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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tormyr" data-source="post: 6418552" data-attributes="member: 6776887">I think it is closer toJump + height + attack reach (MM)  13 + 50 + 15 = 78 for [MENTION=2011]KarinsDad[/MENTION]andJump + height + 1/2 height reach (PHB) 13 + 50 + 25 for [MENTION=2525]Mistwell[/MENTION]The Tarrasque artwork shows the Tarrasque getting significantly taller and shorter based on how it stands.  If the main picture is 50 feet tall, the upper picture could very well be taller. I believe Mistwell was referencing this and applying what was felt to be a reasonable amount. Whether that would translate into a jump and how much it would affect reach...jump + standing upright + upright reach 13 + 70 +35 = 118jump + standing upright + normal jump reach 13 + 70 + 25 = 108Part of what drew me to D&D was that you can do just about anything within reason.  Want to get across a crowded market square by running across people's heads? Sure! Want to smash through a wall into the next house of a terraced house to get at the thug that is shooting into the crowd below? There's a roll for that!In the case of monsters, I do not see the stat block as restrictive.  There are other things that a monster can do.  Humanoids can pick up a different weapon and use it.  They might not have proficiency with that weapon, but they can still use it.  I view the rock attack for the Tarrasque similarly.  It is basically picking up a weapon that other similar monsters use, but it does not have proficiency because it is not listed in the stat block.I view the jumping Tarrasque similarly.  It can jump 13 feet.  It may even be able to raise up and extend its height a bit.  If it tried to grab someone, I might give use the 108 number for its reach with disadvantage because it is stretched out so much. While I would use Jump + height + attack reach for an attack using disadvantage if it stood up tall for the extra 20 feet. This strikes me as a "rulings not rules" or "Use the rules. Don't let the rules use you."~Psion type of situation. The stat block is not a restrictive list of what the monster can do.  It is a list of what is common, but you can grab other parts of the rules that fit.</blockquote>

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