Special Conversion Thread: Finishing off giants and their kin

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Advancement 46+ for Colossal?

Dare we attempt weighs for these things?

Large giants in the MM range from 10 feet to 15 feet tall and weigh 1,500 to 7,000 pounds.

Huge giants in the MM range from 18 feet to 21 feet tall and weigh 5,000 to 12,000 pounds.

I don't believe there are any official Gargantuan giants!

Enceladus is 85 feet tall and weighs 150 tons.

So maybe...

Large: 10 to 15 feet tall, 1500 to 7000 pounds.
Huge: 16 to 32 feet tall, 5,000 to 25,000 pounds.
Gargantuan: 33 to 60 feet tall, 15 to 120 tons.
Colossal: Greater than 60 feet tall, over 120 tons.

 

[freyar]

That's all fine. These are heavy!

 

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Updated.

I think we're ready for the sample. Anyone got a favorite?

 

[freyar]

Alcyoneus is the one I can find the most about: wikipedia.

Seems like he should be Colossal and have born with armaments. Beyond that, I'm not sure.

 

[Shade]

How about this one?

AGRIOS A man-eating Thrakian Gigante who was half man and half bear

AGRIOS A Gigante clubbed to death by the Moirai (Fates) with maces of bronze.

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AGRIOS A man-eating Thrakian Gigante who was half man and half bear

WRATH OF HERMES : Greek mythology


That would give us animalistic features, damage reduction, and probably rend.

 

[freyar]

That would work (though with that mythology, I'm not sure if they're actually gigantes).

 

[Shade]

Good point. Maybe we'll stick with your guy, and go with damage reduction and spell resistance if nothing else applies.

I thought of a few more "catch all" smorgasbord options...

Born to Fight (Ex): The gigantes is treated as a fighter of a level equal to its Hit Dice for the purposes of qualifying for feats, using magic items, and the like.

Bonus Feat: The gigantes gains an extra feat from the list above as a bonus feat.

Great Wrestler: The gigantes gains Improved Grapple and Legendary Wrestler as bonus feats.

Also, we never added an option to improve an ability score. How about adding the various "Great" epic feats (like Great Strength) to the list?

A fast healing ability or the Fast Healing epic feat might also be applicable.

 

[freyar]

I have to agree with all that, maybe even an option with "free" ability boosts (the Great feats as bonus feats, for ex).

 

[Shade]

Sure! How about these?

Physically Dominating: The gigantes gains Great Constitution, Great Dexterity, and Great Strength as bonus feats.

Mental Giant: The gigantes gains Great Charisma, Great Intelligence, and Great Wisdom as bonus feats.

 

[freyar]

Excellent! Can I request a homebrews update to see how they're looking?