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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
embody the might of giants. You are used to moving through a world much bigger than you, and that is reflected in your skills, attitude, and perspective on life.
Skill Proficiencies: Intimidation
.
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After you had a series of strange dreams as a child, your superstitious parents sent you to study with a powerful but aloof storm giant oracle.
6
While playing hide-and-seek with your friends
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Storm Giant Giant of Seas and Skies Habitat: Coastal, Underwater; Treasure: Armaments Among the tallest giants, storm giants live amid extreme forces of nature. In palaces at the bottom of the sea
rise and fall of nations and interpret supernatural omens, interfering in the world only when they’re needed most. Taras Susak
Storm Giant Huge Giant, Chaotic Good
AC 16 Initiative +7 (17
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
either end of the mastaba, a storm giant skeleton (see the accompanying stat block) lying dormant on top of the mausoleum awakens and attacks. The storm giant, Helmdar, was sent to destroy two frost giant
criminals who stole a horn of blasting from a storm giant king. Helmdar completed his mission but was killed by Zikzokrishka and turned into an undead thrall to guard her lair. Treasure The horn of
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
Storm Crab Storm crabs are colossal crustaceans with four monstrous claws and a poisonous stinger. Equally adept underwater or on shore, they can exhale a jet of pressurized water to crush foes
. Giants on some worlds claim Stronmaus or one of his children created storm crabs in the early years of an ancient empire. Just as behirs were created to fight dragons on land and rocs to challenge dragons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Storm Herald Ancient and alien beings dwell or slumber in ocean depths, awaiting some cosmic circumstance that signals their time to rise. In their retreat from the world, storm giants sometimes
stray into the orbit of such creatures, perhaps while seeking insight into some omen, vision, or prophecy. Krakens, aboleths, and Great Old Ones delight in corrupting storm giants to their service
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
(+5)
Saving Throws Str +12, Dex +7, Con +10
Skills Athletics +12, Intimidation +11, Perception +9
Damage Resistances cold, necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
four Blazing Morningstar attacks. It can replace one of these attacks with Blade Storm, if available.
Blazing Morningstar. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d8 + 6
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
(+5)
INT
16 (+3)
WIS
18 (+4)
CHA
18 (+4)
Saving Throws Str +14, Con +10, Wis +9, Cha +9
Skills Arcana +8, Athletics +14, History +8, Perception +9
Damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Storm Giant Quintessent Some storm giants approaching the end of their natural life spans seek an escape from death. They plumb the depths of their powerful connection to the elements and disperse
themselves into nature, literally transforming into semiconscious storms. Storm Giant Quintessent
Huge giant (storm giant), chaotic good
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 230 (20d12 + 100)
Speed 50 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
time in cities, royal courts, and seafaring vessels than in dungeon delves, making interaction skills important (though not to the extent of a pure intrigue campaign). Nevertheless, the heroes might
end up in classic dungeon situations, such as searching storm sewers beneath the palace to find the evil duke’s hidden chambers. A good example of a swashbuckling rogue in the Forgotten Realms is Jack Ravenwild, who appears in novels by Richard Baker (City of Ravens and Prince of Ravens).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
The Ordning Each of the main giant races — the cloud giant, fire giant, frost giant, hill giant, stone giant, and storm giants — are related by common elements of history, religion, and culture. They
the giant races analyzes a different combination of skills or qualities to determine the ordning. Giants make excelling in these qualities the purpose of their lives. At the highest level of the ordning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Storm Giant Quintessent To forestall the inevitable, some storm giants approaching the end of their natural life spans seek an escape from death. They plumb the depths of their powerful connection to
the thunderstorm that howls ceaselessly up and down a rugged coastline could, in fact, be the undying form of a storm giant clinging to existence. A storm giant quintessent sheds their armor and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
smiling ones feel about their place in the ordning — second to the storm giants. The masks serve as symbols of their devotion, but they also conceal their wearers’ true facial expressions. Cloud Giant
)
INT
15(+2)
WIS
16(+3)
CHA
17(+3)
Saving Throws Con +10, Int +6, Cha +7
Skills Deception +11, Insight +7, Perception +7, Sleight of Hand +9
Senses passive Perception 17
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
)
Hit Points 52 (8d8 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
15 (+2)
DEX
11 (+0)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
11 (+0)
CHA
16 (+3)
Skills Deception +5, Religion
): expeditious retreat, magic missile, shield
2nd level (3 slots): blur, hold person
3rd level (2 slots): sleet storm
Actions
Quarterstaff. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) bludgeoning damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, since meat from a fresh kill tastes sufficiently hot to their palate.
