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A creatures size comes up frequently.

Size Modifiers

Creature Size	Size Modifier	Special Size Modifier	Size Modifier to Fly	Size Modifier to Stealth
Fine	+8	-8	+8	+16
Diminutive	+4	-4	+6	+12
Tiny	+2	-2	+4	+8
Small	+1	-1	+2	+4
Medium	+0	+0	+0	+0
Large	-1	+1	-2	-4
Huge	-2	+2	-4	-8
Gargantuan	-4	+4	-6	-12
Colossal	-8	+8	-8	-16

A creatures size modifier applies to its attacks and Armor Class.

A creatures special size modifier applies to it’s Combat Maneuver Bonus (CMB) and Combat Maneuver Defense.

Typical Statistics

Creature Size	Space	Natural Reach	Typical Height/Length	Typical Weight
Fine	1/2 ft.	0 ft.	6 " or less	1/8 lb. or less
Diminutive	1 ft.	0 ft.	6 " to 1 ft.	1/8 lb. - 1 lb.
Tiny	2½ ft.	0 ft.	1-2ft.	1-8 lb.
Small	5 ft.	5 ft.	2-4ft.	8-60 lb.
Medium	5 ft.	5 ft.	4-8ft.	60-500 lb.
Large	10 ft.	10 ft.1	8-16ft.	500-4000 lb.
Huge	15 ft.	15 ft.1	16-32ft.	2-16 tons
Gargantuan	20 ft.	20 ft.1	32-64ft.	16-125 tons
Colossal	30 ft.	30 ft.2	64ft. or more	125 tons or more

<sup>1. 5 ft. shorter reach for creatures which are longer than they are tall.
2. 10 ft. shorter reach for creatures which are longer than they are tall.</sup>

These values are typical for creatures of the indicated size. Some exceptions exist.

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System Reference Document. Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Authors Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, based on material by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.

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