Homebrew Giant Species Details

Giants generally grow between ten to sixteen feet tall.They are capable of great feats of strength, such as wrenching the bars of an iron gate apart. They are covered by a shaggy pelt of fur, that is thicker below their waists than above. The fur of older giants becomes grey and streaked with white. Their heads are thrust forward from their shoulder blades. They have squashed-in faces with square teeth, and tiny eyes amidst folds of horny flesh.They possess two thick keratin horns, lengthening with age, curving as they get larger like that if a mountain goat. Their eyesight is poor, and they snuffle constantly, smelling as much as they see.

Giants have sloped chests, and their lower torsos are about half again as wide as their upper torsos. Their arms hang lower than a man's, while their legs are shorter than their arms, ending in splayed and horny feet that need no shoes even in the coldest weather.

They often wear padded furs and bones tied on, similar to a caveman. They wield clubs and other simple weapons usually, but their kings have been seen wielding ancient steel weapons.

Giant Traits

Giants possess many skills the other races do not. However, they also possess many weaknesses too

Titanic strength

As a primordial being, your hulking size allows you to perform more drastic feats of strength. You gain a +3 in strength permanently. However, you are a simpler being and have a permanent-2 in intelligence.

Colossal strike

You deal and extra 5 damage in a melee attack 

Natural armour

You AC score when un armoured is 10 plus your Strength and constitution modifier.

Enormous stature

Any 2 handed weapon can be wielded in 1, but small enemies have advantage on attack rolls against you. Ranged bow attacks also have advantage.

Massive bulk

You get a plus 5 to your hit point maximum every time you gain health levelling up

Inhibiting size

You cannot wear any heavy armour