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| CR=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|CR}}}
| CR=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|CR}}}
| CR | 17
| CR | 21
   <!-- Value: integer between 1 and 35. -->
   <!-- Value: integer between 1 and 35. -->
   }}</onlyinclude>
   }}</onlyinclude>
| Min-CR = 18
| Max-CR = 26


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| Role |  
| Role |  
   <!-- Values: Heavy, Killer, Leader, Minion, Shooter, Sneak, Tank, Threat, Villain, or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: Heavy, Killer, Leader, Legend, Minion, Shooter, Skirmisher, Sneak, Swarm, Tank, Threat, Villain, or leave blank -->
 
   }}</onlyinclude>
   }}</onlyinclude>
  <!-- Prevent this monster from being assigned certain roles in MMM -->
| Restrict-Role-No-Role =
| Restrict-Role-Heavy =
| Restrict-Role-Killer =
| Restrict-Role-Leader =
| Restrict-Role-Legend =
| Restrict-Role-Minion =
| Restrict-Role-Shooter =
| Restrict-Role-Skirmisher =
| Restrict-Role-Sneak =
| Restrict-Role-Swarm =
| Restrict-Role-Tank =
| Restrict-Role-Threat =
| Restrict-Role-Villain =
  <!-- Values: Y or leave blank -->
| Pattern1=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Pattern1}}}
| Pattern1 |
  <!-- Use to assign a Pattern to the monster, which will alter its effective CR.  Or leave blank. -->
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| Pattern2=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Pattern2}}}
| Pattern2 |
  <!-- Use to assign a second Pattern to the monster, which will further alter its effective CR.  Or leave blank. -->
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| Description=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Description}}}
| Description=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Description}}}
| Description | Hill Giants are massive creatures, covered in huge masses of thick muscle and fat. While they are technically size Large, they are definitely at the very upper end of that size category due to their simple bulk. Hill giants exude a sense of huge power mixed with dull frustrated rage at a world they simply don't understand. Indeed, Hill Giants are the second strongest breed of Giants, their physical power exceeding the strength of far more dangerous clans of giants, such as Cloud giants, who are frail weaklings compared to Hill giants.
| Description | Hill Giants are massive creatures, covered in huge masses of thick muscle and fat. While they are technically size Large, they are definitely at the very upper end of that size category due to their simple bulk. Hill giants exude a sense of huge power mixed with dull frustrated rage at a world they simply don't understand. Indeed, Hill Giants are the second strongest breed of Giants, their physical power exceeding the strength of far more dangerous clans of giants, such as Cloud giants, who are frail weaklings compared to Hill giants.


:Luckily for every other creature in the world, their incredible strength is also their downfall, as Hill Giants, charitably, are musclebound idiots. They are physically clumsy, slow of action, and awkward when they manage to do something, as likely to break a weapon as use it to smash a foe. Even worse, they are crude and stupid creatures. Ogres are mental giants compared to a Hill Giant. Hill Giants struggle to sustain even the most rudimentary of social structures, like family, or language. The actions of most other races are incomprehensible to a Hill giant, who is too limited to even grasp what a farm is, never mind understand why agriculture is a good idea.
Luckily for every other creature in the world, their incredible strength is also their downfall, as Hill Giants, charitably, are musclebound idiots. They are physically clumsy, slow of action, and awkward when they manage to do something, as likely to break a weapon as use it to smash a foe. Even worse, they are crude and stupid creatures. Ogres are mental giants compared to a Hill Giant. Hill Giants struggle to sustain even the most rudimentary of social structures, like family, or language. The actions of most other races are incomprehensible to a Hill giant, who is too limited to even grasp what a farm is, never mind understand why agriculture is a good idea.


:As a result of their incredible physical strength and incredible mental deficiencies, Hill giants on their own live lives of desperate poverty, lacking fire, shelter, and far too often, even clothing. Despite this, Hill giants thrive on their own, their size and strength serving quite well in Nature to sustain their lives. Groups of Hill giants are uncomfortably common in untamed lands, and they are disgustingly fertile, to boot.
As a result of their incredible physical strength and incredible mental deficiencies, Hill giants on their own live lives of desperate poverty, lacking fire, shelter, and far too often, even clothing. Despite this, Hill giants thrive on their own, their size and strength serving quite well in Nature to sustain their lives. Groups of Hill giants are uncomfortably common in untamed lands, and they are disgustingly fertile, to boot.


:Many Hill giants find themselves working as serfs for other races. Ogres and especially Trolls find Hill giants to be excellent companionship, and those creatures serve to improve the life of Hill giants tremendously. Other Giant races also employ Hill giants as serfs, especially Frost and Fire giants, as well as Death giants and the terrible Fomaori. No one tries to enslave a Hill giant, by the way. No chain will hold them and no punishment will deter them, so there is little point. Give them a warm place to sleep, food to eat, things to torment, and rugged, simple work to do, and Hill giants will be loyal forever.
Many Hill giants find themselves working as serfs for other races. Ogres and especially Trolls find Hill giants to be excellent companionship, and those creatures serve to improve the life of Hill giants tremendously. Other Giant races also employ Hill giants as serfs, especially Frost and Fire giants, as well as Death giants and the terrible Fomaori. Hill giants are sadly susceptible to the mental enslavement used by Hobgoblins, and make valuable chattel for their strength and ability to fight.  No one tries to enslave a Hill giant with simple physical force, by the way. No chain will hold them and no punishment will deter them, so there is little point. Give them a warm place to sleep, food to eat, things to torment, and rugged, simple work to do, and Hill giants will be loyal forever.


:Hill giants usually live in small tribal groups, and make crude mud huts out of sticks and wattle. They will roam out daily, in a more-or-less random direction, and forage for food and victims. If Hill giants are serving as serfs for other classes of creatures, they will arise, take their food, and then happily perform whatever jobs they are given, as long as those jobs are within their intellectual grasp. As long as they are given lots of things to do, Hill giants are surprisingly tractable. If some of those duties involve killing and hurting things, all the better!  
Hill giants usually live in small tribal groups, and make crude mud huts out of sticks and wattle. They will roam out daily, in a more-or-less random direction, and forage for food and victims. If Hill giants are serving as serfs for other classes of creatures, they will arise, take their food, and then happily perform whatever jobs they are given, as long as those jobs are within their intellectual grasp. As long as they are given lots of things to do, Hill giants are surprisingly tractable. If some of those duties involve killing and hurting things, all the better!  


:Hill Giant Chieftains are the pinnacle of Hill Giant evolution.  Chieftains are rare among Hill Giants who are on their own, and indeed, are usually the chiefs of their own band. When on their own, Chieftains are usually by far the best dressed, with necklaces of fine bones, decorations of bark and smears of brightly colored mud indicating their awesome status and skill.  On the other hand, chieftains are not nearly as rare among Hill Giant serving as serfs.  It turns out, with some years to mature and decent nutrition and shelter, Hill giants can reach pretty amazing heights of erudition...for a Hill Giant.  Chieftains are valued serfs, as their tremorsense and Bossy Mouth ability are useful indeed, and their astonishing skill at Diplomacy, despite their epic stupidity, even makes them easy to get along with.
Hill Giant Chieftains are the pinnacle of Hill Giant evolution.  Chieftains are rare among Hill Giants who are on their own, and indeed, are usually the chiefs of their own band. When on their own, Chieftains are usually by far the best dressed, with necklaces of fine bones, decorations of bark and smears of brightly colored mud indicating their awesome status and skill.  On the other hand, chieftains are not nearly as rare among Hill Giants serving as serfs.  It turns out, with some years to mature and decent nutrition and shelter, Hill giants can reach pretty amazing heights of erudition...for a Hill Giant.  Chieftains are valued serfs, as their tremorsense and Bossy Mouth ability are useful indeed, and their astonishing skill at Diplomacy, despite their epic stupidity, even makes them easy to get along with.
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| Alignment=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Alignment}}}
| Alignment=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Alignment}}}
| Alignment | Neutral Evil
| Alignment | Pure Evil
   <!-- Values: Lawful Good, Lawful Neutral, Lawful Evil, Neutral Good, Neutral, Neutral Evil, Chaotic Good, Chaotic Neutral, Chaotic Evil -->
   <!-- Values: Lawful Good, True Lawful, Lawful Evil, Pure Good, Neutral, Pure Evil, Chaotic Good, True Chaotic, Chaotic Evil -->
   }}</onlyinclude>
   }}</onlyinclude>


