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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tequila Sunrise" data-source="post: 5817997" data-attributes="member: 40398">For as long as I’ve played this game, characters and monsters have been categorized in a variety of sizes. But in a practical mechanical way, there are only two or three size categories.AD&D has Big and Not Big, and the only thing that separates them is whether your longsword deals 1d8 or 1d12 damage to that size. I don’t know with certainty how other TSR editions handle size, but I’m guessing it’s not too different from AD&D.WotC editions have Little, Smedium, and Big. WotC, particularly within 3.x, has a variety of size modifiers and multipliers. But when all’s said and done, most of that stuff disappears into the stat block. The meaningful differences are space and reach -- Bigs can block ten-foot passages and get to smack Smediums with AoO, Smediums take up one space and get to smack Littles with AoO, while Littles take up no space and don’t get to smack anyone.So I guess I’m wondering how 5e will handle sizes, and how you feel on the subject. Is it worth making a distinction between Small and Medium if they have the same space and reach? Are all those inconsistent 3.x size modifiers worth it? How many size categories does D&D need? Do we need size categories at all?</blockquote>