Post by Stix on Mar 13, 2009 8:50:20 GMT -5
Giants dominate many of the islands and coastal areas of the Silt Sea, wading across it to plunder the communities of smaller races where they find them. In some lost millennium, as a bizarre experiment or perhaps as some sort of curse, giants were magically crossbred with humans. Half-giants are now fairly common, especially to human controlled lands at the edge of the sea of dust.
A half-giant is an enormous individual, standing between 10 and 12 feet tall, and weighing in the neighborhood of 1,600 pounds. Their features are human, but exaggerated.
Simply put, a half-giant gains terrific size from his giant heritage, but also inherits that race's dull wits. His human background, however, provides him with an interest in communication and cooperation, not to mention more reserved traits such as curiosity, a willingness to learn, and a general tendency toward kindness. At any rate, half-giants are capable of far more kindness than their often tyrannical, bloodthirsty giant kin.
Though no one knows for certain, half-giants seem to be a fairly young race, perhaps only a few tens of centuries old. There is no half-giant culture common to all of their kind. On the contrary, having insufficient history and overall intelligence to have their own culture, half-giants tend to readily adopt the cultures of other creatures they admire or associate with. Half-giants are very imitative creatures, eager to fit into new situations as they present themselves.
Half-giants sometimes collect into communities of their own, though they most often adopt the culture and customs of those creatures that are nearby. When near an elven nation, for instance, half-giants will form their own hunting and raiding parties, adopting the ways of the elven marauders. They won't mix with the elves, neither will they fight with them. In most instances, imitative half-giant communities will compete directly with the race whom they are likening themselves to. It is their great size and combat prowess that keeps their competitors at a safe distance.
Half-giants are friendly and eager to please those they meet. Others who accept them find that half-giants quickly adopt their lifestyles and skills, even their values. A half-giant character who is presented with a new situation should examine the roles of the people there, determine where he might best fit in, and then start performing the tasks necessary.
For example, a half-giant character who happens upon a dwarven stone quarry may watch the dwarves, then start quarrying stone himself. He won't work with the dwarves, necessarily but, if he can make a living at it, he will continue to quarry stone just like his neighbor dwarves do.
This is not to say, however, that half-giants are strictly bound to perform as those they see around them, nor are they restricted from moving on. On the contrary, if the situation is not beneficial or if the half-giant would not perform well (living in the trees like the halflings, for instance), he won't imitate it. Also, half-giants are not bound to a piece of work or a lifestyle the way other races are; they seldom have regrets or reminiscences about what has gone before. They simply aren't as emotionally attached to their lives or works.
Half-giants switch goals and lifestyles easily, taking on new values to fit new situations. These are usually based on the charismatic individuals the half-giant meets, but can also arise from circumstance; for example, a half-giant whose peaceful farming life is disrupted by marauders may soon adopt the morals of the very renegades who sacked his village.
Strength: 21 to 24
Dexterity: 7 to 15
Constitution: 17 to 22
Intelligence: 5 to 13
Wisdom: 5 to 15
Charisma: 5 to 15
Size: Large
Alignment: Any partly neutral (the neutral side of a half-giants alignment usually fluctuates to either extreme)
Double result of hit die rolls (before Constitution bonus)
All personal items (food, clothing, weapons, etc.) cost double
Multiclass options:
Fighter/Cleric
Fighter/Psionicist
Cleric/Psionicist
(Any "Fighter" entry can be replaced with "Ranger".)
Height range: 10'5" - 12'11"
Male weight range: 1500 - 1800 lbs
Female weight range: 1450 - 1750 lbs
Starting age range: 25 - 40
Lifespan: 120 years
Half-giants begin play with 5 Character Points.
A half-giant is an enormous individual, standing between 10 and 12 feet tall, and weighing in the neighborhood of 1,600 pounds. Their features are human, but exaggerated.
Simply put, a half-giant gains terrific size from his giant heritage, but also inherits that race's dull wits. His human background, however, provides him with an interest in communication and cooperation, not to mention more reserved traits such as curiosity, a willingness to learn, and a general tendency toward kindness. At any rate, half-giants are capable of far more kindness than their often tyrannical, bloodthirsty giant kin.
Though no one knows for certain, half-giants seem to be a fairly young race, perhaps only a few tens of centuries old. There is no half-giant culture common to all of their kind. On the contrary, having insufficient history and overall intelligence to have their own culture, half-giants tend to readily adopt the cultures of other creatures they admire or associate with. Half-giants are very imitative creatures, eager to fit into new situations as they present themselves.
Half-giants sometimes collect into communities of their own, though they most often adopt the culture and customs of those creatures that are nearby. When near an elven nation, for instance, half-giants will form their own hunting and raiding parties, adopting the ways of the elven marauders. They won't mix with the elves, neither will they fight with them. In most instances, imitative half-giant communities will compete directly with the race whom they are likening themselves to. It is their great size and combat prowess that keeps their competitors at a safe distance.
Half-giants are friendly and eager to please those they meet. Others who accept them find that half-giants quickly adopt their lifestyles and skills, even their values. A half-giant character who is presented with a new situation should examine the roles of the people there, determine where he might best fit in, and then start performing the tasks necessary.
For example, a half-giant character who happens upon a dwarven stone quarry may watch the dwarves, then start quarrying stone himself. He won't work with the dwarves, necessarily but, if he can make a living at it, he will continue to quarry stone just like his neighbor dwarves do.
This is not to say, however, that half-giants are strictly bound to perform as those they see around them, nor are they restricted from moving on. On the contrary, if the situation is not beneficial or if the half-giant would not perform well (living in the trees like the halflings, for instance), he won't imitate it. Also, half-giants are not bound to a piece of work or a lifestyle the way other races are; they seldom have regrets or reminiscences about what has gone before. They simply aren't as emotionally attached to their lives or works.
Half-giants switch goals and lifestyles easily, taking on new values to fit new situations. These are usually based on the charismatic individuals the half-giant meets, but can also arise from circumstance; for example, a half-giant whose peaceful farming life is disrupted by marauders may soon adopt the morals of the very renegades who sacked his village.
Strength: 21 to 24
Dexterity: 7 to 15
Constitution: 17 to 22
Intelligence: 5 to 13
Wisdom: 5 to 15
Charisma: 5 to 15
Size: Large
Alignment: Any partly neutral (the neutral side of a half-giants alignment usually fluctuates to either extreme)
Double result of hit die rolls (before Constitution bonus)
All personal items (food, clothing, weapons, etc.) cost double
| Fighter | Ranger | Gladiator | Defiler | Preserver | Cleric, Air | Cleric, Earth | Cleric, Fire | Cleric, Water | Druid | Templar | Thief | Bard | Trader | Psionicist |
| 16 | 8 | 14 | N/A | N/A | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Unlimited |
Multiclass options:
Fighter/Cleric
Fighter/Psionicist
Cleric/Psionicist
(Any "Fighter" entry can be replaced with "Ranger".)
Height range: 10'5" - 12'11"
Male weight range: 1500 - 1800 lbs
Female weight range: 1450 - 1750 lbs
Starting age range: 25 - 40
Lifespan: 120 years
Half-giants begin play with 5 Character Points.