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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Minigiant" data-source="post: 9886010" data-attributes="member: 63508">Combat as War:The Hill Giant has a Greatclub and a Rock attack. If either hits a PC of level 3 or less, they will die. PCs should not let the Hill Giant get honest attacks against them. They should use Trickery, traps, and mental spells to avoid combat. Or draw the Hill Giant away from their Rocks and use ranged attacks from afar.Combat as Sport:The Hill Giant has a Greatclub and a Rock attack. It is CR 7 and designed to last 3-6 rounds with PCs of level 5-10. Hill Giants are brutes.. It has a ranged attack but has limited ammo and high physical stats so kiting and mental control spells are the base strategies. Classic tank and spank will result in high HP loss.Combat as Theater:The Hill Giant has a Greatclub and a Trash ball attack. The wad of trash displays its dirtiness. The greatclub displays the simple brutalty. Be sure to get both attacks off. Describe both attacks as wide wide swings and misses as clumsy. Let the attacks knockback to allow PCs to recover but put ledges to allow for dramatic deadly tosses over the edge.Combat as Pro Wrestling:The Hill Giant has a Greatclub, a Rock, and a Flex Muscle attack. It can easily slay a PC of level 3 or less, is scary to a PC of level 4-7,  but is trivial if the party has PCs over level 8. Before the room, place bodies crushed by boulders around for Wisdom checks. Anyone who succeeds is immune to the Hill Giant's Flex Muscle attack. Hill Giants remember non-giants who best them in strength. So if they get bloodied after a failed Flex Muscle, they flee, swear revenge, and find a stronger ally or more giants.Combat as Puzzle:The Hill Giant has a Greatclub and a Rock attack. It has High damage and HP. It has low AC and saves. It has too much HP to take down in one turn. Meleeing it can lead to a death spiral.</blockquote>

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