Special Conversion Thread: Finishing off giants and their kin

[Shade]

Nice catch, Filby! The Huge was a leftover from cut and paste. Corrected.

Hmmm...2,000 pounds?

Do we want to do anything with this?

These giants can leap up to 60 feet horizontally and 30 feet vertically.

 

[Filby]

Um... wow. That's kinda silly.

It could have a racial bonus to Jump maybe, but even so, an obese giant jumping around (in a cave, even) is a weird idea.

 

[Shade]

Um... wow. That's kinda silly.

It could have a racial bonus to Jump maybe, but even so, an obese giant jumping around (in a cave, even) is a weird idea.

Agreed. I seem to recall the other giants in the article haveing similar listings. It may have been a standard for the stat blocks of giants at some point to include that information. We can probably disregard it.

 

[demiurge1138]

That reminds me! We should give them some cavey powers. Things like getting racial bonuses when underground, squeezing without penalties, etc.

 

[Shade]

That reminds me! We should give them some cavey powers. Things like getting racial bonuses when underground, squeezing without penalties, etc.

Excellent suggestions. For starters, we can repurpose your narrow berth ability.

Narrow Berth (Ex): Due to its narrow body, an anancus is treated as being one size smaller than it actually is for the purposes of squeezing (see page 149 of the Player’s Handbook for the rules for squeezing).

 

[demiurge1138]

Yeah, but cave lords are decidedly wide berth. We should make their ability supernatural, I think.

 

[Shade]

Agreed. Something like this?

Caveborn (Su): Despite its tremondous bulk, a cave lord can supernaturally alter its dimensions to travel through its subterranean realm. It is treated as being one size smaller than it actually is for the purposes of squeezing (see page 149 of the Player’s Handbook for the rules for squeezing).

 

[freyar]

Caveborn looks good. If we still want to give them something, we could give them some ability never to get lost underground, but it's not necessary.

Filling in blanks: DR 10/S or P, claw +10, environment: any underground, organization: solitary or clan (1d4 plus 20-40 goblins?), 2000 lb, 100 yr?

 

[Shade]

Updated.

I borrowed the tribe from the goblin organization line for consistency.

I left the attack modifiers off until we pick feats.

Skills: 18
Hide, Listen, Move Silently, and Spot are common to goblinoid races
Intimidate and Bluff also make sense, based on the flavor text

Feats: 3
Alertness is common among goblinoid races

Challenge Rating: 5? (They are about equal to a troll)

Of course the cave lords are also rumored to hoard treasure, and this tempatation might prove too great for some.

Treasure: Double standard?

 

[demiurge1138]

Alertness may be common, but it's a crappy feat.

Multiattack, Power Attack, Cleave.