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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Alert. The giant can’t be surprise;surprised, and it has advantage on initiative rolls.
Amphibious. The giant can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the giant fails a
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Scrying (Requires Storm Rune). The giant can use its crystal ball to cast the scrying spell (save DC 17).
Storm Rune. The giant has a storm rune
Magic Items
Tales from the Yawning Portal
Waythe is a unique greatsword most recently in the possession of a high-ranking cloud giant ambassador.
You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. When you hit a
creature of the giant type with it, the giant takes an extra 2d6 slashing damage, and it must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or fall prone.
The sword also functions as a wand of enemy
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
lava. As the scion dreams of battle—perhaps a battle to rouse Annam from seclusion by uniting the giants or a war to conquer all in Surtur’s name—the volcano rumbles and spews molten
, preferably at the head of a fire giant army.
Regional Effects
The region surrounding a scion of Surtur is altered by the giant’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects:
Abundant Ore
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
plume of smoke to rise, sometimes lit from below by fiery bursts of lava. As the scion dreams of battle—perhaps a battle to rouse Annam from seclusion by uniting the giants or a war to conquer
lava in its mighty hand and schemes to resume its ancient campaigns of conquest, preferably at the head of a fire giant army.
Regional Effects
The region surrounding a scion of Surtur is altered by
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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body, thought, and emotion. Freed from the limitations of their human bodies, the yuan-ti used their new abilities to conquer new lands and expand their borders.
One Race, Many Forms
The bodies of all
that the yuan-ti have prepared a special ambush at the end of the pursuit.
Capture, Not Kill
The objective of the yuan-ti as a race is to conquer and enslave others; they don’t espouse the sort
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
can use the Giants and the Ordning table to determine the giant’s place within the ranking of that particular giant kind, and the giant’s attitude toward that place. Four more tables provide
hoard. 3 A low-ranking frost giant prefers to be surrounded with weaker creatures and so leads a band of Humanoid brigands. A merchant council asks for aid against them. 4 A frost giant keeps a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
. A giant sovereign’s steading might be at the peak of a mountain or in the depths of a chasm. High-status giants populate nearby steadings, while the lowest-ranking giants inhabit those farthest away
ruler. A mountain might have several steadings and households at various points along its slopes, for example. Or a vast Underdark chasm might have many caves in its walls, each of which holds a giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Storm Giant Tempest Caller While most storm giants care little for the intricate details of ranking in the ordning, tempest callers proudly claim a position at the pinnacle of that ranking—and few
dare to challenge them. Wielding the power of rune magic in addition to the innate magic that courses through them, these storm giants are highly respected. If any giant can draw Annam’s attention to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
one their kind traditionally values. These are often giants whose ranking within their kind is low. For example, a contemplative cloud giant might pursue knowledge rather than wealth, or a weak frost
giant might trade in secrets and blackmail to hold onto some measure of power. These giants might avoid the company of their own kind to escape the expectations and customs attached to the ordning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
coins found in giants' bags are ordinary coins minted by more recent civilizations.) Giant-made coins vary in shape and design across civilizations, but in general, the coins are about 4 inches in
diameter and at least 1/4-inch thick. Due to the sheer amount of precious metal used to make them, these coins are worth ten times more than their normal-sized counterparts. For example, one giant-sized
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the sconces illuminate the hall.
