| From: | Alfredo B Alves <dghost@****.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Ingentization |
| Date: | Wed, 27 May 1998 08:20:16 -0500 |
>Ereskanti wrote:
>> > The first one isn't terribly believable, though - I'd hate to see a
>> > full-grown Dwarf that size give birth. Incidentally, if you open
up the
>> > size table, you're bound to get players interested in the Variation
>> > table as well - and the munchkins go wild for that +8 bonus to
their
>> > stats. (Who needs Priority A?) A bit more common sense, and a bit
less
>> > reliance on tables that don't apply.
<SNIP what was said>
>That being said, there's a wide range of heights and weights
>vanilla-humans fall under (check out a copy of Guiness' world Records
>-
>which I've somehow misplaced). I'm not sure I'd translate those
>straight across to all metatypes and variants; humans suffering giantism
>already have a plague of worries and I'm not sure that a wakayambi or
>(troll) giant would fare much better. It also marks your ass if you
>ever have to conceal your identity.
>
>
>- Matt
<SNIP Sig>
My Copy is a little old (1989) but tthat shouldn't matter
(all of these are recorded/confirmed reports)
Tallest Male:
Robert Wadlow (with a height of 8 ft, 11 in [~2.7m] [at age 13 he was 7
ft 1 3/4 in {~2.2m} tall!] weighing about 491 lbs [~223 kg])
Tallest Female:
Zeng Jinlian (pronouced San Chung Lin) (with a height of 8 ft, 1 3/4 in
[2.5m])
Shortest Male:
Calvin Philips (with a height of 26 1/2 in [.67 m])
Shortest Female:
Pauline Musters (with a height of 23.2 in [.6 m] at age 19)
I would say these could represent (meta)human expression before the
awakening
BTW, both the Tallest Male and Tallest Female record holders died at an
early age (22 and 18 respectively, I think )
The Shortest Male/ Female, would represent, IMO, the (meta) human limits
...
BTW, The standard "diet" is 2000 calories (IIRC) and with a +50% increase
in height and a +150% increase in weight (he was thin), the Tallest Male
consumed 8,000 calories! (a 300% increase) So Imagine how much a Troll
eats!
I would say the Tallest Male and Tallest Female records represent height
limits for Elves and Orks ... Also, judging from the descriptions of the
very tall in the Guinness Book of World Records, I would say Trolls most
likely keep growing into their 20s.
D.Ghost
(aka Pixel, Tantrum, and RuPixel)
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