Height & Weight System  
                                             Compiled by  Dennis Jensen

For: All editions

An example table of Heights and Weights (For Human-Like/Proportioned creatures)
Height is in feet and Weight is in pounds.

 

Height	Weight	Size	Example		Height	Weight	Size	Example
0.5	0.05	F			8.5	498	L
0.5	0.1	D	Galltrit		9.0	592	L	Ogre, Troll
1.0	1	T	Jermaline, Booka		9.5	696	L
1.5	3	T	Brownie		10.0	811	H	Giant Troll
2.0	6	T	Leprechaun, Sprite		10.5	939	H	Hill Giant, Ogre Magi
2.5	13	S	Pixie		11.0	1080	H
3.0	22	S	Kobold		12.0	1402	H	Fire Giant, Stone Giant
3.5	35	S			13.0	1783	H	Ettin
4.0	52	S	Goblin		14.0	2227	G	Mountain Giant
4.5	74	S			15.0	2739	G	Frost Giant
5.0	101	M	Elf		16.0	3324	G
5.5	135	M	Half-Elf		17.0	3987	G
6.0	175	M	Orc, Human		18.0	4732	G	Cloud Giant, Titan
6.5	223	M	Hobgoblin, Tabaxi		19.0	5566	C
7.0	278	M	Bugbear, Gnoll		20.0	6491	C
7.5	342	L			21.0	7515	C	Storm Giant
8.0	415	L	Yeti, Quillan

 

Process to Calculate a character’s height and weight

1         Find the average height for the Race of the character on Table A

2         Roll Tricentle Dice (d1000) on Table B to determine the characters frame.

3         Adjust the characters Strength and Dexterity if applicable.

4         If an adjustment is called for roll the adjustment percentage (i.e. 1d4 = 1%-4% or 0.01 to 0.04) and multiply this by the height in inches for the characters final height.  Note a negative percentage is simply subtracted from 100% and then multiplied (i.e.  – 3% or  – 0.03  =  0.97 multiplier)

5         Take the final height and consult Table C to get the characters base weight.  Note if the character is a Dwarf add 24" to their height for purpose of getting their base weight.

6         Take this base weight and multiple it by the characters race adjustment to get the characters adjusted weight.

7         Roll Tricentle Dice (d1000) on Table D to determine the characters build.

8         Adjust the characters Strength and Dexterity if applicable.

9         If an adjustment is called for roll the adjustment percentage (i.e. 1d8 = 1%-8% or 0.01 to 0.08) and note this number.

10      Check the characters Strength (including adjustments made from Frame and Build) on Table F and add the percentage (if any) to the number retained from step 8.  This is the characters full weight adjustment.

11      Take the characters full weight adjustment and multiple this by their adjusted weight to obtain the characters final weight.

 

Table A :  Suggested average Heights by Race  (in inches)

 

Race	Male	Female		Race	Male	Female
Dwarf	48	46		Tribesman – Human	70	66
				Norseman – Human	72	67
Sylvan – Elf	54	52		Urban/Rural – Human	69	64
Sindar – Elf	61	57		Country – Human	70	65
Noldar – Elf	64	58		Noble – Human	72	70
Fallohide – Hobbit	42	40		Half-Elf	65	61
Stoor – Hobbit	36	34		Half-Orcs	74	70
Harfoot – Hobbit	30	28		Half-Ogres	96	86

 

Table B :  Variation from Average Height  (in %)

 

Die Roll			Str	Dex
d1000	Humans	Others	Adj	Adj	Frame
001 – 005	– ( 1d4 + 12 )	– ( 1d3 + 9 )	–2	+2
006 – 025	– ( 1d4 + 8 )	– ( 1d3 + 6 )	–1	+1	Short
026 – 150	– ( 1d4 + 4 )	– ( 1d3 + 3 )	–1	+1
151 – 350	– ( 1d4 )	– ( 1d3 )	---	---
351 – 650	none	None	---	---	Average
651 – 850	+ ( 1d4 )	+ ( 1d3 )	---	---
851 – 975	+ ( 1d4 + 4 )	+ ( 1d3 + 3 )	+1	–1
976 – 995	+ ( 1d4 + 8 )	+ ( 1d3 + 6 )	+1	–1	Tall
996 – 000	+ ( 1d4 + 12 )	+ ( 1d3 + 9 )	+2	–2

