5e:Giant

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Giant Overview 

Giants tower over humans and their kind. They are humanlike in shape, though some have multiple heads (ettins) or deformities (fomorians). The six varieties of true giant are hill giants, stone giants, frost giants, fire giants, cloud giants, and storm giants. Besides these, creatures such as ogres and trolls are giants. ^{[SRD5 OGL/CC-BY]} 

Giants are humanoid creatures of great strength and size...

Giants were among the first monsters introduced in the earliest edition of the game, in the Dungeons & Dragons "white box" set (1974), including the hill giant, the stone giant, the frost giant, the fire giant, and the cloud giant. The storm giant first appears in the original Greyhawk supplement (1975), where it is described as an intelligent giant found only in out-of-the-way places.

Ancient empires once cast long shadows over a world that quaked beneath the giants' feet...but their kind fell from glory long ago. However, even divided among secluded clans scattered throughout the world, the giants maintain the customs and traditions of old...

Giants are almost as old as dragons, which were still young when the giants' heavy feet first shook the foundations of the world... Giants and dragons fought bitter generational wars that nearly brought both sides low... Giants and dragons continue to harbor grudges against one another...

List of Giants

56 Giants

Monster	Size	Type	Tags	Alignment	HP	CR	Habitat	Marked	Source
B'rohg	Huge	Giant		Any Alignment	92	6	Desert, Grassland	Canon, Pointer, Spelljammer	Boo's Astral Menagerie
Braxat	Huge	Giant		Neutral Evil	18	9	Desert, Wildspace	Canon, Pointer, Spelljammer	Boo's Astral Menagerie
Cyclops	Huge	Giant	Cyclops	Neutral	138	6	Coastal, Desert, Grassland, Hill, Mountain, Underdark, Underground	Canon, Pointer	Monster Manual (5e)
Nivix Cyclops	Large	Giant	Cyclops	Unaligned	115	8		Canon, Pointer, Ravnica	Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Dire Troll	Huge	Giant	Troll	Chaotic Evil	172	13	Arctic, Forest, Hill, Mountain, Underdark	Canon, Pointer	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Dubhforgail (Individual)	Huge	Giant	Fomorian	Chaotic Evil	149	8	Feywild, Underdark, Underground	Canon, Pointer	The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Ettin	Large	Giant	Ettin	Chaotic Evil	85	4	Hill, Mountain, Underdark, Underground	Canon	SRD-OGL v5.1
Fomorian	Huge	Giant	Fomorian	Chaotic Evil	149	8	Underdark, Underground	Canon, Pointer	Monster Manual (5e)
Giant Overview		Overview	Giant					Noncanon	Varied
Bloodfray Giant	Huge	Giant		Chaotic Evil	103	6	Urban	Canon, Pointer, Ravnica	Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Cloud Giant	Huge	Giant	Cloud Giant		200	9	Mountain	Canon	SRD-OGL v5.1, SRD-CC v5.1
Cloud Giant Smiling One	Huge	Giant	Cloud Giant	Chaotic Neutral	262	11	Mountain	Noncanon	Varied
Doomwake Giant	Huge	Giant		Lawful Evil	162	11	Urban	Canon, Pointer, Theros	Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Fire Giant	Huge	Giant	Fire Giant	Lawful Evil	162	9	Mountain, Underdark, Underground	Canon	SRD-OGL v5.1, SRD-CC v5.1
Frost Giant	Huge	Giant	Frost Giant	Neutral Evil	138	8	Arctic, Mountain	Canon	SRD-OGL v5.1, SRD-CC v5.1
Frost Giant Everlasting One	Huge	Giant	Frost Giant	Chaotic Evil	189	12	Coastal	Canon, Pointer	Varied, VGtM, MotM
Guardian Giant	Huge	Giant		Lawful Neutral	137	8	Urban	Canon, Pointer, Ravnica	Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Hill Giant	Huge	Giant	Hill Giant	Chaotic Evil	105	5	Hill	Canon	SRD-OGL v5.1, SRD-CC v5.1
Hill Giant Overview		Overview	Giant, Hill Giant				Hill	Canon, Pointer	Varied
Mouth of Grolantor	Huge	Giant	Hill Giant	Chaotic Evil	105	6	Grassland, Hill	Canon, Pointer	Volo's Guide to Monsters
Hundred-Handed One	Huge	Giant		Lawful Neutral	243	15	Coastal, Mountain	Canon, Pointer, Theros	Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Stone Giant Overview		Overview	Giant, Stone Giant					Canon, Pointer	Varied, SRD5, MM5e, VGtM
Stone Giant	Huge	Giant	Stone Giant	Neutral	126	7	Hill, Mountain, Underdark, Underground	Canon	SRD-OGL v5.1, SRD-CC v5.1
Stone Giant Dreamwalker	Huge	Giant	Stone Giant	Chaotic Neutral	151	10	Coastal, Hill, Mountain	Canon, Pointer	Volo's Guide to Monsters
