Homebrew Forest Giant Species Details
Forest giants are some of the shorter specimens of giantkind, and they can live to be up to 700 years old. They are powerful hunters that pose a threat to all animals that dwell in the woods.
An adult forest giant stands 18 feet tall but weighs only 3,000 pounds. The lanky, muscular body resembles that of a wood elf but appears much sturdier. The creature has deep earth-yellow skin and pale green hair that is usually wild and unkempt. The typical clothing for either gender is made of fur or leather, and each forest giant also wears some bone jewelry, particularly necklaces and earrings.
A forest giant’s bag contains everything needed to survive in the wilderness, including tools to make and repair weapons, rocks, a few mundane items, and the giant’s personal wealth. These items tend to be parts of things it killed for food such as scraps of fur and hide, dried insects, and bones.
Forest giants live solely in wooded areas regardless of the climate. These ravenous meat-eaters hunt nearly any kind of animal or beast for its flesh. Forest giants maintain friendly relations with fey, and they cooperate with other primitive woodland beings who enjoy the same hunting lifestyle as they do.
Forest Giant Traits
Your forest giant character has an assortment of inborn abilities and limitations, part and parcel of giant nature.Ability Score Increase
Your Strength score increases by 2 and your wisdom score increases by 1.
Age
Forest giants reach physical maturity around the age of 35. They typically live to the age of 750 but more often than not they die of unnatural causes.
Alignment
The forest giants are feared by many as fearsome hunters who roam the wilds, so they lean towards the more savage elements of chaos. They care only for themselves and seldom lean towards the good or evil sides of the spectrum.
Size
Forest giants are among the smallest of giant-kin but still tread the earth at impressive sizes of no less than 17 to 19 feet (5.2 - 5.8 Meters). They have slender and comparatively nimble builds. Your size is Huge. They weigh around 2700 pounds on average (1225 kilos).
Speed
Your base walking speed is 60 feet, keep in mind however that any terrain other than completely flat terrain counts as difficult terrain for you.
Darkvision
Accustomed to twilight forests and the night sky, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Fey Ancestry
You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.
Over-sized Offense
When you make an attack against a creature, for you, the dexterity applied to its AC is doubled. While making a melee or ranged attack roll you also land a critical hit by rolling an 18 or 19. Your range is also doubled for every ranged melee attack you make.
Colossal Consumption
You require eight times the normal amount of food and water. You can also consume up to two days worth of food and water in advance. Additionally the equipment you use costs eight times more on average (at the discretion of the DM).
Over-sized Absorption
You suffer from a permanent -2 AC. In addition you gain an extra 1d4 hit die for every regular hit die you own. When using this hit die to roll for maximum health you can choose to take 3 instead.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common, Giant and either Elvish or Sylvan
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Posted Apr 5, 2022Maybe try increasing the Strength to +4 (it is a giant), and changing the -2 penalty to simply not being able to add you Dexterity modifier to your AC when the attacking creature is ate least 1 size smaller than you.