WotC Do Half Giants jump the shark?

[Voadam]

Hagrid.

 

[Voadam]

3e had half lots of things and I have d20 sourcebooks with half giant stuff.

A romance can definitely happen even without offspring.

 

[James Gasik]

Genetically, humans and giants are similar enough that half-ogres can exist.* So I think the lack of half-giants comes down to the romance either being unlikely, or the, ah, logistics are usually the problem.

*At least, that's the theory. Why human + just about anything = half-anything is a question for the ages. Though in fairness, ogres and orcs can interbreed as well.

 

[Voadam]

2e HR1 Vikings Campaign Sourcebook has trollborn which are first generation humans with Norse Troll blood.

 

[Voadam]

3e sort of genericized half giants by putting them in the 3.5 psionics srd with almost no flavor text.

 

[Voadam]

Like I said - “Downton & Dragons”, as in Downton Abbey like roleplaying in the downtime between adventures. PC’s helping VERY unlikely NPC’s find their way to each other, in this case.

I initially misread that as "Downtown & Dragons" with a different connotation, thanks for the clarification.

 

[Tonguez]

3e sort of genericized half giants by putting them in the 3.5 psionics srd with almost no flavor text.

Theres a note in 2e Dark Sun that states that Athasian Half-Giants are also known as Goliaths. As you say in 3e Psionic half-Giants were generalised & lost their lore, then the psionics was dropped, the lore reimagined and the name Goliath was picked up to differentiate them.

Nonetheless Half-Giants have been a thing in DnD for a long time, and while DnD has a habit of ticking everything up to "magic" there really is no reason why a robust human adventurer couldnt delve in to a giant maidens treasure before fading to black...

 

[TwoSix]

I initially misread that as "Downtown & Dragons" with a different connotation, thanks for the clarification.

"Giant in the streets, but a human in the sheets."

 

[Tonguez]

"Giant in the streets, but a human in the sheets."

"everyones the same height when theyre lying down"

 

[haakon1]

Theres a note in 2e Dark Sun that states that Atahasian Half-Giants are also known as Goliaths. As you say in 3e Psionic half-Giants were generalised at lost their lore, then the psionics was dropped, the lore reimagined and the name Goliath was picked up to differentiate them.

That’s interesting on the publishing history origin of Goliaths - a winding path from Dark Sun psionics to Grog in Critical Role.