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Basic Lift Values
References
ST Basic Lift 🏋 Thrust
Damage
Swing
Damage
Thrust
Scaled RT
Notes
-23 0.01 lbs
0.16 ounces
5 g 1d-5 / 1000 1d-3 / 1000 -19 RT Very Very Small Damage
-22 0.013 lbs
0.2 ounces
6.5 g 1d-4 / 1000 1d-2 / 1000 -19 RT Very Very Small Damage
-21 0.016 lbs
0.25 ounces
8 g 1d-3 / 1000 1d-1 / 1000 -18 RT Very Very Small Damage
-20 0.02 lbs
0.3 ounces
10 g 1d-2 / 1000 1d / 1000 -17 RT Very Very Small Damage
-19 0.025 lbs
0.4 ounces
12 g 1d-1 / 1000 1d+1 / 1000 -17 RT Very Very Small Damage
-18 0.03 lbs
0.5 ounces
15 g 1d / 1000 1d+2 / 1000 -16 RT Very Very Small Damage
-17 0.04 lbs
0.6 ounces
20 g 1d+1 / 1000 2d-1 / 1000 -16 RT Very Very Small Damage
-16 0.05 lbs
0.8 ounces
25 g 1d+2 / 1000 2d / 1000 -15 RT Very Very Small Damage
-15 0.06 lbs
1 ounce
30 g 2d-1 / 1000 2d+1 / 1000 -14 RT Very Very Small Damage
-14 0.08 lbs
1.3 ounces
40 g 2d / 1000 2d+2 / 1000 -14 RT Very Very Small Damage
ST Basic Lift 🏋 Thrust
Damage
Swing
Damage
Thrust
Scaled RT
Notes
-13 0.1 lbs
1.6 ounces
50 g 1d-5 / 100 1d-3 / 100 -13 RT Very Small Damage
-12 0.13 lbs
2 ounces
65 g 1d-4 / 100 1d-2 / 100 -13 RT Very Small Damage
-11 0.16 lbs
2.5 ounces
80 g 1d-3 / 100 1d-1 / 100 -12 RT Very Small Damage
-10 0.2 lbs
3 ounces
100 g 1d-2 / 100 1d / 100 -11 RT Very Small Damage
-9 0.25 lbs
4 ounces
120 g 1d-1 / 100 1d+1 / 100 -11 RT Very Small Damage
-8 0.3 lbs
5 ounces
150 g 1d / 100 1d+2 / 100 -10 RT Very Small Damage
-7 0.4 lbs
6 ounces
200 g 1d+1 / 100 2d-1 / 100 -10 RT Very Small Damage
-6 0.5 lbs
8 ounces
250 g 1d+2 / 100 2d / 100 -9 RT Very Small Damage
-5 0.6 lbs
10 ounces
300 g 2d-1 / 100 2d+1 / 100 -8 RT Very Small Damage
-4 0.8 lbs
13 ounces
400 g 2d / 100 2d+2 / 100 -8 RT Very Small Damage
ST Basic Lift 🏋 Thrust
Damage
Swing
Damage
Thrust
Scaled RT
Notes
-3 1 lbs
16 ounces
500 g 1d-5 / 10 1d-3 / 10 -7 RT Small Damage
-2 1.3 lbs
20 ounces
650 g 1d-4 / 10 1d-2 / 10 -7 RT Small Damage
-1 1.6 lbs
25 ounces
800 g 1d-3 / 10 1d-1 / 10 -6 RT Small Damage
0 2 lbs
32 ounces
1 kg
1,000 g
1d-2 / 10 1d / 10 -5 RT Small Damage
1 2.5 lbs 1.2 kg 1d-1 / 10 1d+1 / 10 -5 RT Small Damage
2 3 lbs 1.5 kg 1d / 10 1d+2 / 10 -4 RT Small Damage
3 4 lbs 2 kg 1d+1 / 10 2d-1 / 10 -4 RT Small Damage
4 5 lbs 2.5 kg 1d+2 / 10 2d / 10 -3 RT Small Damage
