View source for Hill Giant, Lesser (3.5e Monster)

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|author_name=Sunwitch
|date_created=August 1, 2020
|status=Basically Complete
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{{Stat Block 2
|summary=Giants in the SRD are pretty dissatisfying - this version of the Hill Giant is conceptually similar to the one in the SRD, and plays like a kind of alternative to an Ogre while being sat at the same CR benchmark. 
 
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|name=Hill Giant, lesser |cr=3|
al=||size=[[Large]] |type=[[SRD:Giant Type|Giant]]
|space=10 ft. |reach=10 ft.
|str=23 |dex=9 |con=14 |int=6 |wis=10 |cha=7
|init=-1 |listen=+2 |spot=+2
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|ac=14 |acmods=-1 size, -1 dex, +3 natural, +3 hide armor |touch=8 |flat=14
|hp=34 |hd=4d8
|fort=+8 |ref=+0 |will=+1 
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|spd=30 ft. (40 base speed w/o armor)
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|bab=+3 |grp=+13
|melee1=Greatclub +10 (2d8+9) |melee2=2 [[SRD:Natural Weapons|slams]] +9 (1d6+6) |melee3= |melee4=
|ranged1=rock +3 (2d6+6) |ranged2= |range3= |ranged4=
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|sa=Rock Throwing
|sq=Low-light vision, rock catching
|feats=[[Weapon_Focus,_FPL_(3.5e_Feat)|Weapon Focus]] (Big thunkies), [[Great_Fortitude,_FPL_(3.5e_Feat)|Great Fortitude]], [[SRD:Improved_Overrun|Improved Overrun]]
|skills=[[SRD:Climb Skill|Climb]] +6, [[SRD:Jump Skill|Jump]] +6, [[SRD:Spot Skill|Spot]] +1, [[SRD:Listen Skill|Listen]] +1
|favcls=[[SRD:Barbarian|barbarian]]
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|san1=Rock Throwing | sad1=The range increment is 120 feet for a lesser hill giant’s thrown rocks.
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===Strategies and Tactics===
Their 120 foot range increment on their rocks is substantial, and the damage they do is pretty scary if they can keep it up - so they will, if they can get away with it. 

Otherwise, Hill Giants know well enough who the good targets are and will charge at the squishy guys on the other side. Overrun attacks allow them to overpower the meatheads who stand between them and their favourite targets. Some hill giants fight without armor just so they can swoop in and dispatch the most vulnerable targets more quickly.

===Note===
This statblock uses a feat-per-level system, which gives a feat away for each level, considered equivalent with CR. If using a feat at 1 and every third level system, remove one feat. 

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Author	Sunwitch +
Challenge Rating	3 +
Identifier	3.5e Monster +
Name	Hill Giant, lesser +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Size	Large +
Summary	Giants in the SRD are pretty dissatisfying - this version of the Hill Giant is conceptually similar to the one in the SRD, and plays like a kind of alternative to an Ogre while being sat at the same CR benchmark. +
Title	Hill Giant, Lesser +
Type	Giant +