Homebrew Half-Giant Species Details

Whether created through the manipulation of ancient magic or born from the direct offspring of Giant-smallfolk unions, these lumbering titans possess both the unmatched strength of their giant blood as well as the astute intelligence of many of Therenor's smaller races.

The struggle within every Half-Giant's heart is one of belonging. Born into a world both too large and too small for them, many see their unique situation as a reason to carve their own paths as adventurers. Calling upon their familial traits as they see fit, Half-Giants make formidable, reliable companions.

Creating Your Character

If you create a Half-Giant character, follow these additional rules during character creation.

As a Half-Giant, you have the following racial traits.

Ability Score Increases

When determining your character’s ability scores, your Strength Score increases by 2, and your Constitution Score increases by 1. Alternatively, you can increase one score by 2 and a different one by 1, or increase three scores by 1. None of these increases can raise a score above 20.

Creature Type

You are a Humanoid. You are also considered a Giant for any prerequisite or effect that requires you to be a Giant.

Age

Half-Giants have lifespans considerably longer than their human counterparts. They enter adulthood around the age of 20 and may live up to a few hundred years. Stone Half-Giants can live for a few millennia.

Size

Half-Giants stand at a staggering 8.5 to 9 feet tall and can weigh anywhere between 300-650 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

You have a Walking Speed of 35 ft.

Jotunblod

Giant's blood courses through your veins. You gain resistance to damage depending on your parent's Giant type.

Giant Damage Type
Hill Acid
Stone Poison
Frost Cold
Fire Fire
Cloud Thunder
Storm Lightning

Trebuchet

Like all giants, you have a natural talent for launching projectiles great distances. You benefit from the following changes to your improvised weapons:

  • You have proficiency with improvised weapons
  • Your damage die when using Improvised weapons increases to 1d6
  • The distance you can throw improvised weapons increases to 60/240

Snatch

Your giant stature makes grappling foes smaller than you easier. You have advantage on initiating a grapple against creatures your size or smaller, and you can initiate an unarmed grapple on a target up to a range of 10 feet. Additionally, you do not suffer from grapple induced movement penalties if the creature you are grappling is at least one size smaller than you are.

Toss

When you successfully initiate a grapple against a creature, you may choose to instead end the grapple condition early and throw the creature up to 15 feet in a direction of your choice. The creature takes fall damage as it would normally and lands prone.

You can use this trait a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus per long rest.

Powerful Build

You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Languages

Your character knows at least two languages: Common and Giant. Knowledge of a language means your character can communicate in it, read it, and write it.

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