Homebrew Frost Goliath Species Details

Frost goliaths can follow their ancestry back to the fearsome frost giants. Keep many of the aspects of their giant forbearers culture, frost goliaths live in a reavers society. They survive on the plunder gained from raiding and pillaging the lands neighboring their territory and as such have a reputation for being terrifying brutes. 

Frost Goliath Traits

Goliaths share a number of traits in common with each other.

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Goliaths have lifespans comparable to humans. They enter adulthood in their late teens and usually live less than a century.

Alignment

With a mix of strict customs and independence frost goliaths are most often neutral. Their tendency for reaving leaves them typical being evil.

Size

Goliaths are between 7 and 8 feet tall and weigh between 280 and 340 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Known Reavers

You have proficiency in the Intimidation skill.

Healing Frost

Bitter colds and freezing winds have the ability to freeze your wounds shut. If you are in a cold climate, as a bonus action you may roll 1d8. Add your Constitution modifier to the number rolled, and gain that many hit points. After you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Powerful Build

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

Tundra Born

You’re naturally adapted to cold climates, as described in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. You also have resistance to cold damage.

Languages

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

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