Xarteros
2016-12-17, 07:57 PM
The Tauric Belt artifact component from Ebberon has a listed stat increase of +4 STR and +2 CON, but it also increases your size category by 1
Now, its size increase entry explicitly states "Other effects of size -AC/attack modifier, grapple check modifier, and so forth- all apply"
In addition to the AC/attack/grapple/hide/reach stats from here (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/movementPositionAndDistance.htm#tableCreatureSizeA ndScale), doesn't this mean that you increase its STR/CON and decrease the DEX etc. as per the SRD size increase table (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/improvingMonsters.htm#sizeIncreases)? How much is "and so forth" meant to cover when it states that "Other effects of size all apply"?
To my understanding, the particular wording of this artifact is the same style as the wording of the Half-Minotaur template, which has racial STR/CON boosts but specifically states that you gain all effects of the size increase too (The template even goes so far as to mention the specific table in MMI)
Now, its size increase entry explicitly states "Other effects of size -AC/attack modifier, grapple check modifier, and so forth- all apply"
In addition to the AC/attack/grapple/hide/reach stats from here (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/movementPositionAndDistance.htm#tableCreatureSizeA ndScale), doesn't this mean that you increase its STR/CON and decrease the DEX etc. as per the SRD size increase table (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/improvingMonsters.htm#sizeIncreases)? How much is "and so forth" meant to cover when it states that "Other effects of size all apply"?
To my understanding, the particular wording of this artifact is the same style as the wording of the Half-Minotaur template, which has racial STR/CON boosts but specifically states that you gain all effects of the size increase too (The template even goes so far as to mention the specific table in MMI)