New Giant Statblocks and How to Use Them
A whopping 21 new statblocks for giants at all levels of the ordning. From magic users to fearsome leaders, these new giant variants are sure to elevate your encounters with some of Fifth Edition’s most recognizable (but previously predictable) foes.
Storm giants are massive, temperamental giants that reside at the top of the ordening. They are amongst the most physically imposing monsters in the game; they stand over 25 feet tall with a Strength of 29. Their place within the ordening is determined through the appearance and interpretations of various omens.
Cloud giants are wealthy and powerful giants that hold the second highest spot in the ordening of giantkin. They are strong; with a strength score of 27 they are once again second only to the storm giants in their physical might.
Fire Giants are amongst the most militaristic of the giant types. While frost giants pillage and plunder, fire giants forge and conquer. In addition to their brute strength, they are also skilled crafters, engineers, and tacticians. They live deep within mountainous and volcanic areas, where they utilize lava to heat their massive forges.
Frost giants live brutal, violent lives as the most dangerous raiders and pillagers in the frozen tundras across 5e. They generally see the crafting and raising of food and supplies as beneath them, preferring to take what others have produced through force or threat of it.
Stone giants are an interesting case amongst the true giants. Despite their low ranking amongst the ordening, the stone giants are considered by their fellow giantkin to be the wisest of all the giant types.
Hill giants find themselves near the bottom of the ordening, only ranking above the “giant kin”. In short, hill giants are brutish beings that use their sheer size and strength to hunt and steal food from smaller (and therefore lesser) creatures.