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Crawl uses a discrete system of [[size]]s to decide how large or small a [[monster]] is. There are six categories, as follows from smallest to largest:
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Crawl uses a discrete system of [[size]]s to decide how large or small a [[monster]] is. There are seven categories, as follows from smallest to largest:
 
  
 
*{{tiny}} ([[bat]]-sized)
 
*{{tiny}} ([[bat]]-sized)
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*{{medium}} ([[human]]-sized)
 
*{{medium}} ([[human]]-sized)
 
*{{large}} ([[ogre]]-sized)
 
*{{large}} ([[ogre]]-sized)
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*{{big}} ([[yaktaur]]-sized)
 
 
*{{giant}} ([[giant]]/[[dragon]]-sized)
 
*{{giant}} ([[giant]]/[[dragon]]-sized)
  
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==Player Sizes==
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==Useful Info==
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Player size mostly affects which weapons and armour can be used, how bad the penalties are for using shields, and how [[evasion|evasive]] you are. Less dramatically, it also affects your odds of falling down shafts accidentally, being pushed around by monsters with [[trample]] attacks, and being captured by monsters with [[constriction]] attacks. While monsters also use these sizes, it is best to treat them separately as player species tend to differ a little from monster species of the same kind.
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Size has the following effects:
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'''Player only:'''
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* It modifies your [[evasion]]. Smaller sizes increase EV, larger sizes lower it. In specific: size gives a [[Evasion#Base EV|flat bonus/penalty]] to your base EV, and affects how much EV you get out of [[Dodging]] skill.
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* It determines what [[armour]] and [[weapon]]s you can use. Species that aren't [[#Medium|medium]]-sized generally have trouble with certain equipment. Note that a species may have restrictions beyond size; [[octopode]]s can only wear [[hat]]s, for instance.
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'''All creatures:'''
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*Creatures can only [[constrict]] enemies that are the same size or smaller.
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*Larger creatures are more resistant to knockback effects (like [[Primal Wave]]) and [[trample]] attacks.
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*Large and Giant creatures can traverse through [[water]] easier.
  
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Bear in mind that some species have specific restrictions above and beyond those listed below, and that certain species ([[felid]]s and [[octopode]]s) simply cannot wear armour at all.
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'''Monster only:'''
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*Larger monsters lose more EV when trapped by a [[throwing net]] or [[web]].
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*Larger monsters drop more gold when killed by a [[Gozag]] worshipper.
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*Tiny monsters create weaker [[Inner Flame]] explosions; giant monsters create larger explosions.
  
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==Sizes==
 
===Medium===
 
===Medium===
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The majority of player species are medium, and can wear almost any item. Only [[giant club]]s, [[giant spiked club]]s, and species-specific [[barding]] are not available.
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The majority of player species are medium, and can use almost every kind of item. Only [[giant club]]s, [[giant spiked club]]s, [[large rock]]s, and [[barding]]s are not available.
 
*[[Barachi]]
 
*[[Barachi]]
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*[[Deep dwarf]]
 
 
*[[Deep elf]]
 
*[[Deep elf]]
 
*[[Demigod]]
 
*[[Demigod]]
 
*[[Demonspawn]]
 
*[[Demonspawn]]
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*[[Djinni]]
 
*[[Draconian]]
 
*[[Draconian]]
 
*[[Formicid]]
 
*[[Formicid]]
 
*[[Gargoyle]]
 
*[[Gargoyle]]
 
*[[Ghoul]]
 
*[[Ghoul]]
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*[[Gnoll]]
 
*[[Hill orc]]
 
*[[Hill orc]]
 
*[[Human]]
 
*[[Human]]
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===Small===
 
===Small===
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Along with the item restrictions medium species face, small characters cannot use the following: [[bardiche]]s, [[battleaxe]]s, [[dire flail]]s, [[executioner's axe]]s, [[glaive]]s, [[great mace]]s, [[great sword]]s, [[halberd]]s, [[large shield]]s, [[longbow]]s, [[scythe]]s, [[triple sword]]s, or [[javelin]]s. Furthermore, [[broad axe]]s, [[double sword]]s, [[magical staves]], [[trident]]s, and [[demon trident]]s are treated as two-handed weapons, and all shield penalties are harder to overcome.
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Along with the item restrictions medium species face, small characters cannot use the following: [[bardiche]]s, [[battleaxe]]s, [[dire flail]]s, [[executioner's axe]]s, [[glaive]]s, [[great mace]]s, [[great sword]]s, [[halberd]]s, [[tower shield]]s, [[longbow]]s, [[scythe]]s, [[triple sword]]s, or [[javelin]]s. Furthermore, [[broad axe]]s, [[double sword]]s, [[magical staves]], [[trident]]s, and [[demon trident]]s are treated as two-handed weapons.
  