Giant Construct. In the middle of the room, lying on its back on the stone-tiled floor, is a 100-foot-tall figure made of molded iron, its feet pointing toward the
fire giant has 221 hit points and the innate magical ability to hurl fire at will (as the fire giant’s Rock attack option, except it deals fire damage). She stands on the construct’s chest, 20 feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Stone Giants Stone giants — reclusive, reflective, and inscrutable — take pains to remain apart from the world of sunlight and sky. Only when they’re surrounded by stone do they consider themselves
. Young stone giants practice tirelessly, hoping to prove themselves worthy of assisting the tribe’s best carvers. A stone giant master carver might devote years to finding the best stone before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Fire Giant Giant of the Smoldering Depths Habitat: Mountain, Underdark; Treasure: Armaments Robson Michel Fire giants inhabit the hollow vaults and molten rivers of mountainous depths. There, they
. Most fire giants dwell in volcanically active mountains or cavernous depths that house their fortress-forges. Evil fire giants tend to be martially minded, and they craft mighty arms to conquer their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
a reasonable chance of survival if they use their knowledge and cunning to best advantage. These adventures were designed for strategic play, so some areas of the giant settlements are very dangerous
. The adventure contains some possible answers. Keep track of the fate of important giants and their allies or captives. Escaping adversaries will generally flee to the next higher-ranking stronghold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
been encountered before, it is likely that the yuan-ti have prepared a special ambush at the end of the pursuit. Capture, Not Kill The objective of the yuan-ti as a race is to conquer and enslave
restraining them in the coils of a giant snake. To force their compliance, enemies might be brainwashed, charmed, tortured, or transformed into broodguards. Those that prove intractable still have their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Zones and Denizens Ironslag has two distinct zones: the yakfolk village on the mountainside, and the fire giant forge beneath it (all shown on maps 8.1 and map 8.2). These zones are described below
the characters arrive. Ironslag Roster Area Creature(s) Notes 10 2 salamanders If the salamanders die, the prisoners try to escape from the mines. 12 1 fire giant, 8 orcs The giant and the orcs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
through feats of strength. Glorium’s leader is Tyrza Bonebreaker (chaotic good, human gladiator wearing a belt of giant strength [frost giant]), the daughter of the gate-town’s previous ruler, Flatnose
said to be a splinter from the World Tree. Off the field, she loves a strong drink and a good laugh with her comrades. Invaders from far and wide seek to conquer Glorium. Surtur and Thrym—the mighty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
usually bugbears, ogres, orogs, or quaggoths. Doors and windows are protected with glyph of warding spells (spell save DC 13), and either 3d6 gargoyles or 3d6 giant spiders watch for trouble from ledges
and rooftops. These gargoyles and giant spiders have truesight out to a range of 120 feet, enabling them to spot invisible trespassers. Roll for random encounters as the characters cross this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
mechanical arm ending in oversized pincer 2 Giant goldfish-bowl head containing a floating brain 3 Four arms, two of which are used solely to perform threatening or insulting gestures 4 Iridescent scales
curses 8 Burning beard, and breath that reeks of booze 9 Wears a torn wedding dress stained in blood 10 Blue-skinned, with a single large horn on forehead 11 Fishlike features and needlelike teeth 12 Reflective skin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
A tribe of berserkers ride giant bats and hunt humanoids that travel through the canyon.
3 An adult blue dragon enslaves the inhabitants of the caves, intent on building an army to conquer a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
souls from which new devils are spawned. Lords of Tyranny. Devils live to conquer, enslave, and oppress. They take perverse delight in exercising authority over the weak, and any creature that defies
their contentment to be ruled. This singular ambition is strongest among the archdevils whom Asmodeus appoints to rule the nine layers of the Nine Hells. These high-ranking fiends are the only devils to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
conquer the Feywild and enslave its inhabitants, claiming those creatures’ magic for themselves. When the fey united to defend their realm, the fomorians fought them and were subjected to a terrible curse
Flesh, Evil Minds. The deformities visited on the fomorians prevent them from hurling rocks like their giant kin, or wearing anything more than scraps of cloth. However, the grotesque positioning of their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, and sometimes they regather and combine into a new troll amalgam. Troll Amalgam Gargantuan Giant, Typically Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 217 (14d20 + 70)
Speed 60 ft
; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 19
