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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants is an sourcebook for 5th-edition Dungeons & Dragons released on August 15, 2023. It covers the history, cultures, and races of the giants, with giant-themed options for player-characters and monsters and sites for Dungeon Masters.

Explore the wondrous realms of giants with this supplement for the world’s greatest roleplaying game.

Bigby the Great recounts his journeys into the history, myth, and society of giants in this guide to their realms in the worlds of Dungeons & Dragons. Here Bigby and the demigod Diancastra, child of the giants’ All-Father, Annam, unveil the secrets of Annam’s mighty descendants.

Players will find a wealth of giant-themed character options: a subclass for barbarians, two backgrounds related to giants and their runic magic, and feat options that evoke the strength and primal magic of the giants. Dungeon Masters will gain inspiration for bringing giants to life, from maps of giant-built sites and big new monsters to tremendous treasures and intriguing trinkets in a giant’s bag!

Let Bigby and Diancastra teach you everything about the iconic giants of D&D!

  • Delves into unrevealed giant lore, including an overview of the hierarchical structure of the ordning and giants’ religion, and ideas about giants’ organizations and societies across the multiverse.
  • Adds giant-themed player character options where adventurers can evoke the glory of giants with 1 new barbarian subclass, explore the vast world of giants with 2 new backgrounds, and unlock 8 new feats to unleash runic magic and wield elemental power.
  • Displays a wondrous collection of 30+ magic items, including 3 illustrious artifacts.
  • Offers a plethora of tools for Dungeon Masters including lair maps, adventure hooks, encounter tables, treasures, and giant roleplaying inspiration.
  • Presents a giant bestiary! More than a third of the book is devoted to monster descriptions, lore, and stat blocks.
  • Discover a vibrant ecosystem filled with new giant kinds, 70+ new monsters, and other enormous creatures.
— Product description

Contents[]

  • Diancastra's Saga
  • Chapter 1: Character Creation
  • Chapter 2: Giants in Play
  • Chapter 3: Giant Adventures
  • Chapter 4: Giant Enclaves
  • Chapter 5: Giant Treasures
  • Chapter 6: Bestiary
  • Appendix A: Concept Art
  • Appendix B: Adventure Hooks

Index[]

Characters[]

Characters
Baphomet • Bigby • Cryonax • Demogorgon • Diancastra • Garyx • Imix • Kostchtchie • Mordenkainen • Ogrémoch • Olhydra • Yan-C-Bin • Yeenoghu
Referenced only
Hekaton • Jules Verne

Creatures[]

Creatures
bag jelly • barrowghast • cairnwight • cinder hulk • cradle of the fire scion • cradle of the frost scion • cradle of the hill scion • cradle of the stone scion • cradle of the storm scion • dinosaurs (aerosaur • altisaur • ceratops • regisaur) • dust hulk • echo of Demogorgon • ettin • ettin ceremorph • fensir • firbolg • firegaunt • fire hellion • flesh colossus • fomorian • frostmourn • fury of Kostchtchie • gargantua • giants (cloud • hill • storm • stone • frost • fire • death) • giant goose • giant ram • giant ox • giant tick • giant lynx • gigant • goliath • grinning cat • lightning hulk • maw of Yeenoghu • mist hulk • mud hulk • rime hulk • runic colossus • scion of Grolantor • scion of Memnor • scion of Skoraeus • scion of Stronmaus • scion of Surtur • scion of Thrym • spectral cloud • spotted lion • stalker of Baphomet • storm crab • storm herald • tempest spirit • titanothere • troll amalgam • troll mutate
Referenced only
bee • giant clam • giant weasel • panther • Wind Dukes of Aaqa

Items[]

Currency
Food & Drinks
Gems
ceramic • citrine • fire opal • garnet • geode • pearl • quartz • turquoise
Materials & Substances
bronze • copper • electrum • gold • pewter • platinum • silver
Tools
Miscellaneous
barrel • beehive • bowl • plate • pouch • spoon • spyglass • tapestry

Locations[]

Locations

Magic[]

Spells
Items
adze of Annam • armor of safeguarding • Bigby's beneficial bracelet • crown of the wrath bringer • delver's claws • glowrune pigment • harp of gilded plenty • helm of perfect potential • lash of immolation • longbow of the healing heart • lungent destroyer • mistral mantle • nimbus coronette • orb of Skoraeus • prehistoric figurine of wondrous power]] • reaper's scream • ring of amity • sanctum amulet • shield of the blazing dreadnaught • staff of the rooted hills • stormbreaker's breastplate • thunderbuss • warhorn of valor • wayfarer's boots • wyrmreaver gauntlets • zephyr armor
Referenced only
axe of the Dwarvish Lords • dwarven thrower • Whelm

Organizations[]

Gloaming Court • Hidden Rune • Stewards of the Eternal Throne • Woodroot Circle

Religions[]

