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GIANTS

REVISITED

GIANTS

CLOUD GIANT

MARSH GIANT

Diametrically aligned,

mountain-dwelling

colossi with supernatural

powers over the sky and

clouds, as well as possible

ties to mysterious,

mythical cloud cities.

Swamp-dwelling, ishlike

degenerates who make

sacriices to a foul demon

lord, bringing them

grotesque powers and

dark alliances with horrid

sea-spawn.

CYCLOPS

RUNE GIANT

One-eyed, rage-illed giants

capable of glimpsing into

the near future, yet whose

expansive empires have

been reduced to little

more than rubble and far-

lung enclaves.

Rune-covered, magically

crossbred warriors

designed for the sole

purpose of enslaving

all other members of

giantkind to build their

monstrous monuments.

FIRE GIANT

STONE GIANT

Legendary craters of

tremendous weapons

and invincible armor,

whose lust for war and

domination drives them

to spread devastation

throughout the lands.

Skilled artisans, hunters,

and historians capable

of communing with

the earth and stones to

bring them closer to the

spiritual ways of their

ancient forebears.

FROST GIANT

STORM GIANT

Tribal raiders who

make their homes in

the frostbitten north,

following the whims

of merciless jarls and

waylaying travelers for

sport, plunder, and food.

Benevolent but

tempestuous seafarers

who travel the oceans in

hopes of vanquishing evil,

spreading the ideals of

goodness, and engaging

diferent cultures.

HILL GIANT

TAIGA GIANT

Dim-witted, inbred

goliaths who aimlessly

wander rocky lands,

preying on nearby

villages and raining

boulders down on any

who tread too close.

Nomadic, crimson-haired

tribespeople who dwell in

hoarfrost-rimed forests

and hunt down any who

dare to intrude upon

nature and the sacred

lands of their people.

GIANTS REVISITED

A Pathfinder Campaign Setting Supplement

This book works best with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook .

Although suitable for play in any fantasy world, it is optimized for use in

the Pathfinder campaign setting.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

MarshGiant

CloudGiant

RuneGiant

Cyclops

StoneGiant

FireGiant

StormGiant

FrostGiant

TaigaGiant

HillGiant

CREDITS

Authors • Jesse Benner, Ryan Costello, Brian R. James,

Jason Nelson, Russ Taylor, and Ray Vallese

Cover Artist • Steve Prescott

Interior Artists • Dave Allsop, Francesco Graziani,

Scott Purdy, Kieran Yanner, and Ilker Serdar Yildiz

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PATHFINDER CAMPAIGN SETTING: GIANTS REVISITED

ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS

P erhaps no other beings in the history of humanity

Adventure Path and Bestiary 3 also highlight the Eastern-

inspired giant outsiders known as yai. But as one can

imagine, it’s hard to scratch that giant itch without a

full book on these mammoth monsters—and hence this

gargantuan gallery of giants was born.

have permeated legend and lore so ubiquitously as

the towering race known as giants. In Hinduism, the

giants known as Daityas wore jewelry the size of boulders

and fought against the gods, jealous of the deities’ powers.

The giants of Ancient Greece were said to be the children of

the goddess Gaia, who hoped that her offspring would free

the recently captured Titans from their prison in Tartarus.

The Old Testament features the story of how young David—

future king of Israel—faced off against the champion of

the Philistines, an immense warrior known as Goliath.

Classic folktales such as those of Paul Bunyan and Jack

and the Beanstalk give reimagined life to these characters,

ingraining such legends in modern folklore and f iction.

Today, we celebrate the myths of giants in myriad

outlets, whether it be through literature and f iction ( The

BFG , Gulliver’s Travels , Harry Potter , The Lord of the Rings , The

Silver Chair ), popular movies and television ( The 7th Voyage

of Sinbad , Thor , Land of the Giants , The Troll Hunter ), or video

games ( God of War , Shadow of the Colossus , Skyrim ). Whether

we realize it or not, our culture is steeped in references

to these legendary heavyweights, and for whatever reason,

people have an undeniable fascination with larger-than-

life beings.

Giants occupy diverse places both on Golarion and

throughout the Pathf inder Roleplaying Game. Having

appeared in each volume of the Pathfinder RPG Bestiary ,

giants continue to expand their role with the presentation

of more terrains for giant residents as well as stranger hulks

tied to ancient mysteries and the secrets of the multiverse.

Even as far back as the Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path,

giants have taken up an important role in the Pathf inder

campaign setting, their massive size and incredible power

making them not just intimidating adversaries, but also

opponents with a pedigree as epic foes reaching back to

some of the best-loved RPG adventures of all time. With

that heritage in mind, Pathfinder Adventure Path #4: Fortress

of the Stone Giants was purposefully designed as an homage

to the classic Against the Giants adventures of the 1970s,

adding stone giants to the ranks of hill, frost, and f ire giants

with equally colossal adventures. Since stone giants got the

boulder rolling it hasn’t stopped, and before long taiga giants

and rune giants appeared, not just as new monsters, but also

as races with an undeniable role in Golarion’s history.

