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Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
particular configuration of stars and planets, or at the whim of some malicious god—a gargantua is born to giant parents. Though the child appears like any other of its kind, the creature’s true
more.
Most gargantuas do not feel at home in giant communities and end up searching for homes large enough to hold their enormous frames. They might find a suitable home in an ancient forest, a deep
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
Possession (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The yakfolk attempts to magically possess a humanoid or giant. The yakfolk must touch the target throughout a short rest, or the attempt fails. At
that image until the strangers can be disarmed and taken prisoner.
In their seemingly idyllic hideaways, the yakfolk rule with iron fists, and for all their learning and culture, they are enormously
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
Possession (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The yakfolk attempts to magically possess a humanoid or giant. The yakfolk must touch the target throughout a short rest, or the attempt fails. At
, and the yakfolk foster that image until the strangers can be disarmed and taken prisoner.
In their seemingly idyllic hideaways, the yakfolk rule with iron fists, and for all their learning and
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
has been raised in the caring environment of a crystal dragon’s lair. But they fiercely oppose destructive forces in their home territories, which sometimes leads nearby frost giant;frost
Personality Traits
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Trait
1
If you’re not a thief or a frost giant, let’s talk!
2
Are you comfortable
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
giant;frost giants and white dragons to put aside their mutual enmity to hunt them.
Glittering Hoards
For their treasure hoards, crystal dragons prize diamonds and baubles that refract light
.
Crystal Dragon Personality Traits
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Trait
1
If you’re not a thief or a frost giant, let’s talk!
2
Are
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
found in the domain of a territorial stone giant clan.
2
A coven of hags seeks to reclaim its hag eye, which rests within an amethyst dragon’s hoard.
3
An amethyst dragon magically
dragon's lair, and its members telepathically commune with the dragon and any visitors in the lair from time to time.
2
A young amethyst dragon and a githzerai zerth travel together, learning
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
leads nearby frost giant;frost giants and white dragons to put aside their mutual enmity to hunt them.
Glittering Hoards
For their treasure hoards, crystal dragons prize diamonds and baubles that
dragon characters.
Crystal Dragon Personality Traits
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Trait"}
Trait
1
If you’re not a thief or a frost giant, let’s
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, which sometimes leads nearby frost giant;frost giants and white dragons to put aside their mutual enmity to hunt them.
Glittering Hoards
For their treasure hoards, crystal dragons prize diamonds and
giant, let’s talk!
2
Are you comfortable? Can I tell your future for you? Just let me know what I can do for you, okay?
3
Jokes are as valuable as any gemstone and more fun to share
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
exuberance with them and learning new languages as they went.
Harengons are bipedal, with the characteristic long feet of the rabbits they resemble and fur in a variety of colors. They share the keen senses
creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
only to slaughter them as she wills. In her Mother guise, she maintains an air of benevolence, claiming to ask for little despite her followers’ supposed sloth and ingratitude. She will do anything
to prevent the villagers from learning her true nature. Personality Trait. “I’m the greatest parent in the world. I just need children worthy of my love.” Ideal. “Good children get rewards. Bad
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Hill Giant Bags The items found in hill giant bags reflect a diversity of taste and interest as broad as that found among any other giants. Some hill giants carry only food and boulders for throwing
, while others collect artistic or scholarly materials that defy stereotypes attached to their kind. Hill giant bags are made from simple materials like burlap or linen. Most have a distinctive “snack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
