Notably, D&D Beyond has also released a free 16th-level one-shot entitled Giants of the Star Forge, which is designed to supplement the materials presented in Glory of the Giants. While any type of creature could be found by a giant and adopted into their family, here are some optimization tips if you’re looking to build a giant foundling character. Classes RPGBOT uses the color coding scheme which has become common among Pathfinder build handbooks, which is simple to understand and easy to read at a glance.

Encounter over 70 new monsters and other enormous creatures to face in the D&D Beyond Encounter Builder.This book follows the accounts of the prolific wizard Bigby and the knowledge he gained surrounding the giants’ roles in the worlds of Dungeons & Dragons. Let’s explore what you can expect from this sourcebook and how this colossal amount of content will grow your games! As part of the launch of Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants, Wizkids has released a new miniature lineup inspired by the book. It’s possible that other products (such as DM screens and tie-in adventures) will also be coming out after launch, although nothing has officially been announced by Wizards of the Coast. Final Thoughts

As noted previously, in May 2022, Wizards of the Coast also released the “Giant Options” Unearthed Arcanaarticle, which introduced the giant subclass to 5th edition. When is Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants coming out? There’s a lot to love with Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants. Yet the book isn’t without a few issues, especially when you compare it to Fizbans’ Treasury of Dragons. Below we break out what works and what doesn’t when it comes the materials. ProsRogues and monks usuallyprioritizeDexterity, which more or less limits their weapon options to those with the finesse property. The dart is a simple ranged weapon that can be thrown using Dexterity instead of Strength, giving Dexterity builds options to activate Strike of the Giants from a distance. So is Glory of the Giants a genuine dose of fee-fi-fo-fun or is it a gargantuan flop? Read our review to find out. (Full disclosure: we received both a physical and digital copy of the book from Wizards of the Coast for the purposes of this review). Table of Contents In August 2022, Wizards of the Coast held their annual Wizards Presents event. During that time Wizard unveiled a number of upcoming Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition books, with the first book being the heist-themed adventure anthology Keys to the Golden Vault, followed by the player-focused supplement The Book of Many Things, the updated and expanded Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk, and Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse . Also, it looks like they’re including options on encounter tables for Monsters of the Multiverse, which is a first, and have done it quite well. The encounter tables all have 12 options, but the last two of each table feature MoM monsters. If you don’t have the book, you roll a d10, but if you do, you can expand your options by rolling a d12.

No new spells or races and only one subclass make this book a less sizeable offering of player options than Fizban’s. One of the most unique aspects is also the inclusion of Enclave maps. They’re incredibly well done and have an old school OSR feel to them. The “Invoking” system they’ve come up with is pretty neat. Essentially, each magic item has a passive ability, but you can also invoke the rune inscribed on the item to produce a once-a-day effect that recharges at the next dawn. This makes for interesting resource management, but be careful with these items. They could easily skew the power level of your players if you’re playing in a campaign that doesn’t frequent multiple encounters per day. Giant Bestiary However, in my opinion, I prefer setting sourcebooks, like Mythic Odysseys of Therosor Van Richter’s Guide to Ravenloft, to monster-focused supplements such as these.They’re not “baseline” ideas, either. These are big, memorable locations, and planar weirdness abounds (I mentioned it was mainly for tiers 3 and 4?). Big fan of all of these. Chapter 5: Giant Treasures Cloud Giants. Attuned to the magic of their airy domains, cloud giants can turn into mist and create clouds of fog.

As with almost all of the Wizards of the Coast D&D fifth edition books, the artwork here is incredibly well done. Everything from the layout to the interior art is beautifully put together and really captures what makes giants so cool. While controversy around AI generated artwork is starting to appear in the RPG industry, the artists WotC employees on projects like Glory of the Giants show that there’s definitely something to be said about the human touch.

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This sourcebook also provides over 30 giant-themed magic items, including three legendary artifacts, while offering Dungeon Masters valuable tools like lair maps, adventure hooks, encounter tables, treasure ideas, and inspiration for roleplaying giants.