SRD:Giant Type

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Giant Type

A giant is a humanoid-shaped creature of great strength, usually of at least Large size.

Features

A giant has the following features.

• 8-sided Hit Dice.
• Base attack bonus equal to 3/4 total Hit Dice (as cleric).
• Good Fortitude saves.
• Skill points equal to (2 + Int modifier, minimum 1) per Hit Die, with quadruple skill points for the first Hit Die.

Traits

A giant possesses the following traits (unless otherwise noted in a creature’s entry).

• Low-light vision.
• Proficient with all simple and martial weapons, as well as any natural weapons.
• Proficient with whatever type of armor (light, medium, or heavy) it is described as wearing, as well as all lighter types. Giants not described as wearing armor are not proficient with armor. Giants are proficient with shields if they are proficient with any form of armor.
• Giants eat, sleep, and breathe.

 

SRD Monsters with the Giant Type

Creature Entry	CR	Type and Subtypes	Size
Cloud Giant	11	Giant [Air]	Huge
Ettin	6	Giant	Large
Fire Giant	10	Giant [Fire]	Large
Frost Giant	9	Giant [Cold]	Large
Frost Giant Jarl	17	Giant [Cold]	Large
Giant		Giant
Half-Giant	1	Giant [Psionic]	Medium
Hill Giant	7	Giant	Large
Hill Giant Dire Wereboar	11	Giant [Shapechanger]	Large
Merrow	3	Giant [Aquatic]	Large
Ogre	3	Giant	Large
Ogre Barbarian	7	Giant	Large
Ogre Mage	8	Giant	Large
Scrag	5	Giant [Aquatic]	Large
Stone Giant	8	Giant [Earth]	Large
Stone Giant Elder	9	Giant [Earth]	Large
Storm Giant	13	Giant	Huge
Troll	5	Giant	Large
Troll Hunter	11	Giant	Large

 

SRD Races with the Giant Type

Race Name	Summary	Favored Class	Ability Adjustments	LA	ECL
Giants, Hill	Adults are about 10-1/2 feet tall and weigh about 1,100 pounds.	Barbarian	+14 Strength, –2 Dexterity, +8 Constitution, –4 Intelligence, –4 Charisma	4	16
Giants, Stone	Adults are about 12 feet tall and weigh about 1,500 pounds.	Barbarian	+16 Strength, +4 Dexterity, +8 Constitution, +2 Wisdom	4, 6	18, 20
Half-Giants		Psychic Warrior	+2 Strength, –2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution	1	2
Ogre Mages	The ogre mage is a more intelligent and dangerous variety of its mundane cousin.	Sorcerer	+10 Strength, +6 Constitution, +4 Intelligence, +4 Wisdom, +6 Charisma	7	12
Ogres	Adult ogres stand 9 to 10 feet tall and weigh 600 to 650 pounds.	Barbarian	+10 Strength, −2 Dexterity, +4 Constitution, −4 Intelligence, −4 Charisma	2	6
Ogres—Merrows	These cousins of the ogre dwell in freshwater lakes and rivers.	Barbarian	+10 Strength, −2 Dexterity, +4 Constitution, −4 Intelligence, −4 Charisma	2	6
Trolls	Trolls walk upright but hunched forward with sagging shoulders. Their gait is uneven, and when they run, their arms dangle and drag along the ground. For all this seeming awkwardness, trolls are very agile.	Fighter	+12 Strength, +4 Dexterity, +12 Constitution, -4 Intelligence, -2 Wisdom, -4 Charisma	5	11
Trolls—Scrags	A typical adult scrag stands 9 feet tall and weighs 500 pounds. Females are slightly larger than males. A scrag’s rubbery hide is moss green, mottled green and gray, or putrid gray. The hair is usually greenish black or iron gray.	Fighter	+12 Strength, +4 Dexterity, +12 Constitution, −4 Intelligence, −2 Wisdom, −4 Charisma	5	11

 

Homebrew Monsters with the Giant Type

Homebrew monsters using this type appear below. These are not part of the SRD, and are presented for ease of reference only.

