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"}. Trigger: The giant is hit by a ranged attack roll and takes Bludgeoning, Piercing, or Slashing damage from it. Response: The giant reduces the damage it takes from the attack by 11 (1d10 + 6
Multiattack. The giant makes two attacks, using Stone Club or Boulder in any combination.
Stone Club. Melee Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Stone Club
Monsters
Monster Manual
hag casts Counterspell in response to that spell’s trigger, using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting. If the target fails its saving throw, it is cursed until the end of its next turn
Each arch-hag creates a magical home, such as a hidden demiplane, a mansion atop a storm cloud or—in the case of the arch-hag Baba Yaga—a hut atop giant chicken legs. The interiors of these
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Boulder"}; on a roll of 3 or lower, the giant has no more boulders to throw.Unyielding. In response to failing a saving throw to avoid being moved, having the prone
Multiattack. The giant makes two Thundering Stone Club or Boulder attacks in any combination.
Thundering Stone Club. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType":"to hit
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
as it is grappled. The beanstalks vanish after 1 minute, if the hart has the incapacitated condition, or when the hart dies.
Lightning Call. In response to making a saving throw, the hart calls down a
", "rollAction":"Lightning Call", "rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Storm giant;Storm giants live high above Eldraine in a cloudy
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
grapple ends, the target has the restrained condition. The maw can have only one creature grappled in this way at a time.Fanged Rebuke. In response to taking damage, the maw makes one Bite attack
attention of the demon lord Yeenoghu, known as the Beast of Butchery. A cruel hill giant sometimes turns to Yeenoghu for help in expanding the reach of its malevolence. Occasionally a hill giant consumes an
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
ruins. You are part of a savage society that clings desperately to the Old Ways — attuned to nature, full of primal rage, and given short shrift by a world consumed with continuing civilization
’s march of progress.
Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Athletics
Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism kit
Languages: Choose one of Draconic, Giant, Goblin, or Sylvan
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Blood Rune. The fomorian has a blood rune inscribed on an effigy or some other object in its possession. While holding or wearing the object bearing the rune, the giant can use its Corrupting Hex
, suggestion, telekinesisPoisoning Rebuke (Requires Blood Rune). In response to being damaged by a creature the fomorian can see within 60 feet of itself, the fomorian forces that creature to make a DC 16
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
paraphrase the following text when Arasta uses her Armor of Spiders trait:
The nightmarish arachnid unleashes a shriek that sounds like a thousand spider carapaces scarring slate. In response, the
, where they consider home, and what brought them to her web.
Arasta casts the giant insect spell (spiders only). It lasts until she uses this lair action again or until she dies.
Regional Effects
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Originally from the Elemental Plane of Water, many tritons entered the Material Plane centuries ago in response to the growing threat of evil elementals. Those tritons spread across the worlds&rsquo
alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
or your class or provided you with your starting equipment. If you have a continuing obligation to this giant, see “Giant Patrons” in chapter 3 for additional inspiration. Primeval Animals You could
the Elemental Chaos. Giant Ancestors You might be distantly descended from giants and manifest the power of your ancestors in your class features or magic, which might explain your Rage as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
has no more boulders to throw.
Reactions
Unyielding. In response to failing a saving throw to avoid being moved, having the prone condition, or both, the giant succeeds instead.
