Giants & Orc Gods: More VOLO'S GUIDE Previews!

Prakriti

Hi, I'm a Mindflayer, but don't let that worry you

• Oct 25, 2016

• #2

This is shaping up to be a very promising release. I didn't think the orc lore would be useful, but I was wrong. This is already giving me great adventure ideas.

 

flametitan

Explorer

• Oct 25, 2016

• #3

The Stone giant dreamwalker has lore about the Storm Giant Quintessent on its page, and I want those in my games.

The Quintessent sounds like a fairly great way to model pantheons of more pantheistic worlds.

 

Demorgus

Explorer

• Oct 25, 2016

• #4

This is going on my wish list.

 

bmfrosty

Explorer

• Oct 25, 2016

• #5

I see this reiterates the Goliath. I wonder if it replaces the EEPC....

 

Juomari Veren

Adventurer

• Oct 25, 2016

• #6

bmfrosty said:

I see this reiterates the Goliath. I wonder if it replaces the EEPC....

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Chances are they're putting it to print because it was only in the EEPC thus far, and this'd be the first physical release it comes in. The Genasi was the only race from that that made it into Princes itself, and Deep Gnomes came later on in the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide. Aarakocra will probably find their way into Volo's too if this is the case.

 

R

Reinhart

First Post

• Oct 25, 2016

• #7

For a more interesting campaign, replace "when the storm giant dies, its elemental weapons disappear." with "when the storm giant dies, sometimes its consciousness lingers within its elemental weapon, creating an intelligent magical item."

 

MonkeezOnFire

Adventurer

• Oct 25, 2016

• #8

A storm giant that rejects death and decided to become a literal force of nature? That's awesome.

Also it's "lair" seems to be anywhere within the storm area. Which means it's lair is actually itself. Maybe we'll get an updated Terrasque that has lair actions that affect creatures in its belly.

 

Charles Rampant

Explorer

• Oct 25, 2016

• #9

Surely being swallowed by a Tarresque should result in an entirely separate combat for that player, where he takes on the critters inside the beast's belly?

 

EthanSental

Legend

Supporter

• Oct 25, 2016

• #10

Paste Magazine? I dont think I'l ever get used to the social media craze and insta "magazines" that get created on the web or the fact people host a web show for 4300 viewers and think they are a star....but I digress

After the last preview I called my FLGS to reserve a copy of the Mindflayer special edition copy! I won't tell my brother that I might be looking forward to this in early november even though his birthday is around that time frame as well!!