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<blockquote data-quote="Richard Baker" data-source="post: 366518" data-attributes="member: 7439">So, why did we make the mountain giant so darned big?The answer is simple: We wanted to give you guys a giant whose size was Colossal. It struck us as odd that giants weren't even close to being the biggest creatures in the game, and we wanted to put a high-HD giant in the game. Also, the game has a dearth of &quot;basher&quot; monster at high CRs--most critters of CR 15 or better come loaded with special abilities and spell-likes. Part of the 2nd Edition to 3rd Edition conversion process consists of evaluating old parts of the game and thinking about what their role in the new game ought to be, even if that means some serious changes.(The CR 26 is probably out of line, by the way. Some of our &quot;getting started&quot; CR estimators overvalue sheer numbers of hit points, and since the mountain giant's got a pile of them, its CR stayed higher than it ought to be. I'd guess the mountain giant to be closer to CR 16-18).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Richard Baker, post: 366518, member: 7439"] So, why did we make the mountain giant so darned big? The answer is simple: We wanted to give you guys a giant whose size was Colossal. It struck us as odd that giants weren't even close to being the biggest creatures in the game, and we wanted to put a high-HD giant in the game. Also, the game has a dearth of "basher" monster at high CRs--most critters of CR 15 or better come loaded with special abilities and spell-likes. Part of the 2nd Edition to 3rd Edition conversion process consists of evaluating old parts of the game and thinking about what their role in the new game ought to be, even if that means some serious changes. (The CR 26 is probably out of line, by the way. Some of our "getting started" CR estimators overvalue sheer numbers of hit points, and since the mountain giant's got a pile of them, its CR stayed higher than it ought to be. I'd guess the mountain giant to be closer to CR 16-18). [/QUOTE]

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