Katerina Ladon
Stone Giant of Evil Earth Stone giants with a bent toward cruelty and destruction might reject the gods of the Ordning and turn to the worship of Ogrémoch, the Prince of Evil Earth. These giants view
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
(Recharge 5–6). Trigger: The giant is hit by a ranged attack roll and takes Bludgeoning, Piercing, or Slashing damage from it. Response: The giant reduces the damage it takes from the attack by 11
Stone Giant Giant of the Earth Habitat: Mountain, Underdark; Treasure: Armaments Robson Michel In cavernous depths and amid mountain canyons, stone giants contemplate the strength and persistence of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
reluctantly admits that the Redbrands are making it hard on everyone, shaking down local businesses and flouting the townmaster’s authority. She knows that the Redbrands frequent the Sleeping Giant tap house.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Cyclops Oracle Cyclops oracles gaze through history to learn hidden truths. Many share these secrets with those who aid them in correcting the mistakes of the past. Cyclops Oracle Huge Giant, Chaotic
Int 16 +3 +3
Wis 18 +4 +8
Cha 10 +0 +0
Skills History +11, Perception +12
Senses Truesight 30 ft.; Passive Perception 22
Languages Giant
CR 10 (XP 5,900; PB +4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
stealthy, any activity at the door attracts the attention of Nezznar and his allies in area 19, prompting the drow to send his giant spiders to investigate. Dusty draperies adorn the walls of this room
continuing their explorations of the mine. Awarding Experience Points If Nundro is rescued and survives the adventure, divide 200 XP equally among the characters in the party.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
jewelry and holds a leash. The leash leads to a giant centipede. As you enter, the decorated goblin shouts, “Kill the intruders!” and lets go of the leash.
The five Goblin Warriors include one
particularly tough and devious goblin called Sprika. She has tamed and trained a Giant Centipede to act as bodyguards. She carries a gnarled staff that glows with a sickly green light, which she calls her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Cairngorm Caverns. Though the stone giant is short on pleasantries, he gives the characters what information he can in response to their questions, including ways to return to the “dreamlands,” as the
Audience with the Stonespeaker If the adventurers helped stop the rampaging giant in the Darklake District (and especially if they didn’t kill him), Hgraam is expecting them by the entrance to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
stream that tumbles along the canyon floor before widening and continuing its long journey southwest, where it merges with the Delimbiyr River on its way to the sea. DEADSTONE CLEFT: GENERAL FEATURES
A
giants are grim reminders of Ostoria, the long-lost giant empire. Ostorian stone giants were slightly taller than their descendants; the fossilized stone giants stand between 20 and 24 feet tall. Erosion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Storm Giant Storm Giant
Huge giant, chaotic good
Armor Class 16 (scale mail)
Hit Points 230 (20d12 + 100)
Speed 50 ft., swim 50 ft.
STR
29 (+9)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
20
Resistances cold
Damage Immunities lightning, thunder
Senses passive Perception 19
Languages Common, Giant
Challenge 13 (10,000 XP)
Amphibious. The giant can breathe air and water.
Actions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
same result as a previous roll, feel free to reroll or choose a different encounter. Random Ziggurat Encounters d12 Encounter 1 1 rust monster 2 2 giant centipedes 3 1 owlbear 4 1d4 hobgoblins
and foul-smelling smoke before continuing on their way. 7 Two guards in bright yellow robes and Cynidicean masks of scowling warriors kneel before one of the characters, addressing them as King Alendria
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Maw of Yeenoghu Hill giants are known for their voracious appetites, which can attract the attention of the demon lord Yeenoghu, known as the Beast of Butchery. A cruel hill giant sometimes turns to
Yeenoghu for help in expanding the reach of its malevolence. Occasionally a hill giant consumes an evil artifact that transforms the giant into a fiendish form. Once in a while, Yeenoghu whispers
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
, they might build a warren and make a permanent home there, while continuing to expand the town’s sewers as the community grows. These so-called “city kobolds” live underground but
; they’re more inclined to tie their victims to saplings and slowly roast them over a fire, or put them in a giant cook pot to make stew. Fortunately for the prisoners, the kobolds’ almost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
for help. 20 2 lizardfolk, 1 lizardfolk shaman These lizardfolk go to 12, responding to the threat if alerted by the shaman that escaped from that area. 22 6 giant lizards The giant lizards remain here
flee to 23 and get help. 25 3 hatchlings The hatchlings (noncombatants) remain here. 26 5 giant poisonous snakes The snakes remain here. 27 1 lizardfolk, 1 lizardfolk render* These lizardfolk move
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
in bold colors that not only honor the gods, but keep away the many monsters haunting the cove, including giant crocodiles, shambling mounds, and green hags. Though each island has its own cultural
, relive their shared history through the call-and-response Awakening Song, and settle regional disputes at the communal and annual summit known as the Meet, where canny traders and powerful pacts seek to gain influence.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The gladiator adds 3 to its AC against that attack, possibly causing it to miss.