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Two player species are small:
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Only one player species is small:
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*[[Halfling]]
 
 
*[[Kobold]]
 
*[[Kobold]]
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[[Pig Form]] makes players small-sized, but disables most types of equipment.
  
 
===Little===
 
===Little===
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*Any [[boots]]
 
*Any [[boots]]
 
*[[Helmet]]s
 
*[[Helmet]]s
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*[[Shield]]s
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*[[Kite shield]]s
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Also, [[triple crossbow]]s cannot be wielded.
  
 
Two player species are little:
 
Two player species are little:
 
*[[Felid]]
 
*[[Felid]]
 
*[[Spriggan]]
 
*[[Spriggan]]
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===Tiny===
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No playable species are small enough to qualify as tiny, but there are several [[transformation]]s that shrink characters down that small. This grants them a considerable boost to evasion but often imposes significant drawbacks (not least of which is the inability to use most equipment).
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*[[Bat Form]]
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*[[Wisp Form]]
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*[[Fungus Form]]
  
 
===Hybrids===
 
===Hybrids===
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The hybrid races have large bodies but medium torsos, and may wear anything medium-sized characters wear except for boots. Instead, they may wear their species' bardings. Their larger-than-average mass lets them carry shields more easily, but their [[bad mutations#Deformed|unusual frames]] cause body armour to grant half the normal base AC bonus. Additionally, they don't suffer from melee penalties while wading through [[shallow water]], although they still get the normal movement penalties.
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The hybrid species have large-sized bodies but medium-sized torsos, and may wear anything medium-sized characters wear except for boots. Instead, they may use [[barding]]s. They are also large enough to ignore movement and attack penalties from [[shallow water]]. However, their [[Deformed|unusual frames]] cause body armour to grant half the normal base AC bonus.
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*[[Centaur]]
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*[[Naga]]
 
*[[Naga]]
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*[[Armataur]]
  
 
===Large===
 
===Large===
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Large species are subject to all the same restrictions as little species, except that they can use shields and large shields but can't use [[buckler]]s. They have a much easier time with weapons, however. They can use any weapon they find, including [[giant club]]s and [[giant spiked club]]s, two of the most devastating weapons in the game. Like hybrids, they have an easier time wielding shields than medium or smaller races, and they can melee without a penalty when in shallow water.
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Large species are subject to all the same armour restrictions as little species, except that they can use kite shields and tower shields, but can't use [[buckler]]s. However, they may use any weapon they find, including [[giant club]]s, [[giant spiked club]]s, and [[large rock]]s, some of the most devastating weapons in the game. They are large enough to move and attack normally in [[shallow water]].
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*[[Ogre]]
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*[[Oni]]
 
*[[Troll]]
 
*[[Troll]]
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Players in [[Serpent Form]] are also considered large, but cannot make use of any equipment.
  
 
===Giant===
 
===Giant===
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There are no giant races, but [[Dragon Form]] will make you this size. Giant creatures have a quality known as "fake amphibious": they can move through [[deep water]] without drowning. (Apparently, they are tall enough that their heads stay above water.) Unlike creatures that are truly amphibious or native to water, they get penalties to fighting when standing in water. They are also too large to be trapped in [[throwing net]]s or [[web]]s.
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There are no giant species, but [[Dragon Form]] will make you this size.
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Giant creatures have a quality known as "fake amphibious" that lets them move through [[deep water]] without drowning. (They are tall enough that their heads stay above the water.) Unlike creatures that are truly amphibious or native to water, they get penalties to fighting when standing in deep water. Dragon Form gives permanent [[flight]], making this moot.
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==History==
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*Prior to [[0.31]], giant monsters were immune to [[net]]s and [[web]]s.
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*Prior to [[0.30]], size affected [[shield]]s. Hybrid/Large species would receive less encumbrance from their shields, though they received slightly less SH from shields. Small species would be encumbered more, but get slightly more SH from shields. Also, large player species had a movement penalty while walking in shallow water.
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*Prior to [[0.28]], some monsters were Big-sized (between Large and Giant).
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*Prior to [[0.19]], size affected how you escaped [[throwing net]]s.
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*Prior to [[0.16]], smaller monsters and players had a better chance to escape [[shaft]] traps.

