Questions tagged [creature-size]
For questions about the physical proportions and applicable size categories of creature dimensions.
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What maximum size might a creature be, when it is smaller than Tiny?
Alarm spell description mentions "Tiny" as a minimum size threshold:
an alarm alerts you whenever a Tiny or larger creature touches or enters the warded area
It says "a Tiny or larger creature", ...
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How much space do mounts and riders need to avoid squeezing?
In terms of "squeezing into a smaller space" (PHB, p192), is there any RAW guidance for how much room a mounted rider needs in order to move without squeezing?
For example, if a Medium sized ...
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How do creatures fit on a grid?
I'm reading an AD&D 2ed. module to 5E (The Wererats Of Relfren, from Dungeons Magazine #14), and in one passage, it's stated that in a small room of 10 foot square, there are 8 were-rats (...
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How can a halfling wrestle the tarrasque?
Against a typical foe that's two or more size categories bigger than the attacker's own, a typical attacker's attempt to grapple stops at Step 3: Hold because the attacker "automatically lose[s] an ...
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Can I stack Shapeshift druid sizes increases?
I'm playing a druid with the alternative shapeshift ability from PHB2. And something keeps bringing up question marks.
All the shapeshift forms (except for first Predator and Aerial forms) keep ...
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Does magically resizing a construct change its HP?
In Pathfinder Constructs gain bonus HP based on their size category.
Our group is working with the 3rd Party System "Spheres of Power" and one of the players plans to use the Minimize/Maximize and ...
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Aren't long monsters supposed to have more reach? [closed]
Monster Manual page 314 table 7-1 gives the following information on creature sizes, space and reach:
Large bipedal (or high) creatures have a space of 10ft, a maximum height of 16ft. and a reach of ...
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How big is a dragon?
I know from the Monster Manual "Dragon Age Categories" table on page 86 that a young dragon is "large". Which means that if you play on a battle map, he takes up 2x2 squares, which 10 x 10 feet.
What ...
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How should I handle REALLY big creatures in combat?
In Pathfinder, most creatures take up no more than 30' square. However, this size doesn't really do justice to a number of larger creatures, should I want to model them. Being, frankly, exceedingly ...
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Can a dire wolf's Bite action knock a huge creature prone?
If a dire wolf (a large creature) is attacking a huge creature (a hill giant) will the wolf's Bite check affect them?
The rules for Bite state that the creature must make a strength save or be ...
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What sizes of creatures can occupy the same space?
I am sure I missed this somewhere but, I am trying to determine a few things regarding size and space. I know two medium creatures cannot occupy the same space. What I am wondering is if there are any ...
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Do creature sizes change the range of an attack?
I am somewhat confused about how to determine the range of an attack. In PHB p. 191, one finds a "Creature Size" table, which determines the space a creature controls in combat in function of its size....
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For practical purposes, can creatures and objects be littler than Fine?
The size category Fine includes things 6" and smaller, but is there a point at which things are so little that they are no longer limited by the constraints of the size category Fine? That is, can a ...
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How many trolls can you fit in a pit 50' deep and 10' square?
Bob the Wizard's city is being attacked by a vast troll army; the horde is at the gates. Bob to the rescue!
Bob thinks fast and casts a hungry pit which is 50' deep. The trolls attempt to storm the ...
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Large creature with 10-ft reach provoking AoO
So a scenario came up (we temporarily ruled it as a 'Yes', but we're still looking into it, in order to not Rules-Lawyer for an hour) in my game tonight and we couldn't decide on a consensus:
There's ...
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Can medium Sized characters use Small sized weapons?
I'm sure the question of a medium character using a large weapon was asked often here, but what about the reverse?
Say a medium sized character wanting to use a small dagger, like strictly as a ...
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Does a potion of growth stack with the Enlarge spell?
If I drink a potion of growth, and a wizard casts enlarge/reduce on me, do they add together as separate effects to give me 2 size increases, or do they simply override each other and give me the ...
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Does Size Affect AC?
I have been playing 3.5 for 6 years now and am trying out 5e. Does size affect AC in 5e? In 3.5 a tiny creature would get a bonus to their AC for being smaller, while a huge creature would get a ...
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Rules for playing tiny characters
I remember reading a couple years ago an article in Dragon about the rules for playing characters smaller than small in D&D 4th edition. The article also came with an adventure for such characters,...
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Is there any bonus to lifting or strength for larger creature Size?
While reading about the Size classes (colossal, tiny, etc.) I noticed that they affect damage, AC, and more, but don't affect hit points or strength/lifting bonuses.
Does strength or lifting ability ...
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Are there issues with a tiny alchemist having a tiny tumor familiar?
So I'm starting a new character, and im planning a Svirfneblin with permanenced Reduce Person (making me tiny sized).
Now my question is about the tumor familar discovery, alowing me to have a tiny/...
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Does a wolf animal companion become Large when it advances to 4 HD?
Let's say one of my player plays a druid. And let's assume they reached level 3.
The wolf gains 2 bonus HD, which brings it to 4. In the wolf entry in the MM, it says a 4+ HD wolf grows Large.
Does ...
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Is there errata that lets the second benefit of the Great Weapon Master feat apply to versatile weapons (particularly for Small PCs)?
From what I have read in the PHB the benefits of the Great Weapon Fighting fighting style apply to both two-handed (heavy) weapons and using a versatile weapon with two hands.
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How do Growing weapons interact with Trip Limitations?
Normally, of course, character A cannot trip character B who is +2 size categories different.
Would having a growing trip weapon alter this?
An example to hopefully illustrate this point:
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Can a large creature use two non-light weapons without penalty?
I'm playing a ranger who's using the Guardian archetype. The Guardian form is Large, and I would like to use two warhammers since I have the Ranger's two-weapon fighting style. Would I be allowed to ...
