Buff these Hill Giants!

[frankthedm]

Hill Giant, Rock Lobber
Size/Type:
Large Giant

Hit Dice:
12d8+36 (90 hp)
Initiative:
+0
Speed:
30 ft. in hide armor (6 squares); base speed 40 ft.
Armor Class:
21 (-1 size, +0 Dex, +9 natural, +3 hide armor), touch 9, flat-footed 20

Base Attack/Grapple:
+9/+20

Attack:
Greatclub +15 melee (2d8+10) or slam +15 melee (1d4+7) or rock +10 ranged (2d6+7 19-20 crit) or masterwork throwing rock +11 ranged (2d6+7 19-20 crit)
Full Attack:
Greatclub +15/+10 melee (2d8+10) or 2 slams +15 melee (1d4+7) or rock +10 /+5 ranged (2d6+7 19-20 crit) or masterwork throwing rock +11/+6 ranged (2d6+7 19-20 crit)
Space/Reach:
10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks:
Rock throwing
Special Qualities:
Low-light vision, rock catching

Saves:
Fort +11, Ref +4, Will +5
Abilities:
Str 25, Dex 10, Con 17, Int 6, Wis 13, Cha 4
Skills:
Climb +7, Jump +7, Listen +3, Spot +6

Feats:
Point blank shot{1hd}far shot [240’ rock increment]{3hd} Weapon Focus (thrown rock){6hd}, quickdraw{9hd} improved critical [thrown rock]{12hd}


Challenge Rating:
7
Treasure:
Standard, plus reinforced bags, 6 masterwork throwing rocks 50lb each & 6 or more normal rocks 50 lb each
Alignment:
Often chaotic evil
Note on loads: Up to 400lb Light, 800lb medium 1200max.

replace farshot with iron will if deploying in enclosed areas.

replace point blank shot with brutal throw in games where it is allowed.

 

[qstor]

what book is brutal throw in again? Nice thread
Mike

 

[BOZ]

yoink! now if only the party's ACs weren't so damned high, these might be able to hit without needing a natural 20!

Hill Giant, Rock Lobber

Rock Lobster?

 

[frankthedm]

what book is brutal throw in again? Nice thread
Mike

one of the wotc hardcover splats.
Use STR instead of DEX to hit with a thrown weapon.

I have told my players all non core stuff they want in will go on monsters too. My players begged for the toughness feat to be 1 point per level[nonstacking]. They contered my argument that the die hard feat is there for extra HP beyond toughness, saying fighting in die hard is a horrible thing to rely on. I said i didn't like devaluating die had like that but offered them 1/level minimum 3 non stacking. They took the option. Now most monsters take it too.

Brutal throw means giants are as dangerous far away as they are close up.

Praticed spellcaster makes a dragon's Mage Armor and Shield combo a bit harder to dispell.

 

[frankthedm]

Oh, if magic escalation is that problematic, have antimagic field bolders for giants to chuck.

 

[BOZ]

ROFL! now that is a wicked idea. maybe i'll have these guys travelling with the cheif's party.

now here's a question. if an AMF-affected rock is thrown at a target, does the field remove their spells right before it hits them?

 

[frankthedm]

surpressed is what the normal antimagic field does.

 

[BOZ]

heh heh heh heh...