Looking for a feat that treats you a size larger [Archive] - Wizards Community

Looking for a feat that treats you a size larger [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Red_Wizards_Rock
03-05-08, 11:08 PM Title pretty much says it but I need a feat that treats you as a size larger if there is one. Thx for any help!
mplindustries
03-06-08, 12:36 AM Jotunbrud from Races of Faerun sort of does.

I say "sort of" because it doesn't let you wield weapons as if you were larger, nor does it give you reach, but it does work for all opposed rolls based on size.

Oh, its also first level human only.
wonlee76
03-06-08, 11:43 AM Jotunbrud from Races of Faerun sort of does.

I say "sort of" because it doesn't let you wield weapons as if you were larger, nor does it give you reach, but it does work for all opposed rolls based on size.

Oh, its also first level human only.

I think the 3.5 version of Jotunbrund is either in the Player's Guide to Faerun or Unapproachable East if you're looking for the most recent version of it. But it sounds like it hasn't changed except for possibly the pre-reqs (I don't recall it being human only, it is a regional feat though).
Krusk
03-06-08, 02:31 PM If you take that feat and monkey grip, then you could generally be considered large for most things.
InkBlot
03-06-08, 04:00 PM Being large, aside from space and reach, gives you a +4 to grapple, +4 to trip, +4 to bullrush, +4 to disarm, +4 to sunder, +4 to overrun, increases your carrying capacity, and allows you to wield larger weapons. That's the equivalent of roughly 8 feats. Most characters never get 8 feats. I'm surprised that Jotunbrud exists. That's quite a lot of benefit for one feat.
Orenmir
03-07-08, 02:29 PM I don't think Jotenbrud allows you to wield larger weapons. Monkey Grip does. Add in Vile for the reach and you've almost got every property of being one size larger.
Malchius
03-07-08, 02:44 PM Natural Heavyweight let's you carry twice as much, and gives you nifty skill bonuses, it's in Planar Handbook.
elyse
03-20-08, 10:46 PM Instead of taking Monkey Grip, you could play a character with "Powerful Build" that lets you wield large-sized weapons without any penalties (Monkey Grip has penalties).

The feat from Forgotten Realms I don't really approve of personally, but if your DM lets you take it then that's pretty hardcore...

If you're evil, you could take Willing Deformity (Tall) and get reach. This takes two feats though and you could just use a spiked chain instead...
Nezkrul
03-21-08, 12:19 AM Willing Deformity "Tall"? how the heck is that "willing" or even a deformity?
Shaggy_Shaggs
03-21-08, 03:02 AM Willing Deformity "Tall"? how the heck is that "willing" or even a deformity?

There are some people in the real world who have intentionally broken and rebroken the bones in their legs and used screws and braces to hold the ends of the bones apart, so they must grow out to reach one another and heal. Very gradually and with horrible pain this can add a small amount of height. Taken to a fantasy extreme this could do.
InkBlot
03-22-08, 12:17 AM Willing Deformity "Tall"? how the heck is that "willing" or even a deformity?
Being tall can be a deformity. Take the case of Leonid Stadnik (http://www.artukraine.com/huminterest/stadnik.htm). His extreme height is a undoubtedly a deformity. It's destroying his knees, taxing his heart, and generally making a mess of his body. Human bodies aren't supposed to be 10 feet tall (the lower end of Large), and scaling them up to that size runs into all sorts of problems.

And as for "willing," in a world with magic anything is possible. Any conceivable deformity is a single bestow curse spell away.

http://www.artukraine.com/huminterest/stadnik.htm
Stadnik's unusual growth began after a brain operation at age 14, which is believed to have stimulated his pituitary gland. Since then, life just keeps getting harder.

Although he once was able to work as a veterinarian at a cattle farm, he had to quit three years ago after his feet were frostbitten because he wasn't able to afford proper shoes for his 17-inch feet.

This month, he finally got a good pair, paid for by some local businessmen.
Their $200 cost was the equivalent of about seven months' worth of the tiny pension that Stadnik receives in the economically struggling country.