5 6 lbs 3 kg 2d-1 / 10 2d+1 / 10 -2 RT Small Damage
6 8 lbs 4 kg 2d / 10 2d+2 / 10 -2 RT Small Damage
ST Basic Lift 🏋 Thrust
Damage
Swing
Damage
Thrust
Scaled RT
Notes
7 10 lbs 5 kg 1d-5 1d-3 -1 RT
8 13 lbs 6.5 kg 1d-4 1d-2 -1 RT
9 16 lbs 8 kg 1d-3 1d-1 0 RT
10 20 lbs 10 kg 1d-2 1d 0 RT Standard Human base strength.
11 25 lbs 12 kg 1d-1 1d+1 0 RT
12 30 lbs 15 kg 1d 1d+2 1 RT
13 40 lbs 20 kg 1d+1 2d-1 1 RT
14 50 lbs 25 kg 1d+2 2d 1 RT
15 60 lbs 30 kg 2d-1 2d+1 1 RT
16 80 lbs 40 kg 2d 2d+2 2 RT Realistic human maximum.
17 100 lbs 50 kg 2d+1 3d-1 2 RT
18 130 lbs 65 kg 2d+2 3d 2 RT
19 160 lbs 80 kg 3d-1 3d+1 3 RT
20 200 lbs 100 kg 3d 3d+2 3 RT
21 250 lbs 120 kg 3d+1 4d-1 3 RT
22 300 lbs 150 kg 3d+2 4d 4 RT End of Linear progression
Linear to Logarithmic Split
23 400 lbs 200 kg 4d-1 4d+2 4 RT Transition from Linear to Logarithmic Progression
24 500 lbs 250 kg 4d 5d 4 RT Logarithmic Progression Begins
25 600 lbs 300 kg 4d+2 5d+2 4 RT
26 800 lbs 400 kg 5d 6d 5 RT
27 1,000 lbs 500 kg 5d+2 7d 5 RT
28 1,300 lbs 590 kg 6d
D1d-2
8d
D1d-1
5 RT
D-1 RT
29 1,600 lbs 800 kg 7d
D1d-1
9d
D1d
6 RT
D0 RT
ST Basic Lift 🏋 Thrust
Damage
Swing
Damage
Thrust
Scaled RT
Notes
Dummy Row
30 2,000 lbs    (1 ton) 8d
D1d-1
10d
D1d
6 RT
D0 RT
D Decade Scale (x10)
31 2,500 lbs    (1.25 ton) 9d
D1d
11d
D1d
6 RT
D0 RT
32 3,000 lbs    (1.5 ton) 10d
D1d
12d
D1d+1
7 RT
D1 RT
33 4,000 lbs    (2 tons) 11d
D1d
14d
D1d+2
7 RT
D1 RT
34 5,000 lbs    (2.5 tons) 12d
D1d+1
16d
D1d+2
7 RT
D1 RT
35 6,000 lbs    (3 tons) 14d
D1d+2
18d
D2d-1
7 RT
D1 RT
36 8,000 lbs    (4 tons) 16d
D1d+2
20d
D2d
8 RT
D2 RT
37 10,000 lbs    (5 tons) 18d
D2d-1
22d
D2d+1
8 RT
D2 RT
38 13,000 lbs    (6.5 tons) 20d
D2d
25d
D2d+2
8 RT
D2 RT
39 16,000 lbs    (8 tons) 22d
D2d+1
28d
D3d-1
9 RT
D3 RT
40 20,000 lbs    (10 tons) 25d
D2d+2
32d
D3d+1
9 RT
D3 RT
41 12.5 tons 28d
D3d-1
35d
D3d+2
9 RT
D3 RT
42 15 tons 32d
D3d+1
40d
D4d
10 RT
D4 RT
43 20 tons 35d
D3d+2
45d
D4d+2
10 RT
D4 RT
44 25 tons 40d
D4d
50d
D5d
10 RT
D4 RT
45 30 tons 45d
D4d+2
55d
D5d+2
10 RT
D4 RT
46 40 tons 50d
D5d
60d
D6d
11 RT
D5 RT
47 50 tons 55d
D5d+2
70d
D7d
11 RT
D5 RT
48 65 tons 60d
D6d
80d
D8d
11 RT
D5 RT
49 80 tons 70d
D7d
90d
D9d
12 RT
D6 RT
ST Basic Lift 🏋 Thrust
Damage
Swing
Damage
Thrust
Scaled RT
Notes
Dummy Row
50 100 tons 80d
D8d
C1d-1
100d
D10d
C1d
12 RT
