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==Size Modifier==
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==Armor for Giants===
For armor that's large enough to fit an [[SM]] +1 user – such as a barbarian with [[Gigantism]] – double the final cost and weight, after all modifiers.
==Tiny Tools==
Gnomes, halflings, leprechauns, pixies, and others with [[SM]] -1 or less require diminutive equipment. Since these creatures are unrealistically strong for their [[SM]] and live in a world with brownie armorers and magical materials, their gear defies the logic of Square-Cube Laws, elastic moduli, and similar un-fantastic concepts. In short, the scaling rules below aren't generic!
===Armor and Clothing===
These items require extensive modification, and aren't exchangeable between wearers of different [[SM]].

''Weight:'' Multiply weight after any other adjustments by weight factor, rounding up and keeping two figures:
{|
|-style="background:#eeeeee" align="left" valign="bottom"
!SM!!Weight&nbsp;Factor
|-
|&minus;1||&times;1/2
|-
|&minus;2||&times;1/5
|-style="background:#eeeeee"
|&minus;4||&times;1/20
|-style="background:#eeeeee"
|&minus;6||&times;1/100
|}
''DR:'' Apply [[SM]] as a [[DR]] penalty; minimum [[DR]] is 0. Tiny folk must either start with heavy armor (like dwarven heavy plate) or buy [[Fortify]] enchantments (which work normally) to get any significant [[DR]].

''Cost:'' Cost doesn't change! Delicate and magical faerie craftsmanship (which doesn't work on big-folk armor) eats any savings from materials costs. Without such craft, [[DR]] would be subject to the weight multiplier, too!

''Example:'' A corselet that's [[DR]] 6, $1,300, and 35 lbs. for a human still costs $1,300 for small folk. It's [[DR]] 5 and 18 lbs. at [[SM]] -1, [[DR]] 4 and 7 lbs. at [[SM]] -2, [[DR]] 2 and 1.8 lbs. at [[SM]] -4, and [[DR]] 0 (tinfoil!) and 0.35 lb. at [[SM]] -6.
===Weapons and Tools===
For weapons and tools, multiply (longest) [[Reach]], weight, and required [[ST]] by factors, and reduce damage:
{|
|-style="background:#eeeeee" align="center" valign="bottom"
!SM!!Reach<br>Factor!!Weight<br>Factor!!ST<br>Factor!!Damage<br>Penalty
|-align="center"
|&minus;1||&times;2/3||&times;2/3||&times;3/4||&minus;1
|-align="center"
|&minus;2||&times;1/2||&times;1/3||&times;1/2||&minus;2
|-style="background:#eeeeee" align="center"
|&minus;4||&times;1/4||&times;1/8||&times;1/4||&minus;4
|-style="background:#eeeeee" align="center"
|&minus;6||&times;1/12||&times;1/25||&times;1/10||&minus;6
|}
Round weight up, keeping two figures; drop fractions on [[Reach]] and [[ST]]. Treat [[Reach]] 0 as [[C]] ("close combat only") by big-folk standards.

Ignore Reach for ranged weapons.

Cost depends on construction:
''Faerie:'' Effectiveness doesn't otherwise change. Neither does cost.

''Mundane:'' Multiply cost by weight factor. Melee weapons bend easily, gaining an armor divisor that multiplies enemy [[DR]]: (0.5), or &times;2 [[DR]], at [[SM]] -1; (0.2), or &times;5 [[DR]], at [[SM]] -2; and (0.1), or &times;10 [[DR]], at [[SM]] -4 or -6. Ranged weapons have less range than [[ST]] would indicate; multiply range by reach factor.

''Example:'' A [[thrusting greatsword]] inflicts [[sw]]ing+3 [[cut]]ting or [[thr]]ust+3 [[imp]]aling, and is [[Reach]] 1, 2, $900, 7 lbs., [[ST]] 12. A pixie version ([[SM]] -6) delivers [[sw]]ing-3 [[cut]]ting or [[thr]]ust-3 [[imp]]aling, and is [[Reach]] [[C]], $900, 0.28 lb., [[ST]] 1 with faerie work. It costs just $36 if mundane – but then damage has armor divisor (0.1).

==See Also==
* [[Build]]

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