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Species: Goliath
Giants manifested before the first things. And Giants are your ancestors. Before anyone had a word for Winter, she had a name and a temper. Our ancestors did not command the avalanche. They were the avalanche, and the mountain, and the thunder. The gods took the heavens and the songs. The First Ones kept the world, having never stopped being it. They are still here, if you know how to look at a mountain.
Some of them turned and made something much smaller, and gave it life, and many favors. Each Goliath carries one, and knows which giant it came from the way other people know a surname. We tend the world, and everything they made, for that is our duty as Goliaths. Remember, young one: we are part of this world, part of The Order of Things, from the breathing sky to the living earth. We are part of them, and we wander to see them, and everything they made, with respect and awe. We are not static. We grow. And our strength is not our might, but our duty.
Think of why {name} would leave their community, and what your responsibilities are to The Order of Things. Do you respect and protect the land? Do you rage with the storm? Or do you observe the cycles of the night sky?
- Creature: Type Humanoid (Giant)
- Size: Medium
- Speed: 35 ft.
| Giant Ancestor | Gift's Description | Flavor Text |
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| Cloud Giant. | Cloud's Jaunt. As a Bonus Action, you magically teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see. | |
| Fire Giant | Fire's Burn. When you hit a target with an attack roll and deal damage to it, you can also deal 1d10 Fire damage to that target. | |
| Frost Giant | Frost's Chill. When you hit a target with an attack roll and deal damage to it, you can also deal 1d6 Cold damage to that target and reduce its Speed by 10 feet until the start of your next turn. | |
| Hill Giant | Hill's Tumble. When you hit a Large or smaller creature with an attack roll and deal damage to it, you can give that target the Prone condition. | |
| Stone Giant | Stone's Endurance. When you take damage, you can take a Reaction to roll 1d12. Add your Constitution modifier to the number rolled and reduce the damage by that total. | |
| Storm Giant | Storm's Thunder. When you take damage from a creature within 60 feet of you, you can take a Reaction to deal 1d8 Thunder damage to that creature. |
The favour you carry came down from a {Ancestor}. {Flavor}
{Gift Description}
You can do this {PB} times, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.
- [Level 5]
As a Bonus Action, and if there is room for you, you become Large for 10 minutes, and you can end it early with no action required. While you are, you have Advantage on Strength checks and your Speed becomes 45 feet. Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you finish a Long Rest.
You have Advantage on any ability check you make to end the Grappled condition. You also count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity.
Legacy
- Ability Score Increase. STR+2|CON+1
- Speed: 30 feet
- Natural Athlete: Proficiency in Athletics
- Stone's Endurance. When you take damage, you can use your reaction to roll a d12. Add your Constitution modifier to the number rolled, and reduce the damage by that total. After you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.
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Powerful Build. You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.
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Mountain Born. You have resistance to cold damage. You’re also acclimated to high altitude, including elevations above 20,000 feet.
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Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Giant.
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Ability Score Increase. When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. You can't raise any of your scores above 20.
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Creature Type. You are a Humanoid.
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Size. You are Medium.
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Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet.
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Little Giant. You have proficiency in the Athletics skill, and you count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.
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Mountain Born. You have resistance to cold damage. You also naturally acclimate to high altitudes, even if you’ve never been to one. This includes elevations above 20,000 feet.
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Stone's Endurance. You can supernaturally draw on unyielding stone to shrug off harm. When you take damage, you can use your reaction to roll a d12. Add your Constitution modifier to the number rolled and reduce the damage by that total.
- You can use this trait a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
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Languages. Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign.
