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So, I have a player who has an irrational love of the squeeze mechanics and everything that enhances them.
After a recent death, they have expressed interest in playing a Sprite. Knowing where this is going, I'd like to figure out just how small a space a squeezing Sprite can get through. Assume that they have whatever relevant feats that they could conceivably get access to, including the acrobat archetype and Rogue class feats.
From the Squeeze action:
You contort yourself to squeeze through a space so small you can barely fit through. This action is for exceptionally small spaces; many tight spaces are difficult terrain that you can move through more quickly and without a check.
Critical Success You squeeze through the tight space in 1 minute per 10 feet of squeezing.
Success You squeeze through in 1 minute per 5 feet.
Critical Failure You become stuck in the tight space. While you’re stuck, you can spend 1 minute attempting another Acrobatics check at the same DC. Any result on that check other than a critical failure causes you to become unstuck.
Sample Squeeze Tasks
Trained space barely fitting your shoulders
Master space barely fitting your head
A Sprites head sounds pretty damn small to me.
A sprite is what? 9 inches tall?
If he assume one of the ones with a human type head (because they seem smallest) he can scale down a human for this. From the first search results that came up for me, the average man has a head about 8-9 inches long (the longer diameter). If we scale that down at the same proportion as height, your sprite would have a head length of ~1.1", and a head width a little below that.
A sprite is what? 9 inches tall?
If he assume one of the ones with a human type head (because they seem smallest) he can scale down a human for this. From the first search results that came up for me, the average man has a head about 8-9 inches long (the longer diameter). If we scale that down at the same proportion as height, your sprite would have a head length of ~1.1", and a head width a little below that.
You also have to factor in wings if they take the feats for them: trying to fold your butterfly wings into tight spaces is a bit more difficult.
PS: and pixies also throw things off. ;)
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Guys, I'm just saying... my daughter managed to stuff one of her nicer barbie dolls underneath the oven-range and the appliance has less than 1.5 inches of clearance from the ground, and she certainly didn't lift the thing. The doll wasn't even scratched or dented, just a tad bit greasy and dusty. (Don't worry, it wasn't there long, the dolls feet were protruding like one particular witch I might name)
This is something I didn't consider reading the sprite initially but... yeah, anything that's larger than 1 inch wide is probably doable for them which means that something like... 90% of all buildings, doors, windows, and even prisons are just flat out not obstacles to them short of slowing them down for 10-30 seconds.
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Imagine keeping a Sprite Monk imprisoned.
"Ha, ha! No gear, anti-magic protections, and adamantium bars!"
"Bars you say?" *stance/fly/flurry*
There's a lot of interest on these forums in including Sprites in games.
I'll just say they're Rare for many reasons.
I would be ok with an all Sprite game, but not as one of 4 PCs. No thank you.
You want to play a Corgi?
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You want to play a Corgi?
A Beastkin Corgi? Beware the Dire Corgi Form!