10. Xorta’s Flute Xorta. The reclusive stone giant lairs here, shunning the rest of her family.
Bats. Ten giant bats cling to the cave’s roof, their wings wrapped tightly around their bodies as
lacks the courage to defy them and knows they won’t let her leave. She has a 4-foot-long stone flute and likes to play it here because the acoustics are favorable. She’s still learning how to play
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Singing Sands, claiming the desert was once the seat of a powerful empire of giants. The giant wants the characters to distract creatures from the Elemental Fire Encounters table (see chapter 3
Singing Sands Adventures Here are sample adventure hooks to bring characters to the Singing Sands or to give them missions to pursue there. Desert Dreams Goliath giant-kin escort a nervous stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
in the Ashen Grotto ask the characters to help them remove a rival faction claiming it for themselves. The friendly giants respect the grotto’s traditions and refuse to shed another giant’s blood
this chapter). Missing Pieces A storm giant asks the characters to retrieve an ancestor’s bone from the Coral Pool, since she is forbidden to enter the grotto. She promises them a javelin of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
the work of some ancient giant sculptor or rampaging titanic beast—or is itself a sleeping giant. You seek to discover the truth of the land’s origin. 5 A relative once returned home claiming to have
provides ideas for legends of—or encounters with—giant creatures that may have inspired your character to begin adventuring. Tall Tales d6 Tall Tale Connection 1 You stumbled into a giant castle in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Villain
1 An oracle (see chapter 6) follows omens to find those who have been resurrected, claiming they owe Athreos a debt.
2 A mercenary (gladiator) accuses a community of harboring
and Pharika’s followers during a plague, offering death as the only alternative to suffering.
6 A lampad (see chapter 6) hunts the offspring of an ancient hero who escaped death, claiming they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
starving predators, from wolf packs and giant owls to isolated Humanoid clans struggling to subsist outside the domain’s iron-walled cities. The cruel environment and populace threatened by starvation make
Lamordia a crucible of desperate innovations. Claiming to work for the greater good, innovators and scholars push beyond the limits of morality. Their scalpels turn scientific pursuits into butchery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
accusations while smugly claiming no responsibility. Characters can press Kirina on these details by making a DC 14 Charisma (Intimidation or Persuasion) check. If the characters encouraged Prince Simbon to
succeed, the characters coax the following information out of Kirina: Both the giant scorpions and aurumvoraxes were conjured by Kedjou to let Kirina play the part of the hero and increase his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Traits d8 Trait
1 If you’re not a thief or a frost giant, let’s talk!
2 Are you comfortable? Can I tell your future for you? Just let me know what I can do for you, okay?
3 Jokes
others. (Neutral)
4 Determinism. Our destinies may already be written, but the way we achieve them still matters. (Any)
5 Fun and Games. Play is learning, but without the boredom. (Chaotic)
6 Control. Everyone is welcome, as long as they follow my rules. (Lawful)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Levels 1-4: Local Heroes Characters in this tier are still learning the range of class features that define them, including their choice of specialization. But even 1st-level characters are heroes
characters navigate dangerous terrain and explore haunted crypts, where they can expect to fight ruthless bandits, ferocious wolves, giant spiders, evil cultists, bloodthirsty ghouls, and hired thugs. If they face even a young dragon, they’re better off avoiding a fight.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Learning Beast Shapes The Wild Shape feature in the Player’s Handbook lets you transform into a beast that you’ve seen. That rule gives you a tremendous amount of flexibility, making it easy to
1) or the Circle Forms feature of the Circle of the Moon (up to a challenge rating of 6). Arctic CR Beast Fly/Swim 0 Owl Fly 1/8 Blood hawk Fly 1/4 Giant owl Fly 1 Brown bear — 2 Polar bear Swim 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
players: A giant slab of ice is wedged at the end of this craggy ravine. Through its surface, you glimpse a glacial landscape draped in snow.
Anyone who gazes into the surface of this 20-foot-tall
Intelligence saving throw or become stunned for 1 minute. As they gaze stunned into their reflection’s eyes, Mephistopheles gains access to all their thoughts, fears, and knowledge, learning of their mission to retrieve Zariel’s sword and free Elturel (see “Development” below).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
menaces such communities.
Oni Troubles 1d4 The Oni Torments People By...