Languages Giant, Undercommon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Unusual Abilities The variety among yuan-ti doesn’t end with their physical characteristics. Some of them are born with powers that are unusual or even unique among their kind. High-ranking yuan-ti
(Pureblood Only). The yuan-ti can use its action to polymorph into a Medium giant poisonous snake, or into a Large constrictor snake, or back into its true form. Its statistics are the same in each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
hundreds of warriors, mages, priestesses, and giant spiders, a large enough force to overwhelm a community. The invaders would sweep through the town in the dark of night, shackle the best potential
; taking prisoners is the primary objective. Some of the dark elves’ victims become slaves, some end up as food for giant spiders or other monsters that the drow have trained to serve them, and some are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Wizard of Thay and member of the Arcane Brotherhood
Grandolpha Muzgardt gran-DOLL-fah MUZZ-gart Duergar matron of the Muzgardt clan
Grimskalle grim-SKAW-lah Frost giant fortress
Crag
Oyaminartok oh-yaw-meh-NAR-tock Legendary goliath polar werebear
Reggaryarva reh-gar-YAR-vah Deceased frost giant jarl whose spirit haunts Jarlmoot
Scrivenscry SKRIV-in-scry
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
their islands with traps and attack outsiders out of hunger, boredom, or fear. Hostile Island Leader d6 Leader 1 Cloud giant 2 Hill giant 3 Oni 4 Spirit naga 5 Werewolf 6 A chromatic dragon of the
DM’s choice Hostile Island Leader Motivations d4 Motivation 1 The leader wants to commandeer a boat to conquer other islands. 2 The leader takes all treasure gained by its followers, growing rich
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
. My brothers will scoff and tell you that these giant kin don’t matter, that they don’t count in the ranking of the ordning, that they’re irrelevant to the world. But they DO matter, and you overlook
Connected Creatures The encounter tables in this section include a variety of monsters grouped according to themes that might flavor a giant enclave or encounter. Combined with the encounters from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Surveillance. Fiendish, yellow eyes peer through windows, pools, and other reflective surfaces to judge citizens of Ribcage. Meanwhile, the duchess and her senators can listen in on any message and sending
in the gymnasium’s humid, ruby-tiled chambers, plotting the demise or demotion of their neighbors. Meanwhile, invisible imps spy on the resort’s patrons on behalf of high-ranking devils, gleaning the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
several high-ranking visitors: a cloud giant count named Vaal (neutral evil), a fire giant duchess named Tartha (lawful evil), a frost giant jarl named Hellenhild (neutral evil), and a stone giant thane
, Mirran and Nym. Mirran is singing, while Nym provides instrumental accompaniment by tapping on the crab’s shell with a pair of whalebone mallets. Mirran and Nym have the statistics of a storm giant, with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
elf werewolf named Zaeurl. The Dark Pack bears a deep hatred for followers of the Silver Flame. Gorodan Ashlord. A fire giant exiled from Xen’drik has earned the loyalty of a powerful force of ogres and
of loyalty to the pack above all else. Since standing together and being bound by this Znir Pact, the gnolls have never been subjugated by any other force, and have never sought to conquer. Instead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
buildings’ walls are 10 feet high, and their roofs have mostly caved in.
Webs and Spiders. Webs are strung between the buildings, but they’re not thick enough to inhibit movement. Nine giant spiders roam
the alleys between the buildings in search of prey.
The giant spiders creep about in groups of three. Additional forces stationed here include a male drow elite warrior named Ranaghax Auvryndar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
ship slows as another vessel comes into view, approaching the Moondancer from astern. The pursuing vessel looks like a giant moth with wings made of iridescent crystal, similar in color and luster to
it looks like the characters are about to lose. The astral elves are confident they can conquer the Moondancer, but if two of the warriors fall, the third tries to retreat to the Dark Star. After
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
build up shadowy networks of manipulation and control, so many of their servants have no idea who the true ruler is. Red Dragon Wyrmling Connections d6 Connected Creatures
1 A fire giant
formerly squabbling nations, creating a massive army ready to conquer the known world.
3 A cult in service to an ancient red dragon is gathering resources to summon a consort of Tiamat, so the cult’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
room.
This pit is home to the snake pets of Marilissa, the yuan-ti in area L3. The pit contains two Giant Venomous Snakes, one Constrictor Snake, and six Venomous Snakes. The snakes don’t leave the
Infestation Many-legged bugs swarm over the north and south walls of this long cavern.
Two Swarms of Insects (centipedes) and two Giant Centipedes crawl across these walls. The insects fight any