{"id":"shared/trait/merit/huge-size","type":"trait","system":"merit","line":"shared","name":"Huge Size","sources":[{"source":"V20","page":488,"folio":480},{"source":"W20","page":475,"folio":473},{"source":"BoS","page":39}],"entries":["You are abnormally large in size, at least 6’10” and 300 pounds in weight (well over two meters tall and over 130 kgs). Aside from making you extremely noticeable in public, this extra mass bestows an additional Bruised health level. Characters with this Merit may also gain bonuses to push objects, open barred doors, avoid being knocked down, etc."],"cost":4,"category":"Physical","_qa":{"flags":[],"parser":"headed_entries","confidence":0.9,"extracted":"2026-10-12","job":"v20-core-merits"},"variants":[{"sources":[{"source":"BoS","page":39}],"entries":["You’re far bigger than usual – possibly over seven feet tall and /or over 400 pounds in weight. Such large people stand out in a crowd, and have a hard time literally “fitting in” to a world built for smaller human beings. Still, your character’s large build gives him one additional health level, which counts as an extra level of Bruised when it comes to wound-based penalties. If he shapeshifts into a smaller form through Life-based magick, that extra health level goes away. In his normal form, however, this large character can be quite imposing and hard to beat."],"note":"text differs from V20 (50%)"},{"sources":[{"source":"W20","page":475,"folio":473}],"entries":["You stand close to 7’ tall and may weigh as much as 400 pounds in your Homid form; your other forms are also proportionately huge. This Merit gives you an extra health level, which acts as an additional Bruised health level for purposes of calculating damage and wound penalties. Of course, with your immense size comes other problems (blending into a crowd, finding clothes that fit, fitting into an airplane seat, etc.)."],"note":"text differs from V20 (59%)"}],"_links":{"self":"/api/v1/records/shared/trait/merit/huge-size","html":"/records/shared/trait/merit/huge-size","parent":null,"children":"/api/v1/records/shared/trait/merit/huge-size/children","sources":[{"abbr":"V20","page":488,"folio":488,"title":"Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition"},{"abbr":"W20","page":475,"folio":475,"title":"Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition"},{"abbr":"BoS","page":39,"folio":39,"title":"The Book of Secrets"}]},"_db":{"title":"Huge Size","props":[["Cost","4 pts"],["Type","Physical"]],"parent_id":null,"level":4,"category":"Physical","summary":"You are abnormally large in size, at least 6’10” and 300 pounds in weight (well over two meters tall and over 130 kgs). Aside from making you extremely noticeable in public, this extra mass bestows an additional Bruised","tags":[],"children":[]}}