1 Charming people to perform nasty tricks.
2 Claiming a bridge, gate, shrine, or trail and trying to eat
+2
Wis 12 +1 +4
Cha 15 +2 +5
Skills Arcana +5, Deception +8, Perception +4
Resistances Cold
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 14
Languages Common, Giant
CR 7
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
giant captures a renowned Humanoid smith in the hope of learning a new technique, and the smith’s spouse begs the adventurers to help. 6 A fire giant offers adventurers an extravagant sum for metal
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Each wave of reinforcements consists of 2d4 drow plus 1d4 giant spiders that crawl down from rooftops. Drow Priestess of Lolth A drow priestess of Lolth accompanied by a drow elite warrior and 2d4 drow
is out surveying damaged sections of the city. Merchants and crafters who confront the priestess, claiming to have lost everything in Demogorgon’s attack, are banished to the Braelyn. Locals driven mad
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
The Giant Tongue The language that giants share is one of the few remnants from their once-grand empire. Over time it has fragmented into many dialects, and each type has its own distinctive accent
, but giants of different types can generally understand one another. Any non-giant who learns the Giant language can converse with all types of giants, but giants sometimes have a hard time hearing the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Fire Giant Master crafters and organized warriors, fire giants dwell among volcanoes, lava floes, and rocky mountains. They are ruthless militaristic brutes whose mastery of metalwork is legendary
. Fire Forged. Fire giant fortresses are built around and inside volcanoes or near magma-filled caverns. The blistering heat of their homes fuels the fire giants’ forges, and causes the iron of their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Gargantua From time to time—perhaps once a generation, under a particular configuration of stars and planets, or at the whim of some malicious god—a gargantua is born to giant parents. Though the
, eventually towering over other giants at a height of 40 feet or more. Most gargantuas do not feel at home in giant communities and end up searching for homes large enough to hold their enormous frames. They
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
pause between two great moments in their history. The mission of this scholarly order is to collect the accumulated learning of the past and preserve it so a future giant civilization can build upon
it. Giants of the Hidden Rune are active across many worlds of the Material Plane. On worlds that had giant empires in the ancient past (such as Ostoria in the Forgotten Realms and the giant empire of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
, hey! Zip it there, bud! I don’t know who got you a defective mimir, Chief, but I’ll tell you what’s what from here out.”
–Morte
Planar travelers often find mimirs invaluable in learning about
Creatures from every corner of the multiverse crowd Sigil’s busy streets Morte, however, isn’t a mimir. A floating skull with a penchant for speaking his mind and claiming expertise, Morte is one of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Snail Racing The grandstands next to this racecourse are filled with cheering fairgoers ringing bells, swinging rattles, and waving flags. On the starting line, eight giant snails are having their
1 step (see “Tracking Mood” earlier in the chapter). If anyone breaks the rules, the mood lowers by 1 step. Snails and Pixies Each of the eight giant snails (see appendix C) is assigned a crew of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Moog to accompany them by claiming that they need her help to identify Hruk and rescue him from the hill giant chief. Even when coaxed into joining the assault on Grudd Haug, Moog won’t attack other
big and awful.
A female hill giant named Moog has barricaded herself in this lonely tower so that she can wallow in self-pity undisturbed. Chief Guh has taken Moog’s husband, Hruk, as her own
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
seemingly idyllic hideaways, the yakfolk rule with iron fists, and for all their learning and culture, they are enormously evil overlords. Yakfolk care for their hapless prisoners only to the extent
)
Possession (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The yakfolk attempts to magically possess a humanoid or giant. The yakfolk must touch the target throughout a short rest, or the attempt fails. At the end
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, learning, and enlightenment. Peace. We foster peace among all peoples. All who desire to live peaceably together are welcome among us. Knights of the Stewards of the Eternal Throne are mostly giants
tutelage of giants—as Annam intended. Eternal Throne Adventures The Eternal Throne Adventures table offers hooks you can use to involve characters in the business of these giant knights. Many people
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
mud-brick edifice, decorated with the preserved carapaces and claws of giant crabs, where commerce is normally conducted. The ground around it, usually clear of construction, now houses a host of
ago, claiming to be followers of a benevolent deity they called the Scaled Mother. They were friendly, the opposite of other yuan-ti that the grippli had encountered and fought with. These yuan-ti