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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Living the Giant Life Giants are exceptionally long-lived compared to humans, but none are immortal. A peaceful death from old age is a common occurrence among cloud giants and storm giants and isnât
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , and giant children grow to adulthood more slowly. Giantsâ families are small, because a couple seldom has more than a few children, and many have none at all. The life spans of the various types of
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     anxious penguin servant, Kingsport, was promised a life of enlightenment. The truth is that Kingsport was turned into Scrivenscry's lackey, who lives in fear of his cruel, unpredictable master. The blind giant penguin hopes to be free of the arcanaloth one day.
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     fondness for black licorice, strips of which it keeps in the pockets of its robe. The fiend is attended by Kingsport, a blind, albino giant penguin under the effect of an awaken spell.
Scrivenscry's
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the giant fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Fire Rune. The giant has a fire rune inscribed on a medallion or some other object in its
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     possession. While holding or wearing the object bearing the rune, the giant can use its Magma Wave action and Furnace Armor bonus action.
The object bearing the rune has AC 15; 40 hit points; and immunity to
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Storm King's Thunder
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Amphibious. The giant can breathe air and water.Multiattack. The giant makes two Greatsword attacks.
Greatsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14","rollType":"to hit","rollAction
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ":"Rock","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.
Lightning Strike (Recharge 5â6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Lightning Strike"}. The giant hurls a magical
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Magic Resistance. The hellion has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Soul Taker. A Giant or a Humanoid that is reduced to 0 hit points by the hellion dies, and its
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     before then, it can be restored to life only by a wish spell or by killing the lemure and casting true resurrection on the creatureâs original body.Multiattack. The hellion makes two Morningstar
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Multiattack. The giant makes two Scythe or Soul Bolt attacks.
Scythe. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Scythe"} to hit, reach 15 ft., one target
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     creature. Hit: 26 (4d10 + 4);{"diceNotation":"4d10+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Soul Bolt", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. If the target has the frightened condition, the giant
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Storm King's Thunder
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Giant Slayer. Any weapon attack that Urgala makes against a giant deals an extra 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Giant Slayer"} damage on a hit.Multiattack. Urgala makes
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ; homes destroyed. She has no tolerance for monsters or bullies.
Ideal: âWe live in a violent world, and sometimes violence is necessary for survival.â
Bond: âMy home is my life
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Aura of Erebos. Any creature that starts its turn within 10 feet of the giant must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw, or it takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     giantâs Aura of Erebos for 24 hours.
Magic Resistance. The giant has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The giant makes two slam attacks.
Slam. Melee
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Dreamwalkerâs Charm. An enemy that starts its turn within 30 feet of the giant must make a DC 13 Charisma saving throw, provided that the giant isnât incapacitated. On a failed save, the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     creature is charmed by the giant. A creature charmed in this way can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Once it succeeds on the saving
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     attacks. It can replace one Slam attack with a Life Drain attack.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Slam"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . Hit: 18 (2d12 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d12+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Slam", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.
Life Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Amphibious. The giant can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (1/Day). If the giant fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The giant makes two Lightning Sword
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    : 40 (9d6 + 9);{"diceNotation":"9d6+9", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Lightning Sword", "rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage.
Wind Javelin. The giant coalesces wind into a javelin-like
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Death Rune. The giant has a death rune inscribed on a giantâs skull in its possession. While holding or wearing the skull bearing the rune, the giant can use its Reaping Scythe action and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , but it turns to dust if reduced to 0 hit points or when the giant dies. If the rune is destroyed, the giant can inscribe a death rune on another skull in its possession when it finishes a short or
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     hour. Sometimes these eggs hatch into clutches of young geese that grow up to terrorize the marshes of Eldraine. Other times, the eggs contain trinkets or valuables. The fae folk of Eldraineâs
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , you can use the Goose Egg Trinket table to determine the contents of one of the Goose Motherâs eggs that isnât destined to hatch into a goose or a giant goose (also described in that book).
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     least get close without arousing suspicion. Once in a position to observe, the dragon studies the day-to-day life of local folk, with a keen interest in any magical phenomena.
Emerald dragons&rsquo
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     dragonsâ preference for volcanic lairs often puts them in conflict with fire giant;fire giants. Despite their reluctance to reveal themselves to strangers, emerald dragons might approach experienced
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     can hear it can use their reactions to make one melee attack each.
Life Leech. The yagnoloth touches one incapacitated creature within 15 feet of it. The target takes 36 (7d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"7d8
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    +4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Life Leech", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage, and the yagnoloth gains temporary hit points equal to half the damage dealt. The target must succeed
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     relentless killers began life as innocents, any semblance of who they were is washed away in a tide of gore and rage. These killersâ grisly work swiftly becomes the stuff of legends,striking
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , unique monstrous slayers.
Relentless Origins
d6
Origin
1
It was left for dead and granted new life to seek revenge.
2
It was turned into a weapon of vengeance by a family member
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     or value to anyone.
Baba Lysaga built a hut atop the rotting stump of a giant tree that was felled long ago. It was only after she embedded a magic gemstone in the hut that the whole thing was imbued
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     with a semblance of life. When she wills it to do so, the hut pulls its gigantic roots free of the earth and shambles around like a spidery behemoth, shaking the ground with every step. The hut
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     you and can speak, read, and understand any language it knows (see âRandom Propertiesâ below).
Life Support. Whenever you end your turn with 0 hit points, the docent can make a Wisdom
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     (Medicine) check with a +6 bonus. If this check succeeds, the docent stabilizes you.
Random Properties. A docent has the following properties:
Languages. The docent knows Common, Giant, and 1d4
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , or at least get close without arousing suspicion. Once in a position to observe, the dragon studies the day-to-day life of local folk, with a keen interest in any magical phenomena.
Emerald dragons
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    .
Emerald dragonsâ preference for volcanic lairs often puts them in conflict with fire giant;fire giants. Despite their reluctance to reveal themselves to strangers, emerald dragons might approach
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Acquisitions Incorporated
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     attacker.A product of life on a small-town farm, the rogue known as Viari carries fond memories of those childhood days and his loving family. (Well, except for that thing where his parents insist on
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     thinking of his older brother as the successful one.) But he can be quick to show self-consciousness when talking of where he came from, and he never speaks of the name he bore in that former life.
After
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Quests from the Infinite Staircase
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     turns. The memory web can grapple only one creature at a time.A memory web is a living web that resembles an ordinary web spun by an ettercap, a giant spider, or another oversized arachnid. Memory
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     webs lie in ambush draped over plant life, wrapped around corpses, or stuck to ossuaries in dark catacombs.
Memory webs feed on memories and require daily sustenance. When a memory webâs prey
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . Their bargains transform them into vicious butchers that exist only to indulge their endless bloodlust. While some who become relentless killers began life as innocents, any semblance of who they were
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     was left for dead and granted new life to seek revenge.
2
It was turned into a weapon of vengeance by a family memberâs bargain with sinister forces.
3
It was marked by a fiend before
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.The Elk King is Jarund Elkhardt, a terse yet thoughtful giant of a man who is nearly fifty years oldâancient by tribal standards. He has led the Elk Tribe for over half
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     his life, and age has made him cautious. He has seen other kings and queens rise and fall, has made war with friends and peace with his enemies, and has led warriors he knew as babes to their deaths
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     resemblance to a giant dog-headed cockroach. No two skitterwidgets look exactly alike, but all are surprisingly cute.
Language of Squeals. Skitterwidgets speak their own simple language, which is composed of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     or not. If it receives a command from its master that would endanger the life of one or more kiddywidgets in its care, a skitterwidget can make a DC 5 Charisma saving throw, ignoring the command and all other commands from its master for 1 minute on a success.Lightning, Poison
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Guildmastersâ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ): animate dead, dispel magic, plant growth
4th level (2 slots): blight, giant insectQuarterstaff. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Quarterstaff"} to hit
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     show how life sprouts from death.
Golgari shamans paint their faces so they appear to have extra eyes on their cheeks and chins. They sometimes use magical moodmark paint (described in chapter 5) to
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , which can contain ancient relics of immense power.
Creating a Sapphire Dragon
Use the Sapphire Dragon Personality Traits and Sapphire Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     threatens to sink a town into the Underdark unless the authorities find and turn over a thief who stole from the dragon.
6
A village is beset by swarms of giant spider;giant spiders drawn to the area
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     contains ample space for food, as well as one or more hidden chambers where the dragon keeps its treasure. Depending on the composition and features of the moon, the lair might contain natural springs
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     and heat vents, wild gardens, crystal formations, magical phenomena, or an ecosystem of lesser life forms that have adapted to living with the dragon.
Regional Effects
The region containing an
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     contain natural springs and heat vents, wild gardens, crystal formations, magical phenomena, or an ecosystem of lesser life forms that have adapted to living with the dragon.
Regional Effects
The region
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ":"roll","rollAction":"Regional Effect Fade Time"} days, allowing plant life in the area to recover.ColdPhase (3/Day). The dragon becomes partially incorporeal for as long as it maintains concentration
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     reactions.A rare variety of hydra native to the wilds of Eldraine, snapping hydras resemble giant, many-headed turtles. Snapping hydras dwell at the bottom of the wildâs largest lakes, or along
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     shorelines where the wilds meet the ocean. These monstrous creatures are aptly named; their bites are known to snap giantsâ arms cleanly in half.
Snapping hydras have naturally long life spans and
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     protect against psychic damage or mental intrusion. The centerpiece of a sapphire dragonâs hoard is usually a cataloged, orderly collection of war gear, which can contain ancient relics of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     unless the authorities find and turn over a thief who stole from the dragon.
6
A village is beset by swarms of giant spider;giant spiders drawn to the area when a sapphire dragon took up residence
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , preferably at the head of a fire giant army.
Regional Effects
The region surrounding a scion of Surtur is altered by the giantâs magic, creating one or more of the following effects:
Abundant Ore
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     plant life.
Empowered Fire Giants. Fire giants within 1,000 feet of the scion gain a +8 bonus to attack and damage rolls.
If the scion dies, existing ore remains, but new veins of ore stop forming. The
                                                