Giants also make appropriately sizable impacts

elsewhere on Golarion, with ogres and trolls receiving

in-depth overviews in Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Classic

Monsters Revisited . The bestiaries of the Jade Regent

IN THIS BOOK

In addition to sections that detail specif ic facets of giants’

abilities and cultures, each of the following chapters

includes an example stat block for a leader of the giants

in question, as well as a “Bags” sidebar, which provides a

random treasure table of items commonly found about

the giant’s dwelling, alongside his equipment, or in a

gigantic bag he carries along with him. GMs can roll on

this table to provide inspiration for f lavorful and useful

loot that PCs might f ind after encountering a giant, either

in addition to or in place of the treasure normally allotted

for defeating a giant of that type. GMs should remember

that much of this treasure was created by giants for use

by giants—not for puny lesser races—and so items might

be too large and unwieldy for PCs of typical races to make

use of. That said, many giants—especially those of more

sinister persuasions—are murderers and thieves, and so

might possess the equipment and treasure of all manner

of smaller creatures.

The following pages in this volume feature 10 of the

most iconic giants to dwell on Golarion, each titanic

being having its own distinct role and legends within the

Inner Sea region.

Cloud Giant : Russ Taylor delves into the implications of

the unique ethological division that separates cloud giants

into both good and evil factions, and explores the myths of

their legendary cloud cities.

Cyclops : Though cyclopes were once the rulers of a

sprawling empire, Brian R. James explains how the one-

eyed brutes can now feel only rage as they attempt to make

sense of their sporadic f lashes of insight and battle to

regain memories lost to their cultural amnesia.

Fire Giant : The destructive f ire giants spread their

inf luence through slave-taking raids and burning

war campaigns. Jason Nelson describes these giants’

industrious kingdoms and insatiable desire for complete

dominion over punier races.

Frost Giant : Hailing from the icy lands of the distant

north, frost giants are as violent and treacherous as the

regions they inhabit. Brian R. James shows us how these

barbarians treat foolhardy adventurers who dare to intrude

upon their frostbitten realms.

INTRODUCTION

10 Jungle giant

Bestiary 3 129

Hill Giant : Ryan Costello explores the crude, animalistic

behaviors of the alarmingly stupid and surprisingly

dangerous brutes known as hill giants, whose free-for-all

“societies” and nefarious use of their own infants as bait

make them truly despicable foes.

Marsh Giant : These swamp-dwelling behemoths

resemble a mix between humanoids, frogs, and f ish.

Ray Vallese gives us a look at marsh giants’ brutal and

nightmarish rituals, as well as their cults to the demon

lord Dagon.

Rune Giant : Jesse Benner presents the mysterious

powers and ancient origins of the evil rune giants, colossal

monsters created by evil spellcasters millennia ago for the

sole purpose of enslaving all other members of giantkind.

Stone Giant : Russ Taylor details the rock-shaping stone

giants—once enslaved to work for wizards of a vile and

ancient civilization—and describes their tragic past and

uncertain future.

Storm Giant : Though storm giants are largely regarded as

benevolent, sea-faring beings of justice, Jason Nelson shows

us how their capricious tempers can be as unpredictable

and stormy as the winds they command.

Taiga Giant : Jason Nelson rounds out this volume’s

collection of giants with the noble and elusive taiga giants,

whose spiritual connections to their ancestors grant them

magic beyond reason as they battle to protect the wild

lands they hold sacred.

11 Ash giant

Bestiary 3 126

11 Atamahuta (oni)

Pathfinder #51 86

12 Athach

Bestiary 2 33

12 Great cyclops

Bestiary 3 61

13 Earth yai (oni)

Pathfinder #53 88

14 Ice yai (oni)

Bestiary 3 207

14 Mountain troll

Lands of the Linnorm Kings 62

15 Fire yai (oni)

Bestiary 3 206

15 Hell gigas

Pathfinder #30 84

15 Jotund troll

Bestiary 3 272

16 Abyss gigas

The Witchwar Legacy 27

16 Wind yai (oni)

Pathfinder #54 88

18 Water yai (oni)

Bestiary 3 212

20 Void yai (oni)

Bestiary 3 210

MORE GIANTS

The Pathf inder campaign setting boasts a formidable

array giants, comprising so many colossal races as to

prevent them from all being included in one volume.

Below you will f ind a table of giants not covered in

this book, but that have full stat blocks and additional

details presented in other Pathf inder RPG products.

CR Giant Source

2 Thawn Pathfinder #31 84

3 Freshwater merrow Bestiary 2 189

3 Moss troll Bestiary 3 273

3 Ogre Bestiary 220 and

Classic Monsters Revisited

4 Ice troll Bestiary 2 271

5 Troll Bestiary 268 and

Classic Monsters Revisited

6 Cave giant Bestiary 3 127

6 Ettin Bestiary 130

6 Rock troll Bestiary 2 272

6 Wood giant Bestiary 2 132

6 Saltwater merrow Bestiary 2 189

8 Ogre mage (oni)

Bestiary 221

9 Desert giant

Bestiary 3 128

10 Gholdako

Isles of the Shackles 49

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