RE:[HoE] Not a Munchkin Question

[Ralph Dula <rdula@ezonline.com>]

Matt wrote:

> What would you do for a player that wanted to play a character that
>happened to be either:
>
>        A.) A midget, or
>        B.) A dwarf (no, not the Tolkein-esque kind)?
>
>    I'm thinking this is 'possible' hindrance territory, but how would
>you handle it mechanics-wise?  The conditions are definitely different
>and my gut feeling is that I wouldn't want to lump them into the same
>category.  Any thoughts on costs/effects/whatever?
>

Try using the three of Clubs mutation on page 107 of Children o' the Atom.
Of course, that makes no mention of the fact that someone whose a dwarf
should have a lower movement rate, since he would have very short legs.  I
used it for a character a player did based on (Yeah, you're about to laugh,
but it's true, and you know from my previous posts how weird my campaign
is) the Jigglypuff Pokemon.  My recommendation is that if your player's
character isn't a mutant make it a 5 point Hindrance, with the -2 to Size
and dropping two steps in his Pace.  Also, I'd advise him to get a
high-Dodge score and learn to use cover, as our dwarf didn't and quickly
got slaughtered by Anti-Templars.

-Ralph