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Message: <blockquote data-quote="see" data-source="post: 8165421" data-attributes="member: 10531">Yes, but we don't know where that line is drawn in 5e.We know where it's drawn in 2e, at 12 feet high.  We know where it's drawn in 3e, at 16 feet high.We know (me, only after the illustration's been pointed out to me) that the giants in the Monster Manual in 5e have both the height and the size category of the giants in 2e. But all those heights are consistent with the 3e definition of the size category, too.So we don't know if the large-huge line is 3e's 16-foot, 2e's 12-foot, or something else. Heck, we can't be sure there's even a consistent one.If there's a consistent line, it's set no lower than 10 feet (since 5e ogres are given as Large and 9-to-10 feet high in the Monster Manual). But that still doesn't tell you what size category a 10.5-foot giant (like the 1e/3e hill giant), a 12-foot giant (like the 1e/3e stone and fire giants), or a 15-foot giant (like the 1e/3e frost giant) would be in 5e.So, if you are presented with a giant in 5e and all you are told is that it's Huge, all you know is that it's probably taller than 10 feet, because it's a bigger size category than an ogre.</blockquote>