D6 RT
C0 RT
C Century Scale (x100)
51 125 tons 90d
D9d
C1d
110d
D11d
C1d
12 RT
D6 RT
C0 RT
52 150 tons 100d
D10d
C1d
120d
D12d
C1d+1
13 RT
D6 RT
C0 RT
53 200 tons 110d
D11d
C1d
140d
D14d
C1d+2
X RT
DX RT
CX RT
54 250 tons 120d
D12d
C1d+1
160d
D16d
C1d+2
X RT
DX RT
CX RT
55 300 tons 140d
D14d
C1d+2
180d
D18d
C2d-1
X RT
DX RT
CX RT
56 400 tons 160d
D16d
C1d+2
200d
D20d
C2d
X RT
DX RT
CX RT
57 500 tons 180d
D18d
C2d-1
220d
D22d
C2d+1
X RT
DX RT
CX RT
58 650 tons 200d
D20d
C2d
250d
D25d
C2d+2
X RT
DX RT
CX RT
59 800 tons 220d
D22d
C2d+1
280d
D28d
C3d-1
X RT
DX RT
CX RT
60 1,000 tons 250d
D25d
C2d+2
320d
D32d
C3d+1
X RT
DX RT
CX RT
61 1,250 tons 280d
D28d
C3d-1
350d
D35d
C3d+2
X RT
D
CX RT
62 1,500 tons 320d
D32d
C3d+1
400d
D40d
C4d
X RT
D
CX RT
63 2,000 tons 350d
D35d
C3d+2
450d
D45d
C4d+2
X RT
D
CX RT
64 2,500 tons 400d
D40d
C4d
500d
D50d
C5d
X RT
D
CX RT
65 3,000 tons 450d
D45d
C4d+2
550d
D55d
C5d+2
X RT
D
CX RT
66 4,000 tons 500d
D50d
C5d
600d
D60d
C6d
X RT
D
CX RT
67 5,000 tons 550d
D55d
C5d+2
700d
D70d
C7d
X RT
D
CX RT
68 6,500 tons 600d
D60d
C6d
800d
D80d
C8d
X RT
D
CX RT
69 8,000 tons 700d
D70d
C7d
900d
D90d
C9d
X RT
D
CX RT
ST Basic Lift 🏋 Thrust
Damage
Swing
Damage
Thrust
Scaled RT
Notes
Dummy Row
70 10,000 tons 800d
D80d
C8d
M1d-1
1,000d
D100d
C10d
M1d
X RT
DRT
CX RT
MX RT
M Millennium Scale (x1,000)
71 12,500 tons 900d
C9d
M1d
1,100d
C11d
M1d
X RT
CX RT
MX RT
72 15,000 tons 1,000d
C10d
M1d
1,200d
C12d
M1d+1
X RT
CX RT
MX RT
73 20,000 tons 1,100d
C11d
M1d
1,400d
C14d
M1d+2
X RT
CX RT
MX RT
74 25,000 tons 1,200d
C12d
M1d+2
1,600d
C16d
M1d+2
X RT
CX RT
MX RT
75 30,000 tons 1,400d
C14d
M1d+2
1,800d
C18d
M2d-1
X RT
CX RT
MX RT
76 40,000 tons 1,600d
C16d
M1d+2
2,000d
C20d
M2d
X RT
CX RT
MX RT
77 50,000 tons 1,800d
C18d
M2d-1
2,200d
C22d
M2d+1
X RT
CX RT
MX RT
78 65,000 tons 2,000d
C20d
M2d
2,400d
C24d
M2d+2
X RT
CX RT
MX RT
79 80,000 tons 2,200d
C22d
M2d+1
2,800d
C28d
M3d-1
X RT
CX RT
MX RT
80 100,000 tons 2,500d
C25d
M2d+2
3,200d
C32d
M3d+1
X RT
CX RT
MX RT
81 125,000 tons 2,800d
C28d
M3d-1
3,500d
C35d
M3d+2
X RT
C
MX RT
82 150,000 tons 3,200d
C32d
M3d+1
4,000d
C40d
M4d
X RT
C
MX RT
83 200,000 tons 3,500d
C35d
M3d+2
4,500d
C45d
M4d+2
X RT
C
MX RT
84 250,000 tons 4,000d
C40d
M4d
5,000d
C50d
M5d
X RT
C
MX RT
85 300,000 tons 4,500d
C45d
M4d+2
5,500d
C55d
M5d+2
X RT
