Reach of an Animal Companion Roc


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When I reach level 7 and my Roc increases to a Large creature, does he have 5 or 10 feet of reach?

Scarab Sages

5 ft. The easiest way to figure this out usually is to look at the same creature in the Bestiary (if available). If the reach is 5 ft. less than the size, then the creature is 'long' and it's reach will always be 5 ft. less than size (min of 5 ft. for small/medium creatures). If it's equal than the creature is 'tall' and the reach will be equal to its size.

In the case of a normal Roc, it's size is 20 ft. with a reach of 15 ft. So a large animal companion Roc (size 10 ft.) would have reach of 5 ft.


Karui Kage wrote:

5 ft. The easiest way to figure this out usually is to look at the same creature in the Bestiary (if available). If the reach is 5 ft. less than the size, then the creature is 'long' and it's reach will always be 5 ft. less than size (min of 5 ft. for small/medium creatures). If it's equal than the creature is 'tall' and the reach will be equal to its size.

In the case of a normal Roc, it's size is 20 ft. with a reach of 15 ft. So a large animal companion Roc (size 10 ft.) would have reach of 5 ft.

Cool, thanks. So if I want to charge with my Roc and attack with reach while mounted on it, and have it attack, it just needs lunge?

Scarab Sages

Pretty much.

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