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| Type=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Type}}}
| Type=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Type}}}
| Type | Humanoid
| Type | Humanoid
   <!-- Values: Aberration, Animal, Construct, Dragon, Fey, Humanoid, Magical Beast, Monstrous Humanoid, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Protean, Swarm, Troop, Undead, Vermin -->
   <!-- Values: Aberration, Animal, Construct, Dragon, Fey, Humanoid, Magical Beast, Monstrous Humanoid, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Protean, Undead, Vermin -->
   }}</onlyinclude>
   }}</onlyinclude>


| Subtype=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Subtype}}}
| Subtype=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Subtype}}}
| Subtype | Giant
| Subtype | Giant
   <!-- If second monster type (e.g. a swarm of vermin): Aberration, Animal, Construct, Dragon, Fey, Humanoid, Magical Beast, Monstrous Humanoid, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Protean, Swarm, Troop, Undead, Vermin -->
   <!-- If second monster type: Aberration, Animal, Construct, Dragon, Fey, Humanoid, Magical Beast, Monstrous Humanoid, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Protean, Undead, Vermin -->
   <!-- If Humanoid: Duergar, Giant, Gloom, Gnoll, Human, Kobold, Lizardfolk, Maenad, Norker, Orc, Somber Crool, Troglodyte, Vampire Thrall -->
   <!-- If Humanoid: Duergar, Giant, Gloom, Gnoll, Human, Kobold, Lizardfolk, Maenad, Norker, Orc, Somber Crool, Troglodyte, Vampire Thrall -->
   <!-- If Outsider: Air, Chaotic, Demon, Devil, Earth, Elemental, Evil, Fire, Good, Lawful, Native, Water -->
   <!-- If Outsider: Air, Chaotic, Demon, Devil, Earth, Elemental, Evil, Fire, Good, Lawful, Native, Water -->
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   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-8 -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-8 -->


| Senses = [[Standard Senses]], [[Darkvision]] 120 ft. , [[Tremorsense]] 60 ft.
 
   <!-- List the sense type and distance (in feet). (E.g. "[[Darkvision]] 60 ft.") -->
   <!-- SENSES -->
  <!--   [[Standard Senses]], [[Blind]] to Vision, [[Blind]] to Sound, [[Blind]] to Smell -->
  <!-- These senses have no ranges; the monster either has them (Value: "Y") or doesn't (leave blank) -->
   <!--   [[Low-Light Vision]], [[Darkvision]], [[Heartsight]]                              -->
| Sense-Is-Blind-to-Vision =
  <!--   [[Keen Hearing]], [[Precise Hearing]], [[Echolocation]]                          -->
| Sense-Is-Blind-to-Sound =
  <!--   [[Scent]], [[Keen Scent]], [[Perfect Scent]]                                      -->
| Sense-Is-Blind-to-Smell =
  <!--   [[Tremorsense]], [[Blindsense]], [[Lifesense]]                                    -->
| Sense-Has-Low-Light-Vision =
 
   <!-- These senses require ranges; if the monster has them, list the range in feet (just the number only),  
        or leave blank if the monster doesn't possess the sense in question.            -->
| Sense-Darkvision-Range = 120
| Sense-Heartsight-Range =
| Sense-Keen-Hearing-Range =
| Sense-Precise-Hearing-Range =
| Sense-Echolocation-Range =
| Sense-Scent-Range =
| Sense-Keen-Scent-Range =
| Sense-Perfect-Scent-Range =
| Sense-Airsense-Range =
| Sense-Blindsense-Range =
| Sense-Cloudsense-Range =
| Sense-Lifesense-Range =
| Sense-Mindsense-Range =
| Sense-Tremorsense-Range = 60
| Sense-Watersense-Range =
 
  <!-- If you want custom text in the 'Senses' field, use the field below, or leave blank -->
| Senses-Custom-Text =
 


| NudgePerception =  
| NudgePerception =  
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| NudgeAC = +1
| NudgeAC = +1
  <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->
| NudgeTouchAC = +1
  <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->
| NudgeFFAC = +1
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


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   <!-- Values: Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave 'Strong Against' values for type and/or subtype (if any)) -->
   <!-- Values: Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave 'Strong Against' values for type and/or subtype (if any)) -->


| MoveTypes = [[Walk]] 30 ft.
 
   <!-- List the move type and distance (in feet). (E.g. [[Jet]] 60 ft.) -->
   <!-- MOVE TYPES -->
  <!--   [[Burrowing]], [[Tunneling]], [[Earth Glide]]        -->
  <!-- If the monster has a given movement type, list the speed, in feet (just the number only), below;
  <!--   [[Lesser Climb]], [[Greater Climb]], [[Brachiating]]  -->
        if they don't have that movement type, leave it blank                    -->
  <!--   [[Hover]], [[Lesser Flight]], [[Greater Flight]]      -->
| Move-Type-Walk-Speed = 40
  <!--   [[Lesser Swim]], [[Greater Swim]], [[Jet]]            -->
| Move-Type-Burrowing-Speed =
  <!--   [[Lesser Teleport]], [[Greater Teleport]]            -->
| Move-Type-Tunneling-Speed =
| Move-Type-Earth-Glide-Speed =
| Move-Type-Lesser-Climb-Speed =
| Move-Type-Greater-Climb-Speed =
| Move-Type-Brachiating-Speed =
| Move-Type-Vaulting-Speed =
| Move-Type-Hover-Speed =
| Move-Type-Lesser-Flight-Speed =
| Move-Type-Greater-Flight-Speed =
| Move-Type-Lesser-Swim-Speed =
| Move-Type-Greater-Swim-Speed =
| Move-Type-Jet-Speed =
| Move-Type-Lesser-Teleport-Speed =
| Move-Type-Greater-Teleport-Speed =
 
  <!-- If you want custom text in the 'Move Type' field, use the field below, or leave blank -->
| Move-Type-Custom-Text =
 


| NudgeSpace =  
| NudgeSpace =  
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2. This is number of SQUARES; will be converted to feet.               -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2. This is number of SQUARES; will be converted to feet.
  <!-- NOTE: If type or subtype is "Swarm", the space will default to 10 ft.                                                                                 -->
        NOTE: If role is "Swarm", only put the space occupied by the COMPONENT CREATURE, NOT the space of the swarm, troop, or horde.
  <!-- NOTE: If type or subtype is "Troop", the space will default to 15 ft. + the normal space for the component creature size (e.g. 20 ft. for size medium) -->
        NOTE: Swarms default to 10 feet. Troops default to 15 ft. + the normal space for the component creature size (e.g. 20 ft. for size medium) -->


| NudgeReach =  
| NudgeReach =  
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2. This is number of SQUARES; will be converted to feet.     -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2. This is number of SQUARES; will be converted to feet.
  <!-- NOTE: If type or subtype is "Swarm", the reach will default to 0 ft.                                                                         -->
        NOTE: If role is "Swarm", only put the reach of the COMPONENT CREATURE, NOT the reach of the swarm, troop, or horde.
  <!-- NOTE: If type or subtype is "Troop", the reach will default to the normal reach for the component creature size (e.g. 5 ft. for size medium) -->
        NOTE: Swarms default to 0 ft. Troops default to the normal reach for the component creature size (e.g. 5 ft. for size medium) -->




