Giant (Dungeons & Dragons)

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, giant is a type of creature, or "creature type". Giants are humanoid-shaped creatures of great strength and size.

All giants have Low-light vision. As a group, they have no other special abilities or immunities.

There are six types of classic "true giant" in the core Dungeons & Dragons game:


 * Cloud Giant: A giant race that believes itself superior to all other giants (save for storm giants)
 * Fire giant: A militaristic giant that looks more like a huge dwarf
 * Frost giant: A giant who lives in areas frozen year-round and participates in raids
 * Hill giant: A selfish giant that looks closer to an ape
 * Stone giant: A shy giant that is nevertheless dangerous when aroused to anger
 * Storm giant: A gentle giant that lives mainly on cloud islands

Dwarves have a bonus to their Armor Class against attacks from creatures of the giant type, due to their experience with fighting these oversized foes.

See also:
 * Giant-kin

Other creatures of the Giant type

 * Ettin
 * Ogre
 * Troll
 * Firbolg
 * Fomorian

Giants Beyond the Monster Manual

 * Desert giant
 * Death giant
 * Eldritch giant
 * Fog giant
 * Jungle giant
 * Forest Giant: An elfin giant that is amongst the tallest species of giant
 * Sun Giant: A grim, nomadic desert-dwelling giant that survives by raising livestock
 * Ocean Giant: A mermaid-like giant that can assume a more humanoid form to walk on land
 * Mountain Giant: A brute that is amongst the largest species of giant, and loves to squash people under boulders
 * Reef giant
 * Sand giant