PHB2024 - Bigby Presents Glory of the Giants Feats and Backgrounds

🏔️ BACKGROUNDS

Giant Foundling

You were raised among giants or sheltered by them and bear traces of their culture.

- skill proficiencies: Intimidation, Survival

- bonus feat: Strike of the Giants (choose one giant strike type at character creation)

Rune Carver

You studied giant runecraft and can inscribe magical runes onto objects.

- skill proficiencies: History, Perception

- bonus feat: Rune Shaper (learn runes that grant 1st-level spells)

⚔️ ORIGIN feats

Strike of the Giants

Channel the primeval might of giants into your weapon attacks. Choose one of six elemental strikes:| Strike | Damage Type | Effect on Failed Save |

|-------------------------|-------------|

| cloud strike             | Thunder      | Disadvantage on attack rolls (Wisdom)

| fire strike                | Fire              | Extra fire damage

| frost strike              | Cold            | Speed reduced to 0 (Constitution)

| hill strike                 | NONE          | Knocked prone (Strength)

| stone strike             | Force          | Pushed back 10ft (Strength)

| storm strike            | Lightning     | Disadvantage on saving throws (Constitution)

Each strike comes with unique VFX - ghostly spectres for Cloud, fiery infusion for Fire, icy aura for Frost, stoneskin for Stone, and lightning crackles for Storm!

Rune Shaper

Master the ancient runecraft of giants:

- Learn comprehend languages (free cast 1/long rest)

- Choose runes equal to half your proficiency bonus (rounded up)

- Each rune grants a 1st-level spell castable with spell slots OR free 1/long rest

- Pick Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma as your spellcasting abilityavailable runes:

l Rune         | Spell

|-----------|

| Cloud       | Fog Cloud

| Death       | Inflict Wounds

| Dragon     | Chromatic Orb

| Enemy      | Disguise Self

| Fire          | Burning Hands

| Friend      | Speak with Animals

| Frost        | Armor of Agathys

| Hill           | Goodberry

| Journey   | Longstrider

| King         | Command

| Mountain | Entangle

| Stone       | Sanctuary

| Storm      | Thunderwave |

🔥 ADVANCED GIANT FEATS

In DND these requires Level 4+ and the corresponding Strike of the Giants option.  They are available form lvl 4 on without restrictions here but it is recommended to take the feats in line with the DND rules, based on an honor system

Ember of the Fire giant

prerequisite: Fire strike

- born of flame: Resista