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   <!-- name of primary attack, weapons or natural attacks (e.g. "Longsword" or "Bite") -->
   <!-- name of primary attack, weapons or natural attacks (e.g. "Longsword" or "Bite") -->


| Pri-Atk-Dmg-Type =  
| Pri-Atk-Dmg-Type = bludgeoning
   <!-- name of the damage type used; if the type isn't defined, create a new page using the 'Dmg-Type' template (see Using Templates) -->
   <!-- name of the damage type used; if the type isn't defined, create a new page using the 'Dmg-Type' template (see Using Templates) -->


| PriAtkNotes = plus Giant Swing
| PriAtkNotes = '''plus:''' Giant Swing
   <!-- add any specials; adds the word "plus" automatically. (e.g. "filth fever (see below)") -->
   <!-- add any specials; adds the word "plus" automatically. (e.g. "filth fever (see below)") -->


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| PriAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| PriAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgePriToHit =  
| NudgePriToHit =  
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| NudgePriDamage =  
| NudgePriDamage =  
   <!-- Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Changes the base CR of the monster's value. Max recommended is +/-4 -->




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| SecAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| SecAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgeSecToHit =  
| NudgeSecToHit =  
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| NudgeSecDamage =  
| NudgeSecDamage =  
   <!-- Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Changes the base CR of the monster's value. Max recommended is +/-4 -->




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| TerAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| TerAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgeTerToHit =  
| NudgeTerToHit =  
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| NudgeTerDamage =  
| NudgeTerDamage =  
   <!-- Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Changes the base CR of the monster's value. Max recommended is +/-4 -->




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   <!-- if 0, attack will not be displayed; if 1 or more, # of attacks will be replaced with this value    -->
   <!-- if 0, attack will not be displayed; if 1 or more, # of attacks will be replaced with this value    -->


| QuaAtkVSTouchAC =  
| Qua-Atk-Is-Touch =  
   <!-- If to-hit goes against touch AC; Values: Y (for yes), or leave blank (for no) -->
   <!-- If to-hit goes against touch AC; Values: Y (for yes), or leave blank (for no) -->


| QuaAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| QuaAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgeQuaToHit =  
| NudgeQuaToHit =  
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| NudgeQuaDamage =  
| NudgeQuaDamage =  
   <!-- Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Changes the base CR of the monster's value. Max recommended is +/-4 -->




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   <!-- Number of increments before max range of attack, thrown is 5 (default), projectile is 10 -->
   <!-- Number of increments before max range of attack, thrown is 5 (default), projectile is 10 -->


| Ranged-Atk-Dmg-Type =  
| Ranged-Atk-Dmg-Type = bludgeoning
   <!-- name of the damage type used; if the type isn't defined, create a new page using the 'Dmg-Type' template (see Using Templates) -->
   <!-- name of the damage type used; if the type isn't defined, create a new page using the 'Dmg-Type' template (see Using Templates) -->


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   <!-- if 0, attack will not be displayed; if 1 or more, # of attacks will be replaced with this value            -->
   <!-- if 0, attack will not be displayed; if 1 or more, # of attacks will be replaced with this value            -->


| RangedAtkVSTouchAC =  
| Ranged-Atk-Is-Touch =  
   <!-- If to-hit goes against touch AC; Values: Y (for yes), or leave blank (for no) -->
   <!-- If to-hit goes against touch AC; Values: Y (for yes), or leave blank (for no) -->


| RangedAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| RangedAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgeRangedToHit =  
| NudgeRangedToHit =  
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| NudgeRangedDamage =  
| NudgeRangedDamage =  
   <!-- Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Changes the base CR of the monster's value. Max recommended is +/-4 -->




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| NudgeSiegeDamage =  
| NudgeSiegeDamage =  
   <!-- Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Changes the base CR of the monster's value. Max recommended is +/-4 -->




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<!--  SPECIAL ABILITIES  -->
<!--  SPECIAL ABILITIES  -->


<!--  ROLE-BASED SPECIAL ABILITIES -->
| HideRoleReminder1 =
  <!-- Roles only; Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave reminder (if any) displayed) -->
| HideRoleReminder2 =
  <!-- Roles only; Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave reminder (if any) displayed) -->
| HideRoleReminder3 =
  <!-- Roles only; Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave reminder (if any) displayed) -->
| HideRoleReminder4 =
  <!-- Roles only; Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave reminder (if any) displayed) -->




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| Ability-1-Type = Ex
| Ability-1-Type = Ex
   <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance" -->
   <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance" -->
| Ability-1-Action-Required = Standard Action
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Ability-1-Concentration =  
| Ability-1-Concentration =  
   <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will auto-detect Combat Casting and include it -->
   <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will auto-detect Combat Casting and include it -->


| Ability-1-Description = As a standard action, a Hill giant may swing its huge club overhead and SMASH! THE GROUND!  Hill Giants actually like this a lot, because the ground is easy and satisfying to hit really hard.  Earthen Smash is a 30 foot cone area of effect (flying debris and concussive shock waves means it affects even creatures in the air or underground) that does {{#var:Special1StandardDmg}} points of physical bludgeoning damage and knocks all creatures [[prone]].  A reflex save versus DC{{#var:Special1SaveDC}} negates the prone effect only.
| Ability-1-Description = As a standard action, a Hill giant may swing its huge club overhead and SMASH! THE GROUND!  Hill Giants actually like this a lot, because the ground is easy and satisfying to hit really hard.  Earthen Smash is a 30 foot cone area of effect (flying debris and concussive shock waves means it affects even creatures in the air or underground) that does {{Special-Standard-Dmg}} points of {{dmg|bludgeoning}} damage and knocks all creatures [[prone]].  A reflex save versus DC {{Save-DC}} negates the prone effect only.
   <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables below -->
 
   <!-- Available Variables:
   <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables:
        {{#var:Special1ToHit}}          To-Hit
 
         {{#var:Special1TouchAttack}}     Touch To-Hit
   {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special1SaveDC}}         Save DC
  {{Touch-Attack}}         {{Skill-DC|Average}}       {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special1StandardDmg}}     Std Damage
  {{Save-DC}}               {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special1SwiftDmg}}       Swift Damage
  {{Hit-Points}}           {{Skill-DC|Hard}}           {{Ability-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special1AlphaDmg}}       Alpha Damage
   {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special1-Ability-Dmg}}    Stat Damage
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                         {{Primary-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special1-Hit-Points}}    Hit Points
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special1-Hit-Dice}}       Hit Dice
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Easy-Skill-DC}}
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Average-Skill-DC}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Challenging-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Hard-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Impossible-Skill-DC}}
    -->


| NudgeAbility1ToHit =
   POISON / DISEASE FORMAT
   <!-- ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


| NudgeAbility1TouchAttack =  
{{Malady
  <!-- ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->
| Name =
| Intensity =  
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}


| NudgeAbility1SaveDC =
-->
  <!-- ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-3 -->
<!--   SPECIAL ABILITY 2  -->


| NudgeAbility1StandardDamage =
| Ability-2-Name = Giant Swing
  <!-- Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->


| NudgeAbility1SwiftDamage =  
| Ability-2-Type = Ex
   <!-- Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->


| NudgeAbility1AlphaDamage =  
| Ability-2-Action-Required = Automatic
   <!-- Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| NudgeAbility1-AbilityDamage =  
| Ability-2-Concentration =  
   <!-- ADDER: use any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2 -->
   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->


| NudgeAbility1-HitPoints =  
| Ability-2-Description = Every time the giant uses its Giant Club attack, it may choose any two squares in its reach, adjacent or not.  If there are enemies in both of those squares, they are each attacked every time it uses its Giant Club attack. (Roll to-hit once, compare this number against all foes to determine if they are hit or missed.  Roll damage once, apply it to all creatures struck. Giant swing counts as AOE damage for swarms and other effects.)
   <!-- MULTIPLIER: to get 25% of the creature's hit points, use 0.25 -->
   <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables:


| NudgeAbility1-HitDice =
  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
   <!-- ADDER: use any positive or negative number, or leave blank. -->
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
  {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
   {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}


