Homebrew Giantborn (Gigantism) Species Details

"The blood of titans flows through your veins, marking you as one of the Giantborn. Towering over lesser folk, your body built for war, endurance, and power. Whether raised in the halls of the mighty storm giants or born from the wild brutality of the hill clans, you are a living testament to the strength of the giants of old."

Race: Giantborn

the Giantborn are descendants of true giants, inheriting their size, strength, and elemental might. Depending on their lineage, they range from towering humanoids to truly colossal beings, rivaling the most ancient dragons to scale.

Physical Description

Giantborn vary drastically in height and build depending on their ancestry, but all stand far taller than most humanoids. Even the smallest among them loom over others, and the strongest can reach the height of a mountain fortress Their features often resemble those of their giant progenitors----thick skin, glowing eyes, and an elemental presence that speaks to their heritage.

Giantborn Traits

• Ability Score Increase: Your Constitution increases by 2.
• Age: Giantborn mature at the same rate as humans but have significantly longer lifespans, often living up to 500 years.
• Alignment: Giantborn inherit temperaments from their ancestral giants—some noble, others destructive. While their alignments vary, they often lean toward extremes rather than balance.
• Size: Your size is determined by your subrace, ranging from Medium to Gargantuan.
• Speed: Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
• Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common and Giant.
• Titanic Might: You count as one size larger for the purposes of carrying capacity and grapple checks.

Subraces: Giant Ancestries

Each Giantborn descends from a different type of giant, gaining unique traits based on their lineage. The stronger the ancestry, the larger and more powerful they become.

Gigantism (Base Tier) – “The Lesser Titan”

“You are a giant in body, if not in power. Though you lack the might of your full-blooded kin, your strength is still immense compared to lesser folk.”

• Size: Medium (7-8 feet tall)
• Ability Score Increase: Strength +1
• Massive Stature: You count as one size larger when grappling and shoving creatures.
• Enduring Frame: You have advantage on saving throws against exhaustion.

Hill Giantborn – “The Hunger of the Mountains”

“The blood of the gluttonous hill giants flows through you, making you tough, brutish, and unrelenting in battle.”

• Size: Large (9-10 feet tall)
• Ability Score Increase: Strength +1
• Hill Resilience: When you take damage, you can use your reaction to gain temporary hit points equal to your Constitution modifier. (Recharge: Long Rest)
• Thick Skin: Your AC increases by 1 while you are not wearing armor.

(Includes all traits from Gigantism.)

Stone Giantborn – “The Living Fortress”

“Your skin is as tough as stone, and you move with the grace of a mountain’s shifting form.”

• Size: Large (10-11 feet tall)
• Ability Score Increase: Dexterity +1
• Stone’s Endurance: When you take damage, use your reaction to reduce the damage by 1d12 + your Constitution modifier. (Recharge: PB per Long Rest)
• Cave Dweller: You have darkvision out to 60 feet.
• Stonewalker: You have a climbing speed of 20 feet and ignore stone-based difficult terrain.

(Includes all prior traits.)

Frost Giantborn – “The Wrath of the Frozen North”

“You are the embodiment of winter’s fury—unstoppable, relentless, and utterly unforgiving.”

• Size: Large (11-12 feet tall)
• Ability Score Increase: Strength +1
• Cold Resistance: You have resistance to cold damage.
• Brutal Strikes: When you score a critical hit with a melee weapon, you roll an extra damage die.
• Frozen Fortitude: When you would be reduced to 0 HP, you drop to 1 HP instead. (Recharge: Long Rest)

(Includes all prior traits.)

Fire Giantborn – “The Infernal Forge”

“Born of the searing flames of the fire giants, you wield both raw strength and unbreakable will.”

• Size: Large (12-13 feet tall)
• Ability Score Increase: Intelligence +1
• Fire Resistance: You have resistance to fire damage.
• Smoldering Strikes: Once per turn, when you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you deal extra fire damage equal to your proficiency bonus.
• Infernal Forge: You are proficient with smith’s tools and can craft nonmagical weapons and armor twice as fast as normal.

(Includes all prior traits.)

Cloud Giantborn – “The Walking Tempest”

“Born of the ethereal clouds, you command the winds and weave illusions into reality.”

• Size: Huge (14-15 feet tall)
• Ability Score Increase: Charisma +1
• Misty Step: You can cast Misty Step once per long rest.
• Shrouded Presence: You can cast Fog Cloud once per long rest.
• Illusory Veil: You have advantage on saving throws against illusions, and illusions you create last 1 extra round.

(Includes all prior traits.)

Storm Giantborn – “The Herald of Thunder”

“You are a living storm, commanding wind and lightning with each step you take.”

• Size: Huge (16-17 feet tall)
• Ability Score Increase: Wisdom +1
• Lightning Resistance: You have resistance to lightning damage.
• Storm’s Fury: When a creature hits you with a melee attack, it takes lightning damage equal to your proficiency bonus.
• Call the Tempest: You can cast Gust of Wind once per long rest.
• Thunderous Dominion: You can cast Thunderwave (2nd level) once per long rest.

(Includes all prior traits.)

True Giantborn – “The Titan Reborn”

“You are a god among mortals, the living embodiment of giantkind’s full power.”

• Size: Gargantuan (20+ feet tall)
• Ability Score Increase: Strength +1, Dexterity +1, Intelligence +1, Wisdom +1, Charisma +1
• Colossal Might: You count as Gargantuan and have advantage on Strength checks and saving throws.
• Elemental Resistance: You have resistance to fire, cold, and lightning damage.
• Titan’s Dominion: You gain all traits from every Giantborn ancestry.
• Stormcaller: You can cast Control Weather once per long rest.

Playing a Giantborn

The Giantborn are a race of unstoppable titans, embodying raw strength, elemental fury, and immense endurance. Whether a feral warrior, an elemental mage, or a towering guardian, your presence alone is enough to shake the battlefield.

Will you embrace the strength of your ancestors, or will you forge a new path beyond their legacy?

 

Giantborn (Gigantism) Traits

“Born of titanic blood, you tower over lesser beings, embodying raw strength and elemental power. The earth trembles beneath your feet, a reminder of your legendary heritage.” As a Giantborn, your immense size and resilience make you a force to be reckoned with, whether as a guardian, conqueror, or walking storm.

Giant's Resilience

Having the tough skin of a giant makes you more resiliant

Titanic Might

due to your stature, you count as one size bigger when determining carry weight and grappling 

Size

Due to your giant genes you are taller than average

Ability score increase

you are naturally stronger

Massive Stature

you count as one size larger when grappling and shoving creatures

Enduring Frame

You have advantage on saving throws against exhausting from physical exertion