Giants the information file
by David MelikThis is a file which corresponds to
the list of new giant information whose files are listed below.
Cliff Giant
Death Giant Desert Giant
New Creature - Giants the information file.
I am posting several giants that I created some years ago. I am now revising, expanding, and typing them in AD&Ds superior monster format, with a touch of D&D format. (But I can't say much for AD&D weapon mastery) Soon I will post the rest, one is for immortal campaigns. I've put D&D conversions to the right, if nothing is there then it's basically the same. The THAC0's are adjusted for strength. (We've got to be fair to the monsters too!) If you want to know more about this, I have included a chart. I haven't seen mountain giants in AD&D, but made an educated guess at what their strength would be. (If anyone knows what it is, please inform me.)
Note that these are in 1st, not 2nd ed., the AD&D XP seems awkward, especially on the one for immortal campaigns. I don't know if 2nd ed. has a better XP system or not, and don't plan to buy new rulebooks because of course I have to get Mystara stuff first. Does anyone know if the XP is a problem? As far as I know, AD&D1 had no "special" treasure like D&D, so I've adjusted their AD&D treasure, and have included a special treasure table here for other 1st ed. players. If AD&D2 has special treasure, if anyone can post TT conversions that would be helpful to 2nd ed. players.
Giant Strength Chart
| Type of giant | Equivalent giant | Strength |
| Plains | Hill | 19 |
| Swamp | Hill | 19 |
| Cliff | Stone | 20 |
| Desert | Frost | 21 |
| Forest | Fire | 22 |
| Jungle | Cloud | 23 |
| Horse | Storm | 24 |
| Death | Mountain | 25 |
| Gargantuan | - | 100* |
*This is D&D strength, AD&D doesn't accurately represent the power of these creatures.
Special Treasure Table
| 1d100 | Item | Enc (cn) | Value (gp) |
| 1-10 | Book, rare | 2D100 | 1D100 x 10/td> |
| 11-12 | Fur common*: Pelt | 1D6 x 10 | 1D4 |
| 13-17 | Fur common*: Cape | 1D8 + 4 x 10 | 1D6 x 100 |
| 18-20 | Fur common*: Coat | 2D6 + 8 x 10 | 3D4 x 100 |
| 21-22 | Fur, rare**: Pelt | 1D6 x 10 | 2D6 |
| 23-27 | Fur rare**: Cape | 1D8 + 4 x 10 | 4D6 x 100 |
| 28-30 | Fur, rare**: Coat | 2D6 + 8 x 10 | 1D6 x 100 |
| 31-35 | Incense, rare | 1 cn/stick | 5D6/stick |
| 36-40 | Perfume, rare | 1 cn/vial | 1D10 + 5 x 10/vial |
| 41-55 | Rug or tapestry*** | 1D6 x 100 | 2D10 |
| 56-65 | Silk*** | 1D6 x 10 | 1D8 |
| 66-75 | Skin, animal | 5D4 x 100 | 1D10 |
| 76-85 | Skin, monster | 1D100 x 500 | 1D10 x 100 |
| 86-90 | Statuette | 1D100 | 4D4/cn enc |
| 91-95 | Spice, rare | 1D100 | 1D10 x 100 |
| 96-00 | Wine, rare | 1D6 + 3 x 10 | 1D6/bottle |
* Common furs include beaver, fox, marten, muskrat, and seal.
** Rich furs include ermine, mink, and sable
*** Prices and encumbrances are for
each square yard.