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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KidSnide" data-source="post: 5584184" data-attributes="member: 54710">I think the key for this sort of encounter is that you need a solo version of a hill giant.  It's a little weird to have multiple stat blocks for the same creature, but 4e focuses more on the way that the PCs interact with an in-game construct (whether a monster or a social or wilderness challenge) than it does on the in-game construct itself.  The strength of this is that the rules focus on what the GM needs at the moment, but the corresponding weakness is that it is harder for a GM to create a monster or NPC without knowing how the PCs will interact with it.Personally, I WotC produced more on how to solo-ize creatures.  It takes quite a bit of art to do it well, so true BBEGs deserve custom crafting.  That said, it would be nice to have a quick and dirty template for those 3rd level parties that wander into a hill giant.  Something like:* Adjust hp, defenses, attack/damage* Give two initiative actions* Add an anti-group power* Add an interrupt power* Add an anti-condition power* Add a "bloodied" effect...where the real key to the template is providing a dozen or so examples of each of those powers/effects.-KS</blockquote>