D&D 5E Alternative Hill Giant Chief for Storm King

[twofalls]

I want to use the hill giants in the SKT game I'm running, but I'm not into their storyline, or rpging them like overgrown children. I think of them more like the Trolls in Tolkien's The Hobbit. Still a little comedic, but deadly and frightening, not silly. Anyhow, I don't like Guh. The plotline of stealing food to become the largest giant and top the ordening is cool, but more menacing, and a male chief, not a female for me. It's been percolating through my skull but right now my brain is tired and I'm lacking ideas. Has anyone else done anything similar to this in their own campaigns in SKT? Yes I know I can use one of the other giant types, but this is my first use of this campaign and I want to do hill giants. I've printed up the attached model to represent the new Hill Giant Duke.

 

[Umbran]

.... but more menacing, and a male chief, not a female for me.

Why?

 

[dave2008]

i'm not sure what you are looking for, but you might find this thread worth a look: 5e Hombrew Giant Elites, and specifically: Hill Giant Chief

 

[GlassJaw]

Cool miniature but way out of scale for a hill giant.

I can't agree with your take on Guh though. She is both comedic but gross and terrifying at the same time. And given that the encounter is a potential role-playing opportunity makes it even better.

 

[twofalls]

Glass : I'm not concerned about the scale too much so long as it fits on the proper base, which this does. I'm looking more for visual impact on the table, and this model as a chief does have that.

Dave: Yeah, this is essentially Guh in a nutshell, which is fine, the rules seem solid on her. What I'm looking for is a different storyline than Guh high-jacks all the males as her slaves and kicks out the other girls. It won't be hard to manufacture, was just fishing for ideas.

Umbran: Do I need a why? It just doesn't work for me.

 

[dave2008]

Glass : I'm not concerned about the scale too much so long as it fits on the proper base, which this does. I'm looking more for visual impact on the table, and this model as a chief does have that.

Dave: Yeah, this is essentially Guh in a nutshell, which is fine, the rules seem solid on her. What I'm looking for is a different storyline than Guh high-jacks all the males as her slaves and kicks out the other girls. It won't be hard to manufacture, was just fishing for ideas.

Umbran: Do I need a why? It just doesn't work for me.

OK, I thought you were looking for stats, not RP / Lore ideas. I am not familiar enough with SKT to give you ideas, but you might try the "Enhancing Storm King's Thunder" thread for ideas.

 

[Umbran]

Umbran: Do I need a why? It just doesn't work for me.

You were the one who brought up the gender of the character as important to you on a discussion board. Kinda implies the point might be discussed...

 

[twofalls]

Umbran: Fair enough point. I shouldn't have mentioned it in today's hyper sensitive climate that so very quickly devolves into virtue signalling and acrimony, which is why I don't want to discuss it. I have many strong opinions and wrote the post quickly, which is likely why it came out. Those opinions are irrelevant to my ultimate goal in the story.

 

[Umbran]

in today's hyper sensitive climate that so very quickly devolves into virtue signalling and acrimony

Mod Note:
Yeah, seeing as by dismissing people's opinions as "virtue signaling" you are now in violation of the board rules, and I have to break out the red text.

We do have an inclusiveness policy - please review it.

 

[dave2008]

Cool mini by the way - were do you get it and how tall is it?