  POISON / DISEASE FORMAT


{{Malady
| Name =
| Intensity =
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}


<!--  SPECIAL ABILITY 2   -->
-->
<!--  SPECIAL ABILITY 3   -->


| Ability-2-Name = Giant Swing
| Ability-3-Name = Bossy Mouth


| Ability-2-Type = Ex
| Ability-3-Type = Su
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->


| Ability-2-Concentration =  
| Ability-3-Action-Required = Swift Action 1/Rnd
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
 
| Ability-3-Concentration =  
   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->
   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->


| Ability-2-Description = Every time the giant uses its Giant Club attack, it may choose two adjacent squares in its reach. If there are enemies in both of those squares, they are all attacked every time it uses its Giant Club attack. (Roll to-hit once, compare this number against all foes to determine if they are hit or missedRoll damage once, apply it to all creatures struck. Giant swing counts as AOE damage for swarms and other effects.)
| Ability-3-Description = Hill Giant Chieftains have an affinity with the earth and with allies standing on the earth.  Once per round, if they can trace line of effect through the ground to an ally within 50 feet, they may, as a swift action, [[Slide]] that ally up to five squares as forced movement. Alternatively, they can, once per encounter, use Bossy Mouth on themselves as a swift action, in which case they may Slide themselves up to five squares as forced movement.  Using Bossy Mouth on themselves 'uses up' this ability for the remainder of the encounterForced movement, as always, does not provoke attacks of opportunity.
   <!--Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables below-->
   <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables:
   <!--Available Variables:
 
        {{#var:Special2ToHit}}          To-Hit
   {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
         {{#var:Special2TouchAttack}}     Touch To-Hit
  {{Touch-Attack}}         {{Skill-DC|Average}}       {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special2SaveDC}}         Save DC
  {{Save-DC}}               {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special2StandardDmg}}     Std Damage
  {{Hit-Points}}           {{Skill-DC|Hard}}           {{Ability-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special2SwiftDmg}}       Swift Damage
   {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special2AlphaDmg}}       Alpha Damage
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                         {{Primary-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special2-Ability-Dmg}}    Stat Damage
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special2-Hit-Points}}    Hit Points
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special2-Hit-Dice}}       Hit Dice
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Easy-Skill-DC}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Average-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Challenging-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Hard-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Impossible-Skill-DC}}
    -->


| NudgeAbility2ToHit =
   POISON / DISEASE FORMAT
   <!--ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


| NudgeAbility2TouchAttack =  
{{Malady
  <!--ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->
| Name =
| Intensity =  
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}


| NudgeAbility2SaveDC =
-->
  <!--ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-3 -->
<!--   SPECIAL ABILITY 4  -->


| NudgeAbility2StandardDamage =
| Ability-4-Name =
  <!--Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->


| NudgeAbility2SwiftDamage =  
| Ability-4-Type =  
   <!--Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->


| NudgeAbility2AlphaDamage =  
| Ability-4-Action-Required =  
   <!--Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| NudgeAbility2-AbilityDamage =  
| Ability-4-Concentration =  
   <!-- ADDER: use any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2 -->
   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->


| NudgeAbility2-HitPoints =  
| Ability-4-Description =  
   <!-- MULTIPLIER: to get 25% of the creature's hit points, use 0.25 -->
   <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables:


| NudgeAbility2-HitDice =
  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
   <!-- ADDER: use any positive or negative number, or leave blank. -->
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
  {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
   {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}


  POISON / DISEASE FORMAT


{{Malady
| Name =
| Intensity =
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}


<!--  SPECIAL ABILITY 3   -->
-->
<!--  SPECIAL ABILITY 5   -->


| Ability-3-Name = Bossy Mouth
| Ability-5-Name =  


| Ability-3-Type = Su
| Ability-5-Type =  
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->


| Ability-3-Concentration =  
| Ability-5-Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
 
| Ability-5-Concentration =  
   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->
   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->


| Ability-3-Description = Hill Giant Chieftains have an affinity with the earth and with allies standing on the earth.  Once per round, if they can trace line of effect through the ground to an ally within 50 feet, they may, as a swift action, Slide that ally up to five squares as forced movement. Alternatively, they can, once per encounter, use Bossy Mouth on themselves as a swift action, in which case they may Slide themselves up to five squares as forced movement.  Using Bossy Mouth on themselves 'uses up' this ability for the remainder of the encounter.  Note that forced movement, as always, does not provoke.
| Ability-5-Description =  
   <!--Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables below-->
   <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables:
   <!--Available Variables:
 
        {{#var:Special3ToHit}}          To-Hit
   {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
         {{#var:Special3TouchAttack}}     Touch To-Hit
  {{Touch-Attack}}         {{Skill-DC|Average}}       {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special3SaveDC}}         Save DC
  {{Save-DC}}               {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special3StandardDmg}}     Std Damage
  {{Hit-Points}}           {{Skill-DC|Hard}}           {{Ability-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special3SwiftDmg}}       Swift Damage
   {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special3AlphaDmg}}       Alpha Damage
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                         {{Primary-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special3-Ability-Dmg}}    Stat Damage
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special3-Hit-Points}}    Hit Points
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special3-Hit-Dice}}       Hit Dice
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Easy-Skill-DC}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Average-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Challenging-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Hard-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Impossible-Skill-DC}}
    -->


| NudgeAbility3ToHit =
   POISON / DISEASE FORMAT
   <!--ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


| NudgeAbility3TouchAttack =  
{{Malady
  <!--ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->
| Name =
| Intensity =  
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}


| NudgeAbility3SaveDC =
-->
  <!--ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-3 -->
<!--   SPECIAL ABILITY 6  -->


| NudgeAbility3StandardDamage =
| Ability-6-Name =
  <!--Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->


| NudgeAbility3SwiftDamage =  
| Ability-6-Type =  
   <!--Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->


| NudgeAbility3AlphaDamage =  
| Ability-6-Action-Required =  
   <!--Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| NudgeAbility3-AbilityDamage =  
| Ability-6-Concentration =  
   <!-- ADDER: use any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2 -->
   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->


| NudgeAbility3-HitPoints =  
| Ability-6-Description =  
   <!-- MULTIPLIER: to get 25% of the creature's hit points, use 0.25 -->
   <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables:


| NudgeAbility3-HitDice =
  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
   <!-- ADDER: use any positive or negative number, or leave blank. -->
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
  {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
   {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}


  POISON / DISEASE FORMAT


{{Malady
| Name =
| Intensity =
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}


<!--  SPECIAL ABILITY 4   -->
-->
<!--  SPECIAL ABILITY 7   -->


| Ability-4-Name =  
| Ability-7-Name =  


| Ability-4-Type =  
| Ability-7-Type =  
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->


| Ability-4-Concentration =  
| Ability-7-Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
 
| Ability-7-Concentration =  
   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->
   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->


| Ability-4-Description =  
| Ability-7-Description =  
   <!--Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables below-->
   <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables:
   <!--Available Variables:
 
