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Browsing the Pathfinder 2 rules, this passage got me thinking (highlight by me):
What about folk that is slower, smaller, and/or weaker? How do they live around humans? Are they equally susceptible to mass panic?
Rules-wise, only dwarves are likely to be affected. Based on their sturdiness, they are left behind more often than trampled.
Still, there might be risks. Did the small folk develop strategies for these situations?
Market Stalls
Market stalls present their wares in height between two and four feet for humans. Are there lower tables for small folk? Does small folk entertain their market? I imagine that a merchant provides a stepping box for the small folk to see and reach their wares.
Small Folk Taverns
OTOH, a small folk tavern might prepare to serve those "large ones" (or "longshanks" as goblins name them). However, I imagine human-sized tables and stools/chairs to be slightly out of proportion.
How do you handle the daily elements in a world where a sizable number of small folk live among humans?
https://pf2.d20pfsrd.com/rules/game-mastering/#Crowds said:CROWDS
Crowded thoroughfares and similar areas are difficult terrain, or greater difficult terrain if an area is truly packed with people. You might allow a character to get a crowd to part using Diplomacy, Intimidation, or Performance.
A crowd exposed to an obvious danger, like a fire or a rampaging monster, attempts to move away from the danger as quickly as possible, but it is slowed by its own mass. A fleeing crowd typically moves at the Speed of an average member each round (usually 25 feet), potentially trampling or leaving behind slower-moving members of the crowd.
What about folk that is slower, smaller, and/or weaker? How do they live around humans? Are they equally susceptible to mass panic?
Ancestry | HP | Size | Speed | Ability Boosts/Flaws |
---|---|---|---|---|
Human | 8 | Medium | 25' | Two free |
Halfling | 6 | Small | 25' | Dex, Wis, free / Str |
Goblin | 6 | Small | 25' | Dex, Cha, free / Wis |
Gnome | 8 | Small | 25' | Con, Cha, free / Str |
Elf | 6 | Medium | 30' | Dex, Int, free / Con |
Dwarf | 10 | Medium | 20' | Con, Wis, free / Cha |
Rules-wise, only dwarves are likely to be affected. Based on their sturdiness, they are left behind more often than trampled.
Still, there might be risks. Did the small folk develop strategies for these situations?
Market Stalls
Market stalls present their wares in height between two and four feet for humans. Are there lower tables for small folk? Does small folk entertain their market? I imagine that a merchant provides a stepping box for the small folk to see and reach their wares.
Small Folk Taverns
OTOH, a small folk tavern might prepare to serve those "large ones" (or "longshanks" as goblins name them). However, I imagine human-sized tables and stools/chairs to be slightly out of proportion.
How do you handle the daily elements in a world where a sizable number of small folk live among humans?