Giant

Huge giant, Typically Chaotic Evil

Armor Class 15 (Hide armor)

Hit Points 172 (15d12 + 75)

Speed 40 ft.

STR 23 (+6) · DEX 10 (+0) · CON 20 (+5) · INT 7 (−2) · WIS 10 (+0) · CHA 9 (−1)

Saving Throws Str +9, Con +8, Wis +3

Skills Athletics +9, Perception +3

Gear Hide Armor, Tree Trunk Club, Large Sack (contains 1d4 stolen sheep and 3d6 assorted mundane treasures)

Senses Darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13

Languages Giant, Common

Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)

Traits

Gullible. True to folklore, this giant is easily tricked. It has Disadvantage on Intelligence (Investigation) and Wisdom (Insight) checks.

Actions

Multiattack. The giant makes two attacks.

Tree Trunk Club. Melee Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 22 (3d10 + 6) Bludgeoning damage, and the target is knocked Prone.

Thrown Boulder. Ranged Attack: +9 to hit, range 60/240 ft., one target. Hit: 28 (4d10 + 6) Bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it is pushed 10 feet away.

Bonus Actions

Thunderous Stomp (Recharge 5-6). The giant slams its massive foot into the ground. Each creature within 10 feet of the giant must succeed on a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw or take 15 (2d8 + 6) Bludgeoning damage.

Reactions

Catch and Crush. When a creature the giant can see moves into a space within 10 feet of it, the giant can make one Tree Trunk Club attack against it. If the attack hits, the target takes the damage, is knocked Prone, and its Speed is reduced to 0 until the start of its next turn.

Lore

A clever hero from the English fairy tale "Jack the Giant Killer" who uses magical artifacts and his own wits to defeat monstrous giants, eventually joining King Arthur's court to marry a noble lady.

During the reign of good King Arthur, in the county of Cornwall at Land’s End, there lived a farmer who had but one son, Jack. Jack was famous far and wide for a quick wit that no one could match.

In those days a savage giant named Cormoran haunted St. Michael’s Mount. He was as tall as a good-sized house and forever raided the surrounding towns and villages, driving off cattle by the dozen. For years his wickedness went unchecked.

From The Fairy Tale Compendium · Fern Flower Press