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What is the mechanical size of a horse with a cart?
A riding horse on its own is considered Large in game terms (20 square feet). When it's drawing a cart, what size is it considered to be?
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Do larger creatures have advantages when grappling creatures of smaller size?
The PHB states:
The target of your grapple must be no more than one
size larger than you
Makes sense: being massive makes you hard to grapple. But does being massive also make it hard to resist ...
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How can my tiny fey (custom race) PC avoid drowning in her potion of healing?
My husband is the DM, and he made a custom race for me — a tiny fey. The only problem is the the size of a Potion of Cure Light Wounds: it would be a bathtub for me, due to being 8 inches tall. We ...
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Are there any guidelines in place governing the extent to which magic items can resize to different-sized users?
Are there any guidelines in place governing the extent to which magic items can resize to different-sized users?
The description given under "Wearing and Wielding Items" (DMG, p. 140) says:
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Food and adventuring gear for creatures of unusual sizes
Currently preparing a Pathfinder campaign, and the party has a Large monstrous humanoid and a Tiny fey (created races). As a part of the campaign will be set far from civilization, everyone will need ...
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A cursed ring makes me shorter with each use. When will reduced height cause mechanical changes?
My GM has given my rogue (Shadow Fey pretending to be a drow) a cursed ring that has every spell a wizard/sorcerer knows in it. The limitations are that it can only cast up to one lvl 9 spell a day. ...
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What special rules apply to tiny or smaller characters/creatures?
Tiny creatures have a number rules exceptions, in addition to their size modifier, space and reach, and encumbrance. I think they get to add their dexterity modifier to some things rather than their ...
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Can Goliath wield a Medium greatsword in one hand?
Goliaths have Powerful Build racial trait. It allows, among other things, "use weapons designed for a creature one size larger without penalty". So, as I understand, goliath character may fight with ...
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What size category are weapons if brought to life with the "Animate Objects" Spell?
A wizard at my table wants to use weapons (greatswords) for his Animate Objects spell. Do I take the weapons base damage and match it with the table of Animate Objects (2D6 making them Medium), or are ...
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How does a creature hit with an enlarging spell interact with creatures around them during the initial effect?
The Pathfinder campaign I am a part of just hit level 7, meaning that my cleric can now access Lvl 4 Spells. Among these is the spell Giant Vermin, which turns a variable number of tiny centipedes, ...
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How can a magical beast's size be increased using spells or magic items?
Are there spells or magic items that work on magical beasts that increase their size? That is, standard undomesticated, or trained magical beasts, not familiars or in any way companions (hence lacking ...
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Can a Large creature enter Leomund's Tiny Hut from below? [duplicate]
The other day one of my spellcasters conjured Leomund's tiny hut so his team could sleep in peace:
A 10-foot-radius immobile dome of force springs into existence around and above you and remains ...
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Does the size modifier affect touch and ranged touch attacks?
Since the rules are poorly described for touch and ranged touch attacks, should the size modifier apply when making these types of attacks?
The attack roll section is really meant for weapons and not ...
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Can Medium creatures squeeze into smaller spaces?
Here are the rules for "squeezing" from the SRD (the PHB text is identical; emphasis mine):
A creature can squeeze through a space that is large enough for a creature one size smaller than it. Thus,...
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Does size affect how much weight you can lift?
In OpenD6 there are tables defining how much weight you can lift with the weightlifting skill. I wonder though: is there any info in all of D6 on whether size also affects the max. weight you can lift?...
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Does the mammoth rider's gigantic steed ability affect the space occupied by his animal companion, and other unmentioned modifiers?
The mammoth rider prestige class is the only class in the game that allows to have a Huge animal companion. The ability is described as follows :
Gigantic Steed (Ex)
A mammoth rider's steed ...
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Can forcecage fit creatures whose size category is larger than the cage?
The forcecage spell says that the target(s) must fit entirely within the effect.
But Player's Handbook says that size categories aren't an indicator of actual size, just "combat presence".
So the ...
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Does enlarging a character with a reach weapon affect his threat range?
In the PHB on page 147 about reach weapons:
Reach. This weapon adds 5 feet to your reach when you attack with it, as well as when determining your reach for opportunity attacks with it.
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Can staves be scaled down for characters smaller than Medium?
A friend in our campaign is playing a spellcasting Tiny character. Tiny size means, among other things, a very low Strength score and very little carrying capacity. An obvious choice of magic item for ...
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No size limitation for Gust of Wind?
I see no size limit in the spell description, which means one could conceivably use this 2nd level spell as written to push back a gargantuan creature and slow its movement toward you. Am I missing ...
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What happens to a medium whip's reach when Enlarge/Reduce Person changes its size category?
What happens to a whip when it is under the effects of enlarge person or reduce person?
As far as I know whips are the only melee weapon with a range. I am not asking about weapons with reach as ...
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How tiny is a Tiny spider?
Monster Manual (page 337) describes the Spider as a Tiny beast. In terms of 5e, "Tiny" means any size from 2 ft. and lower (correct me if I'm wrong). As a DM, how should I describe the size of the ...
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Where does the Duergar's growth power come from?
Since their introduction in the 1st edition AD&D Monster Manual II, Duergar have had the ability to change their size. It has varied a little from edition to edition, and the ability has altered ...
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Strength check between medium size and large size
Suppose a medium size human with shield mastery attempts to prone a warhorse.
Human is medium, warhorse is large.
How will you settle the check? Does large have advantage on strength checks ...
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How can I use really big creatures against low-level PCs? [closed]
I want the PCs to fight giant, humongous, colossal, really big creatures during a quest, but the PCs are only level 1 through 3. How can a DM pit low-level PCs against such creatures without the PCs ...
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