 

Table C :  Character Weight by Height  (in inches and pounds)

 

Hgt	Wgt	Hgt	Wgt	Hgt	Wgt	Hgt	Wgt	Hgt	Wgt
114	696	97	429	80	240	63	117	46	46
113		96	415	79	232	62	112	45	43
112		95	403	78	223	61	107	44	40
111		94	390	77	214	60	101	43	37
110	625	93	378	76	206	59	96	42	35
109	608	92	366	75	198	58	92	41	32
108	592	91	354	74	190	57	87	40	30
107	575	90	342	73	183	56	82	39	28
106	559	89	331	72	175	55	78	38	26
105	544	88	320	71	168	54	74	37	24
104	528	87	309	70	161	53	70	36	22
103	513	86	299	69	154	52	66	35	20
102	498	85	288	68	148	51	62	34	18
101	484	84	278	67	141	50	59	33	17
100	470	83	268	66	135	49	55	32	15
99	456	82	259	65	129	48	52	31	14
98	442	81	250	64	123	47	49	30	12

 

* To get a Dwarf’s base weight add 24" to their final adjusted height.

 

Table D :  Suggested Weight Modifiers by Race

 

Race	Male	Female		Race	Male	Female
Dwarf	1.4	1.2		Tribesman – Human	1.09	1.09
				Norseman – Human	1.07	1.07
Sylvan – Elf	0.85	0.85		Urban/Rural – Human	1.00	1.00
Sindar – Elf	0.94	0.9		Country – Human	1.04	1.04
Noldar – Elf	0.96	0.96		Noble – Human	1.05	1.05
Fallohide – Hobbit	1.3	1.3		Half-Elf	1.00	1.00
Stoor – Hobbit	1.7	1.7		Half-Orcs
Harfoot – Hobbit	1.5	1.5		Half-Ogres	1.5	1.1

 

Table E :  Variation from Average Weight  (in %)

 

Die Roll			Str	Dex
d1000	Humans	Others	Adj	Adj	Build
001 – 005	– ( 1d4 + 32 )	– ( 1d6 + 18 )	–2	+2
006 – 025	– ( 1d4 + 16 )	– ( 1d6 + 12 )	–1	+1	Light
026 – 150	– ( 1d4 + 8 )	– ( 1d6 + 6 )	–1	+1
151 – 350	– ( 1d4 )	– ( 1d6 )	---	---
351 – 650	none	None	---	---	Average
651 – 850	+ ( 1d8 )	+ ( 1d6 )	---	---
851 – 975	+ ( 1d8 + 8 )	+ ( 1d6 + 6 )	+1	–1
976 – 995	+ ( 1d8 + 16 )	+ ( 1d6 + 12 )	+1	–1	Heavy
996 – 000	+ ( 1d8 + 32 )	+ ( 1d6 + 18 )	+2	–2

 

Table F :  Weight Adjustment by Strength  (in %)

 

Str	Adj	Str	Adj	Str	Adj	Str	Adj
1	–30%	13	+2%	24	+24%	35	+35%
2	–24%	14	+4%	25	+25%	36	+36%
3	–20%	15	+6%	26	+26%	37	+37%
4	–16%	16	+8%	27	+27%	38	+38%
5	–12%	17	+10%	28	+28%	39	+39%
6	–8%	18	+12%	29	+29%	40	+40%
7	–4%	19	+14%	30	+30%	41	+41%
8	–2%	20	+16%	31	+31%	42	+42%
9	–1%	21	+18%	32	+32%	43	+43%
10 – 11	None	22	+20%	33	+33%	44	+44%
12	+1%	23	+22%	34	+34%	45	+45%