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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cignus_pfaccari" data-source="post: 3481097" data-attributes="member: 14557">Pretty much...IIRC, they're less likely to be able to harvest crops.  The smaller giants like ogres and hill giants might be able to, but larger giants probably will have a harder time raising cereals and other food crops (just thinking of hand size here).  Giantish access to cereals is likely to improve if they are near humanoids and can barter or take their harvests in packaged forms.  They'll have an easier time with fruit trees.In the wild, they'll probably be herders or hunters.  Hunting allows for a pretty long leisure time, much of which they can spend sleeping, but also allows for food shortages that get them riled up to go raiding.  Herding is more sufficient, and encourages nomadism.  Note that meat animals don't have to be the same size as the consumer; after all, chicken is a staple of the Western larder, and isn't anywhere near as big as a person.  A giant can get by on deer, cattle, buffalo/bison, and other things; hunting medium-to-large herbivores is probably even easier with boulder-throwing.  A deer hit by a boulder is likely to die too fast to know it should run, leaving the meat in better (tastier) condition.Also note that giants, in general, don't see much difference between creatures of the same size category in terms of eating.  The only difference to them between a human wizard and a deer is that the wizard probably put up more of a fight (which is still a reason to go for the deer first).Brad</blockquote>

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