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<blockquote data-quote="thewok" data-source="post: 6343976" data-attributes="member: 60907">In a manner of speaking.&nbsp; Reach is not an assumption of Large and bigger creatures in 5E.&nbsp; This makes perfect sense, since a monster's space is not necessarily how big it is (though that is obviously a factor), but also how much room it can &quot;take up&quot; in combat.&nbsp; Look at Medium or Small creatures.&nbsp; Medium creatures aren't five feet wide and deep.&nbsp; That's just the space they take up with footwork and weapons striking and parrying.&nbsp; Small creatures even take up the same space in combat.So, long limbs should already be considered in the creature's size category, assuming a roughly humanoid shape.&nbsp; It makes sense, then, that Large-plus creatures shouldn't have Reach by default.&nbsp; However, unusually long limbs, long weapons like polearms, and so on ....&nbsp; These can all grant Reach to a creature, regardless of size.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thewok, post: 6343976, member: 60907"] In a manner of speaking. Reach is not an assumption of Large and bigger creatures in 5E. This makes perfect sense, since a monster's space is not necessarily how big it is (though that is obviously a factor), but also how much room it can "take up" in combat. Look at Medium or Small creatures. Medium creatures aren't five feet wide and deep. That's just the space they take up with footwork and weapons striking and parrying. Small creatures even take up the same space in combat. So, long limbs should already be considered in the creature's size category, assuming a roughly humanoid shape. It makes sense, then, that Large-plus creatures shouldn't have Reach by default. However, unusually long limbs, long weapons like polearms, and so on .... These can all grant Reach to a creature, regardless of size. [/QUOTE]

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