Body is a primary attribute, the goverining attribute for Constitution, Strength, and Toughness.
Body relates to physical mass. A more massive person, object or creature has greater Body. But some 75 kg people are tougher than others, and a 5 kg rock is not as tough as 5 kg of steel plating, so values will have to be adjusted accordingly.
Body for Living Creatures
Animals are generally at their peak. Most humans are well below peak performance, so a Body two points lower than that indicated for weight is reasonable, more for overweight persons. The length values are in meters, very approximate, and for four-legged animals, from snout to the base of the tail. A human-shaped beast is about twice as long.
Body for Objects
Objects are often incredibly tough, seemingly invulnerable. But remember, objects have a Dodge of zero.
Benchmarks for the Toughness added because an object is made of strong materials is found on this table:
| Wood | +2 |
|---|---|
| Composites & laminates | +4 |
| Stone | +4 |
| Steel | +6 |
| Hardened Steel | +8 |
| Composite Steel | +10 |
| Thin outer layer (non-armored vehicles have this) | -5 |
Body-Mass Table
| Body | Mass | Typical Length | Example | Example Object |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O | 2.5 | 0.3 | Cat | - |
| 1 | 4 | 0.3 | - | - |
| 2 | 6 | 0.4 | Small dog | - |
| 3 | 10 | 0.5 | Fox | - |
| 4 | 15 | 0.5 | Large dog | - |
| 5 | 25 | 0.6 | Coyote | - |
| 6 | 40 | 0.7 | Wolf | Interior door |
| 7 | 60 | 0.8 | Trained woman | - |
| 8 | 100 | 1.0 | Trained man | - |
| 9 | 150 | 1.1 | - | Motorcycle |
| 10 | 250 | 1.3 | - | - |
| 11 | 400 | 1.5 | - | - |
| 12 | 600 | 1.7 | Brown bear | Compact Car |
| 13 | 1000 | 2.0 | Horse, tiger | - |
| 14 | 1500 | 2.2 | Grizly bear | - |
| 15 | 2500 | 2.5 | - | Large Car |
For very large objects, take the weight in tons instead of kg, add +15 Body, and multiply length by 10.
Length is for a quadroupled; a creature walking upright (such as a human) is generally twice as tall as this.