Converting Epic Level Beings

[Shade]

A hill giant starts at 10-1/2 feet tall now, and a titan starts at 25 feet. If we stick with the method that he grows comparable to other giants, we'll need to make that adjustment.

That raises the question...do we have him essentially match one of the other giants at each boost, or stick with a more generic +X to Str, etc.? Personally, I like the former...it's easier for most DMs to just flip to the appropriate giant than make a bunch of stat changes on the fly.

 

[Clifford]

So are we gonna be nice and make a statblock for each size incrament?

Cliff
>=)

 

[BOZ]

hah! no way. maybe one of those little condensed stat blocks, but not a full one.

let's start with antaeus... because he's first alphabetically.

 

[Shade]

Bring on the Ant-man.

 

[Clifford]

so hill giant type stats to begain with? Hey sense his feet is snakes dose he get poisonous Kick slam attacks?

Cliff
>=)

 

[Shade]

In the Divine Comedy, Antaeus is a giant who guards the ninth circle of Hell, and lowers Dante and Virgil down to the iced-over Cocytus.

If we use this, his Environment line should read "Windswept Depths of Pandemonium (Cocytus)".

I'm researching his mythological origins further regarding the "snake feet".

 

[Shade]

More from mythology/literature...

Poseidon and Gaea are the parents of this abominable Giant. Antaeus lives in the deserts of Libya and feeds on lions. Antaeus promises his father Poseidon to build a Poseidon-temple out of human sculls and therefore all travelers are killed without mercy.
Hercules meets this giant on his way to find the Golden Apples of the Hesperides and beats Antaeus to the ground three times. Every time Antaeus falls to the ground, his mother Gaea renews him with strength. Hercules discovers the secret, lifts Antaeus off the ground and strangles him with his bare hands.

Oops..it looks like the other fella is the one with snake legs.

 

[BOZ]

yeah, enceladus was the freaky-looking one.

If we use this, his Environment line should read "Windswept Depths of Pandemonium (Cocytus)".

yeah, but you're basing that on Dante's work, not Greek myth.

 

[Shade]

yeah, but you're basing that on Dante's work, not Greek myth.

Is that so bad? I see the Greek stuff as 1E, and Dante's work as Planescape. I like to use all sources, if possible.

 

[BOZ]

eh... i don't know. maybe. probably not though.