Creature Entry	CR	Type and Subtypes	Size
Agarran	5, 11	Giant	Large
Big McLargeHuge	21	Giant	Gargantuan
Encased Titan	20	Giant	Colossal
Fire Giant	14	Giant [Fire]
Frost Giant, Jotun	14	Giant [Cold]	Large
Fulgigas	8	Giant [Earth]	Huge
Gigant Human Warrior	4	Giant [Human]	Large
Gog	7	Giant [Goblinoid, Orc]	Large
Hill Giant, Lesser	3	Giant	Large
Hollow Giant	5, 14	Giant [Extraplanar]	Huge
Kermohryg	1	Giant	Large
Mountain Giant	16	Giant [Earth]	Huge
Neria, Cephal	12, 16	Giant [Aquatic]	Huge
Neria, Cetacea	15, 19	Giant [Aquatic]	Colossal
Neria, Hadal	14, 18	Giant [Aquatic]	Gargantuan
Neria, Selachii	11, 15	Giant [Aquatic]	Large
Neria, Siren	8, 16	Giant [Aquatic]	Huge
Ogre	3, 8	Giant	Large
Rock Troll	8	Giant	Large
Sangor	7	Giant	Huge
Shark Ogre	11	Giant [Aquatic]	Huge
Troll	2, 4	Giant	Medium, Large

 

Homebrew Templates that grant the Giant Type

Homebrew templates granting this type appear below. These are not part of the SRD, and are presented for ease of reference only.

Template	Description	CR Adjustment
Shrekken Touched	Giant beings "blessed" by an evil god of destruction, they possess terrifying strength and punishing blows.

 

Homebrew Races with the Giant Type

Homebrew races using this type appear below. These are not part of the SRD, and are presented for ease of reference only.

Race Name	Summary	Favored Class	Ability Adjustments	LA	ECL
Cyclops	A Giant with one eye on its forehead and poor social skills. What it can't solve with wit, it solves with large, crushing rocks., Brutish and prone to emotional outbursts, a cyclops is a grumbly creature who often doesn't play well with others.	Barbarian	+4 Strength, -2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution, -4 Intelligence, -2 Charisma	0	1
Dodaem	The dodaem are ancient guardians of nature, the doaem race and culture have dwindled with the expansion of others. Now these gentle giants are slowly becoming more hostile to the incursions of civilization.	Barbarian, Druid, Ranger	+2 Strength, +2 Dexterity, +2 Wisdom, +2 Constitution	1	2
Freyinsar	Freyinsars are a specie of civilized giants, they live in cities and prefer the comfort of civilization over the struggles of nature other giants live in.	Any	+2 Constitution, +4 Intelligence or +4 Wisdom or +4 Charisma	1	2
Gigas	The weakest of giantkind, they are also the most prosperous of them all.	Ranger	+2 Strength, -2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution, -2 Wisdom, -2 Charisma	0	1
Golden One	They are the men born of gods, more human than human and near the spark of divinity. Some refer to them as the Nephilim, a race of supermen in the first age.	Any	+8 Strength, +6 Constitution, +2 Intelligence, +4 Charisma	0	5
Half-Giant	The forced breeding of Humans and Giants. Half Giants have the giants size, strength and gruff demeanor, and the Human parents adaptable mind.	Barbarian	−2 Dexterity, +4 Strength, +2 Constitution	1	2
Half-Giant, Lesser	Similar to their more psionic counterparts in most ways, Lesser Half-Giants are the product of Half Giants breeding with other races.	Any	+2 Strength, +2 Constitution, –2 Dexterity	0	1
Half-Giant, Non-Psyonic	When the half-giants revolted against their slavers not all that survived were gifted with mental prowess. As such some half-giant offspring don't inherit their ancestors psychic gifts.	Fighter	+2 Strength, -2 Intelligence	0	1
Half-Kermohryg	The offspring of kermohryg and humans, this race inherits some of the size, charm and sinisterness of their giant parents.	Duskblade, Shadowcaster	+2 Strength, -2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution	1	2
Hearth Giant	Hearth Giants are a unique, more human-like kind of giant. They are most of the time civilized and peaceful.	Druid, Wizard	+2 Strength, -2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution, -2 Intelligence, +2 Wisdom	0	1
Hecatoncheires	Named for the great hundred handed giants, these monstrosities wear the name proudly and with good reason.	Any	+4 Strength or +4 Constitution, -4 Dexterity	0	3
Kuklop	Lesser cyclops believed to be half-breeds from giant humanoids of times past, the kuklop share more in common with their smaller kin than giants. They retain the Cyclops key feature though, a single round eye rather than a pair.	Barbarian	+2 Strength, -2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution, +2 Wisdom, -2 Charisma	1	2
Mammuti	The mammuti are giant elephantine or mammoth-like humanoids, relative to both small humanity and giant-kind and altered by magic long ago.	Barbarian, Monk	+4 Strength, -2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution, +2 Wisdom	0	3
Sol-duhvaan	A race of powerful 4-armed giants, their blood linked to a primordial being associated with the sun.	Combatant, Cleric	+4 Strength, -2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution	0	2

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