Table of Creature Size and Scale (2024)

FAQs

How small is tiny pf2e? ›

Tiny creatures are under 2 ft tall. Small creatures are between 2 and 4 ft tall. Medium creatures are between 4 and 8 ft tall. Large creatures are between 8 and 16 ft tall.

In 3rd edition – the edition I started with – there were eight size categories: fine, diminutive, tiny, small, medium, large, huge, gargantuan, and colossal. But this was something of an anomaly for D&D. 2nd edition AD&D only went down to 'tiny', as did 4th edition, and 5th edition has followed in this tradition.

Characters of most races are Medium, a size category including creatures that are roughly 4 to 8 feet tall.

For the purposes of the rules, all huge creatures are 15 foot cubes, or 15 foot cubes with bits sticking out. Depends on if its a "long" (10 feet reach) or "tall" (15 feet reach).

Goblins are stumpy humanoids with large bodies, scrawny limbs, and massively oversized heads with large ears and beady red eyes. Their skin ranges from green to gray to blue, and they often bear scars, boils, and rashes. Goblins average 3 feet tall.

Description. Sprites resembled tiny, elven-featured fey with insect-like wings. They were about 2 feet (0.61 meters) tall.

A kobold stands between 2' and 2'6" (60cm – 75cm) tall, weighing 35 to 45 pounds (16 – 20kg). They have squamous skin between reddish brown and black in color, with burnt orange to red eyes. Their legs are sinewy and double-jointed.

Yes, small creatures use larger weapons with disadvantage. It makes sense if you ever IRL challenge the buffest athlete you know to swing something oversized (think something like the Dragon Slayer greatsword from BERSERK).

How big is an ancient dragon? ›

All the main five of each Chromatic and Metallic dragon are either Huge or Gargantuan at the Ancient age category. Gargantuan dragons are listed as being 85 feet long, and Huge dragons at 55 feet long. Huge dragons are 12 feet at the shoulder and Gargantuan ones are 16.

A hatchling had a 1‑foot-long (0.3‑meter) 3‑foot-long (0.91‑meter) body and 3‑foot-long (0.91‑meter) tail, while an adult had a body length of around 12 feet (3.7 meters) to 18 feet (5.5 meters) and a tail length of around 17 feet (5.2 meters) to 21 feet (6.4 meters).

They value and protect others' freedom as well as their own, and they are more often good than not. Size: Elves range from under 5 to over 6 feet tall and have slender builds.

Their scales match the chromatic or metallic scales of true dragons, which reflect the element of their breath weapon. Dragonborn stand tall, averaging between 6 and 7 feet tall and weigh around 250 pounds.

A mature purple worm had a body 5 feet (1.5 meters) wide and 80 feet (24 meters) long, and 40,000 pounds (18,000,000 grams) in weight. They moved by alternately compressing and expanding their bodies, which made them capable of sudden speed.

A Tiny creature typically occupies a space only 2-1/2 feet across, so four can fit into a single square. (...) Creatures that take up less than 1 square of space typically have a natural reach of 0 feet, meaning they can't reach into adjacent squares.