I have a question regarding attacks on and by smaller targets.
1) Do attacks against really small characters automatically become area of effect attacks? As for an example I have a minuscule sized Fairy character in combat with a normal human sized opponent. The GM in this case argues that since the hand of the human is large enough to normally encompass all of my character the attack would automatically count as an area of effect.
2) That same minuscule Fairy is going to attack the human back with a melee attack (ignore the futility of a fairy's physical punches). I want the Fairy to fly up to the man's face and attack. The GM tells me that will require me to take the -8 OCV to aim for the head. I argue that since I am up in the man's face, with my limited threat range I can only hit the face even if I swing with my eyes closed and should thus, not get the aimed penalty. I am however, required to take a move action first to reach the head.
I believe that the answers of both questions boil down to a similar answer concerning "reach" of smaller characters. I hope you can shine some light on these situations.
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Greetings Mr. Long
I have a question regarding attacks on and by smaller targets.
1) Do attacks against really small characters automatically become area of effect attacks? As for an example I have a minuscule sized Fairy character in combat with a normal human sized opponent. The GM in this case argues that since the hand of the human is large enough to normally encompass all of my character the attack would automatically count as an area of effect.
2) That same minuscule Fairy is going to attack the human back with a melee attack (ignore the futility of a fairy's physical punches). I want the Fairy to fly up to the man's face and attack. The GM tells me that will require me to take the -8 OCV to aim for the head. I argue that since I am up in the man's face, with my limited threat range I can only hit the face even if I swing with my eyes closed and should thus, not get the aimed penalty. I am however, required to take a move action first to reach the head.
I believe that the answers of both questions boil down to a similar answer concerning "reach" of smaller characters. I hope you can shine some light on these situations.
Thank you.
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