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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steampunkette" data-source="post: 9758685" data-attributes="member: 6796468">Sure. And 3e had Polearms unable to attack the square next to you. It's a whole thing where different editions do things differently.S'why I said I kinda like the idea rather than "This needs to be in 6e!!!"I just think it'd be a more reasonable general rule for realistic reach of weapons rather than trying to shrink down damage dice based on enemy size. Mainly because of Blood Pressure.At 120/80 humans bleed pretty quickly. And even a nick to a major artery can be fatal in minutes. So a dagger can take you out -fast-... However, for an Elephant, 180mmHg is their standard blood pressure. Their heart only beats 30 times a minute, or half as much as the average human, so their blood pressure has to be -much- higher in order to circulate their blood through their enormous body and keep their blood vessels from collapsing.A humanoid giant would need a similar, or even higher, blood pressure, due to the upright structure of their body. They'd also need ankles that are -super- reinforced with fascia  to keep blood from pooling in their legs and feet. Hell. People over 6ft tall already often have to deal with that as a problem in their lives. At 16ft? Woof...So yeah. A nick to the arteries of the foot/ankle/calf would drain a giant's blood -REAL- fast. But with a dagger you'd practically have to stand on their foot to get a decent shot at pulling it off as a sneak attack.</blockquote>

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