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<blockquote data-quote="hamishspence" data-source="post: 4982884" data-attributes="member: 41555"><p><strong>Base size advancing slower than actual size.</strong></p><p></p><p>One possible source of these kind of size debates, is that the base size for WoTC creatures, advances more slowly than the actual height or length of the creature:</p><p> </p><p>Normal minimum sizes (height, or length nose to base of tail):</p><p>Medium: 4 ft</p><p>Large: 8 ft</p><p>Huge: 16 ft</p><p>Gargantuan: 32 ft</p><p>Colossal: 64 ft</p><p> </p><p>But base size advances:</p><p>Medium- 5 ft</p><p>Large- 10 ft</p><p>Huge- 15 ft</p><p>Gargantuan- 20 ft</p><p>Colossal- 30 ft</p><p> </p><p>This results in creatures at the high-end dwarfing the base given to them.</p><p> </p><p>The Huge Eldritch Giant in one of the miniatures sets, is a dramatic example of this- despite being supposed to be 25 ft tall- roughly equivalent to a 6 ft 3 inch man, it is on a 15 ft base- and looks horribly cramped.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/mg/wotdq" target="_blank">http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/mg/wotdq</a></p><p> </p><p>On the other hand, the actual mini may be, relative to a "six foot" mini, a little bigger than the 25 ft height given for it.</p><p> </p><p>Still, the point stands.</p><p> </p><p>If they followed the same geometric formula, doubling every time, it would be:</p><p>Medium 5 ft base</p><p>Large 10 ft base</p><p>Huge 20 ft base</p><p>Gargantuan 40 ft base</p><p>Colossal 80 ft base</p><p> </p><p>Also- how big does a creature look, next to a "man-sized" creature in its suggested size class?</p><p> </p><p>When one uses the mid-range heights for each category:</p><p> </p><p>Medium- 6 ft</p><p>Large- 12 ft</p><p>Huge- 24 ft</p><p>Gargantuan- 48 ft</p><p>Colossal- 96 ft</p><p> </p><p>Then, next to a 48 ft tall Gargantuan humanoid- a 46 ft long, 16 ft tall T. rex (13 ft tall at the hip) looks pretty puny.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hamishspence, post: 4982884, member: 41555"] [b]Base size advancing slower than actual size.[/b] One possible source of these kind of size debates, is that the base size for WoTC creatures, advances more slowly than the actual height or length of the creature: Normal minimum sizes (height, or length nose to base of tail): Medium: 4 ft Large: 8 ft Huge: 16 ft Gargantuan: 32 ft Colossal: 64 ft But base size advances: Medium- 5 ft Large- 10 ft Huge- 15 ft Gargantuan- 20 ft Colossal- 30 ft This results in creatures at the high-end dwarfing the base given to them. The Huge Eldritch Giant in one of the miniatures sets, is a dramatic example of this- despite being supposed to be 25 ft tall- roughly equivalent to a 6 ft 3 inch man, it is on a 15 ft base- and looks horribly cramped. [URL]http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/mg/wotdq[/URL] On the other hand, the actual mini may be, relative to a "six foot" mini, a little bigger than the 25 ft height given for it. Still, the point stands. If they followed the same geometric formula, doubling every time, it would be: Medium 5 ft base Large 10 ft base Huge 20 ft base Gargantuan 40 ft base Colossal 80 ft base Also- how big does a creature look, next to a "man-sized" creature in its suggested size class? When one uses the mid-range heights for each category: Medium- 6 ft Large- 12 ft Huge- 24 ft Gargantuan- 48 ft Colossal- 96 ft Then, next to a 48 ft tall Gargantuan humanoid- a 46 ft long, 16 ft tall T. rex (13 ft tall at the hip) looks pretty puny. [/QUOTE]
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