        {{#var:Special4ToHit}}          To-Hit
   {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
         {{#var:Special4TouchAttack}}     Touch To-Hit
  {{Touch-Attack}}         {{Skill-DC|Average}}       {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special4SaveDC}}         Save DC
  {{Save-DC}}               {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special4StandardDmg}}     Std Damage
  {{Hit-Points}}           {{Skill-DC|Hard}}           {{Ability-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special4SwiftDmg}}       Swift Damage
   {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special4AlphaDmg}}       Alpha Damage
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                         {{Primary-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special4-Ability-Dmg}}    Stat Damage
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special4-Hit-Points}}    Hit Points
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special4-Hit-Dice}}       Hit Dice
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Easy-Skill-DC}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Average-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Challenging-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Hard-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Impossible-Skill-DC}}
    -->


| NudgeAbility4ToHit =
   POISON / DISEASE FORMAT
   <!--ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


| NudgeAbility4TouchAttack =  
{{Malady
  <!--ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->
| Name =
| Intensity =  
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}


| NudgeAbility4SaveDC =
-->
  <!--ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-3 -->
<!--   SPECIAL ABILITY 8  -->


| NudgeAbility4StandardDamage =
| Ability-8-Name =
  <!--Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->


| NudgeAbility4SwiftDamage =  
| Ability-8-Type =  
   <!--Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->


| NudgeAbility4AlphaDamage =  
| Ability-8-Action-Required =  
   <!--Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| NudgeAbility4-AbilityDamage =  
| Ability-8-Concentration =  
   <!-- ADDER: use any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2 -->
   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->


| NudgeAbility4-HitPoints =  
| Ability-8-Description =  
   <!-- MULTIPLIER: to get 25% of the creature's hit points, use 0.25 -->
   <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables:


| NudgeAbility4-HitDice =
  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
   <!-- ADDER: use any positive or negative number, or leave blank. -->
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
  {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
   {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}


  POISON / DISEASE FORMAT


{{Malady
| Name =
| Intensity =
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}


<!--  SPECIAL ABILITY 5   -->
-->
<!--  SPECIAL ABILITY 9   -->


| Ability-5-Name =  
| Ability-9-Name =  


| Ability-5-Type =  
| Ability-9-Type =  
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->


| Ability-5-Concentration =  
| Ability-9-Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
 
| Ability-9-Concentration =  
   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->
   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->


| Ability-5-Description =  
| Ability-9-Description =  
   <!--Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables below-->
   <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables:
   <!--Available Variables:
 
        {{#var:Special5ToHit}}          To-Hit
  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special5TouchAttack}}    Touch To-Hit
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special5SaveDC}}         Save DC
   {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special5StandardDmg}}     Std Damage
  {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special5SwiftDmg}}       Swift Damage
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special5AlphaDmg}}       Alpha Damage
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special5-Ability-Dmg}}    Stat Damage
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Special5-Hit-Points}}    Hit Points
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
         {{#var:Special5-Hit-Dice}}       Hit Dice
  {{CR}}                                               {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
         {{#var:Easy-Skill-DC}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}
        {{#var:Average-Skill-DC}}
 
        {{#var:Challenging-Skill-DC}}
   POISON / DISEASE FORMAT
        {{#var:Hard-Skill-DC}}
 
        {{#var:Impossible-Skill-DC}}
{{Malady
     -->
| Name =
| Intensity =
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}
 
-->
<!--  REPLACE RESURRECTION POWER
      HEAVY, TANK, THREAT, OR VILLAIN ROLES ONLY
        This section lets you write a custom resurrection power for Heavies, Tanks,
        Threats, and Villains, replacing the rez power that they get by default.
        This ability will only appear if this monster is designated as a Heavy, Tank
        Threat, or Villain role.  All other times, it will be invisible.                    -->
 
| Role-Only--Replace-Rez-Power--Name =
 
| Role-Only--Replace-Rez-Power--Type =
    <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
 
| Role-Only--Replace-Rez-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
 
| Role-Only--Replace-Rez-Power--Concentration =
     <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will
        auto-detect Combat Casting and include it                                          -->
 
| Role-Only--Replace-Rez-Power--Description =
 
    <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage
         or save DC numbers with variables:
 
  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
  {{Touch-Attack}}         {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
  {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}
 
  POISON / DISEASE FORMAT
 
{{Malady
| Name =
| Intensity =
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}
 
-->
<!--  ADD KILLER ONLY POWER
      KILLER ROLE ONLY
        This section lets you write a custom power that will only display if this
        monster is given the "Killer" role.  Any other time, this ability will be invisible.
        It does not replace any of the default powers that killers normally get.            -->
 
| Role-Only--Add-Killer-Power--Name =
 
| Role-Only--Add-Killer-Power--Type =
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
 
| Role-Only--Add-Killer-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
 
| Role-Only--Add-Killer-Power--Concentration =
    <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will
        auto-detect Combat Casting and include it                                          -->


| NudgeAbility5ToHit =
| Role-Only--Add-Killer-Power--Description =
  <!--ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


| NudgeAbility5TouchAttack =
    <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage
  <!--ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->
        or save DC numbers with variables:


| NudgeAbility5SaveDC =
  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
   <!--ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-3 -->
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
   {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}


| NudgeAbility5StandardDamage =
   POISON / DISEASE FORMAT
   <!--Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->


| NudgeAbility5SwiftDamage =  
{{Malady
  <!--Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
| Name =
| Intensity =  
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}


| NudgeAbility5AlphaDamage =
-->
  <!--Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
<!--   REPLACE "SHOUTED COMMAND" POWER
      LEADER ROLE ONLY
        This section lets you write a custom power that will only display if this monster
        is given the "Leader" role. It replaces the default "Shouted Command" power, which
        lets Leaders give an ally a Standard Action once per round as a Free Action.
        Leave this blank if you want the "Shouted Command" power to appear when this monster
        is designated as a "Leader" role.                                                  -->


| NudgeAbility5-AbilityDamage =
| Role-Only--Replace-Leader-Power--Name =
  <!-- ADDER: use any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2 -->


| NudgeAbility5-HitPoints =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Leader-Power--Type =  
  <!-- MULTIPLIER: to get 25% of the creature's hit points, use 0.25 -->
    <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->


| NudgeAbility5-HitDice =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Leader-Power--Action-Required =  
   <!-- ADDER: use any positive or negative number, or leave blank. -->
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.         -->


| Role-Only--Replace-Leader-Power--Concentration =
    <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will
        auto-detect Combat Casting and include it                                          -->


| Role-Only--Replace-Leader-Power--Description =


<!--   SPECIAL ABILITY 6  -->
    <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage
        or save DC numbers with variables:


| Ability-6-Name =
  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
  {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}


| Ability-6-Type =
   POISON / DISEASE FORMAT
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->


| Ability-6-Concentration =  
{{Malady
  <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->
| Name =
| Intensity =
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =  
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}


| Ability-6-Description =
-->
  <!--Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables below-->
<!--   REPLACE "LASH OUT" POWER
  <!--Available Variables:
       LEGEND ROLE ONLY
        {{#var:Special6ToHit}}          To-Hit
         This section lets you write a custom power that will only display if this monster
        {{#var:Special6TouchAttack}}    Touch To-Hit
         is given the "Legend" role. It replaces the default "Lash Out" power, which
        {{#var:Special6SaveDC}}          Save DC
         grants Legends a bonus attack action each round, but only against a fresh target.
        {{#var:Special6StandardDmg}}    Std Damage
         Leave this blank if you want the "Lash Out" power to appear when this monster
        {{#var:Special6SwiftDmg}}       Swift Damage
         is designated as a "Legend" role.                                                  -->
         {{#var:Special6AlphaDmg}}        Alpha Damage
         {{#var:Special6-Ability-Dmg}}    Stat Damage
         {{#var:Special6-Hit-Points}}    Hit Points
         {{#var:Special6-Hit-Dice}}      Hit Dice
         {{#var:Easy-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Average-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Challenging-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Hard-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Impossible-Skill-DC}}
    -->


| NudgeAbility6ToHit =
| Role-Only--Replace-Legend-Power--Name =
  <!--ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


| NudgeAbility6TouchAttack =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Legend-Power--Type =  
  <!--ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->
    <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->


| NudgeAbility6SaveDC =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Legend-Power--Action-Required =  
   <!--ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-3 -->
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.         -->


| NudgeAbility6StandardDamage =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Legend-Power--Concentration =  
  <!--Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
    <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will
        auto-detect Combat Casting and include it                                          -->


| NudgeAbility6SwiftDamage =
| Role-Only--Replace-Legend-Power--Description =
  <!--Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->


| NudgeAbility6AlphaDamage =
    <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage
  <!--Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
        or save DC numbers with variables:


| NudgeAbility6-AbilityDamage =
  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
   <!-- ADDER: use any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2 -->
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
  {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
   {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}


| NudgeAbility6-HitPoints =
   POISON / DISEASE FORMAT
   <!-- MULTIPLIER: to get 25% of the creature's hit points, use 0.25 -->


| NudgeAbility6-HitDice =  
{{Malady
  <!-- ADDER: use any positive or negative number, or leave blank. -->
| Name =
| Intensity =
| Save-Type =  
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}


