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Post by Admin Pete on Jul 10, 2015 9:40:49 GMT -5
When a fictional character is described as having the strength of 10 men or 20 men or whatever, what does that mean to you and how do you run that IYC (assuming that it comes up)?
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Post by todd on Jul 10, 2015 10:16:56 GMT -5
Hmm. Interesting. First, I would try to sort out if the description was given as hyperbole or as real fact. For example, Conan described as having tigerish speed, to me, doesn't mean that he has the speed of a tiger, it's just a means of saying that, compared to others, he's fast. On the other hand, if it were said of Hercules that he had the strength of ten men, I'd probably take it more literally. In that case, if I already have stats (mine or some other trusted source) for comparable mythic figures, I would go with that-- for ten men, maybe go with strength comparable to a Hill Giant or some such. For 20 men, a bigger giant? Titan? Something in-between? If not, I would probably just plug in a hefty strength modifier and see how it plays.
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Post by tetramorph on Jul 10, 2015 12:41:01 GMT -5
I suppose I would stat him as a 10 HD FM.
Don't have the table in front of me right now, so I am not sure what lvl that would be.
I want want it to work out, in a d&d, CM, mass-combat kind of way, that he would only be "matched" by a unit of 10 normals.
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Post by The Red Baron on Jul 10, 2015 18:54:38 GMT -5
He can do what 20 men can do.
It necessarily doesn't mean he is 20x as strong as a normal man. If one man can lift a boulder, 20 men may not be able to lift a stone 20 times as heavy.
But if it takes 20 men an hour to plow a field or build a wall, the-man-with-the-strength-of-20-men could do it in the same span of time unassisted.
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Post by finarvyn on Jul 17, 2015 7:45:19 GMT -5
If I remember correctly, the Grinch had the strength of "ten Grinches, plus two" so I guess that 12 Grinches could lift an entire sleigh of gifts. I'm assuming that the How the Grinch Stole Christmas video is canon, I'm not sure if the children's story has the same statement in it.  Okay, so that didn't help much. But it was fun. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2015 10:47:58 GMT -5
I'm assuming that the How the Grinch Stole Christmas video is canon, I'm not sure if the children's story has the same statement in it. Five (now grown) children and 1 grandchild here ... that statement is definitely in the book! |
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Post by Von on Jul 19, 2015 7:06:38 GMT -5
It's a figure of speech which incorporates more than just raw physical prowess. (Although I do like the "stat them as a ten HD Fighter" approach, it must be owned.) I would put those words in the mouth of a Paladin whether they were technically true or not: "My strength is as the strength of ten because my heart is pure."
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