D&D 5E Check Out Some (Minor) Monster Reveals From Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants!

Thanks to miniatures company WizKids, some upcoming miniatures reveal some of the monsters in this Spring's official D&D adventure.

Some of the creatures included in the book (which naturally have a 'giant' theme) are:

• Stone Giant of Evil Earth
• Fire Hellion
• Goliath Chief
• Frostmourn
• Giant Lynx
• Death Giant Necromancer

There's not much more info than that, although the Death Giant Necromancer gets a description --

This Huge miniature features a chilling expression reminiscent of the grave. The souls flitting about this wizard of the undead will be sure to inspire terror for all that look upon its fell visage.

The grave is calling… how will you answer?

 

[TravDoc42]

Minisgallery has a little more to show:

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I reckon that "unknown creature" is the giant tick mentioned in the IGN article

 

[The Glen]

Nagpa were in module X5?

First appearance. They were more the Chaotic evil than their later Chaotic neutral tendencies. They were given much more background and lore in Voyage of the Princess Ark and were playable in Top Ballista. Playable but not practical as they were seriously underpowered compared to just a regular magic user

 

[AdmundfortGeographer]

They turned Bigby into a gnome?

 

[Parmandur]

They turned Bigby into a gnome?

Appears so, yes.

 

[Voadam]

They turned Bigby into a gnome?

I had the same reaction. I am hoping it is a mislabel.

 

[Demetrios1453]

I had the same reaction. I am hoping it is a mislabel.

Eh, easily explained away as magic gone awry or a reincarnation spell.

 

[Vaalingrade]

I love that the dinosaur who was given a frill in the book to demonstrate that there's a lot that could be missed in the fossil record especially in species where we don't have a full skeleton is now forever depicted as having the frill.

 

[Parmandur]

They turned Bigby into a gnome?

Just for the record, this was confirmed on Dragon Talk as being the result of a Reincarnation Spell. Apparently, the first splash page is of Human Bigby being crushed under a rock by a Frost Giant.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Just for the record, this was confirmed on Dragon Talk as being the result of a Reinxarnation Spell. Apparently, the first splash page is of Human Bigby being crushed under a rock by a Frost Giant.

Do Elminster next.

 

[Parmandur]

Based on the IGN article, there are 10 types of Giant Cultists, that is, Giants who are cultists, including 4 Elemental Evil Giants, 4 Demonic cult Giants, amd the Fire Hellion and Storm Herald. The Fire Hellion mini looks like a Fire Giant and a Tiefling had a baby, so that appears to be a Asmodean Fire Giant. Fire sword guy here may be one of the other Giant cultists, for sure.

So, having looked into this a bit, there ate 3 Demonic "Interloper gids" in the Giant Pantheon:

• Baphomat, who isn't associated with a kind oglf Giant that I can find
• Kostchtchie, who is associated with Frost Giants
• Vaprak, who is associated with Trolls and Hill Giants

I reckon these will account for 3 of the 4 Demonic kinds of Giants, maybe Zuggomanty fir the 4th given all the Elemental Evil stuff?