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	<title>Comments on: Ask the Kobold: Size Matters</title>
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		<title>By: Noumenon</title>
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		<dc:creator>Noumenon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Which means technically, only four Tiny creatures can attack a character at one time, while eight Small ones can surround him and attack at once.  I just ignore that rule because I think tiny creatures should be able to swarm better, not worse.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Which means technically, only four Tiny creatures can attack a character at one time, while eight Small ones can surround him and attack at once.  I just ignore that rule because I think tiny creatures should be able to swarm better, not worse.</p>
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		<title>By: azhrei_fje</title>
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		<dc:creator>azhrei_fje</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 06:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Um, no, wrathgon.  Only four Tiny creatures to a square at one time.  They would have to be Fine instead.  But the idea is correct.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Um, no, wrathgon.  Only four Tiny creatures to a square at one time.  They would have to be Fine instead.  But the idea is correct.</p>
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		<title>By: wrathgon</title>
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		<dc:creator>wrathgon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 14:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>with your ruling that means i will have my PCs training Tiny and Fine animals to use to full effect, if they can find ones that are poisonous all the better, 25 Tiny snakes thrown into a square all get their AOO when said foe leaves the square yea!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>with your ruling that means i will have my PCs training Tiny and Fine animals to use to full effect, if they can find ones that are poisonous all the better, 25 Tiny snakes thrown into a square all get their AOO when said foe leaves the square yea!!!</p>
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		<title>By: azhrei_fje</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 03:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wow, this is great!  Thanks, Skip! :)

From the &quot;Ask the Kobold&quot; thread http://www.koboldquarterly.com/kobold_kqforums/viewtopic.php?p=4509#4509

Me:  2a. Does the viper threaten?
Skip:  Yes.

Me:  2a(1) If yes, why does a swarm of Tiny creatures not threaten?
Skip:  Because swarms don&#039;t threaten squares, see the swarm subtype description.

Me:  2a(2) If yes, would 100 Fine creatures in the same square each receive an AOO as well?
Skip:  See 2a

Me:  2a(3) If yes, since Tiny, Diminutive, and Fine creatures can each exist in the square at the same time, does that mean 4 AOOs from the Tiny, 25 AOOs from the Diminutive, and 100 from the Fine?
Skip:  Frankly, I&#039;d force critters that small into a swam, just as a practical matter.

So would you agree then that four Tiny creatures in the same space would all threaten the Medium-size creature -- there&#039;s no way that four Tiny constitute a swarm, right?  Otherwise, four sprites or four black dragon wyrmlings constitute a swarm?!

And since 25 Fine can fit in the same square, all of them would threaten as well?  And I understand that you would lump the 100 Diminutive creatures into a swarm, but given the way you&#039;ve ruled in this article, wouldn&#039;t it be within the spirit of the rules to allow those 100 Diminutive creatures their AOOs?

And would I be within the rules to simply make statistical assumptions about the AOO attack rolls?  For example, say there are 20 Fine creatures.  Can I assume one of each for a 20-sided die?

I have to ask because I fully expect my players to follow this same line of reasoning and I need to be prepared!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, this is great!  Thanks, Skip! <img src='http://www.koboldquarterly.com/k/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>From the &#8220;Ask the Kobold&#8221; thread <a href="http://www.koboldquarterly.com/kobold_kqforums/viewtopic.php?p=4509#4509" rel="nofollow">http://www.koboldquarterly.com/kobold_kqforums/viewtopic.php?p=4509#4509</a></p>
<p>Me:  2a. Does the viper threaten?<br />
Skip:  Yes.</p>
<p>Me:  2a(1) If yes, why does a swarm of Tiny creatures not threaten?<br />
Skip:  Because swarms don&#8217;t threaten squares, see the swarm subtype description.</p>
<p>Me:  2a(2) If yes, would 100 Fine creatures in the same square each receive an AOO as well?<br />
Skip:  See 2a</p>
<p>Me:  2a(3) If yes, since Tiny, Diminutive, and Fine creatures can each exist in the square at the same time, does that mean 4 AOOs from the Tiny, 25 AOOs from the Diminutive, and 100 from the Fine?<br />
Skip:  Frankly, I&#8217;d force critters that small into a swam, just as a practical matter.</p>
<p>So would you agree then that four Tiny creatures in the same space would all threaten the Medium-size creature &#8212; there&#8217;s no way that four Tiny constitute a swarm, right?  Otherwise, four sprites or four black dragon wyrmlings constitute a swarm?!</p>
<p>And since 25 Fine can fit in the same square, all of them would threaten as well?  And I understand that you would lump the 100 Diminutive creatures into a swarm, but given the way you&#8217;ve ruled in this article, wouldn&#8217;t it be within the spirit of the rules to allow those 100 Diminutive creatures their AOOs?</p>
<p>And would I be within the rules to simply make statistical assumptions about the AOO attack rolls?  For example, say there are 20 Fine creatures.  Can I assume one of each for a 20-sided die?</p>
<p>I have to ask because I fully expect my players to follow this same line of reasoning and I need to be prepared!</p>
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		<title>By: Jim Blevins</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jim Blevins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 15:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I would appreciate your opinon on a house rule. Since wisdom can equal expierence, characters receive extra feats based on wisdom bonus. If intelligence can provide bonus skills points by knowing then why can&#039;t wisdom provide bonus feats by doing. The feats still must meet all requirments.
thank you</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would appreciate your opinon on a house rule. Since wisdom can equal expierence, characters receive extra feats based on wisdom bonus. If intelligence can provide bonus skills points by knowing then why can&#8217;t wisdom provide bonus feats by doing. The feats still must meet all requirments.<br />
thank you</p>
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