Size

In Dungeons & Dragons 3.5e, a given creature's size imposes benefits and penalties depending on their size. Because some player characters may encounter this, this page is a quick reference for what sizes give what bonuses/penalties.
For brevity's sake, only the most common sizes are listed here. For references on other sizes, DnDWiki has sections for all of them.
==Medium==
Medium-sized characters are effectively "default" by 3.5e standards; the other sizes are measured by how they relate to the Medium size category. They receive no statistical penalties or benefits for their size.
Medium characters are 4-8 feet tall and weigh from 60 to 500 lbs. On maps, their tokens take up five feet and have a five feet reach by default.
==Small==
Small-sized characters are 2-4 feet tall and weigh 8 to 60 lbs. Like Medium characters, their tokens on maps take up five feet and have a five feet reach.
Small characters get +1 to attack rolls, +1 to AC, -4 to Grapple checks, and +4 to Hide.
Small characters' weapons also use damage rolls denoted for being for Small characters, if the weapon has separate sections for Small and Medium damage rolls.
==Large==
Large-sized characters are 8-16 feet tall (or long) and weigh from 500 lbs. to two tons. Their tokens on maps take up ten feet of space, and they have a five foot reach if their size is due to being long and a ten foot reach if their size is due to their height.
Large characters get -1 to attack rolls, -1 to AC, +4 to Grapple checks, and -4 to Hide.
Large characters' weapons also use damage rolls denoted for being for Large characters, if the weapon has separate sections for Large and Medium damage rolls.
Large characters also have twice the carrying capacity of a Medium-sized character, or thrice if the character is a quadruped.
==Weapon Damage and Size==
Most weapons have Small and Medium damage listed on their damage; you use the one appropriate to your character's size. If your character is Large, you may choose to buy a Large weapon for twice the price that does more damage and is twice the weight of the original weapon. Listed on this table is how much weapon a Medium damage of a particular damage die does when made Large.
==What size can I make my character?==
Race pages will specify what size category characters of that race fall into. Some exceptions to the majority can be made (e.g. a particularly short shape-shifter being considered Small rather than Medium, a taller-than-average rakko being Large instead of Medium) if they're considered reasonable.
Category:Game Mechanics