Storm Giant	Huge	Giant	Storm Giant	Chaotic Good	230	13	Coastal, Underwater	Canon	SRD-OGL v5.1, SRD-CC v5.1
Storm Giant Overview		Overview	Giant, Storm Giant					Canon, Pointer	Varied, MM5, VGtM
Storm Giant Quintessent	Huge	Giant	Storm Giant	Chaotic Good	230	16	Coastal, Hill, Mountain	Canon, Pointer	Volo's Guide to Monsters
Grutha (Individual)	Huge	Giant	Hill Giant	Chaotic Evil	105	5	Hill	Canon, Pointer	Tales from the Yawning Portal
Half-Dragon Template		Template	Beast, Dragon, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity					Canon	SRD-OGL v5.1, SRD-CC v5.1
Irda Overview		Overview	Giant, Irda				Urban	Canon, Pointer, Dragonlance	Monstrous Compendium (5e)/Vol 2 Dragonlance Creatures
Irda Seeker	Medium	Giant	Irda	Any Alignment	27	1	Urban	Canon, Pointer, Dragonlance	Monstrous Compendium (5e)/Vol 2 Dragonlance Creatures
Irda Veil Keeper	Medium	Giant	Irda, Sorcerer	Any Alignment	49	4	Urban	Canon, Pointer, Dragonlance	Monstrous Compendium (5e)/Vol 2 Dragonlance Creatures
Mist Walker	Large	Fey	Giant	Chaotic Neutral	110	6	Feywild, Forest, Grassland, Swamp	Noncanon, User Creation	Rlyehable
Nosnra (Individual)	Huge	Giant	Hill Giant	Neutral Evil	138	8	Arctic, Mountain	Canon, Pointer	Tales from the Yawning Portal
Ogre Overview		Overview	Giant, Ogre				Arctic, Coastal, Forest, Grassland, Hill, Mountain, Underdark, Underground	Canon, Pointer	Varied, MM5, MToF
Ogre	Large	Giant	Ogre	Chaotic Evil	59	2	Arctic, Coastal, Forest, Grassland, Hill, Mountain, Underdark, Underground	Canon	SRD-OGL v5.1, SRD-CC v5.1
Ogre Battering Ram	Large	Giant	Ogre	Chaotic Evil	59	4	Grassland, Hill, Mountain	Canon, Pointer	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Ogre Bolt Launcher	Large	Giant	Ogre	Chaotic Evil	59	2	Grassland, Hill, Mountain	Canon, Pointer	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Ogre Chain Brute	Large	Giant	Ogre	Chaotic Evil	59	3	Grassland, Hill, Mountain	Canon, Pointer	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Half-Ogre	Large	Giant	Ogre	any chaotic alignment	30	1	Arctic, Desert, Coastal, Forest, Hill, Mountain, Underdark, Underground, Urban	Canon, Pointer	Monster Manual (5e)
Ogre Howdah	Large	Giant	Ogre	Chaotic Evil	59	2	Grassland, Hill, Mountain	Canon, Pointer	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Oni	Large	Giant	Oni, Ogre	Lawful Evil	110	7	Forest, Urban	Canon	SRD-OGL v5.1
Scrag	Large	Giant	Troll	Chaotic Evil	84	5	Coastal, Underwater	Canon, Pointer	The Rise of Tiamat
Troll Skeleton	Large	Undead	Skeleton, Giant, Troll	Chaotic Evil	84	5		Noncanon, User Creation	Rlyehable
Trepsin (Individual)	Large	Giant	Troll, Four-Armed Troll	Chaotic Evil	84	6	Arctic, Forest, Hill, Mountain, Swamp, Underdark, Underground	Canon, Pointer	Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Troll	Large	Giant	Troll	Chaotic Evil	84	5	Arctic, Forest, Hill, Mountain, Swamp, Underdark, Underground	Canon	SRD-OGL v5.1, SRD-CC v5.1
Troll Overview		Overview	Giant, Troll					Noncanon	Varied
Four-Armed Troll	Large	Giant	Troll, Four-Armed Troll	Chaotic Evil	84	6	Arctic, Forest, Hill, Mountain, Swamp, Underdark, Underground	Canon, Pointer	Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Ice Troll Overview		Overview	Giant, Troll, Ice Troll				Arctic, Mountain	Canon, Pointer	Varied, TRoT, IDRotF
Ice Troll	Large	Giant	Troll, Ice Troll	Chaotic Evil	115	8	Artic, Mountains	Canon, Pointer	Icewind Dale Rime of the Frostmaiden
Ice Troll	Large	Giant	Troll, Ice Troll	Chaotic Evil	84	5	Arctic, Mountain	Canon, Pointer	The Rise of Tiamat
Rot Troll	Large	Giant	Troll	Chaotic Evil	138	9	Arctic, Desert, Forest, Hill, Mountain, Shadowfell, Swamp, Underdark, Underground	Canon, Pointer	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Spirit Troll	Large	Giant	Troll	Chaotic Evil	97	11	Arctic, Forest, Hill, Mountain, Swamp, Underdark, Underground	Canon, Pointer	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Venom Troll	Large	Giant	Troll	Chaotic Evil	94	7	Arctic, Forest, Hill, Mountain, Swamp, Underdark, Underground	Canon, Pointer	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Will of the Feywild (Individual)		Giant	Oni, Ogre	Chaotic Good	110	7	Forest, Urban	Canon	Varied, TWBtW, SRD5
Troll Zombie	Large	Undead	Zombie, Giant, Troll	Chaotic Evil	84	5		Noncanon, User Creation	Rlyehable

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