-->
<!--  REPLACE "PACKED LIKE SARDINES" POWER
      MINION ROLE ONLY
        This section lets you write a custom power that will only display if this monster
        is given the "Minion" role. It replaces the default "Packed Like Sardines" power,
        which allows minions to squeeze into the same space with another minion without
        penalty. Leave this blank if you want the "Packed Like Sardines" power to appear
        when this monster is designated as a "Minion" role.                                -->


| Role-Only--Replace-Minion-Power--Name =


<!--   SPECIAL ABILITY 7  -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Minion-Power--Type =
    <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->


| Ability-7-Name =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Minion-Power--Action-Required =  
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Ability-7-Type =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Minion-Power--Concentration =  
  <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
    <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will
        auto-detect Combat Casting and include it                                          -->


| Ability-7-Concentration =
| Role-Only--Replace-Minion-Power--Description =
  <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->


| Ability-7-Description =
    <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage  
  <!--Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables below-->
        or save DC numbers with variables:
  <!--Available Variables:
        {{#var:Special7ToHit}}          To-Hit
        {{#var:Special7TouchAttack}}    Touch To-Hit
        {{#var:Special7SaveDC}}          Save DC
        {{#var:Special7StandardDmg}}    Std Damage
        {{#var:Special7SwiftDmg}}        Swift Damage
        {{#var:Special7AlphaDmg}}        Alpha Damage
        {{#var:Special7-Ability-Dmg}}    Stat Damage
        {{#var:Special7-Hit-Points}}    Hit Points
        {{#var:Special7-Hit-Dice}}      Hit Dice
        {{#var:Easy-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Average-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Challenging-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Hard-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Impossible-Skill-DC}}
    -->


| NudgeAbility7ToHit =
  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
   <!--ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
   {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}


| NudgeAbility7TouchAttack =
   POISON / DISEASE FORMAT
   <!--ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


| NudgeAbility7SaveDC =  
{{Malady
  <!--ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-3 -->
| Name =
| Intensity =  
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}


| NudgeAbility7StandardDamage =
-->
  <!--Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
<!--   REPLACE "DEADSHOT" POWER
      SHOOTER ROLE ONLY
        This section lets you write a custom power that will only display if this monster
        is given the "Shooter" role. It replaces the default "Deadshot" power, which allows
        shooters to use any of their other special abilities at range, even if they are
        normally melee only.  Leave this blank if you want the "Deadshot" power to appear
        when this monster is designated as a "Shooter" role.                                -->


| NudgeAbility7SwiftDamage =
| Role-Only--Replace-Shooter-Power--Name =
  <!--Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->


| NudgeAbility7AlphaDamage =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Shooter-Power--Type =  
  <!--Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
    <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->


| NudgeAbility7-AbilityDamage =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Shooter-Power--Action-Required =  
   <!-- ADDER: use any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2 -->
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.         -->


| NudgeAbility7-HitPoints =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Shooter-Power--Concentration =  
  <!-- MULTIPLIER: to get 25% of the creature's hit points, use 0.25 -->
    <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will
        auto-detect Combat Casting and include it                                          -->


| NudgeAbility7-HitDice =
| Role-Only--Replace-Shooter-Power--Description =
  <!-- ADDER: use any positive or negative number, or leave blank. -->


    <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage
        or save DC numbers with variables:


  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
  {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}


<!--  SPECIAL ABILITY 8  -->
  POISON / DISEASE FORMAT


| Ability-8-Name =  
{{Malady
| Name =
| Intensity =
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =  
}}


| Ability-8-Type =
-->
  <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
<!--   ADD SKIRMISHER ONLY POWER
      SKIRMISHER ROLE ONLY
        This section lets you write a custom power that will only display if this
        monster is given the "Skirmisher" role.  Any other time, this ability will be
        invisible. It does not replace any of the default powers that skirmishers
        normally get.                                                                      -->


| Ability-8-Concentration =
| Role-Only--Add-Skirmisher-Power--Name =
  <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->


| Ability-8-Description =
| Role-Only--Add-Skirmisher-Power--Type =
  <!--Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables below-->
    <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"   -->
  <!--Available Variables:  
        {{#var:Special8ToHit}}          To-Hit
        {{#var:Special8TouchAttack}}    Touch To-Hit
        {{#var:Special8SaveDC}}          Save DC
        {{#var:Special8StandardDmg}}    Std Damage
        {{#var:Special8SwiftDmg}}        Swift Damage
        {{#var:Special8AlphaDmg}}        Alpha Damage
        {{#var:Special8-Ability-Dmg}}   Stat Damage
        {{#var:Special8-Hit-Points}}    Hit Points
        {{#var:Special8-Hit-Dice}}      Hit Dice
        {{#var:Easy-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Average-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Challenging-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Hard-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Impossible-Skill-DC}}
    -->


| NudgeAbility8ToHit =  
| Role-Only--Add-Skirmisher-Power--Action-Required =  
   <!--ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.         -->


| NudgeAbility8TouchAttack =  
| Role-Only--Add-Skirmisher-Power--Concentration =  
  <!--ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->
    <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will
        auto-detect Combat Casting and include it                                          -->


| NudgeAbility8SaveDC =
| Role-Only--Add-Skirmisher-Power--Description =
  <!--ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-3 -->


| NudgeAbility8StandardDamage =
    <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage
  <!--Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
        or save DC numbers with variables:


| NudgeAbility8SwiftDamage =
  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
   <!--Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
   {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}


| NudgeAbility8AlphaDamage =
   POISON / DISEASE FORMAT
   <!--Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->


| NudgeAbility8-AbilityDamage =  
{{Malady
  <!-- ADDER: use any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2 -->
| Name =
| Intensity =
| Save-Type =  
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}


| NudgeAbility8-HitPoints =
-->
  <!-- MULTIPLIER: to get 25% of the creature's hit points, use 0.25 -->
<!--   REPLACE "FLASH BOMB!" POWER
      SNEAK ROLE ONLY
        This section lets you write a custom power that will only display if this monster
        is given the "Sneak" role. It replaces the default "Flash Bomb!" power, which allows
        sneaks to initiate a stealth stance even while observed (hide in plain sight).
        Leave this blank if you want the "Flash Bomb!" power to appear when this monster
        is designated as a "Sneak" role.                                                   -->


| NudgeAbility8-HitDice =
| Role-Only--Replace-Sneak-Power--Name =
  <!-- ADDER: use any positive or negative number, or leave blank. -->


| Role-Only--Replace-Sneak-Power--Type =
    <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->


| Role-Only--Replace-Sneak-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


<!--   SPECIAL ABILITY 9  -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Sneak-Power--Concentration =
    <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will
        auto-detect Combat Casting and include it                                          -->


| Ability-9-Name =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Sneak-Power--Description =  


| Ability-9-Type =
    <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage
  <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
        or save DC numbers with variables:


| Ability-9-Concentration =
  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
  {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
   {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}


| Ability-9-Description =
   POISON / DISEASE FORMAT
   <!--Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables below-->
  <!--Available Variables:
        {{#var:Special91ToHit}}          To-Hit
        {{#var:Special9TouchAttack}}    Touch To-Hit
        {{#var:Special9SaveDC}}          Save DC
        {{#var:Special9StandardDmg}}    Std Damage
        {{#var:Special9SwiftDmg}}        Swift Damage
        {{#var:Special9AlphaDmg}}        Alpha Damage
        {{#var:Special9-Ability-Dmg}}    Stat Damage
        {{#var:Special9-Hit-Points}}    Hit Points
        {{#var:Special9-Hit-Dice}}      Hit Dice
        {{#var:Easy-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Average-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Challenging-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Hard-Skill-DC}}
        {{#var:Impossible-Skill-DC}}
    -->