Reavers of the Storm. The war horns of the frost giants howl as they march from their ice fortresses and glacial rifts amid the
howling blizzard. When that storm clears, villages and steadings lay in ruins, ravens descending to feed on the corpses of any creatures foolish or unlucky enough to stand in the giants’ path.
Inns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Tempest Spirit A storm giant can escape death through a mystical ritual that transforms the giant into a semiconscious storm. However, if the giant performs the ritual in a place where the barrier
into the elements. Rather, it absorbs the elemental energy around it, and its lower body becomes a storm cloud. The resulting tempest spirit is similar in appearance to a djinni and is sometimes mistaken
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
)
INT
12 (+1)
WIS
16 (+3)
CHA
19 (+4)
Saving Throws Con +10, Wis +7, Cha +8
Skills Insight +7, Perception +7, Stealth +4
Senses passive Perception 17
Languages Auran, Common, Giant
attacks and one Storm Boomerang attack.
Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (3d6 + 8) slashing damage.
Storm Boomerang. Ranged Weapon Attack: +12 to hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
highest levels of artistry, stone giants compete in games of boulder hurling and catching. Their rock-throwing skills suit stone giants well when they have cause to defend their homes or attack enemies
respects to their ancestors. Some of these visits, especially by elderly giants who know they will soon take their place there, last for weeks or even months. Storm Giants Storm giants, the most powerful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Character Classes Character class provides a character’s most exciting capabilities. This chapter offers twelve classes, each of which contains four subclasses—all summarized below. Barbarian. Storm
might. Then swear the Oath of Devotion to emulate the angels of justice. Ranger. Weave together martial prowess, nature magic, and survival skills. Then embody the Hunter to protect nature with martial
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
)
CHA
10 (+0)
Saving Throws Str +8, Con +8
Skills Athletics +8, Perception +6
Damage Resistances psychic
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 16
Languages any two languages
plus 11 (2d10) psychic damage.
Spellcasting. The ferrumach casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
At will: detect magic
1/day each: dispel magic, ice storm
Mark Behm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
11 (+0)
INT
17 (+3)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
11 (+0)
Saving Throws Int +6, Wis +4
Skills Arcana +6, History +6
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages any four languages
, suggestion
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fireball, fly
4th level (3 slots): greater invisibility, ice storm
5th level (1 slot): cone of cold
Actions
Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
12 (+1)
INT
17 (+3)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
11 (+0)
Saving Throws Int +7, Wis +5
Skills Arcana +7, History +7
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages any four
): mirror image, misty step, shatter*
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fireball,* lightning bolt*
4th level (3 slots): ice storm,* stoneskin
5th level (2 slots): Bigby’s hand,* cone of cold*
6th
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
13 (+1)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
16 (+3)
CHA
9 (−1)
Saving Throws Int +3, Wis +6
Skills Nature +3, Perception +6, Survival +6
Damage Resistances cold
Senses
friendship, fog cloud, speak with animals
2nd level (3 slots): animal messenger, moonbeam, pass without trace
3rd level (3 slots): conjure animals, sleet storm, wind wall
4th level (3 slots
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
+2
Con 16 +3 +3
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 18 +4 +4
Wis 18 +4 +4
Cha 18 +4 +4
Skills Arcana +12, History +12, Perception +8, Religion +12
Resistances
23 +6 +12
Cha 18 +4 +4
Skills Arcana +9, Perception +12, Religion +15
Resistances Necrotic, Radiant
Immunities Psychic; Charmed, Frightened
Senses Truesight 120 ft.; Passive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
