Build
Build
You are free to select any height and weight the GM deems reasonable for a member of your race. These choices do occasionally matter in play – for instance, when you attempt to impersonate an enemy, wear someone else's armor, cross a rickety bridge, reach a high ledge, or hide behind cover. If you are lighter or heavier than usual for your ST, you may qualify for a build-related disadvantage. The following table gives the thresholds for these disadvantages for normal humans.
The extremes of each weight range usually match the extremes of the associated height range. Overlaps are intentional. Consider two ST 10 men who stand 5'8" and weigh 175 lbs.: one might be big-boned and lean, the other fine-boned and chubby.
Depending on muscle tone, a 160-lb. man could have any ST from 9 to 13 and claim "Average" build.
Regardless of weight, you never have to take a build-related disadvantage. If you want to be ST 9, 5'1," and 250 lbs. with "Average" build, the GM should allow it.
In some settings, the GM may require you to take reaction modifiers if you select build-related disadvantages, but this is not automatic.
Built-related Disadvantages and Features: Dwarfism, Fat, Gigantism, Overweight, Skinny, Very Fat.
Build Table
| ST | Height | —————Weight Range by Build————— | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range | Skinny | Average | Overweight | Fat | Very Fat | ||
| 6 or less | 4'4"-5'2" | 40-80 lbs. | 60-120 lbs. | 80-160 lbs. | 90-180 lbs. | 120-240 lbs. | |
| 7 | 4'7"-5'5" | 50-90 lbs. | 75-135 lbs. | 100-175 lbs. | 115-205 lbs. | 150-270 lbs. | |
| 8 | 4'10"-5'8" | 60-100 lbs. | 90-150 lbs. | 120-195 lbs. | 135-225 lbs. | 180-300 lbs. | |
| 9 | 5'1"-5'11" | 70-110 lbs. | 105-165 lbs. | 140-215 lbs. | 160-250 lbs. | 210-330 lbs. | |
| 10 | 5'3"-6'1" | 80-120 lbs. | 115-175 lbs. | 150-230 lbs. | 175-265 lbs. | 230-350 lbs. | |
| 11 | 5'5"-6'3" | 85-130 lbs. | 125-195 lbs. | 165-255 lbs. | 190-295 lbs. | 250-390 lbs. | |
| 12 | 5'8"-6'6". | 95-150 lbs. | 140-220 lbs. | 185-290 lbs. | 210-330 lbs. | 280-440 lbs. | |
| 13 | 5'11"-6'9" | 105-165 lbs. | 155-245 lbs. | 205-320 lbs. | 235-370 lbs. | 310-490 lbs. | |
| 14 or more | 6'2"-7" | 115-180 lbs. | 170-270 lbs. | 225-355 lbs. | 255-405 lbs. | 340-540 lbs. | |