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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Amphibious. The giant can breathe air and water.Multiattack. The giant makes two Battleaxe attacks and one Harpoon attack.
Battleaxe. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType
condition (escape DC 16). While the target is grappled this way, its speed isn’t reduced, but it can’t move farther from the giant. The target takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10
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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
world and steeped themselves in the energy of the Elemental Planes. Over the course of centuries, these giants were transformed into Elementals made of smoke and cinders. Half the size of their giant
locations on the Material Plane, in the Elemental Planes of Air and Fire, and especially in the Great Conflagration, the border region between those two planes. They retain none of the skills and motivation
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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
skirmishers boast great skill in battle, honed over centuries of endless conflict on the battlefields of Ysgard. They also wield elemental magic of earth and stone. True to their giant heritage, they
. They retain prominent noses and a hint of green in their skin but otherwise resemble relatively small frost or stone giants. They use armor and weapons similar to what other combatants on Ysgard use
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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
species—including griffon;griffons in Ardenvale, giant owl;giant owls in Vantress, and giant ravens (use the giant vulture stat block) in Locthwain. Some knights also wield powerful magic drawn
former oaths, the knights of the Verdant Order retain their focus on the five virtues of the courts, so their Knightly Virtue trait remains unchanged.
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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
experiments all ended in failure: a giant’s body is simply too large for a single tadpole to take over.
Ettin;Ettins, however, proved to be perfect subjects. An ettin’s two brains provide
ceremorphs serve mind flayer colonies, protecting the elder brain;elder brains that rule the communities and guarding their treasures. They retain no memory of their previous existence as ettins.Psychic
races
At the conclusion of the Gods’ End, a thousand souls fell to Etharis like burning stars from the sky. The downcast had once been part of the celestial legions, but the death of the gods sent
powerful lieutenants among the angelic hosts, strong enough to retain a semblance of their divine power following the tragedy. But an angel is not a god. An Arch Seraph cannot embody every aspect of a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
a reward; the city must preserve all the wealth it can now that its prized smith is gone. The fate of Brimskarda has a ripple effect on the region. Should the fire giant survive and retain control of
Conclusion Once the characters free Theldin and return the smith to his home, they’ve completed their quest and earned their reward. If the characters didn’t already coax such a promise from Evin at
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Conclusion If the characters escape the museum with the Murkmire Stone, they can deliver it safely to Dr. Dannell. The anthropologist locks it in a box made of crystal, whereupon the stone becomes
. Dannell” below). If the characters don’t bring the Murkmire Stone to Dr. Dannell by midnight, it hatches into a nascent eldritch horror. Additionally, Alda Arkin might be revealed as a syndicate head. These outcomes are discussed in the “Further Adventures” section.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Conclusion The adventure ends when Kasem’s plot—and potentially the wynlings—are revealed to Lamai or Kusa. If the characters haven’t already confronted Kasem, Lamai or Kusa finds him and publicly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
Conclusion With dinner over, the characters are free to roam the Sword Coast. They might want to inform Arthur’s siblings of his death. Perhaps, moved by Ignis’s plight, they’ll help her regain her
rightful position among her people. They might even return to Holrow Homestead to investigate the mystery of its unusual fertility, potentially unleashing the awesome power of a hill giant scion!
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Conclusion The story might conclude in one of the following ways, though other outcomes are possible: Xeluan’s Heart Is Mended. If Xeluan’s heart is mended, the earthquakes stop. Peace returns to
Oztocan. Rilago’s redemption and the characters’ heroism have strengthened the protective wards around Xeluan, rendering the giant impervious to further harm. No longer able to mine oztocanite from the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
gothic villains are most effective when they are slowly revealed as shockingly cruel, immoral, or the antithesis of goodness. Gothic Horror Villains d10 Villain
1 A reclusive noble who
isn’t a vampire, but uses his reputation as one to terrorize his vassals
2 An indulgent socialite who made a terrible bargain with a fell power to retain her youth
3 A scientist obsessed with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Conclusion After Kirina’s formal arrest, Uzoma demands an immediate investigation of High Priest Kedjou’s lodgings to confirm the characters’ claims. Bolstered by Prince Simbon’s influence, she
beyond. If Kirina and Kedjou’s plot isn’t revealed, Kirina’s rise in influence continues. Knowing the depths of his rival’s treachery, Prince Simbon might request the characters’ aid in exposing the rival prince’s future plots.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
adventurers herself. If her true nature is revealed, she tries to snatch the Korolnor Scepter (see appendix B) from Serissa’s clutches before fleeing the stronghold and returning to her lair in Anauroch
closed. 6 1 killer whale The whale waits here for Nym. 7 1 roper The roper doesn’t leave this area under any circumstances. 8 1 killer whale The whale waits here for Mirran. 10 1 storm giant The giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Chapter 3: Giant Adventures Diancastra’s divine nature was not revealed to me until our second meeting, when she helped me put an end to a cult dedicated to Elemental Evil and its leader, a truly
vicious cloud giant. I think she appreciated what our fists together could do!
