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<blockquote data-quote="Jeff Wilder" data-source="post: 1779340" data-attributes="member: 5122">I gotcha.&nbsp; Okay, think about this:(1) It's only an issue in combat.(2) Remember, D&amp;D combat is all about controlling your space.(3) Granted, a naga should have no problem slithering down a 5' corridor ... except when she's worried about the space behind her.See what I'm getting at?&nbsp; The movement penalty for &quot;squeezing&quot; isn't because the creature doesn't actually fit down the corridor ... it's because -- for whatever reason, length, height, bulk -- they have to proceed more cautiously to maintain vigilance and the ability to defend themselves on all sides.&nbsp; (Consider a warhorse in a 5' corridor, being attacked from &quot;behind,&quot; and maybe the visualization is easier.)Does that help?Robin Hood didn't have spells.&nbsp; Aragorn didn't have spells.&nbsp; (Yes, Aragorn was a skilled herbalist and healer, but he wasn't a spellcaster.)&nbsp; Menion Leah didn't have spells.&nbsp; Are there any archetypal rangers that were spellcasters?So, yeah, it's primarily a flavor issue.&nbsp; I think the Unearthed Arcana ranger is closer to perfect.(BTW, I also dislike that assassins have spells, for the same reason.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jeff Wilder, post: 1779340, member: 5122"] I gotcha. Okay, think about this: (1) It's only an issue in combat. (2) Remember, D&D combat is all about [i]controlling your space[/i]. (3) Granted, a naga should have no problem slithering down a 5' corridor ... [i]except when she's worried about the space behind her[/i]. See what I'm getting at? The movement penalty for "squeezing" isn't because the creature doesn't actually fit down the corridor ... it's because -- for whatever reason, length, height, bulk -- they have to proceed more cautiously to maintain vigilance and the ability to defend themselves on all sides. (Consider a warhorse in a 5' corridor, being attacked from "behind," and maybe the visualization is easier.) Does that help? Robin Hood didn't have spells. Aragorn didn't have spells. (Yes, Aragorn was a skilled herbalist and healer, but he [i]wasn't[/i] a spellcaster.) Menion Leah didn't have spells. Are there [i]any[/i] archetypal rangers that were spellcasters? So, yeah, it's primarily a flavor issue. I think the [i]Unearthed Arcana[/i] ranger is closer to perfect. (BTW, I also dislike that assassins have spells, for the same reason.) [/QUOTE]

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