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Desert Giant
Desert giants are nomadic humanoids who have dwelled in the world's most arid regions since time immemorial. Smaller peoples know that desert giants are the undisputed masters of desert living. Desert giants' strong cultural traditions play a large part in their ability to prosper in such harsh environs. Desert giant elders encourage their descendants to maintain abstemious lifestyles, particularly with regard to the consumption of food and drink. Most desert giants follow a simple vegetarian diet and maintain an incredible internal map of their home region's seasonal waterways and oases.Desert giants stand 15 feet tall, tending toward lean physiques that are ideal for traveling across vast expanses of sand for long sojourns.
Recall Knowledge - Humanoid (Society): DC 22
Unspecific Lore: DC 20
Specific Lore: DC 17
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Changes from being Weak are marked in red below.NOTE: The -2 damage penalty to non-strike offensive abilities (-4 if the ability is limited, such as spells) is NOT factored in.
Weak Desert GiantCreature 5
Large Giant Humanoid Source Monster Core 2 pg. 162
Perception +17
Languages Common, Jotun
Skills Acrobatics +19, Desert Lore +16, Intimidation +13, Survival +17
Str +6, Dex +6, Con +5, Int +3, Wis +4, Cha +0
Items +1 striking scimitar, doubling rings, leather armor, scimitar
AC 25; Fort +16, Ref +19, Will +13
HP 165
Speed 40 feet
Melee [one-action] scimitar +19 [+14/+9] (forceful, magical, reach 10 feet, sweep), Damage 2d6-2+12 slashingRanged [one-action] rock +17 [+12/+7] (brutal, range increment 120 feet), Damage 2d8-2+12 bludgeoningSand Spin [one-action] Requirements The desert giant is standing in sandy terrain; Effect The desert giant spins around and stirs up loose sand in a 10-foot emanation. Until the beginning of the giant's next turn, creatures in the area are concealed, and other creatures are concealed to them.Sandwalking Desert giants have adapted to the loose sands of the desert and can move across them with ease. Desert giants ignore non-magical difficult terrain and uneven ground caused by sand.Scimitar Blitz [two-actions] The desert giant Strides up to their Speed, Striking once with each of their scimitars at any point during the movement.
Oasis Protectors
Keenly aware of their native environs' fragile ecosystem, desert giants fiercely protect their favorite watering holes and ancestral oases from newcomers who might despoil the local flora or chase away scarce fauna. Anyone who convinces them they mean no harm is welcomed, and there are tales of them aiding those hurt by the harshness of the desert.All Monsters in "Giant"
Giant
Source Monster Core pg. 164 1.1Giants are massive humanoid creatures who live in remote regions throughout the world. They vary widely but are united in their hunger, requiring sustenance of their own element along with the feasts one would expect from such a massive humanoid. Although a simple matter for some giants, more esoteric types find this need a harsh reality. While a massive fistful of ice or snow alongside their meal will satisfy a frost giant, shadow giants hunger for the coagulated shadows of the Netherworld.
Giant Holdings
As oversized as they are, giants tend to dwell in remote regions of the world, where they have the luxury of claiming larger territories of their own. Giants of many types reside in the Saga Lands, where their ancestors were forced to serve ancient Thassilon, and in the Mindspin Mountains.
Giant Pets
As with many people, giants enjoy keeping pets. Large animals like bears and lions, megafauna like woolly mammoths, and dinosaurs are popular among many giants. Rune giants come closest to breaking this pattern, preferring to tend to their controlled giants, but esoteric types of giants often find equally curious pets. Other Giants
Beyond the giants detailed here, many others dwell in remote regions of the world. Wood giants are peaceful guardians of the forests, cave giants lurk alone as vicious predators, and mountain giants are horrific butchers even other giants fear.
Oversized Themes
Giants are larger-than-life foes. While many giants have themes that tie them to elemental or magical forces, the primary theme giants share is that they embody a classic cultural trope as their basis. Fire giants, for example, can be seen as oversized smiths, and frost giants should evoke the theme of an oversized Viking warrior.
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