Pathfinder 1E Dressin' my Dragon! (CryptoBiologist Needed)

[Henry]

Our party has just slain an ancient white dragon! Woo-hoo! Callooh Callay!

My barbarian wants the head pretty badly, as it will cement his reputation for sure so that he can found his own tribe as the studly badass he knows himself to be. The head, however is far too big to drag back to civilization; the wizard has offered to use shrink item, but my question is twofold:

-What's a plausible weight for a gargantuan dragon's head?
-What's a plausible cubic volume for a gargantuan dragon's head?

Your answer will help a poor unfortunate barbarian to find his place in the world after he was unfairly made tribeless (after he seduced the chieftain's wife) and let him found his own tribe!

 

[Tazawa]

I'm not a cryptobiologist, but I'll chime in.

- About a ton.

- A 10 ft. cube.

Enlarge/reduce lasts a minute as a second level spell, but I would let it last longer if cast as a ritual on an object (maybe using up a fourth or fifth level slot).

Happy gaming!

 

[Andor]

Those seem like reasonable ballpark estimates. IIRC the images suggested the head would be about the size of a horse or ox, right? So yeah, a few cubic yards and somewhere around a ton.

Hire a wagon.

 

[Umbran]

-What's a plausible weight for a gargantuan dragon's head?
-What's a plausible cubic volume for a gargantuan dragon's head?

In Pathfinder, a gargantuan creature is 32' to 64' long, and can range from 16 to 125 tons in weight. the wide range makes getting a simple estimate is difficult.

Was it small for a gargantuan creature, or big?

 

[Henry]

In Pathfinder, a gargantuan creature is 32' to 64' long, and can range from 16 to 125 tons in weight. the wide range makes getting a simple estimate is difficult.

Was it small for a gargantuan creature, or big?

It was a white dragon, so probably small -- the DM didn't clarify.

Sounds like I'm going to have to find some way to strip it to the skull and shrink that.

 

[RUMBLETiGER]

It was a white dragon, so probably small -- the DM didn't clarify.

Sounds like I'm going to have to find some way to strip it to the skull and shrink that.

Decompose Corpse.

or, in true Barbarian fashion, have an epic feast.

Enjoy!

 

[Umbran]

or, in true Barbarian fashion, have an epic feast.

Dragon head cheese!

 

[Henry]

Decompose Corpse.

or, in true Barbarian fashion, have an epic feast.

Enjoy!

ARGH! Size Huge or smaller!

Maybe the Dm will make an exception if I just want the head...

Thanks, ladies and gents!

 

[Hand of Evil]

From the D&D wiki: Maximum Weight: 160,000 pounds (80 tons) - I would say that 12 to 15% of that would be the head, this would include: horns, skin, bones, brain, tongue, eyes. So, 19,200 pounds to 24,000 pounds, so 9 to 12 tons. If you go with just the skull, bone is 12% to 15% of mass, so 1.8 tons or less.

 

[RUMBLETiGER]

ARGH! Size Huge or smaller!

Maybe the Dm will make an exception if I just want the head...

Thanks, ladies and gents!

Yup, cut into sections, than multiple castings.