Nexus Scale
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The Nexus Scale System is designed to unify creatures, vehicles, and buildings in a single scale chart. It is based on the concept that the larger something is the greater it can absorb damage out of shear size. Huge objects don't have to be armored to shrug off large impacts. It is just a factor of their mass. This is true of many things. The opposite applies to small objects. A kick that would annoy a large creature could kill a tiny one. By making everything function in the same scale it makes it extremely easy to deal with things of different sizes from any setting.
Examples
|
Size |
Scale |
Length |
|
Examples |
|
25 |
Huge Station |
40K-80K ft. |
|
Eclipse Class SSD |
|
24 |
Large Station |
20K-40K ft. |
|
Babylon 5, Executor Class SSD, Explorer Class |
|
23 |
Medium Station |
10K-20K ft. |
|
Space Station |
|
22 |
Small Station |
6K-10K ft. |
|
Borg Cube |
|
21 |
Large Capitol |
4K-6K ft. |
|
Imperial Class Star Destroyer |
|
20 |
Medium Capitol |
3K-4K ft. |
|
Mon Calimari Cruiser |
|
19 |
Small Capitol |
2,300-3K ft. |
|
Acclamator Class Cruiser |
|
18 |
Large Cruiser |
1,700-2,300 ft. |
|
Galaxy Class, Sorvereign Class |
|
17 |
Medium Cruiser |
1,200-1,700 ft. |
|
Excelsior Class |
|
16 |
Battleship |
800-1,200 ft. |
|
Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, Constitution Class, Iowa Class Battleship |
|
15 |
Liner |
600-800 ft. |
|
Nx-Class Enterprise |
|
14 |
Destroyer |
450-600 ft. |
|
Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer, Ohio Class Submarine |
|
13 |
Frigate |
300-450 ft. |
|
Los Angeles Class Submarine, Freedom Class LCS Frigate, Defiant Class |
|
12 |
Large Transport |
200-300 ft. |
60.96 - 91.44 m. |
747 Passenger Jet |
|
11 |
Medium Transport |
120-200 ft. |
36.57 - 60.96 m. |
B-52, 727 Passenger Jet |
|
10 |
Small Transport |
70-120 ft. |
21.33 - 36.57 m. |
YT-1300, C-130H, SR-71, CH-47 |
|
9 |
Huge Vehicle |
35-70 ft. |
10.66 - 21.33 m. |
X-wing, F-14, F-15, F-16, F-18, B-2, City Bus, Learjets, Helicopter |
|
8 |
Large Vehicle |
21-35 ft. |
6.4 - 10.66 m. |
A-wing, Moving Vans, Tanks, APCs |
|
7 |
Medium Vehicle |
14-21 ft. |
4.26 - 6.4 m. |
Cars, Trucks, SUVs |
|
6 |
Large Character |
7-14 ft. |
2.13 - 4.26 m. |
Subcompact Cars |
|
5 |
Medium Character |
5-7 ft. |
1.5 - 2.13 m. |
Motorcycles |
|
4 |
Small Character |
21/2 - 5 ft. |
0.76 - 1.5 m. |
Medium Drone, Jet Pack, table |
|
3 |
Tiny Creature |
1-21/2 ft. |
0.3 - 0.76 m. |
Small Drone, Desktop |
|
2 |
Diminutive Creature |
1/2 - 1 ft. |
0.15 - 0.3 m. |
Mini-drone, Laptop |
|
1 |
Fine Creature |
< 1/2 ft. |
<0.15 m. |
Micro-drone, Cell Phone |
Wound Scales
This system uses a wound system based on size. Each object has four wound levels listed with them: Light, Moderate, Serious, and Heavy damage. Each one is a range of hit points that the object can take. If the damage total is less then or equal to the light damage range then they take a light wound (-1). If they take greater then light wound but less then or equal to moderate damage then they take a moderate wound (-2) and so on. Damage over the Heavy damage rating is instant death. Moderate damage is twice the light, serious is three times light, and heavy is four times light damage.
