Homebrew Fire Giant Species Details

A fire giant is a force to be reckoned with, Surtr the God of Fire Giants and the bringer of Ragnarök created smaller, more versatile forms of these giants. These creatures are large and have black or grey skin, with red cracks and fire along their bodies. Fire Giants cannot wear leather or wood unless its magical. Fire Giants prefer to wear Hellsteel or metal armor, some even use their own rocky skin. Born of Surtr, Fire Giants are exceptionally skilled with weapons of fire, especially greatswords. When a Fire Giant obtains the shard of Surtr they get a special might. When they Obtain the Sword of Surtr, Shard of Surtr and Crown of Surtr the Fire Giant can ascend to Godhood and Become Surtr himself, obtaining his previous abilities. Fire giants also gain a special mark, passed down from their god. This mark allows the Fire Giant to ascend when obtaining the Items of Ragnarök.

Fire Giant Traits

Fire Giants possess the following traits

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Age

Goliaths have lifespans comparable to Elves. They enter adulthood in their late teens and usually live multiple centuries.

Size

Goliaths are between 7 and 10 feet tall and weigh between 280 and 340 pounds. Your size is Large.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet and you have a climbing speed of 30ft. 

Hellish Armor

When not wearing armor, your unarmored AC becomes your Strength modifier plus 13

Stone’s Endurance

You can focus yourself to occasionally shrug off injury. When you take damage, you can use your reaction to roll a d12. Add your Constitution modifier to the number rolled and reduce the damage by that total. After you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Infernal Resistance

You have resistance to fire damage and are unaffected by extremely hot places

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Giant and Infernal.