D&D 5E was the giant book any good?

[Mind of tempest]

just saw the new giant book in the wild and was wondering if it is worth anything or is it a meh book?

 

[Scribe]

My wife kindly surprised me with the special edition. I'll read over it on the weekend. The cover looks sharp.

 

[dave2008]

just saw the new giant book in the wild and was wondering if it is worth anything or is it a meh book?

That can only really be answered by you, depending on what you want.

I haven't read it all the way through yet, but I have only heard good reviews about it. I have enjoyed the bestiary, some of the best designed monsters by WotC in 5e. Makes me look forward to the 2024 MM. That's as far as I have gotten, but I have heard good things about the barbarian subclass and giant enclaves.

It is definitely a DM's book for creating adventures with giants. If that interests you then I think it is a good book for you. If not, probably not.

I haven't really heard much about the magic items or feats.

 

[Omand]

I will pretty much ditto @dave2008. I have skimmed the book (got my copy yesterday), but not had a chance to go into depth. What I have looked at seems to be very good.

Cheers

 

[Veltharis ap Rylix]

Haven't picked it up yet (although not for a lack of interest), so I can't speak to it directly, but the general sentiment seems to be mostly positive.

Maybe check out the review thread:

https://www.enworld.org/threads/bigby-presents-glory-of-the-giants-review.699261/

 

[Rabulias]

Ignore my post. Nothing to see here...

 

[pukunui]

just saw the new giant book in the wild and was wondering if it is worth anything or is it a meh book?

AI art aside, it’s a decent book geared towards providing DMs with lots of interconnected hooks for building their own giant-themed encounters and adventures.

You can read more about it from people who’ve read the book (including myself) here: https://www.enworld.org/threads/bigbys-big-book-of-giants.699057/

 

[TravDoc42]

I really liked it! I echo what @dave2008 said about the stat blocks, they have some creative abilities for the monsters! I recommend it, from a DM's perspective.

 

[Scribe]

There are references to the Frostfell and Great Conflagration which made me smile.

 

[Distracted DM]

The DM stuff is good. Some of the player stuff (lookin' at you Rune Knight) is too good in a power-creep way, in the way that a lot of later 5e stuff has been (especially since Tasha's). That's my opinion ofc, and I run much more often than play- I just see lots of utility and power in it when comparing it to one of the "better-designed" subclasses like Battlemaster.