Half-Giant

Commonly confused with goliaths, the hulking half-giants are known all throughout the Material Plane for their physical abilities. While their births are rare, and reports of them even more so, having a half-giant on your side might attract some attention, but will let others know that you and your friends are not to be messed with.

Bastards of Giants

The birth of a half-giant is almost never intentional. They are mostly the result of giant raids on human settlements. Human mothers rarely survive the birth of a half-giant offspring. Half-giants are usually treated as runts in giant society, and are commonly bullied by their larger brothers and sisters. In human societies, however, half-giants are feared amongst the commoners for their size and strength and are commonly hired as solders, mercenaries, bodyguards, and thugs.

Fight for Acceptance

While half-giants are allowed in giant societies, they are rarely accepted as true giants. When speaking to or about a half-giant, most giants will instead refer to them as “half bloods” or, if they are talking about a half-giant of a different bloodline, they will replace the half with their giant type, such as “cloud bloods” for half-cloud giants or “frost bloods” for half-frost giants. Because of this, a half-giant will have to accomplish a great feat that would make their ancestors proud in order to be truly accepted as a giant. This feat could be a multitude of things, depending on the type of giant their related to. For a frost giant, it could be taming an adult remorhaz. For a hill giant, it could be eating the entire leg of an ancient dragon all by his or her self. Whatever it may be, it must be a great accomplishment any giant would be proud of.

Half-Giant Names

Half-giant names are largely similar to human or goliath names.

Half-Giant Traits

Your half-giant character has certain traits diverting from your giant ancestry.

Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2.

Age. Half-giants reach adulthood around the same age as humans, but can live considerably longer. They typically live to be 200 to 250.

Alignment. A half-giant’s alignment largely depends on their parenthood, but they tend to follow their own path, making them virtually any alignment.

Size. Half-giants stand between 7 and 10 feet tall and can weigh over 300 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Giantkin. Your creature type is considered to be both giant and humanoid.

Mountain Born. You’re acclimated to high altitude, including elevations above 20,000 feet.

Natural Athlete. You have proficiency in the Athletics skill.

Powerful Build. You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Stone Thrower. You have proficiency with any weapon that has the thrown property. Additionally, you treat improvised weapons as having the thrown (30/120) property, and deal 1d6 bludgeoning damage.

Languages. You can speak, read, and write in Common and Giant.

Subraces. One of your parents was either a cloud giant, a fire giant, a frost giant, a hill giant, a stone giant, or a storm giant. Choose one of these subraces.

Cloud Blood

Charismatic and care free, cloud bloods are far more relaxed and boisterous then their more fearsome brotherin, yet are more than happy to pull various tricks and pranks on those who least expect it. They tend to have light skin and silver or blue hair.

Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 1.

Keen Smell. You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.

 

 

Cloud Giant Magic. You know the light cantrip. Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the fog cloud spell once as a 2nd-level spell. Once you reach 5th level, you can also cast the misty step spell once. You must finish a long rest to cast these spells again with this trait. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Fire Blood

Blacksmiths at heart, fire bloods are at home in the forge and are known to have tempers has hot as their blood. They can easily be identified by their charcoal black skin and their fire like hair.

Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 1.

Fire Resistance. You have resistance to fire damage.

Fire Giant Training. You have proficiency with smith’s tools, your choice of heavy armor or shields, and three martial weapons of your choice. Additionally, whenever you make an ability check using smith’s tools, roll a 1d4 and add the number rolled to the check’s total.

Frost Blood

The second most common type of half-giant, frost bloods are honor bound warriors that are at home in the frozen north. They can easily be identified by their icy

blue skin and are typically cold to the touch.

Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1.

Cold Resistance. You have resistance to cold damage.

Icebron. You’re acclimated to cold environments. You can move across and climb icy surfaces without needing to make an ability check. Additionally, difficult terrain composed of ice or snow doesn’t cost you extra movement.

Hill Blood

Descended from the lowest order of giants, hill bloods are the most common type of half-giant. Out of all the half-giants, hill bloods have the closest resemblance to humans, with their most prominent feature being their massive apatite.

Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1.

Iron Stomach. You can drink potions as a bonus action instead of an action. Additionally, you have advantage on saving throws against getting poisoned by something you’ve consumed.

Natural Armor. You have thick, leathery skin. While you aren’t wearing armor, you can calculate your AC as 13 + your Constitution modifier. You can use your

 

 

natural armor to determine your AC if the armor you wear would leave you with a lower AC. A shield’s benefits apply as normal while you use your natural armor.

Stone Blood

Far more reclusive and docile than most half-giants, stone bloods are most comfortable high up in the mountains or deep within the mines. They typically have granite-gray skin and black, sunken eyes.

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 1.

Darkvision. Due to your stone giant lineage, your eyes are well-adapted to the dark. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Stone Camouflage. When you make a Dexterity (Stealth) check to hide in rocky terrain, you do so with advantage.

Storm Blood

Descended from the highest order of giants, storm bloods are the rarest type of half-giant. Bold, hearty, and stubborn to a fault, much of a storm giant can be seen in their half-blooded kin.

Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 1.

Storm Resistance. You have resistance to lightning and thunder damage.

Storm Giant Magic. You know the light cantrip. Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the witch bolt spell once as a 2nd-level spell. Once you reach 5th level, you can also cast the levitate spell once. You must finish a long rest to cast these spells again with this trait. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Water Adept. You can breathe air and water. Additionally, you have a swimming speed equal to your movement speed.

Base Height	Height Modifier	Base Weight	Weight. Modifier.
7’9”	+ 2d12	300 lb.	x (2d12) lb.