There are four scales: Creature, Strong, Heavy, and Adamant levels. The Creature Scale covers natural animals. The Strong level covers creatures that are strong for their size as well as vehicles made of lighter materials like wood, plastics and lighter metals such as modern cars. Heavy covers heavier materials, light milspec vehicles, and reinforced structures. Adamant covers heavy milspec vehicles such as Tanks, and heavily reinforced bunkers.
So between the scale and size of any object an instant wound damage scale can be generated. The listing are Light/Moderate/Serious/Heavy damages for that scale. Each column has the base strength for a creature or vehicle that size. This reflects that it takes more strength to move more mass. They get stronger and tougher as they go to the right side of the table. Size is listed for any object, creature, or vehicle as a size number and the column such as 24B.
There are 5 scale tables with the higher numbers divided by a scale value so that the player won't be overwhelmed by the large numbers and so that the margin rules will still work. Weapons will be listed by scale. If you are applying a weapon out of scale then use the scale values to caluculate a conversion but do so after the weapon's damage value is determined. AP also follows this scale.
Station Scale (character x 1000)
|
Size |
A |
Str |
B |
Str |
C |
Str |
D |
Str |
|
25 |
40/80/120/160 |
+100 |
80/120/160/200 |
+105 |
120/240/360/480 |
+110 |
160/320/480/640 |
+115 |
|
24 |
20/40/60/80 |
+95 |
40/60/80/100 |
+100 |
60/120/180/240 |
+105 |
80/160/240/320 |
+110 |
|
23 |
10/20/30/40 |
+90 |
20/30/40/50 |
+95 |
30/60/90/120 |
+100 |
40/80/120/160 |
+105 |
|
22 |
6/12/18/24 |
+85 |
12/18/24/30 |
+90 |
18/36/54/72 |
+95 |
24/48/72/96 |
+100 |
|
21 |
4/8/12/16 |
+80 |
8/12/16/20 |
+85 |
12/24/36/48 |
+90 |
16/32/48/64 |
+95 |
Starship Scale (character x 100)
|
Size |
A |
Str |
B |
Str |
C |
Str |
D |
Str |
|
21 |
40/80/120/160 |
+80 |
80/120/160/200 |
+85 |
120/240/360/480 |
+90 |
160/320/480/640 |
+95 |
|
20 |
30/60/90/120 |
+75 |
60/90/120/150 |
+80 |
90/180/270/360 |
+85 |
120/240/360/480 |
+90 |
|
19 |
23/46/69/92 |
+70 |
46/69/92/115 |
+75 |
69/138/207/276 |
+80 |
92/184/276/368 |
+85 |
|
18 |
17/34/51/68 |
+65 |
34/51/68/85 |
+70 |
51/102/153/204 |
+75 |
68/136/204/272 |
+80 |
|
17 |
12/24/36/48 |
+60 |
24/36/48/60 |
+65 |
36/72/108/144 |
+70 |
48/96/144/192 |
+75 |
|
16 |
8/16/24/32 |
+55 |
16/24/32/40 |
+60 |
24/48/72/96 |
+65 |
32/64/96/128 |
+70 |
Naval Scale (character x 50)
