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<blockquote data-quote="Charles Rampant" data-source="post: 6981266" data-attributes="member: 32659"><p>The <strong>Stone Giant Dreamwalker</strong> is an example of a Giant who stands outside the Ordning - an outcast - yet is respected by other Giants for its wisdom and knowledge. Mad wanderers, these Giants wander the surface world, attaching random objects to themselves, and acting as agents of chaos in the dreamworld. </p><p></p><p><img src="http://pathfinderwiki.com/mediawiki/images/thumb/6/68/Urathash.jpg/250px-Urathash.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The image for the Dreamwalker in Volo’s is not very good, unfortunately. The pose and general stance of the Dreamwalker is rather confused, and the limbs seem to have an odd proportion. There isn’t much sense of scale or place, and the objects embedded in the skin just look odd. Unfortunately, I’d say that this is the least interesting of the Giant pictures in the book.</p><p></p><p>With the Dreamwalker, we have a good opportunity for the players to meet a Stone Giant without descending into the Underdark, and to let you play with the idea of a mad wanderer who doesn’t care for consequences but who possesses great knowledge of geography. That could be a lot of fun as a recurring NPC, someone that they meet early on in the adventure and who can offer nuggets of information about the plot of your campaign - but wrapped up in nonsense. A Dreamwalker would also be an excellent method for you to give the players a way to approach the local Giants in a non-confrontational manner. However, the Dreamwalker doesn’t really work in combination with other Stone Giants that well - since she lives where they do not. </p><p></p><p>The Dreamwalker statblock is very light on knowledge - low Int and Wis, no Skills worth mentioning - despite the flavour text suggesting that they are respected by other Stone Giants for their insight. I’d definitely add a bunch of appropriate skills to the statblock, at least in your mind, if using one as a recurring NPC. Remember that Stone Giants live the best part of a millennium, plenty of time to learn plot-convenient skills!</p><p></p><p>The Dreamwalker has basically one big trick in combat: it charms those nearby, then uses an action on its turn to <em>petrify</em> a charmed individual and attach them to its skin. I’ve found Charm to be very underwhelming as a monster power - a Paladin of Devotion just shuts it down instantly - so don’t be surprised if this doesn’t work at all. Otherwise, you’ve got a basic Giant chassis - two club attacks, one rock toss, lots of hit points, etc. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from my iPhone using <a href="http://r.tapatalk.com/byo?rid=93205" target="_blank">EN World mobile app</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Charles Rampant, post: 6981266, member: 32659"] The [b]Stone Giant Dreamwalker[/b] is an example of a Giant who stands outside the Ordning - an outcast - yet is respected by other Giants for its wisdom and knowledge. Mad wanderers, these Giants wander the surface world, attaching random objects to themselves, and acting as agents of chaos in the dreamworld. [img]http://pathfinderwiki.com/mediawiki/images/thumb/6/68/Urathash.jpg/250px-Urathash.jpg[/img] The image for the Dreamwalker in Volo’s is not very good, unfortunately. The pose and general stance of the Dreamwalker is rather confused, and the limbs seem to have an odd proportion. There isn’t much sense of scale or place, and the objects embedded in the skin just look odd. Unfortunately, I’d say that this is the least interesting of the Giant pictures in the book. With the Dreamwalker, we have a good opportunity for the players to meet a Stone Giant without descending into the Underdark, and to let you play with the idea of a mad wanderer who doesn’t care for consequences but who possesses great knowledge of geography. That could be a lot of fun as a recurring NPC, someone that they meet early on in the adventure and who can offer nuggets of information about the plot of your campaign - but wrapped up in nonsense. A Dreamwalker would also be an excellent method for you to give the players a way to approach the local Giants in a non-confrontational manner. However, the Dreamwalker doesn’t really work in combination with other Stone Giants that well - since she lives where they do not. The Dreamwalker statblock is very light on knowledge - low Int and Wis, no Skills worth mentioning - despite the flavour text suggesting that they are respected by other Stone Giants for their insight. I’d definitely add a bunch of appropriate skills to the statblock, at least in your mind, if using one as a recurring NPC. Remember that Stone Giants live the best part of a millennium, plenty of time to learn plot-convenient skills! The Dreamwalker has basically one big trick in combat: it charms those nearby, then uses an action on its turn to [i]petrify[/i] a charmed individual and attach them to its skin. I’ve found Charm to be very underwhelming as a monster power - a Paladin of Devotion just shuts it down instantly - so don’t be surprised if this doesn’t work at all. Otherwise, you’ve got a basic Giant chassis - two club attacks, one rock toss, lots of hit points, etc. Sent from my iPhone using [url=http://r.tapatalk.com/byo?rid=93205]EN World mobile app[/url] [/QUOTE]
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