Latest revision as of 09:01, 3 March 2024

Version 0.31: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.

Crawl uses a discrete system of sizes to decide how large or small a monster is. There are six categories, as follows from smallest to largest:

Useful Info

Size has the following effects:

Player only:

  • It modifies your evasion. Smaller sizes increase EV, larger sizes lower it. In specific: size gives a flat bonus/penalty to your base EV, and affects how much EV you get out of Dodging skill.
  • It determines what armour and weapons you can use. Species that aren't medium-sized generally have trouble with certain equipment. Note that a species may have restrictions beyond size; octopodes can only wear hats, for instance.

All creatures:

  • Creatures can only constrict enemies that are the same size or smaller.
  • Larger creatures are more resistant to knockback effects (like Primal Wave) and trample attacks.
  • Large and Giant creatures can traverse through water easier.

Monster only:

  • Larger monsters lose more EV when trapped by a throwing net or web.
  • Larger monsters drop more gold when killed by a Gozag worshipper.
  • Tiny monsters create weaker Inner Flame explosions; giant monsters create larger explosions.

Sizes

Medium

The majority of player species are medium, and can use almost every kind of item. Only giant clubs, giant spiked clubs, large rocks, and bardings are not available.

Small

Along with the item restrictions medium species face, small characters cannot use the following: bardiches, battleaxes, dire flails, executioner's axes, glaives, great maces, great swords, halberds, tower shields, longbows, scythes, triple swords, or javelins. Furthermore, broad axes, double swords, magical staves, tridents, and demon tridents are treated as two-handed weapons.

Only one player species is small:

Pig Form makes players small-sized, but disables most types of equipment.

Little

Little players cannot wield anything that small players cannot, and are also prevented from wearing the following:

Also, triple crossbows cannot be wielded.

Two player species are little:

Tiny

No playable species are small enough to qualify as tiny, but there are several transformations that shrink characters down that small. This grants them a considerable boost to evasion but often imposes significant drawbacks (not least of which is the inability to use most equipment).

Hybrids

The hybrid species have large-sized bodies but medium-sized torsos, and may wear anything medium-sized characters wear except for boots. Instead, they may use bardings. They are also large enough to ignore movement and attack penalties from shallow water. However, their unusual frames cause body armour to grant half the normal base AC bonus.

Large

Large species are subject to all the same armour restrictions as little species, except that they can use kite shields and tower shields, but can't use bucklers. However, they may use any weapon they find, including giant clubs, giant spiked clubs, and large rocks, some of the most devastating weapons in the game. They are large enough to move and attack normally in shallow water.

Players in Serpent Form are also considered large, but cannot make use of any equipment.

Giant

There are no giant species, but Dragon Form will make you this size.

Giant creatures have a quality known as "fake amphibious" that lets them move through deep water without drowning. (They are tall enough that their heads stay above the water.) Unlike creatures that are truly amphibious or native to water, they get penalties to fighting when standing in deep water. Dragon Form gives permanent flight, making this moot.

History

  • Prior to 0.31, giant monsters were immune to nets and webs.
  • Prior to 0.30, size affected shields. Hybrid/Large species would receive less encumbrance from their shields, though they received slightly less SH from shields. Small species would be encumbered more, but get slightly more SH from shields. Also, large player species had a movement penalty while walking in shallow water.
  • Prior to 0.28, some monsters were Big-sized (between Large and Giant).
  • Prior to 0.19, size affected how you escaped throwing nets.
  • Prior to 0.16, smaller monsters and players had a better chance to escape shaft traps.
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