C
MX RT
86 400,000 tons 5,000d
C50d
M5d
6,000d
C60
M6d
X RT
C
MX RT
87 500,000 tons 5,500d
C55d
M5d+2
7,000d
C70d
M7d
X RT
C
MX RT
88 650,000 tons 6,000d
C60d
M6d
8,000d
C80d
M8d
X RT
C
MX RT
89 800,000 tons 7,000d
C70d
M7d
9,000d
C90d
M9d
X RT
C
MX RT
ST Basic Lift 🏋 Thrust
Damage
Swing
Damage
Thrust
Scaled RT
Notes
Dummy Row
90 1,000,000 tons 8,000d
C80d
M8d
DM1d-1
10,000d
C100d
M10d
DM1d
24 RT
C9 RT
M6 RT
DM0 RT
DM Deca-Millennium Scale (x10,000)
91 1,250,000 tons 9,000d
M9d
DM1d
11,000d
M11d
DM1d
24 RT
M6 RT
DM0 RT
92 1,500,000 tons 10,000d
M10d
DM1d
12,000d
M12d
DM1d+1
25 RT
M7 RT
DM1 RT
93 2,000,000 tons 11,000d
M11d
DM1d
14,000d
M14d
DM1d+2
25 RT
M7 RT
DM1 RT
94 2,500,000 tons 12,000d
M12d
DM1d+1
16,000d
M16d
DM1d+2
25 RT
M7 RT
DM1 RT
95 3,000,000 tons 14,000d
M14d
DM1d+2
18,000d
M18d
DM2d-1
25 RT
M7 RT
DM1 RT
96 4,000,000 tons 16,000d
M16d
DM1d+2
20,000d
M20d
DM2d
26 RT
M8 RT
DM2 RT
97 5,000,000 tons 18,000d
M18d
DM2d-1
22,000d
M22d
DM2d+1
26 RT
M8 RT
DM2 RT
98 6,500,000 tons 20,000d
M20d
DM2d
25,000d
M25d
DM2d+2
26 RT
M8 RT
DM2 RT
99 8,000,000 tons 22,000d
M22d
DM2d+1
28,000d
M28d
DM3d-1
27 RT
M9 RT
DM3 RT
100 10 million tons 25,000d
M25d
DM2d+2
32,000d
M32d
DM3d+1
27 RT
M9 RT
DM3 RT
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X RT
DX-6 RT
CX-12 RT
MX-18 RT
DMX-24 RT



Explanation

In GURPS 4e damage scales with the square root of energy. Basic Lift is a great approximation of energy, thus damage should scale with the square root of lift. In KYOS +10 ST is x10 lift, thus +20 ST is x100 lift and thus x10 damage.

Dues to the granularity of dice and integer adds, this doesn't overtake the linear +1 per ST progression until ST 23, where Swing increases by +2 instead of +1. After this point Swing is treated as +2 ST rather than a flat +2 damage.



Lift Values

The Basic Lift values in KYOS were simplified to a  1, 1.3, 1.6, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10  progression.

The Basic Lift values are not prefectly accurate, especially when converted between metric and USCS. They have been rounded for ease of use.



References
Knowing Your Own Strength by Sean Punch, Pyramid 3/83 p.16-19
RAW logarithmic basic lift progression and damage progression.
GURPS 4th Edition Supers p.19
Names of damage scales: Decade, Century & Millennium