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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dross" data-source="post: 2714099" data-attributes="member: 33802">The question of how far can you reach vertically has come up twice in our group. How do others rule it by RAW, or as house rules?I can remember a similar question came up a couple of months ago, but can’t seem to find it anymore.How would you rule in these examples? A medium creature fighting a foe 10 feet up on higher ground, rooftop, etc or in hilly terrain. (As a side note, the group ruled that to make things easier, the height changes in terrain were set at the lines that marked the various heights effectively making steps). Could someone with a 5 foot reach hit someone that is 10 feet higher? Would it make a difference if the lower person was riding a mount, say a horse which normally gives +1 for being higher against medium foes? What happens with a reach weapon in both cases? Did the on the spot ruling of where the height changes occur affect things?A medium creature is fighting a beholder. Assuming a 5 foot reach, how high would the beholder have to be before being out of reach, remembering that you could stand directly beneath the beholder at the time? One player believes that:Well I’m medium sized, about 6 feet tall, have a weapon, and can jump if need be, so I can easily reach both the person on higher ground and the beholder 15 feet up with my longsword. If I’m on a horse, then it is more, 20 feet even.Our DM and I (who also DM’s another campaign) think differently.Our approach is that a creature occupies a cube and can reach the same distance vertically as horizontally. Thus a medium creature occupies a 5 foot cube and reaches into the adjoining squares, a large creature (horse) occupies a 10 foot cube but reaches only the normal 5 feet. A medium size horse rider with a lance occupies a 10 foot cube and can hit anything within 10 feet.Thanks in advance</blockquote>

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