| Aquarist |
Heyas.
After an egregious amount of research, I couldn't find a satisfying answer when it came to the RAW ruling of this template.
Simple Template: Giant (CR +1)
Creatures with the giant template are larger and stronger than their normal-sized kin. This template cannot be applied to creatures that are Colossal.
Quick Rules: +2 to all rolls based on Str or Con, +2 hp/HD, –1 penalty on all rolls based on Dex.
Rebuild Rules: Size increase by one category; AC increase natural armor by +3; Attacks increase dice rolled by 1 step; Ability Scores +4 size bonus to Str and Con, –2 Dex.
In particular I want to know what it means with 'Attacks increase dice rolled by 1 step.' Let's use a CR 2 crocodile for example. It normally has a 1d8 bite attack and a 1d12 tail slap. Would the template increase the damage dice from the bite attack from a 1d8 to a 1d10 or a 2d6? And with the tail slap, would it go from a 1d12 to a 3d6 or a 2d8? Normally a size increase would increase the damage dice by two steps, but the template specifically calls for only one step. The people in my table argue for both, but is there a definitive answer for this?