Homebrew Giantkin Species Details

Wandering through the world, the reclusive and nomadic giantkin are few and far between. Descended from "true giants" giantkin are a heritage of their own. 

Nomadic Strangers

Every day brings a new challenge to a giantkin. Food, water, and shelter are boxes to check on a daily list of tasks, the ever-journeying giantkin rarely stay in one place long and as such are skilled foragers. As giantkin often travel alone, they value camaraderie where they can find it, but often tire of the company of other creatures and move on.

Giankin thus place a premium on self-sufficiency and individual skill. In their endless journeys survival is often dependent on quick thinking, practiced skill, and honed instincts. This independence often means giantkin are slow to trust, as relying on others can be a dangerous game.

Giantkin are often a mystery to outsiders, briefly gregarious and seeming easy to bore, giantkin are often distant from those they travel with, even if it is only by habit. Some giantkin develop deeper bonds, becoming part of a travelling adventuring party or escorting merchants, but such bonds are made slowly and rarely.

Might of Mountians

Giantkin have the size and strength of mountains and are associated with other giants, ogres, and large beasts. Due to their solitary nature and the fear they sometimes instill some giantkin use intimidation when dealing with smaller folks, earning their reputation. Interactions with smaller folk can often be dangerous, as giantkin have little gauge over the effect of their strength and size on smaller communities.

The Giant in The Room

 

Among smaller folk giantkin are hard to miss. They stand out due to their size and often find it hard to exist in regular-sized communities. Many giantkin wear armor pieced together from smaller things, and wield improvised weapons that fit in their own hands. Accommodations for food and lodging are difficult to find in the size and portion that giankin require, making extended stays in smaller communities uncomfortable and implausible.

Giantkin Names

 

Giantkin often have two names, the first is given to them by their parents when they are young, usually calling to their appearances or behaviours in their formative years in common or giant. However, as giantkin set off on their own early in life they have no reason to refer to themselves except in the presence of smaller folk. Their second name is given to them usually by smaller folk, whether they be merchants, travelling companions, or enemies. These second names are often based on deeds, habits, or abilities observed by the smaller folk.

Birth Names: Stonehair, Slowstride, Stickeater, Skywatcher, Waymaker, Barkskin, Widehand, Pondeyes, Horsehand, Bullwalker

Given names: Bearkiller,  Lonehunter, Longleaper, Beastripper, Stonespliter, Thunderspeak, Steadyhand, Darkwatcher, Treesplitter, Barncrusher, Wellmaker, Riverhopper, Ironstriker, Spearmaker, Coalbeard, Fareyes, Lodgemaker, Waytreader, Farstepper

Giantkin Traits

Giantkin share a number of Inherited traits.

Strength of Titans

You deal twice the damage dice with any melee weapon attack, but you have disadvantage on attacks of opportunity and attacks against small or tiny targets.

Goliath Physique

You gain an additional 1d6 hitpoints every level, and start with an additional 6 hitpoints.

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Giantkin are as long-lived as stone but mature quickly. They enter adulthood at around 5 years old and can live to be up to 350 years old.

Size

Giantkin are between 15 and 30 feet tall and weigh between 700 and 2000 pounds. Your size is Huge.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 40 feet.

Lifelong Wanderer

You have proficiency in the Survival skill.

Mountains Size

Giantkin are twice as tall as a normal man. Light weapons are unusable in your hands, regular weapons count as light in your hands, and two-handed melee weapons require only one hand. You are large enough that normal armour cannot fit you, for buying armour follow the costs described under the rules for barding. Giantkin are also large targets, you always have a -1 penalty to your armour class.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Giant and one other language.