| NudgeAbility9ToHit =  
{{Malady
  <!--ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->
| Name =
| Intensity =  
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}


| NudgeAbility9TouchAttack =
-->
  <!--ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->
<!--   REPLACE "PERSONAL SPACE ISSUES" OR "DARKEN THE SKY" POWER
      SWARM ROLE ONLY
        This section lets you write a custom power that will only display if this monster
        is given the "Swarm" role. It replaces the default "Personal Space Issues" power
        (or the "Darken The Sky" power, if it is a Troop), which allows swarms to inflict
        the Distracted condition when they damage a foe (or it grants an area of affect
        ranged attack if it is a troop). Leave this blank if you want the "Personal Space
        Issues" or "Darken the Sky" power to appear when this monster is designated as a
        "Swarm" role.                                                                       -->


| NudgeAbility9SaveDC =
| Role-Only--Replace-Swarm-Power--Name =
  <!--ADDER: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-3 -->


| NudgeAbility9StandardDamage =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Swarm-Power--Type =  
  <!--Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
    <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->


| NudgeAbility9SwiftDamage =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Swarm-Power--Action-Required =  
   <!--Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action,
        Free Action, Immediate Action, Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At
        Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.                                          -->


| NudgeAbility9AlphaDamage =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Swarm-Power--Concentration =  
  <!--Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
    <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will
        auto-detect Combat Casting and include it                                          -->


| NudgeAbility9-AbilityDamage =
| Role-Only--Replace-Swarm-Power--Description =
  <!-- ADDER: use any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2 -->


| NudgeAbility9-HitPoints =
    <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage
  <!-- MULTIPLIER: to get 25% of the creature's hit points, use 0.25 -->
        or save DC numbers with variables:


| NudgeAbility9-HitDice =
  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
   <!-- ADDER: use any positive or negative number, or leave blank. -->
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
  {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
   {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}


  POISON / DISEASE FORMAT


{{Malady
| Name =
| Intensity =
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}


-->
<!--  COMBAT TACTICS  -->
<!--  COMBAT TACTICS  -->


| CombatTactics = Hill Giant Chieftains are actually not terrible fighters.  They will often lead from the front, using their powerful tremorsense to find ambushes and victims.  Once the fighting begins, they will sometimes hang back and use Bossy Mouth to slide an ally in front as a blocker, and then use their startlingly good Diplomacy and Antagonize to fluster enemies far away, especially 'finger wigglers'.  Their 'trash talk' is simple and crude, but also enragingly good.  Tagging spellcasters with a spell failure chance is always fun, but forcing meleers to close to fight is a delight for them, and their Combat Reflexes can make it painful, to boot.  If the trash talk is working, they will happily fight defensively and keep up the pressure with their loud, boorish taunts.  Chieftains have extra hitpoints and defenses to make this tactic worth pursuing.
| CombatTactics = Hill Giant Chieftains are actually not terrible fighters.  They will often lead from the front, using their powerful tremorsense to find ambushes and victims.  Once the fighting begins, they will sometimes hang back and use Bossy Mouth to slide an ally in front as a blocker, and then use their startlingly good Diplomacy and Antagonize to fluster enemies far away, especially 'finger wigglers'.  Their 'trash talk' is simple and crude, but also enragingly good.  Tagging spellcasters with a spell failure chance is always fun, but forcing meleers to close to fight is a delight for them, and their Combat Reflexes can make it painful, to boot.  If the trash talk is working, they will happily fight defensively and keep up the pressure with their loud, boorish taunts.  Chieftains have extra hitpoints and defenses to make this tactic worth pursuing.


:Once engaged in melee, Chieftains realize that Earthen Smash is awesome, but understand that it can hurt their allies, and will use Bossy Mouth to get allies out of the way if they can.  If there are allies still caught in an Earthen Smash, well, that's why their alignment is Evil.  They will fight cagily, using Bossy Mouth to get amazing mobility out of their friends, and if need be, they will use Bossy Mouth to close in and then perform a full attack, which is an unpleasant surprise indeed.  Aside from these things, they will fight as Hill Giants fight, swinging their clubs and using five foot steps to creep backwards as the fight progresses.
Once engaged in melee, Chieftains realize that Earthen Smash is awesome, but understand that it can hurt their allies, and will use Bossy Mouth to get allies out of the way if they can.  If there are allies still caught in an Earthen Smash, well, that's why their alignment is Evil.  They will fight cagily, using Bossy Mouth to get amazing mobility out of their friends, and if need be, they will use Bossy Mouth to close in and then perform a full attack, which is an unpleasant surprise indeed.  Aside from these things, they will fight as Hill Giants fight, swinging their clubs and using five foot steps to creep backwards as the fight progresses.






<!--  OUT OF COMBAT   -->
<!--  OUT OF COMBAT   -->


| OutOfCombat = Chieftains are low, mean, cunning things, but also have a startling degree of rugged nobility.  They will happily parley with almost anything, even though they may merely be debating which limb to tear off first.  They frequently find gainful employment with other creatures, both weaker than them as muscle and stronger than them as serfs, and like all Hill Giants, as long as their needs are met, they are amazingly loyal and tractable.  They are of and beloved by the Earth, and they have eerie senses tied to the earth.  They are too dumb to really be spiritual, but the vague glimmers are there, under the sheer awfulness of their existence.
| OutOfCombat = Chieftains are low, mean, cunning things, but also have a startling degree of rugged nobility.  They will happily parley with almost anything, even though they may merely be debating which limb to tear off first.  They frequently find gainful employment with other creatures, both weaker than them as muscle and stronger than them as serfs, and like all Hill Giants, as long as their needs are met, they are amazingly loyal and tractable.  They are of and beloved by the Earth, and they have eerie senses tied to the earth.  They are too dumb to really be spiritual, but the vague glimmers are there, under the sheer awfulness of their existence.

Latest revision as of 03:27, 9 June 2022

Hill Giant Chieftain (CR 21)

Pure Evil - Large - Humanoid (Giant)
Lore: Know (Local)
42 57
Basic DC Full DC
Initiative
Initiative Icon 2.png
35
Perception:
45 +35
Passive Active
Ambush:
10+
on a d20

Senses:

Movement Types:

Defense

AC
Shield Icon 3.png
48
Man Def
Shield Icon 3.png
47
Monster Health
1,208 604 40
Hit Points Bloodied Hit Dice
Saving Throws
Fort: +24
Refl: +19
Will: +19

Strong Against:

Weak Against:

Offense

Size: Large
10 ft. 10 ft.
Space Reach
To-Hit
+31
Sword Icon 3.png
Man Off
+36
Sword Icon 3.png
Action
0
Points

Standard Attack (Melee):

  • 1x Giant Club +31 (5d8+24/19-20 x2)
    as bludgeoning (physical, common)
    plus: Giant Swing

Full Attack (Melee):

  • 3x Giant Club +31 (5d8+24/19-20 x2)
    as bludgeoning (physical, common)
    plus: Giant Swing

Standard Attack (Ranged):

  • 1x Giant Rock +31 (5d8+24/19-20 x2)
    as bludgeoning (physical, common)
    (Increment: 50 ft.; Max Range: 250 ft.)

Full Attack (Ranged):

  • 3x Giant Rock +31 (5d8+24/19-20 x2)
    as bludgeoning (physical, common)
    (Increment: 50 ft.; Max Range: 250 ft.)

