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Message: <blockquote data-quote="merc" data-source="post: 301390" data-attributes="member: 3495">I'm not exactly sure what the exact proportions would be because each size category has such big ranges.  I mean, the difference between a 16ft tall and a 32ft tall creature is enormous (both are Huge).  So I would say use your best guess in each situation.  Your estimated sizes could be right on for a lot of cases, it's just a hard thing to set in stone.Yeah, I would think that would be a great strategy for that Giant to use.  It's similar to knocking down a tree in front of himself, or dropping some 5ft boulders on the ground to make movement for smaller creatures more difficult.  I think that the rules get messed up because of the sheer size differences.  A Huge creature fighting a Medium creature is like the equivalent of me fighting a cat.  I could put a couch cushion between us, and they would have to walk around.  I could take a laundry basket (a normal sized object for me) and completely cover up the cat with it.  Situations like this are hard to make rules for in any kind of brief manner.  It also shows how intelligent large creatures could be tremendously difficult opponents.I can't really address this Shield spell one, because I'm not sure if the spell makes an actual object of force (solid) or if it is just a term they used to describe the magical features of it.</blockquote>