—Bigby
This chapter, intended for the Dungeon Master, is full of tables and inspiration you can use to build encounters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
revealed Cadet Miken Haverstance to be the saboteur. After his capture and interrogation, Miken told the characters that he’d been hired by a mercane (a blue-skinned giant), who holds a grudge against one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Frost Giant of Evil Water I learned enough about the Temple of Elemental Evil in my studies with Mordenkainen that I regard giants connected to the cult with a healthy amount of respect. When you
communities to ever-increasing depths of cruelty and violence, but if the cultists’ apostasy is revealed and they are exiled, they often end up as leaders of Olhydra’s cults in colder regions. Olhydra grants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
notorious giant caiman called Tikoloshe (giant crocodile) has wrecked many ships bound for Zinda. The Kings of Coin hire the characters to slay the deadly—and perhaps possessed—beast. 4 The lover of
one of the Kings of Coin is revealed as a member of the Bloodletters. The paramour now needs help escaping the city ahead of Silent Verse assassins. 5 Locals are disappearing while swimming in forested
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
8th 1 — Giant eagle You can stay in a beast shape for a number of hours equal to half your druid level (rounded down). You then revert to your normal form unless you expend another use of this feature
following rules apply: Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the beast, but you retain your alignment, personality, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. You also retain all of your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
1 — Giant eagle You can stay in a beast shape for a number of hours equal to half your druid level (rounded down). You then revert to your normal form unless you expend another use of this feature
rules apply: Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the beast, but you retain your alignment, personality, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. You also retain all of your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Conflagration, the border region between those two planes. They retain none of the skills and motivation of their giant ancestors; they simply want to burn as much as they can until their own flames are
, these giants were transformed into Elementals made of smoke and cinders. Half the size of their giant ancestors, cinder hulks maintain the basic physical shape of fire giants, but ash and embers billow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
individuals.
2 Seal a portal to a demonic realm that opens within the mouth of an innocent acolyte.
3 Cure a virus turning people into shadows.
4 Mount a defense against the swarm of giant
it’s revealed the beloved ruler is a lich.
7 Banish a spirit haunting the moon.
8 Uncover the identity of an otherworldly coward who’s hiding among mortals, avoiding the destructive search of the immortals they fled.
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— yuan-ti make perfect courtiers. And, worse for the rest of us, rulers.
— Elminster
The physical and magical prowess of the yuan-ti empire allowed the former humans to retain their
giant snake.
To force their compliance, enemies might be brainwashed, charmed, tortured, or transformed into broodguards. Those that prove intractable still have their uses, either as sacrifices to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
Conflagration, the border region between those two planes. They retain none of the skills and motivation of their giant ancestors; they simply want to burn as much as they can until their own flames are
, these giants were transformed into Elementals made of smoke and cinders. Half the size of their giant ancestors, cinder hulks maintain the basic physical shape of fire giants, but ash and embers billow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Conclusion After dealing with the threats at Silent Sound lighthouse, the characters attain 4th level! They can take stock of whatever treasure they salvaged from the lighthouse and what information
in their possession, the characters can undertake additional research into that component and the Orrery of the Wanderer as a whole. See appendix D for information on the rotor, which can be revealed as you determine.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
starting at a point chosen by the caster within the spell’s range. An encounter with this mist typically covers 1d6 such areas (400–2,400 square feet). A giant or humanoid that comes into contact with the
repellent, see “Buying a Special Item”). A giant or humanoid that takes damage from insect swarms or from giant centipedes, giant scorpions, or giant wasps is exposed to the disease at the end of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
characters. You can start the adventure with 1st-level characters or 5th-level characters. Either way, the characters should reach at least 11th level by the adventure’s conclusion. Because giants
figure prominently in the story, at least one character should be able to speak and understand the Giant language. The adventure takes place in the Forgotten Realms, specifically in a region known as the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
the offspring of a giant, blue-carapaced crab and an irate squid. The Simic squad was rounded out by a host of mages clad in scale armor, and improbable hybrid fusions of scaled, finned, and shelled
creatures.
— Doug Beyer, Return to Ravnica: The Secretist
The secrets of life are revealed in the laboratories of the Simic, and their research notes plumb and catalog nature’s wonders. Their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, The Codicil of White is rumored to contain a spell or ritual that can carve a passage through the Reghed Glacier, under which the lost city Ythryn is buried. Divination magic has revealed that the book
is being held in a frost giant fortress on a mist-shrouded island in the Sea of Moving Ice.”
Vellynne knows that any quest to retrieve The Codicil of White is likely to attract Auril’s attention
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
creatures of the Giant type—such as ettins, fomorians, and trolls—are not counted as part of the ordning, placing them functionally below the hill giants. At a smaller scale, every giant has a precise
place within the larger framework of the ordning, and each kind of giant has a different way of assigning that place. Cloud giants rank themselves based on wealth, fire giants based on crafting skill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
temperate forests. Carrion crawlers, ettercaps, giant spiders, and owlbears make occasional forays into the woods as well. If your game session needs a jolt, try using one of the following encounters or an
threatened to turn Wyllow against her goblin werebat neighbors until it was revealed that the culprit of all the bloodletting was a single goblin werebat (see appendix A) named Vool. To appease the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
the river that marks the perimeter of the carnival. Each gondola is pulled by a giant swan, which has the statistics of a giant eagle except that it has no talons, can attack twice with its beak as an
; if she is questioned about the carnival, her gossipy nature is revealed, and she imparts the following information: Feathereen saw the mime Candlefoot (see “Hall of Illusions”) make a disastrous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
hidden. At any time during their exploration of Avernus, the characters and Lulu might encounter the Wandering Emporium, a marketplace that wanders Avernus on the backs of giant infernal war machines
. The Wandering Emporium provides a good place for the characters to rest and gather supplies that are otherwise hard to find in Avernus. At the conclusion of this chapter, the characters learn that the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, slowly changed into entirely new creatures: fensirs. Fensirs’ troll ancestry is hardly apparent in their appearance. They retain prominent noses and a hint of green in their skin but otherwise
significant improvement over trolls. At the very least, the diversity of life in the multiverse increased, and new wonders were revealed. That’s only bad if you think a small universe that fits within your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
ideal, and a flaw), and a stat block. When the giant attack begins, give one NPC to each player and tell the player where the NPC is at the start of the encounter, as noted in the encounter description
completion. The details of these special quests won’t be revealed until the end of this part of the adventure.
The player-controlled NPCs are intentionally simpler and easier to run than the players