descendants of storm giants who retreated from the world in ages past. Over the course of centuries, the elemental nature of these giants—aided by infusions of energy from the Elemental Planes—grew to
face that appears at the head of the bolt as it streams through the air. In rare moments, the hulk coalesces into a bipedal shape resembling a storm giant, but these moments are as fleeting as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
10 +0 +0
Wis 11 +0 +2
Cha 10 +0 +0
Skills Deception +2, Religion +2
Gear Leather Armor, Sickle
Senses Passive Perception 10
Languages Common
CR 1/8 (XP 25; PB +2
+2 +4
Cha 13 +1 +1
Skills Deception +3, Persuasion +3, Religion +2
Gear Holy Symbol, Leather Armor
Senses Passive Perception 12
Languages Common
CR 2 (XP 450; PB +2)
Actions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, 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
the following changes: Mirran and Nym are neutral evil. They are unarmed and unarmored (AC 12). They have the following additional skills: Deception +9, Performance +9. The sisters are entertaining
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Con 13 +1 +1
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 2 −4 −4
Wis 10 +0 +0
Cha 5 −3 −3
Skills Stealth +3
Senses Blindsight 60 ft.; Passive Perception 10
Languages None
Str 15 +2 +2
Dex 14 +2 +2
Con 14 +2 +2
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 3 −4 −4
Wis 13 +1 +1
Cha 6 −2 −2
Skills Perception +5, Stealth +4
Immunities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
Tempest Hart Storm giants live high above Eldraine in a cloudy landscape known as Stormkeld. Massive cottages, keeps, and towers dot this magical realm, scattered between expanses of cloudy
, 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->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
)
Hit Points 37 (5d8 + 15)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
14(+2)
DEX
15(+2)
CON
16(+3)
INT
18(+4)
WIS
9(−1)
CHA
12(+1)
Saving Throws Dex +4, Con +5
Skills Arcana +6
)
Saving Throws Con +4, Wis +2
Skills Arcana +6, Perception +2
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Common plus any one language
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Counterflux Overcast (Recharge 5–6). The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
14(+2)
CON
12(+1)
INT
12(+1)
WIS
20(+5)
CHA
11(+0)
Saving Throws Int +5, Wis +9
Skills Medicine +9, Nature +5, Perception +9
Senses passive Perception 19
, stoneskin, wall of fire
5th level (3 slots): commune with nature, mass cure wounds, tree stride
6th level (1 slot): heal, heroes’ feast, sunbeam
7th level (1 slot): fire storm
8th level (1 slot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
like a smirk or a triumphant sneer than a pleasant grin. The frowning half represents the displeasure smiling ones feel about cloud giants’ place in the ordning—second to storm giants. The masks serve
Throws Con +10, Int +6, Cha +7
Skills Deception +11, Insight +7, Perception +11, Sleight of Hand +9
Senses passive Perception 21
Languages Common, Giant
Challenge 11 (7,200 XP) Proficiency Bonus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
attack with weapons wreathed in storm clouds and throw roaring thunderheads. Most cloud giants inhabit citadels crowning tremendous mountains or magical palaces that drift amid the clouds. Many of
+3
Skills Insight +7, Perception +11
Senses Passive Perception 21
Languages Common, Giant
CR 9 (XP 5,000; PB +4)
Actions
Multiattack. The giant makes two attacks, using Thunderous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
)
INT
3 (−4)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
9 (−1)
Saving Throws Dex +4, Con +9, Wis +4, Cha +3
Skills Perception +4
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages —
Challenge 11
and storm giants sometimes tame these great birds, rocs treat even giants as potential prey. They fly great distances in search of food, soaring high above the clouds to reach their favored hunting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
forces, the subsequent effects range from whimsical to deadly. Eldritch Storm Eldritch Storms When magical currents become trapped amid winds and clouds, eldritch storms can result. Flaywind
addition to sand or grit. The area within the storm is heavily obscured, and a creature exposed to the storm takes 1d4 slashing damage at the start of each of its turns. Only substantial cover or