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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 7107213" data-attributes="member: 4937"><p>Getting exact length numbers on an elephant were (and are) proving tricky, because some times the author records tail and trunk length and some times not, and sometimes length of the skull is included and sometimes not. And generally, the author doesn't say exactly what is meant by length. As best as I can tell, in a male African bush elephant, body length including skull is 16'-20', with a tail length of ~4' and a trunk length (projecting beyond the head) of ~7'.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, so did I. </p><p></p><p>What I think might be more controversial is that I pegged a 54' dragon as 'largeish Huge'. The biggest red on my table is 72' long, which using the same logic that a 10' torso dragon is smallish Huge, comes out as only Gargantuan rather than Colossal. </p><p></p><p>Note sizes in the 1e Monster Manual. Scaling in the 3e game suggests the biggest reds are assumed to be about 90' (about the same size as my biggest red if I add two more age categories, but with more HD) which would make them long enough for the 3e colossal size but a bit lighter than is suggested for weight. Note though the extended reach of the neck, suggesting the designer is thinking about the same problems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 7107213, member: 4937"] Getting exact length numbers on an elephant were (and are) proving tricky, because some times the author records tail and trunk length and some times not, and sometimes length of the skull is included and sometimes not. And generally, the author doesn't say exactly what is meant by length. As best as I can tell, in a male African bush elephant, body length including skull is 16'-20', with a tail length of ~4' and a trunk length (projecting beyond the head) of ~7'. Well, so did I. What I think might be more controversial is that I pegged a 54' dragon as 'largeish Huge'. The biggest red on my table is 72' long, which using the same logic that a 10' torso dragon is smallish Huge, comes out as only Gargantuan rather than Colossal. Note sizes in the 1e Monster Manual. Scaling in the 3e game suggests the biggest reds are assumed to be about 90' (about the same size as my biggest red if I add two more age categories, but with more HD) which would make them long enough for the 3e colossal size but a bit lighter than is suggested for weight. Note though the extended reach of the neck, suggesting the designer is thinking about the same problems. [/QUOTE]
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