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Creatures smaller or larger than Medium have special rules relating to position. | Creatures smaller or larger than Medium have special rules relating to position. | ||
− | ====Tiny, Diminutive, and Fine Creatures==== | + | =====Tiny, Diminutive, and Fine Creatures===== |
Creatures smaller than Medium take up less than 1 square of space. This means that more than one such creature can fit into a single square. A Tiny creature typically occupies a space only 1-1/4 feet across, so sixteen can fit into a single square. Fifty-six Diminutive creatures or 225 Fine creatures can fit into a single square. Creatures typically have a reach equal to the space they occupy, meaning Tiny or smaller creatures can’t reach into adjacent squares. They must enter an opponent’s square to attack in melee. This provokes an [[Yagura:SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attack of opportunity]] from the opponent. You can attack into your own square if you need to, so you can attack such creatures normally. Since they have no natural reach, they do not threaten the squares around them. You can move past them without provoking [[Yagura:SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attacks of opportunity]]. They also can’t flank an enemy. | Creatures smaller than Medium take up less than 1 square of space. This means that more than one such creature can fit into a single square. A Tiny creature typically occupies a space only 1-1/4 feet across, so sixteen can fit into a single square. Fifty-six Diminutive creatures or 225 Fine creatures can fit into a single square. Creatures typically have a reach equal to the space they occupy, meaning Tiny or smaller creatures can’t reach into adjacent squares. They must enter an opponent’s square to attack in melee. This provokes an [[Yagura:SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attack of opportunity]] from the opponent. You can attack into your own square if you need to, so you can attack such creatures normally. Since they have no natural reach, they do not threaten the squares around them. You can move past them without provoking [[Yagura:SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attacks of opportunity]]. They also can’t flank an enemy. | ||
− | ====Small Creatures==== | + | =====Small Creatures===== |
Though Small creatures take up one quarter of a square (2-1/2 feet) and 4 Small creatures can fit within a square, Small creatures treat reach somewhat differently than Tiny and smaller creatures. A Small creature's reach being 2-1/2 feet is just enough to function virtually the same as a 5 foot reach as long as the Small creature occupies a square alone. If more than one Small creature occupies a square it forces the Small creatures to occupy a set quadrant of the square, pushing each other to the edges. A Small creature does not have adequate reach to strike an opponent in an adjacent square unless the quadrant of the square they occupy is adjacent. Therefore two halflings could occupy a single square and do battle with a human in an adjacent square, but if a third halfling were to occupy the square with the other two, that third halfling could not strike the human without using a reach weapon. Reach weapons in the hands of Small creatures grant 5 foot reach. A warband of kobolds are likely to carry spears, allowing 4 of them to attack a larger foe from the same square. | Though Small creatures take up one quarter of a square (2-1/2 feet) and 4 Small creatures can fit within a square, Small creatures treat reach somewhat differently than Tiny and smaller creatures. A Small creature's reach being 2-1/2 feet is just enough to function virtually the same as a 5 foot reach as long as the Small creature occupies a square alone. If more than one Small creature occupies a square it forces the Small creatures to occupy a set quadrant of the square, pushing each other to the edges. A Small creature does not have adequate reach to strike an opponent in an adjacent square unless the quadrant of the square they occupy is adjacent. Therefore two halflings could occupy a single square and do battle with a human in an adjacent square, but if a third halfling were to occupy the square with the other two, that third halfling could not strike the human without using a reach weapon. Reach weapons in the hands of Small creatures grant 5 foot reach. A warband of kobolds are likely to carry spears, allowing 4 of them to attack a larger foe from the same square. | ||
− | ====Large, Huge, Gargantuan, and Colossal Creatures==== | + | =====Large, Huge, Gargantuan, and Colossal Creatures===== |
Very large creatures take up more than 1 square. | Very large creatures take up more than 1 square. | ||
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Large or larger creatures using reach weapons can strike up to double their natural reach. | Large or larger creatures using reach weapons can strike up to double their natural reach. | ||
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# Assumes that the creature is roughly as dense as a regular animal. A creature made of stone will weigh considerably more. A gaseous creature will weigh much less. | # Assumes that the creature is roughly as dense as a regular animal. A creature made of stone will weigh considerably more. A gaseous creature will weigh much less. | ||
# These values are typical for creatures of the indicated size. Some exceptions exist. | # These values are typical for creatures of the indicated size. Some exceptions exist. | ||
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