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?

 

[Paul Farquhar]

lookikg

It's a little known fact that lookikg was the original name of the beholder.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Yes, but it's some sort of Elemental Fire creature, unlike the MtG critter. Odds are thst itsome sort of esoteric Elemental, like the AD&D Helion.

Hellions in MtG are very fiery creatures generally, they are primary in red.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

"Hellion" is the way the common word is spelled. There's no reason to assume it's an MTG reference.

There is reason, Hellions are already a thing WotC owns and other creatures from MtG have appeared in none MtG crossover D&D books, like the Naiad in Candlekeep Mysteries.

 

[Vaalingrade]

Now I want helicopter lions.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

There is reason, Hellions are already a thing WotC owns and other creatures from MtG have appeared in none MtG crossover D&D books, like the Naiad in Candlekeep Mysteries.

The Naiad first appeared in Hidden Shine of Tamoachan (1979) long before MtG was invented. Before that, it came from Greek myth.

 

[lvl20dm]

I could see some creatures from Monsters of the Multiverse being reprinted in the new MM. Not to fill space, but rather to move some important monsters into the core books. But I'm guessing it will be a rare thing if they do it at all.

I'm excited to see more of Glory of the Giants. These monster books give me more ideas for adventures/encounters than anything else.

 

[ad_hoc]

I would like it if adventures used monsters from supplements like Multiverse but then gave an alternative monster from the MM if the DM doesn't have the book.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I'm pretty sure hellions were a demon-worshiping biker gang in City of Heroes.

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Bonus points for mentioning CoX, a deeply flawed but still very fun supers MMO.

 

[Peter BOSCO'S]

I could've sworn that I saw somewhere "Goliath chef", and while chief makes a whole lot more sense, I am a teensy bit disappointed.

We need two kinds. One is a Goliath who cooks, the other is a monster who cooks up Goliaths.....

 

[Parmandur]

I would like it if adventures used monsters from supplements like Multiverse but then gave an alternative monster from the MM if the DM doesn't have the book.

Oh, that sort of thing I am so glad for: never assuming any book other than the MM and providing any further stat blocks in the Adventure is helpful, even if there end up being a reprint in a future Monster book.