Trolls have incredibly large bodies and hands, while
dwarfs have rather small bodies and hands—consequently,
both have trouble using gear built for human dimensions.
Corporate initiatives like Evo’s MetaErgonomics
division have helped a lot; most products are available
in dwarf- and troll-friendly sizes. This is reflected in the
Lifestyle costs for dwarfs and trolls. Dwarfs have to pay
twenty percent more on Lifestyle to make sure they are
getting things that fit them, while trolls need to pay the
troll tax—their Lifestyle costs are doubled.
Using Unadapted Gear
The extra costs dwarfs and trolls pay mean they have
equipment that fits them. When using an item not customized
for their hand sizes, by contrast, dwarf and troll
characters receive a –2 modifier on their dice pools
for using human-sized weapons and equipment. This
modifier also applies in reverse; an elf trying to use a
dwarf-modified weapon suffers a –2 dice pool modifier.
This effect is also cumulative, in the unlikely event
it comes up, so a dwarf forced to use a troll-modified
tool (or vice versa) suffers a –4 dice pool modifier (and
possibly a hernia). In some cases it may be simply impossible
for a dwarf or troll to use the other’s gear, like
armor constructed for completely the wrong build.
