Monster Size changes in the 5e MM

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#1

Mind_Flayer_Monk

Oct 02, 2014 22:20:58

So I noticed that some of the monster sizes have changed in this edition and some of the minis are no longer the correct size.

 

For example, the giants are all now huge but the minis from the most recent set have large-sized bases (stone giant and frost giant).

The purple worm and it's mini were huge before and are now gargantuan.

 

Has anyone else noticed any monster size changes?

#2

Cyber-Dave

Oct 02, 2014 23:23:11

Yup. They have gone back to their 2e sizes. 

#3

Timborama

Oct 03, 2014 7:00:15

Personally, I like to put something under them, like an index card, to make their base Huge so that it's easier to convey. A traditional dice container's top fits a medium-sized mini but takes up exactly a 2"x2" space, making it large (I use this when a medium creature is/becomes large!)

 

I need more inexpensive gargantuan and colossal figures though. But I'm cheap...So I occasionally use appropriate sized/shaped table decorations/action figures

#4

Brock_Landers

Oct 03, 2014 9:22:33

Cyber-Dave wrote:
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OgreBane99

Oct 03, 2014 13:09:29

Ya I don't understand the giants part.  They make them all huge in the book, but the minis they released are all large size bases, but they're all really tall.  And their reaches are all 10', so I plan on just running them as large in my games, maybe a boss character can be huge.

#6

Cyber-Dave

Oct 03, 2014 14:08:11

Personally, I really like huge sized giants...

#7

pukunui

Oct 03, 2014 16:01:10

There are huge-sized giant minis as well. The titans and such.

#8

FitzMojoBob

Oct 03, 2014 17:34:48

OgreBane99 wrote:
#9

CCS

Oct 03, 2014 17:58:12 		So just use the minis as is but apply the correct rules otherwise. The game won't change any.
#10

hunterian7

Oct 03, 2014 19:50:25

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Mind_Flayer_Monk

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#12

Brock_Landers

Oct 04, 2014 4:34:26

Cyber-Dave wrote:
#13

seti

Oct 04, 2014 16:38:38

My OCD gets a little bothered by size changes, but, I've been using 2" and 3" and 4" bases I made to up a size while using whatever mini I have for a while now. It's also not the first time sizes have changed. IIRC, 2e to 3e some did, and 3e to 4e some did also. Probably to make monsters cooler or more/less powerful, but also to sell new minis.

 

Size doesn't matter in TotM, anyway. You just say "This dude is large!" or "This dude is HUGE!" and leave it at that.

 

As far as size-rules go, like for spells, grapples, hit dice, etc. Well, then, yeah, of course you have to follow what's written. I assume the Devs balanced stuff for sizes to matter.

#14

caridhor

Oct 04, 2014 16:41:07

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Mind_Flayer_Monk

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