|
Size |
A |
Str |
B |
Str |
C |
Str |
D |
Str |
|
16 |
16/32/48/64 |
+55 |
32/48/64/80 |
+60 |
48/96/144/192 |
+65 |
64/128/192/256 |
+70 |
|
15 |
12/24/36/48 |
+50 |
24/36/48/60 |
+55 |
36/72/108/144 |
+60 |
48/96/144/192 |
+65 |
|
14 |
9/18/27/36 |
+45 |
18/27/36/45 |
+50 |
27/54/81/108 |
+55 |
36/72/108/144 |
+60 |
|
13 |
6/12/18/24 |
+40 |
12/18/24/30 |
+45 |
18/36/54/72 |
+50 |
24/48/72/96 |
+55 |
|
12 |
4/8/12/16 |
+35 |
8/12/16/20 |
+40 |
12/24/36/48 |
+45 |
16/32/48/64 |
+50 |
Vehicle Scale (character x 5)
|
Size |
A |
Str |
B |
Str |
C |
Str |
D |
Str |
|
13 |
60/120/180/240 |
+40 |
120/180/240/300 |
+45 |
180/360/540/720 |
+50 |
240/480/720/960 |
+55 |
|
12 |
40/80/120/160 |
+35 |
80/120/160/200 |
+40 |
120/240/360/480 |
+45 |
160/320/480/640 |
+50 |
|
11 |
24/48/72/96 |
+30 |
48/72/96/120 |
+35 |
72/144/216/288 |
+40 |
96/192/288/384 |
+45 |
|
10 |
14/28/42/56 |
+25 |
28/42/56/70 |
+30 |
42/84/126/168 |
+35 |
56/112/168/224 |
+40 |
|
9 |
7/14/21/28 |
+20 |
14/21/28/35 |
+25 |
21/42/63/84 |
+30 |
28/56/84/112 |
+35 |
|
8 |
5/10/15/20 |
+15 |
10/15/20/25 |
+20 |
15/30/45/60 |
+25 |
20/40/60/80 |
+30 |
|
7 |
3/6/9/12 |
+10 |
6/9/12/15 |
+15 |
9/18/27/36 |
+20 |
12/24/36/48 |
+25 |
|
6 |
2/4/6/8 |
+5 |
4/6/8/10 |
+10 |
6/12/18/24 |
+15 |
8/16/24/32 |
+20 |
|
5 |
1/2/3/4 |
+0 |
2/3/4/5 |
+5 |
3/6/9/12 |
+10 |
4/8/12/16 |
+15 |
Character Scale
|
Size |
A |
Str |
B |
Str |
C |
Str |
D |
Str |
|
9 |
35/70/105/140 |
+20 |
70/105/140/175 |
+25 |
105/210/315/420 |
+30 |
140/280/420/560 |
+35 |
|
8 |
22/44/66/88 |
+15 |
44/66/88/110 |
+20 |
66/132/198/264 |
+25 |
88/176/264/352 |
+30 |
|
7 |
14/28/42/56 |
+10 |
28/42/56/70 |
+15 |
42/84/126/168 |
+20 |
56/112/168/224 |
+25 |
|
6 |
7/14/21/28 |
+5 |
14/21/28/35 |
+10 |
21/42/63/84 |
+15 |
28/56/84/112 |
+20 |
|
5 |
5/10/15/20 |
+0 |
10/15/20/25 |
+5 |
15/30/45/60 |
+10 |
20/40/60/80 |
+15 |
|
4 |
4/8/12/16 |
-2 |
8/12/16/20 |
+0 |
12/24/36/48 |
+5 |
16/32/48/64 |
+10 |
|
3 |
3/6/9/12 |
-4 |
6/9/12/15 |
-2 |
9/18/27/36 |
+0 |
12/24/36/48 |
+5 |
|
2 |
2/4/6/8 |
-6 |
4/6/8/10 |
-4 |
6/12/18/24 |
-2 |
8/16/24/32 |
+0 |
|
1 |
1/2/3/4 |
-8 |
2/3/4/5 |
-6 |
3/6/9/12 |
-4 |
4/8/12/16 |
-2 |
Strength Table
|
Nexus Str |
D20 Str |
Benchmark |
Light Load |
Medium Load |
Heavy Load |
Max Load |
Push/Drag |
Heavy Load Example |
|
-5 |
1 |
Disabled |
3lb |
6lb |
10lb |
20lb |
50lb |
|
|
-4 |
2-3 |
Weak, infant |
6lb |
13lb |
20lb |
40lb |
100lb |
|
|
-3 |
4-5 |
Young child |
13lb |
26lb |
40lb |
80lb |
200lb |
|
|
-2 |