Miscellaneous[]

Events
Subclasses
Path of the Giant
Referenced only
Way of the Four Elements

Credits[]

  • Project Lead: James Wyatt
  • Art Director: Emi Tanji
  • Writers: Makenzie De Armas, Dan Dillon, Ben Petrisor, Jason Tondro
  • Rules Developers: |eremy Crawford, Ben Petrisor
  • Lead Editor: Janica Carter
  • Editors: Judy Bauer, Eytan Bernstein, Adrian Ng
  • Lead Graphic Designer: Trish Yochum
  • Additional Graphic Designers: Matt Cole, Bob Jordan
  • Additional Art Directors: Kate Irwin, Dawn Murin, Zack Stella
  • Cover lllustrators: Cynthia Sheppard, Olena Richards
  • Cartographer: Dyson Logos
  • Interior lllustrators: Carlo Arellano, Francesca Baerald, Eric Belisle, Olivier Bernard, Christopher Burdett, Dmitry Burmak, Dawn Carlos, Kai Carpenter, Manuel Castafién, Bud Cook, Kent Davis, Nikki Dawes, Olga Drebas, Sarah Finnigan, Evyn Fong, Jessica Fong, Tony Foti, Isabel Gibney, Michele Giorgi, Quintin Gleim, Alexandre Honor, Julian Kok, Katerina Ladon, Adridn Ibarra Lugo, Warren Mahy, Andrew Mar, Brynn Metheney, Robson Michel, Riccardo Moscatello, Irina Nordsol, Hinchel Or, Vicki Pangestu, Claudio Pozas, Arash Radkia, Chris Rahn, Julio Reyna, Ilya Shkipin, Matias Tapia, Brian Valeza, Jabari Weathers
  • Concept Artists: Daarken, John Grello, April Prime, Shawn Wood
  • Consultants: Siena East, Winona Nelson, John Tomhave
  • Project Engineer: Cynda Callaway
  • Imaging Technicians: Daniel Corona, Kevin Yee
  • Prepress Specialist: Jefferson Dunlap
D&D Studio
  • Executive Producer: Kyle Brink
  • Game Architects: Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins
  • Studio Art Director: Josh Herman
  • Art Manager: Rob Sather
  • Art Department: Matt Cole, Trystan Falcone, Bree Heiss, Kate Irwin, Bob Jordan, Noor Rahman, Emi Taniji, Trish Yochum
  • Design Department: Justice Ramin Arman, Makenzie De Armas, Dan Dillon, Amanda Hamon, Ron Lundeen, Ben Petrisor, Patrick Renie, F. Wesley Schneider, Carl Sibley, Jason Tondro, James Wyatt
  • Managing Editor: judy Bauer
  • Editorial Department: Eytan Bernstein, Janica Carter, Adrian Ng
  • Senior Producer: Dan Tovar
  • Producers: Bill Benham, Siera Bruggeman, Robert Hawkey, Andy Smith, Gabriel Waluconis
  • Director of Product Management: Liz Schuh
  • Product Managers: Natalie Egan, Chris Lindsay, Hilary Ross, Chris Tulach

Appendix[]

External Links[]

References[]

Connections[]

5th Edition Sourcebooks
Core Rulebooks Dungeon Master's GuideMonster ManualPlayer's Handbook
Sourcebooks Acquisitions IncorporatedBigby Presents: Glory of the GiantsThe Book of Many ThingsFizban's Treasury of DragonsMordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the MultiverseMordenkainen's Tome of FoesSword Coast Adventurer's GuideTasha's Cauldron of EverythingVan Richten's Guide to RavenloftVolo's Guide to MonstersXanathar's Guide to Everything
Adventures Baldur's Gate: Descent into AvernusCurse of StrahdHoard of the Dragon QueenIcewind Dale: Rime of the FrostmaidenOut of the AbyssPhandelver and Below: The Shattered ObeliskPlanescape: Adventures in the MultiversePrinces of the ApocalypseSpelljammer: Adventures in SpaceStorm King's ThunderThe Rise of TiamatTomb of AnnihilationVecna: Eve of RuinWaterdeep: Dragon HeistWaterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad MageThe Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Starter Sets Dungeons & Dragons Starter SetDungeons & Dragons Essentials KitDungeons & Dragons Starter Set (2022)
Anthologies Tales from the Yawning PortalGhosts of SaltmarshCandlekeep MysteriesJourneys Through the Radiant CitadelKeys from the Golden Vault
Supplements Elemental Evil Player's Companion
Playtest Confrontation at CandlekeepDead in ThayGhosts of Dragonspear CastleLegacy of the Crystal ShardMurder in Baldur's GateReclaiming BlingdenstoneScourge of the Sword CoastStorm over NeverwinterVault of the Dracolich