AC 13 (natural armor)
HP 126 (12d12 + 48; bloodied 63)
Speed 40 ft.
Proficiency +3; Maneuver DC 16
Saving Throws Str +8, Con +7
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages Giant
Gullible. The giant makes Insight checks with disadvantage .
ACTIONS
Multiattack. The giant attacks twice with its greatclub.
Greatclub. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (3d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it makes a DC 16 Strength saving throw , falling prone on a failure.
Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, range 60/240 ft., one target. Hit: 26 (6d6 + 5) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it makes a DC 16 Strength saving throw , falling prone on a failure. In lieu of a rock, the giant can throw a grappled Medium or smaller creature up to 30 feet. On a hit, the target and the thrown creature both take 15 (3d6 + 5) bludgeoning damage. On a miss, only the thrown creature takes the damage. The thrown creature falls prone in an unoccupied space 5 feet from the target.
Greatclub Sweep (1/Day, While Bloodied). Each creature within 10 feet makes a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw . On a failure, a creature takes 18 (3d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage, is pushed 10 feet away from the giant, and falls prone .
BONUS ACTIONS
Grab. One creature within 5 feet makes a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw . On a failure, it is grappled (escape DC 16). Until this grapple ends, the giant can’t grab another target, and it makes greatclub attacks with advantage against the grappled target.
Body Slam (1/Day). The giant jumps up to 15 feet horizontally without provoking opportunity attacks and falls prone in a space containing one or more creatures. Each creature in its space when it lands makes a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw , taking 19 (3d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage and falling prone on a failure. On a success, the creature takes half damage and is pushed 5 feet to an unoccupied space of its choice. If that space is occupied, the creature falls prone.
Muddy Ground (1/Day). Areas of unworked earth within 60 feet magically become swampy mud for 1 minute or until the giant dies. These areas become difficult terrain . Prone creatures in the area when the mud appears or that fall prone in the area make a DC 15 Strength saving throw . On a failure, the creature’s Speed drops to 0 as it becomes stuck in the mud. A creature can use its action to make a DC 15 Strength check, freeing itself on a success.
Stomp (1/Day). The giant stamps its foot, causing the ground to tremble. Each creature within 60 feet makes a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw . On a failure, it falls prone .
Combat
The giant uses its greatclub and grabs opponents whenever it can. When it has a creature grabbed, it’s not always clever enough to focus its attacks on that target. The giant might surrender if it’s damaged by a particularly flashy magical effect while it’s bloodied .
Names
Drigdrackle, Garg, Hardscrabble, Kuglunk, Kurgan, Scrim
Legends and Lore
With a History or Nature check, characters can learn the following:
DC 10 As their name suggests, giants are enormous creatures, the largest of their kind standing over 30 feet tall. Though they look like large humanoids, they are an ancient people with close ties to the elements.
DC 15 Giants sort themselves into different clans, including hill giants , fire giants , cloud giants , and others.
The biggest and strongest hill giants begin to resemble hills, growing grass and weeds on their shoulders. In battle, they can tap into the power of the earth itself.
1 Tearing meat from a rotting hippogriff carcass
2 Angrily smashing things, yelling curses against a creature that recently fooled it
3 Dragging a sackful of captive humanoids
4 Gorging itself on barrels of ale, pies, and livestock served by terrified commoners
5 Raiding a settlement
6 Crying
1 Filthy, musty smell
2 A distant, hoarse roar
3 Footprints of big, bare feet
4 An abandoned, giant-sized sack, filled with bizarre trinkets such as helmets, barrels, and uprooted berry bushes
Hill giants thrive in any wild area not ruled by other giants.
CR 5–10 hill giant ; hill giant with 1 or 2 dire wolves or ogres ; hill giant with 1d8 goblins or kobolds
Treasure 600 gp, 1,000 sp, cask of wine (250 gp), 3 potions of greater healing , bag of holding , gauntlets of ogre power
CR 11–16 2 hill giants ; hill giant chief with 1d4 brown bears or ogres ; hill giant with diplodocus , earth elemental , ettin , gorgon , or troll
Treasure 3 filthy tapestries (750 gp each if cleaned), 5 jet gemstones (100 gp each), mug of hill giant beer (acts as a potion of hill giant strength ), belt of hill giant strength
CR 17–22 3 hill giants ; hill giant chief with 2 hill giants ; 2 hill giants with 2 basilisks , manticores , or owlbears
Treasure 5,000 gp, 1,000 ep, amethyst necklace (2,500 gp), 2 vials of oil of sharpness, 2 mugs of hill giant beer (each acts as a potion of hill giant strength ), dragon slayer (greatsword)
CR 23–30 hill giant chief with 3 hill giants ; hill giant chief with 2 hill giants and 3 cave bears , dire wolves , gargoyles , or ogres
Treasure 6,000 gp, collection of 6 religious relics (2,500 gp each), portable hole , bag of tricks (tan), horn of Valhalla (bronze)
Giants look like immense humanoids, standing from 10 feet tall (like ogres ) to 30 (like storm giants ). Some giants, like trolls , have human-like shapes but monstrous features.