6-7 |
Child, elderly, impaired |
20lb |
40lb |
60lb |
120lb |
300lb |
|
|
-1 |
8-9 |
Teenager |
26lb |
53lb |
80lb |
160lb |
400lb |
|
|
+0 |
10-11 |
Average adult |
33lb |
66lb |
100lb |
200lb |
500lb |
|
|
+1 |
12-13 |
Above average |
43lb |
86lb |
130lb |
260lb |
600lb |
|
|
+2 |
14-15 |
Athletic |
58lb |
116lb |
175lb |
350lb |
875lb |
Light body |
|
+3 |
16-17 |
Weightlifter |
76lb |
153lb |
230lb |
460lb |
1,150lb |
|
|
+4 |
18-19 |
Extremely Strong |
100lb |
200lb |
300lb |
600lb |
1,500lb |
|
|
+5 |
20-21 |
Olympic Level |
133lb |
166lb |
400lb |
800lb |
2Klb |
Racing Motorcycle |
|
+6 |
22-23 |
Superhuman |
173lb |
346lb |
520lb |
1040lb |
2,600lb |
|
|
+8 |
26-27 |
|
306lb |
613lb |
920lb |
1,840lb |
4,600lb |
|
|
+10 |
30 |
|
532lb |
1,060lb |
1,600lb |
3,200lb |
8Klb |
|
|
+15 |
40 |
|
1 ton |
2 tons |
3 tons |
6 tons |
15 tons |
Car, Truck |
|
+20 |
50 |
|
4 tons |
8 tons |
12 tons |
24 tons |
60 tons |
U-Haul Van, APC |
|
+25 |
60 |
|
16 tons |
32 tons |
50 tons |
100 tons |
250 tons |
Fighterjet, C-130 |
|
+30 |
70 |
|
64 tons |
128 tons |
200 tons |
400 tons |
1K tons |
Tank, 727 |
|
+35 |
80 |
|
250 tons |
500 tons |
800 tons |
1,600 tons |
8K tons |
747 |
|
+40 |
90 |
|
1K tons |
2K tons |
3K tons |
6K tons |
15K tons |
|
|
+45 |
100 |
|
4K tons |
8K tons |
12K tons |
24K tons |
60K tons |
Destroyer, Submarine |
|
+50 |
110 |
|
16K tons |
32K tons |
50K tons |
100K tons |
250K tons |
Battleship |
|
+55 |
120 |
|
64K tons |
126K tons |
200K tons |
400K tons |
1M tons |
Aircraft Carrier |
|
+60 |
130 |
|
250K tons |
500K tons |
800K tons |
1,600K tons |
8M tons |
|
|
+65 |
140 |
|
1M tons |
2M tons |
3M tons |
6M tons |
15M tons |
|
|
+70 |
150 |
|
4M tons |
8M tons |
12M tons |
24M tons |
60M tons |
|
Weight Table
|
Weight |
Object |
|
3000lbs. |
Neon SRT-4 |
|
5000lbs. |
Grand Cherokee |
|
3625lbs. |
PT Cruiser |
|
5000lbs. |
Ford F-150 |
|
5000lbs. |
Limousine |
|
360lbs. |
Racing Motorcycle |
|
12,600lbs. |
Moving Van empty weight (26' U-Haul) |
|
23Klbs. (11.5 tons) |
APC |
|
67.6 tons |
M1 Abrams |
|
30 tons |
F-14 |
|
22 tons |
F-15 |
|
13 tons |
F-16 |
|
18.5 tons |
F-18 |
|
36 tons |
C-130 |
|
100 tons |
727 |
|
440 tons |
747 |
|
45K-48K tons |
Iowa Class Battleship |
|
9,200 tons |
Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer |
|
9,600 tons |
Los Angeles Class Attack Submarine |
|
18,750 tons |
Ohio Class Ballistic Missile Submarine |
|
9,100 tons |
Seawolf Class Attack Submarine |
|
101K tons |
Nimitiz Class Aircraft Carrier |