                                            
                                        
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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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Ysgard: creatures slain on that plane return to life the next dawn. Thus, the giantsâ incursion became a part of the eternal battle that rages across the plane. The trolls, whose fundamental
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Guildmastersâ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , druidcraft
3/day each: bless, conjure animals, giant insect, moonbeam, plant growth, spike growth, suggestion
1/day each: conjure fey, mass cure wounds
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Trostani
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . Trostani makes one melee attack, with advantage on the attack roll.
Voice of Life. Trostani bestows 20 temporary hit points on another creature she can see within 120 feet of her.
Voice of Order
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     from the remains left behind when a Humanoid or a Giant is killed by russet mold (see âRusset Moldâ below). One or more vegepygmies emerge from the corpse a day later.
Vegepygmies
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     mold and vegepygmies in a peculiar metal dungeon full of strange life. Another story says that explorers found russet mold in a crater left by a falling star, with vegepygmies infesting the forest nearby
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     close without arousing suspicion. Once in a position to observe, the dragon studies the day-to-day life of local folk, with a keen interest in any magical phenomena.
Emerald dragons&rsquo
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ; preference for volcanic lairs often puts them in conflict with fire giant;fire giants. Despite their reluctance to reveal themselves to strangers, emerald dragons might approach experienced
                                                
                                            
                                        