Alejandro Pacheco In an undersea arena, the crowd goes wild
as a gladiator triumphs over a giant squid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Ochre Jelly Multiplying Amoeboid Hunter Habitat: Underdark; Treasure: None Mark Behm Ochre jellies are giant, yellow-brown amoebas that digest organic creatures. They tirelessly hunt any prey
Large or Medium and has 10+ Hit Points, it becomes Bloodied or is subjected to Lightning or Slashing damage. Response: The jelly splits into two new Ochre Jellies. Each new jelly is one size smaller than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Silversong Lake Mist gathers at the banks of a shimmering lake. Near its center, a mermaid lounges in a giant bowl, singing a glorious, haunting song that captivates spectators on the lakeshore. In
response, the lake water coalesces into magical sculptures that whirl around her as she performs.
Palasha It costs nothing to visit the lake and behold its star attraction: the merfolk Palasha
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the kitchen. They attack in response to any threat or suspicious activity. If two githyanki fall, the survivors retreat to area 21.
Containers. Stacked about the room are forty crates filled with
distant worlds and are unfamiliar to most of Toril’s population. Labels written in Gith reveal some of the crates’ more savory contents, such as infinity vine stalks, H’cathan doom radishes, aartuk tongues, giant space hamster hocks, dried mortiss meat, pickled jammer leeches, and puffer steaks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
giants, or if survivors from the steading reached them, they will be on the alert. Furthermore, the frost giants will organize traps, ambushes, and last-ditch defenses against continuing forays into
other idea as to which path they should follow. Other than a few traces of giant footprints, the ice and wind-driven snow hide all traces of who or what uses the ledges to gain access to the caves. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the distance the entrance to the cave of the giant lizards (marked C on the map, area 22 of the lair). The Bullywug Ambush If the characters’ route takes them through the marsh, they eventually pass
royal; see appendix C) arrives mounted on a giant toad shortly after Arrp and his guards are slain. The king tries to communicate with the party with harsh croaks and aggressive gestures, boasting of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
wilderness marked by tangles of giant beanstalks and raging storms. Various enormous creatures dwell in these wilds, with the tempest hart being among the most majestic. Aldo Domínguez A colossal elk with
, shoulders, and haunches. Storm giant hunters consider tempest harts to be the worthiest prey, desirable for their meat and the raw lightning of their antlers. However, these creatures wield mighty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
creature, it has the Prone condition.
Reactions
Deflect Missile (Recharge 5–6). Trigger: The giant is hit by a ranged attack roll and takes Bludgeoning, Piercing, or Slashing damage from it. Response
within 30 feet makes an ability check or a saving throw. Response: The sphinx adds 2 to the roll.
Spirit Naga Large Fiend, Chaotic Evil
AC 17 Initiative +3 (13)
HP 135 (18d10 + 36)
Speed 40 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
as their strong right hands. Stone giants and fire giants settled on the mountaintops and in the sprawling caverns beneath them, where they carved and forged the greatest works of giant art and craft
dragon Garyx inflamed the greed and envy in its followers by railing against the giants’ prosperity, and they rose up in response. At least, that’s what most giants believed to have happened. No one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
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
Elemental Water Encounters table can be useful in any aquatic environment, not just one where the Plane of Water extends its reach. An ancient giant enclave sunken in some great catastrophe or a storm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Slashing damage. Response: The jelly splits into two new Ochre Jellies. Each new jelly is one size smaller than the original jelly and acts on its Initiative. The original jelly’s Hit Points are divided
evenly between the new jellies (round down).
Ogre Large Giant, Chaotic Evil
AC 11 Initiative −1 (9)
HP 68 (8d10 + 24)
Speed 40 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 19 +4 +4
Dex 8