"You're sitting on me!"

[Ettina]

Are there any rules for what happens if a creature several size categories bigger than you (or weighing much more than your maximum load) sits on you? Can this deal damage?

[Invader]

I would imagine it falls under the "pin" rules.

Which appears to say nothing about it, so I'd say no nothing happens unless they have an Ex crush ability like dragons.

[Psyren]

You can use the falling object rules (fall less than 20ft.) along with applying the pin condition.

[Valwyn]

You could use the Earthquake (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/earthquake.htm) rules for pinned under rubble:


Pinned beneath Rubble

Any creature pinned beneath rubble takes 1d6 points of nonlethal damage per minute while pinned. If a pinned character falls unconscious, he or she must make a DC 15 Constitution check or take 1d6 points of lethal damage each minute thereafter until freed or dead.

Depending on the sizes and Str scores involved, you could use or alter the rule. Were you thinking of a specific case?

[Curmudgeon]

Are there any rules for what happens if a creature several size categories bigger than you (or weighing much more than your maximum load) sits on you?
Yes, there's a basic rule which covers this: excepting special cases, it can't happen unless you are helpless.
Ending Your Movement
You can’t end your movement in the same square as another creature unless it is helpless. That's just for being in the same square. The special rule which best covers this is as Invader noted: being pinned in a grapple, with their "damage your opponent" grapple check representing being squished while pinned. The bigger they are, the better their grapple check because of the size modifier, so the more damage they'll do to you.

[The Viscount]

If you want it to come up more, any Huge creature can take the Crush feat from Savage Species, for essentially the dragon ability.

[Raven777]

Yes, there's a basic rule which covers this: excepting special cases, it can't happen unless you are helpless.

Your girlfriend cannot sit on your lap in D&D? That's terrible!

[atemu1234]

Your girlfriend cannot sit on your lap in D&D? That's terrible!

Nor your cat or dog.

[Extra Anchovies]

Your girlfriend cannot sit on your lap in D&D? That's terrible!

But she can still enter your space if she successfully maintains a grapple :smallwink:

[atemu1234]

But she can still enter your space if she successfully maintains a grapple :smallwink:

Careful, you may end up pinned.

[Ettina]

You can probably deliberately fail a grapple check.

[Curmudgeon]

You can probably deliberately fail a grapple check.
Nope. In the wholesome D&D adventuring game, you're required to resist.

[Inevitability]

Nope. In the wholesome D&D adventuring game, you're required to resist.

Of course, as OOTS showed us, love may impose circumstance bonuses/penalties. :smalltongue:

[Phelix-Mu]

One can't willingly render oneself helpless in order to allow one's girlfriend to sit upon one's lap?

[Curmudgeon]

One can't willingly render oneself helpless in order to allow one's girlfriend to sit upon one's lap?
The girlfriend needs to make you helpless. Nothing less will suffice.

[Phelix-Mu]

The girlfriend needs to make you helpless. Nothing less will suffice.

She's your girlfriend.

*badumboomching*

Amiright, folks?

(I'll be in town all week. Take a flyer on the way out.)