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<blockquote data-quote="pming" data-source="post: 7456593" data-attributes="member: 45197">I'd add a new &quot;stat&quot; for Size. The ratings for Str don't make any sense in 5e to begin with as you can have a 7' tall mass of meat and muscles with a 10 Str and you can have a 3' tall lean mean fighting machine halfling with a 20 Str. So I pretty much ignore S/D/C/I/W/C ratings as indications of what a creature looks like in 5e. Anyway, I'd add &quot;Size Adjustment&quot; as a new rating for anything below Small or above Large. I'd probably make it a DC roll, and success would indicate a DR to anything non-magic. In my campaigns, magic is powerful not because it can do just about anything, but because it is MAGIC so it doesn't play by the same rules as an arrow or sword. I'd start with a DC 15 for T or H, DC 10 for G. Success indicates they take minimum damage from non-magic attacks.I'd also use the Knockback rules in the DMG (I think that's where I saw them...makes sense there). Might increase the chances based on the attacker v defenders Weight difference. If you are normal dude and you get backhanded by a 9-ton giant...you're going airborn.&nbsp;Just because something isn't as powerful/useful as another doesn't indicate how rare it should be. I understand where you are coming from though, as we are talking about &quot;mechanical effects in D&amp;D&quot;, essentially. What I've done is...well, nothing. I learned decades ago to not give out all the juicy magic items that an adventure or whatever calls for. Exceptions are potions and scrolls. I don't &quot;give out&quot; magic items, as I roll for them based on the monsters treasure type as per 1e/Hackmaster4th. The &quot;if you defeat CR 5 encounter...you get these amounts of magic, coins and gems&quot; just sits wrongly with me. So...I pretty much use the Treasure Types in 1e/HM where they get a percentage chance for X amount of whatever (coins, gems, potions, etc). One rule I've always lived by since figuring it out back in the mid-80's: It's easier to give, than to take away. Easiest way to do this is to just assign some flat chance an item with a &quot;+&quot; is magic or not. Say a flat DC roll...10, 15, 20, whatever you feel is best for your campaign (use it consistently! Don't vary it once you have the DC you want). Then when a &quot;magic sword +2&quot; is indicated, roll. If you get equal or above whatever DC you set for your campaign, then it is indeed a magic sword +2. Otherwise it's just a sword. Or a &quot;master work sword, +2, non-magical&quot;. Its +2 th/dmg, but can't cut ghosts. It's non-magical. That's what I'd do for 5e.^_^Paul L. Ming</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pming, post: 7456593, member: 45197"] I'd add a new "stat" for Size. The ratings for Str don't make any sense in 5e to begin with as you can have a 7' tall mass of meat and muscles with a 10 Str and you can have a 3' tall lean mean fighting machine halfling with a 20 Str. So I pretty much ignore S/D/C/I/W/C ratings as indications of what a creature looks like in 5e. Anyway, I'd add "Size Adjustment" as a new rating for anything below Small or above Large. I'd probably make it a DC roll, and success would indicate a DR to anything non-magic. In my campaigns, magic is powerful not because it can do just about anything, but because it [I]is MAGIC[/I] so it doesn't play by the same rules as an arrow or sword. I'd start with a DC 15 for T or H, DC 10 for G. Success indicates they take minimum damage from non-magic attacks. I'd also use the Knockback rules in the DMG (I think that's where I saw them...makes sense there). Might increase the chances based on the attacker v defenders Weight difference. If you are normal dude and you get backhanded by a 9-ton giant...you're going airborn. Just because something isn't as powerful/useful as another doesn't indicate how rare it should be. I understand where you are coming from though, as we are talking about "mechanical effects in D&D", essentially. What I've done is...well, nothing. I learned decades ago to not give out all the juicy magic items that an adventure or whatever calls for. Exceptions are potions and scrolls. I don't "give out" magic items, as I roll for them based on the monsters treasure type as per 1e/Hackmaster4th. The "if you defeat CR 5 encounter...you get these amounts of magic, coins and gems" just sits wrongly with me. So...I pretty much use the Treasure Types in 1e/HM where they get a percentage chance for X amount of whatever (coins, gems, potions, etc). One rule I've always lived by since figuring it out back in the mid-80's: [I]It's easier to give, than to take away.[/I] Easiest way to do this is to just assign some flat chance an item with a "+" is magic or not. Say a flat DC roll...10, 15, 20, whatever you feel is best for your campaign (use it consistently! Don't vary it once you have the DC you want). Then when a "magic sword +2" is indicated, roll. If you get equal or above whatever DC you set for your campaign, then it is indeed a magic sword +2. Otherwise it's just a sword. Or a "master work sword, +2, non-magical". Its +2 th/dmg, but can't cut ghosts. It's non-magical. That's what I'd do for 5e. ^_^ Paul L. Ming [/QUOTE]

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