D&D 5E Godzilla is coming to Magic the Gathering, will he be stomping on Waterdeep next?

[dave2008]

I'm a huge Godzilla fan, but I doubt a D&D statblock for him would do him justice.

Over the course of Godzilla's film career, he has:

• Survived in an active volcano for over a year (Godzilla vs Biollante).
• Swam through magma from a volcanic trench in the ocean to Mt. Fuji (Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth).
• Been capable of detonating with enough force to fry the entire atmosphere (Godzilla vs Destoroyah).
• Survived as a disembodied heart capable of regenerating into a new body (Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack).
• Unleashed a breath weapon capable of rapidly spreading flames in a close range (Shin Godzilla).
• Fired rays from his mouth, spines, and his tail (Shin Godzilla).
• Been capable of using his roar as a sonic weapon, been able to cut down mountains with pressurized air launched by his tail, increased the air temperature around him to deadly heat, and had an effective range with his breath weapon that can hit spaceships in orbit (Godzilla Netflix Trilogy).

You forgot it survived several thermonuclear bomb attacks (Godzilla 2014)
That being said, I do think you can do a stat block for it (and I have), you just have to be willing to go beyond the norm.

 

[gyor]

Please, one blast of BigG takes out the BigT. Not to mention the BigG is nigh indestructible and has regeneration too.

BigT also is nearly indestructable and has regeneration, and has immunity to fire and magic resistance.

 

[MechaTarrasque]

I kind of like the 13th age approach to behemoths for kaiju: they are too big and powerful for the PC's (or even the Tarrasque) to affect. You would need to be epic (the barbarian becomes an Ultraman [because Ultramen can only stay in Ultra form for so long in Earth's atmosphere is kind of like rage time limits], etc.) or get some kind of magguffin to fight to win against one. The best you can normally do is survive and maybe lure it outside of the city.

If I had a choice of setting for Godzilla to show up in, it would probably be Eberron, as they would probably try to build Mechagodzilla to fight him (and it isn't likely that a god, big wizard, or magguffin would be available to save Sharn). On the plus side, Godzilla isn't a fan of multiheaded dragons, so they don't have to worry about Tiamat getting free.....

 

[Uni-the-Unicorn!]

The Tarrasque makes Godzilla look like someones pet Lizard in comparison. If the Tarrasque got unleashed on Tokyo, there would need to build a new Japan from the wreckage.

That’s is hilarious wrong.

 

[Uni-the-Unicorn!]

BigT also is nearly indestructable and has regeneration, and has immunity to fire and magic resistance.

And none of that helps, but thanks for reminding me of things I already know!

 

[bedir than]

I totally want the creature type - kaiju. Move the Leviathan in there

 

[Uni-the-Unicorn!]

BigT also is nearly indestructable and has regeneration, and has immunity to fire and magic resistance.

FYI, depending on which version of Godzilla your talking about, her breath weapon would be either radiant, force, lightning, or necrotic damage (or a combination of those). You could also add fire as a 2nd effect

 

[Uni-the-Unicorn!]

Also, MM Tarrasque js 50-60 ft long or tall (don’t have my books), while Godzilla ranges from 180ft to 1,000ft tall (depending on which version). So orders of magnitude difference in bludgeoning, piercing, & slashing damage

 

[gyor]

FYI, depending on which version of Godzilla your talking about, her breath weapon would be either radiant, force, lightning, or necrotic damage (or a combination of those). You could also add fire as a 2nd effect

I've only ever seen what looks like fire to me, but I'm not a Godzilla expert. Still either way Godzilla has no way to permanantly put BigT down.

 

[Uni-the-Unicorn!]

I've only ever seen what looks like fire to me, but I'm not a Godzilla expert. Still either way Godzilla has no way to permanantly put BigT down.

In 5e, nothing special is required,if I remember correctly, to put the Tarrasque down. I realize a wish was needed in older versions.
Of course it could be argued the same for the Tarrasque versus Godzilla