixie statblock characterizes the Abilities as Strength −4, Dexterity +5, and Constitution −1.The Constitution is probably fair. They do seem to have a reputation for being a bit more frail and vulnerable than the Human +0 is.The Dexterity +5 is superhuman − beyond the capacity of reallife humans. It is a magical creature, so ultimately, the Dexterity can be whatever the concept is. The reputation for shooting "darts" and "arrows" and wielding needle-like "finesse" melee weapons, the archetype comes across as high Dexterity with precision and manual dexterity. Superhumanly so is fine.There are Pixies who are clumsy and awkward and sloppy. But a Pixie culture celebrates the heroes who exhibit the extraordinary Dexterity, and these Dexterous are prominent ones that other Species have in mind when thinking about Pixies.The Strength is unfair. Conceptually, the Pixie is more like a normal Human who proportionally is at this Tiny Size. The Pixie deserves a Strength +0 (Score 10). The individual Pixie may or may not be skilled at Athletics, in terms of running, jumping, climbing, swimming, etcetera. The individual may or may not be skilled at Weightlifting to Lift and Carry multiples of ones own lean bodymass. In any case, the Strength of a Pixie feels Human.This leads to the point of the wings.Normally, Strength Athletics needs to cover every form of mobility: Jumping, Landing a Jump, Catching a Fall, Climbing, Balancing, Tumbling, Running, body manuvering, etcetera. All of it is Athletics.Athletics includes Flight, for those who have it. It is body kinesis and maneuverability.There are various modes of Flight, telekinetic force, strong airy winds, and more exotic means of propulsion. There is also Wings, for winged Flight. Wings come with benefits and costs. They are inherently available during the lowest Tier. But wings can be injured. Perhaps strong winds continue to buffet up a Prone elemental flier, but a Prone winged flier is in a freefall.Wings as bodyparts are limbs, like arms. It feels like manual dexterity and precision apply in the context of using ones wings. In this sense, Wings or Winged Flight can substitute Dexterity instead of Strength for Athletic Checks while airborne.</blockquote>

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