Stadnik sleeps on two beds joined lengthwise and moves in a crouch through the small one-story house that he shares with his mother Halyna.
His weight of about 440 pounds aggravates a recently broken leg, and he suffers from constant knee pain.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Red_Wizards_Rock 03-05-08, 11:08 PM	Title pretty much says it but I need a feat that treats you as a size larger if there is one. Thx for any help!
mplindustries 03-06-08, 12:36 AM	Jotunbrud from Races of Faerun sort of does. I say "sort of" because it doesn't let you wield weapons as if you were larger, nor does it give you reach, but it does work for all opposed rolls based on size. Oh, its also first level human only.
wonlee76 03-06-08, 11:43 AM	Jotunbrud from Races of Faerun sort of does. I say "sort of" because it doesn't let you wield weapons as if you were larger, nor does it give you reach, but it does work for all opposed rolls based on size. Oh, its also first level human only. I think the 3.5 version of Jotunbrund is either in the Player's Guide to Faerun or Unapproachable East if you're looking for the most recent version of it. But it sounds like it hasn't changed except for possibly the pre-reqs (I don't recall it being human only, it is a regional feat though).
Krusk 03-06-08, 02:31 PM	If you take that feat and monkey grip, then you could generally be considered large for most things.
InkBlot 03-06-08, 04:00 PM	Being large, aside from space and reach, gives you a +4 to grapple, +4 to trip, +4 to bullrush, +4 to disarm, +4 to sunder, +4 to overrun, increases your carrying capacity, and allows you to wield larger weapons. That's the equivalent of roughly 8 feats. Most characters never get 8 feats. I'm surprised that Jotunbrud exists. That's quite a lot of benefit for one feat.
Orenmir 03-07-08, 02:29 PM	I don't think Jotenbrud allows you to wield larger weapons. Monkey Grip does. Add in Vile for the reach and you've almost got every property of being one size larger.
Malchius 03-07-08, 02:44 PM	Natural Heavyweight let's you carry twice as much, and gives you nifty skill bonuses, it's in Planar Handbook.
elyse 03-20-08, 10:46 PM	Instead of taking Monkey Grip, you could play a character with "Powerful Build" that lets you wield large-sized weapons without any penalties (Monkey Grip has penalties). The feat from Forgotten Realms I don't really approve of personally, but if your DM lets you take it then that's pretty hardcore... If you're evil, you could take Willing Deformity (Tall) and get reach. This takes two feats though and you could just use a spiked chain instead...
Nezkrul 03-21-08, 12:19 AM	Willing Deformity "Tall"? how the heck is that "willing" or even a deformity?
Shaggy_Shaggs 03-21-08, 03:02 AM	Willing Deformity "Tall"? how the heck is that "willing" or even a deformity? There are some people in the real world who have intentionally broken and rebroken the bones in their legs and used screws and braces to hold the ends of the bones apart, so they must grow out to reach one another and heal. Very gradually and with horrible pain this can add a small amount of height. Taken to a fantasy extreme this could do.
InkBlot 03-22-08, 12:17 AM	Willing Deformity "Tall"? how the heck is that "willing" or even a deformity? Being tall can be a deformity. Take the case of Leonid Stadnik (http://www.artukraine.com/huminterest/stadnik.htm). His extreme height is a undoubtedly a deformity. It's destroying his knees, taxing his heart, and generally making a mess of his body. Human bodies aren't supposed to be 10 feet tall (the lower end of Large), and scaling them up to that size runs into all sorts of problems. And as for "willing," in a world with magic anything is possible. Any conceivable deformity is a single bestow curse spell away. http://www.artukraine.com/huminterest/stadnik.htm Stadnik's unusual growth began after a brain operation at age 14, which is believed to have stimulated his pituitary gland. Since then, life just keeps getting harder. Although he once was able to work as a veterinarian at a cattle farm, he had to quit three years ago after his feet were frostbitten because he wasn't able to afford proper shoes for his 17-inch feet. This month, he finally got a good pair, paid for by some local businessmen. Their $200 cost was the equivalent of about seven months' worth of the tiny pension that Stadnik receives in the economically struggling country. Stadnik sleeps on two beds joined lengthwise and moves in a crouch through the small one-story house that he shares with his mother Halyna. His weight of about 440 pounds aggravates a recently broken leg, and he suffers from constant knee pain.