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Converting Epic Level Beings
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Some Antaeus bits
Antaeus in Greek mythology was a giant of Libya, the son of Poseidon and Gaia, and his wife was Tinjis. He was extremely strong as long as he remained in contact with the ground (his mother earth), but once lifted into the air he became as weak as water. He would challenge all passers-by to wrestling matches, kill them, and collect their skulls, so that he might one day build out of them a temple to his father Poseidon. Heracles, finding that he could not beat Antaeus by throwing him to the ground, discovered the secret of his power and held Antaeus aloft until he died (Apollodorus ii. 5; Hyginus, Fab. 31). The fable of Antaeus has been used as a symbol of the spiritual strength which accrues when one rests his faith on the immediate fact of things. The struggle between Antaeus and Heracles is a favourite subject in ancient sculpture.
Antaeus in Greek mythology was a giant of Libya, the son of Poseidon and Gaia, and his wife was Tinjis. He was extremely strong as long as he remained in contact with the ground (his mother earth), but once lifted into the air he became as weak as water. He would challenge all passers-by to wrestling matches, kill them, and collect their skulls, so that he might one day build out of them a temple to his father Poseidon. Heracles, finding that he could not beat Antaeus by throwing him to the ground, discovered the secret of his power and held Antaeus aloft until he died (Apollodorus ii. 5; Hyginus, Fab. 31). The fable of Antaeus has been used as a symbol of the spiritual strength which accrues when one rests his faith on the immediate fact of things. The struggle between Antaeus and Heracles is a favourite subject in ancient sculpture.
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at the very least. giants tend to have much higher HD than their CR. taking his growth power and super fast healing (and his vulnerability) into account, we need to set an appropriate HD to make him a proper challenge for a low-level epic party.
let's examine him a little first, before choosing a HD to work with. he probably needs a DR, maybe 10/epic. he probably shouldn't have SR, and he can maybe have some weak resistances (5 at the most, definitely no immunities).
i really wouldn't give him any "extras" beyond that, since it doesn't seem appropriate.
let's examine him a little first, before choosing a HD to work with. he probably needs a DR, maybe 10/epic. he probably shouldn't have SR, and he can maybe have some weak resistances (5 at the most, definitely no immunities).
i really wouldn't give him any "extras" beyond that, since it doesn't seem appropriate.
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