Questions tagged [creature-size]
For questions about the physical proportions and applicable size categories of creature dimensions.
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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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Unfolding Animate Objects
I'm playing a bard in a campaign with my friends in D&D 5e. One of the biggest goals of my character is to fly. Now my character is level 9 and has finally reached the animate objects spell. I ...
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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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How much damage does a Path of the Giant barbarian do due to being Large while raging?
At level 3, a Path of the Giant barbarian can become Large while raging. How does the damage change?
It's just that creatures with the size of a large Troll or Ogre type inflict 2dX. I mean, the ...
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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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Large creature movement around corners
I'm trying to properly account for the movement of a large creature in D&D 5e, playing on a square grid. The creature needs to move through a double-wide doorway and then move to its right, ...
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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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How to reduce the size of the Ancient Companion from the UA Mage of Lorehold subclass?
The description of the Mage of Lorehold's Ancient Companion feature (from UA: Mages of Strixhaven) reads, in part:
Whenever you finish a short or long rest, you can call forth and bond with one such ...
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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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How do the items and sizes rules apply to consumables
A tiny character, such as a Sprite, can have their weapon and armor adjusted to their size.
When the adventuring party now loots Healing Potions, I assume they are regular sized potions. They will be ...
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Is there precedent in official material for small creatures to mount bipedal creatures 2 sizes larger than them?
Rules for Mounted Combat
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.
Once during your move, you ...
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How Do I Determine Different Measurements If I Change The Measurement Of A Dragon?
I know my title question seems a little confusing, but let me explain.
I was looking for some measurements on dragons seeing as I'm doing Tyranny of Dragons and I wanted to have some rough ...
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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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Can I get out of melee range by being Huge but still small?
When thinking about reach and the space rules in the Player's Handbook, I devised the following thought experiment. If I am huge sized, but occupy a space smaller than 5 feet, am I out of range of any ...
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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 ...
