Depends on Class mainly.
If its a mage / cleric / psion type much longer due to the shorthand spell / power descriptions I do up. A 20th level PC has about 35 powers to type. Takes a bit to buy up the magic items I want also. Sometimes I have to do research also.
The first story arc will involve Darksun's Giants before the Cleansing Wars. Darksun's giants are "Beast Head" so it took me a while to find a template to use. (Abomination Tome of Horrors Hill Giant + wolf/eagle/elephant/bear and lion). Also then class levels and in the case of the elephant headed giants I enlarged them to huge.
You'll have to forgive the errors (interrupted several times while doing this-
GIANT -HILL, ELEPHANT HEADED (DARKSUN BASE) FIGHTER 10
INIT-1 SP40 AC 26 (TO7 FT19 ) ALCE CR18 HD 12d8+10d10+ 233 (327)
Large Giant SAVES F+23 R+6 W+7 S38 D06 C26 I06 W10 C10
ATTACKS / DAM Great Club +24 / melee 3d8+19 OR Slam +22 melee 1d6+10 OR Rock +7 3d6+14
FULL ROUND TUSK +21 / +21 melee 2d8+7 each
OR
Great Club +24 / +19/+14/+9 melee 3d8+19
OR Slam +22/+17/+12/+7 melee 1d6+13
OR Rock +17/+12/+7/+2 ranged melee 3d6+14
BASE ATT / GRAPPLE: +19/ +14/+9/+3 +24
ARMOR 26(-2 dex, -2 size, +12 nac, +8 S Leather armor)
SPEC ATT Throw Rocks 120 FEET
Tusk Tear
SPEC QUA Low Light Vision, Rock Catching
FACE / REACH 15 / 15
SKILLS Climb+15, Jump+14, List+3, Spot+6, Search +5
FEATS Cleave, Improv Bull Rush, Improv Sunder, Pow Att, Weap Focus:G Club, Improved
Toughness , Improved Weapon Focus, Weap Spec: Great Club, Improved Weapon Spec:
G Club. Favored Foe (Human), Toughness x7
TREASURE Full Plate (NO SHIELD)
LANGUAGE Giant
BOOK / PAGE MM3.5 page 123 Abomination Template Tome Horror 290 / Wolf MM 283 Enlarge to
Huge page 291 MM 3.5
NOTES 3.5 Hill Giant / Wolf x-breed for Beast Headed Giants in Darksun
Igoo took time since I was trying to min/max him so much. I maxed his Str and Con so he is not one to go toe to toe with but a mind controller will have a good time with him.
So average time..... between 2hours and 10 hours.
