Questions tagged [creature-size]
For questions about the physical proportions and applicable size categories of creature dimensions.
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Whips, reach, and size increases [duplicate]
A whip is treated as a reach weapon with a range of 15-ft.
Increasing in size generally adds +5 per size increment to your reach, with the exception of colossal because of the size difference.
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Does the Nondetection 10 feet limit only apply to objects?
I tried looking it up for questions related to nondetection here, and also did a quick google search about it, but I couldn't find an answer sadly. So, the spell nondetection has the following text:
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Is it possible to squeeze into a smaller space?
The 2014 Player's Handbook (p. 192) includes a rule for Squeezing into a Smaller Space:
A creature can squeeze through a space that is large enough for a
creature one size smaller than it. Thus, a ...
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What is the motivation behind small humans?
Browsing through the new 2024 Player's Handbook, I had huh? moment when reading the human species rules:
Size: Medium (about 4-7 feet tall) or Small (about 2-4 feet tall), chosen when you select this ...
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Is 2'6" within the size constraints of small, and what would the weight of a fairy that size be?
Our first session is on September 4th, so I need to figure out the minor details of my character.
My thought process is, if 5' is medium, and enlarge/reduce makes you half your size and you count as ...
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Can a medium creature standing under a gargantuan/colossal four legged (or more) creature have total cover against air attacks?
Can a medium creature standing under a gargantuan/colossal four legged (or more) creature have total cover against air attacks?
Example: a summoner summons a colossal many legged creature and stand ...
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Can we prove or disprove that Humanoids and Giants are defined by their Size Categories?
If we take a look at the Humanoids in the Monster Manual we see that all of them are either creature size Medium or Small. I personally presume this is because Humanoids are what most player ...
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If a character starts using Giants Might in an enclosed area, then enters a more open area, will their size increase?
The RAW say:
Giant Might
At 3rd level, you have learned how to imbue yourself with the might of giants. As a bonus action, you magically gain the
following benefits, which last for 1 minute:
If you ...
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Creature's size and area of effect [duplicate]
Let's suppose that an effect (like a spell effect) occurs in a 30 ft. radius centered around a certain point. If a Gargantuan creature is only partially inside this region, is it always affected by ...
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What's the lowest HD Giant of at least Huge size?
Have a Large character, with the Giant Blood racial trait, and want to use alter self to transform into a Huge Giant (or a huge Humanoid, I guess, but that seems unlikely to exist without templates). ...
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Is there precedent in official material for Small creatures to mount bipedal creatures two sizes larger than they are?
The rules for mounted combat state:
A willing creature that is at least one size larger than you and that has an appropriate anatomy can serve as a mount, using the following rules.
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What are the dimensions of a Red Great Wyrm's leg bone?
I'm trying to figure out the cross sectional area of the smallest part of a Red Great Wyrm's leg bones to mathematically determine how much force it has to be able to withstand in order for said Great ...
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Tiny Creatures Can't Kill Players, Right?
I remember reading somewhere that tiny creatures can't kill players/bring them down to 0 hp in normal conditions, which makes sense to me. A rat biting someone's toe and dealing that 1 damage would be ...
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Should my bugbear with long limbs be able to reach further if he is 21 feet tall?
I'm currently playing the Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden published adventure. My Bugbear has been affected by Vlagomir's spark (see area H30 on p. 226-227), and he has grown to be 21 feet tall ...
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Is there an official (or optional) rule for weapon damage vs. creatures in different size categories?
I thought I saw this rule in an official D&D 5e rulebook, but now that I'm looking for it, I can't find anywhere. I'm pretty sure it was an optional/alternative rule, like in a little sidebar in ...
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Is melee attacks' reach always written?
So, a group of mine made this doubt pop up: do huge creatures have reach just because of their size?
From what I understand, a creature has reach on a melee attack only if it's written as this one (an ...
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Are single swarms of Large size completely shapeable in Pathfinder?
This D&D 3.5 question touches on this subject. Recently in a Pathfinder 1e game, it came to my attention that Paizo removed the second line clarifying that swarms were shapeable 10' creatures.
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How can my Beastmaster ranger use its animal companion as a mount?
My player's Beastmaster ranger has a panther companion that he would like to turn into a riding mount. Is there a way to permanently enlarge the panther to horse-size?
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Can a Large creature enter the extradimensional space created by the Rope Trick spell?
The spell Rope Trick contains the following language:
The space can hold as many as eight Medium or smaller creatures.
We used to think this means Large creatures can not enter the space.
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How big is the area of effect for the Ice Knife spell's explosion, when the spell targets a Large creature?
The description of the ice knife spell states (emphasis mine):
You create a shard of ice and fling it at one creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target ...
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Must a PC (or other creature) be Huge in size to deal the 3d12 damage dice upon a hit with a Huge-sized greataxe as per the oversized-weapon rules?
Must a PC (or other creature) be Huge in size to deal the 3d12 damage dice upon a hit with a Huge-sized greataxe as per the oversized-weapon rules?
I believe the oversized-weapon rules are somewhat ...
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Can the Echo Knight's Echo's size dictate what it can grapple?
This question assumes your table rules that the echo of the echo knight can grapple. Purely RAW, I would not ask this.
Say you are a medium creature and you want to grapple something gargantuan, like ...
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Volume of Darkness (spell) interaction with Enlarge creature
If I am enlarged, and subsequently cast darkness on my weapon does the volume that darkness covers expand from my character or only one square that my character occupies?
If the latter, how do I keep ...
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Does the Rune Knight fighter's Giant’s Might feature affect the character's height?
The Rune Knight fighter gets the Giant's Might feature at 3rd level (TCoE, p. 45), which grants several benefits for 1 minute. One of these benefits causes you to become Large-sized.
Does the Giant's ...
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How to tell size category of an object?
Artificers "Magical tinkering" ability says
You’ve learned how to invest a spark of magic into mundane objects. To use this ability, you must have thieves’ tools or artisan’s tools in hand. ...
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