Siege Damage: Not siege capable

Statistics

80
STR
16
DEX
22
CON
5
INT
16
WIS
16
CHA

Skills:

  • Diplomacy: 37 (Used with Antagonize feat to Fluster foes in combat (a standard action) as required.)
  • Perception: 35
  • All other skills: 30 (no ranks)

Languages: Giant, Common

Feats:

Special Abilities

Earthen Smash (Ex) Standard Action

As a standard action, a Hill giant may swing its huge club overhead and SMASH! THE GROUND! Hill Giants actually like this a lot, because the ground is easy and satisfying to hit really hard. Earthen Smash is a 30 foot cone area of effect (flying debris and concussive shock waves means it affects even creatures in the air or underground) that does 5d8+24 points of bludgeoning (physical, common) damage and knocks all creatures prone. A reflex save versus DC 31 negates the prone effect only.

Giant Swing (Ex) Automatic

Every time the giant uses its Giant Club attack, it may choose any two squares in its reach, adjacent or not. If there are enemies in both of those squares, they are each attacked every time it uses its Giant Club attack. (Roll to-hit once, compare this number against all foes to determine if they are hit or missed. Roll damage once, apply it to all creatures struck. Giant swing counts as AOE damage for swarms and other effects.)

Bossy Mouth (Su) Swift Action 1/Rnd

Hill Giant Chieftains have an affinity with the earth and with allies standing on the earth. Once per round, if they can trace line of effect through the ground to an ally within 50 feet, they may, as a swift action, Slide that ally up to five squares as forced movement. Alternatively, they can, once per encounter, use Bossy Mouth on themselves as a swift action, in which case they may Slide themselves up to five squares as forced movement. Using Bossy Mouth on themselves 'uses up' this ability for the remainder of the encounter. Forced movement, as always, does not provoke attacks of opportunity.

Hill Giant Chieftain

Hill Giant Chieftain

Hill Giants are massive creatures, covered in huge masses of thick muscle and fat. While they are technically size Large, they are definitely at the very upper end of that size category due to their simple bulk. Hill giants exude a sense of huge power mixed with dull frustrated rage at a world they simply don't understand. Indeed, Hill Giants are the second strongest breed of Giants, their physical power exceeding the strength of far more dangerous clans of giants, such as Cloud giants, who are frail weaklings compared to Hill giants.

Luckily for every other creature in the world, their incredible strength is also their downfall, as Hill Giants, charitably, are musclebound idiots. They are physically clumsy, slow of action, and awkward when they manage to do something, as likely to break a weapon as use it to smash a foe. Even worse, they are crude and stupid creatures. Ogres are mental giants compared to a Hill Giant. Hill Giants struggle to sustain even the most rudimentary of social structures, like family, or language. The actions of most other races are incomprehensible to a Hill giant, who is too limited to even grasp what a farm is, never mind understand why agriculture is a good idea.

As a result of their incredible physical strength and incredible mental deficiencies, Hill giants on their own live lives of desperate poverty, lacking fire, shelter, and far too often, even clothing. Despite this, Hill giants thrive on their own, their size and strength serving quite well in Nature to sustain their lives. Groups of Hill giants are uncomfortably common in untamed lands, and they are disgustingly fertile, to boot.

Many Hill giants find themselves working as serfs for other races. Ogres and especially Trolls find Hill giants to be excellent companionship, and those creatures serve to improve the life of Hill giants tremendously. Other Giant races also employ Hill giants as serfs, especially Frost and Fire giants, as well as Death giants and the terrible Fomaori. Hill giants are sadly susceptible to the mental enslavement used by Hobgoblins, and make valuable chattel for their strength and ability to fight. No one tries to enslave a Hill giant with simple physical force, by the way. No chain will hold them and no punishment will deter them, so there is little point. Give them a warm place to sleep, food to eat, things to torment, and rugged, simple work to do, and Hill giants will be loyal forever.

Hill giants usually live in small tribal groups, and make crude mud huts out of sticks and wattle. They will roam out daily, in a more-or-less random direction, and forage for food and victims. If Hill giants are serving as serfs for other classes of creatures, they will arise, take their food, and then happily perform whatever jobs they are given, as long as those jobs are within their intellectual grasp. As long as they are given lots of things to do, Hill giants are surprisingly tractable. If some of those duties involve killing and hurting things, all the better!

Hill Giant Chieftains are the pinnacle of Hill Giant evolution. Chieftains are rare among Hill Giants who are on their own, and indeed, are usually the chiefs of their own band. When on their own, Chieftains are usually by far the best dressed, with necklaces of fine bones, decorations of bark and smears of brightly colored mud indicating their awesome status and skill. On the other hand, chieftains are not nearly as rare among Hill Giants serving as serfs. It turns out, with some years to mature and decent nutrition and shelter, Hill giants can reach pretty amazing heights of erudition...for a Hill Giant. Chieftains are valued serfs, as their tremorsense and Bossy Mouth ability are useful indeed, and their astonishing skill at Diplomacy, despite their epic stupidity, even makes them easy to get along with.

Combat Tactics

Hill Giant Chieftains are actually not terrible fighters. They will often lead from the front, using their powerful tremorsense to find ambushes and victims. Once the fighting begins, they will sometimes hang back and use Bossy Mouth to slide an ally in front as a blocker, and then use their startlingly good Diplomacy and Antagonize to fluster enemies far away, especially 'finger wigglers'. Their 'trash talk' is simple and crude, but also enragingly good. Tagging spellcasters with a spell failure chance is always fun, but forcing meleers to close to fight is a delight for them, and their Combat Reflexes can make it painful, to boot. If the trash talk is working, they will happily fight defensively and keep up the pressure with their loud, boorish taunts. Chieftains have extra hitpoints and defenses to make this tactic worth pursuing.

Once engaged in melee, Chieftains realize that Earthen Smash is awesome, but understand that it can hurt their allies, and will use Bossy Mouth to get allies out of the way if they can. If there are allies still caught in an Earthen Smash, well, that's why their alignment is Evil. They will fight cagily, using Bossy Mouth to get amazing mobility out of their friends, and if need be, they will use Bossy Mouth to close in and then perform a full attack, which is an unpleasant surprise indeed. Aside from these things, they will fight as Hill Giants fight, swinging their clubs and using five foot steps to creep backwards as the fight progresses.

Out of Combat

Chieftains are low, mean, cunning things, but also have a startling degree of rugged nobility. They will happily parley with almost anything, even though they may merely be debating which limb to tear off first. They frequently find gainful employment with other creatures, both weaker than them as muscle and stronger than them as serfs, and like all Hill Giants, as long as their needs are met, they are amazingly loyal and tractable. They are of and beloved by the Earth, and they have eerie senses tied to the earth. They are too dumb to really be spiritual, but the vague glimmers are there, under the sheer awfulness of their existence.

Rewards

XP: 409,600

Treasure: Sellable Goods worth 141,500 gp.

Weight: 210 lbs.     Volume: 8.4 cu. ft.

Optional Treasure Rules: Roll a d20 on Table 1 below once per encounter (NOT per creature). Any items discovered are in addition to the normal treasure for the encounter.

Table 1: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 10 Nothing Found
11 - 14 1 Languid Remnant (tier 1)
15 - 17 1 Pale Remnant (tier 2)
18 - 19 1 Bright Remnant (tier 3)
20 Roll on Table 2
### Nothing to see here!
### Or here. Move along.
Table 2: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 5 3 Languid Remnants (tier 1)
6 - 10 3 Pale Remnants (tier 2)
11 - 14 1 Intense Remnant (tier 4)
15 - 17 1 Blazing Remnant (tier 5)
18 - 19 1 Vital Remnant (tier 6)
20 Roll on Table 3
### Or here. Move along.
Table 3: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 5 3 Bright Remnants (tier 3)
6 - 8 3 Intense Remnants (tier 4)
9 - 11 3 Blazing Remnants (tier 5)
12 - 14 3 Vital Remnants (tier 6)
15 - 17 1 Prime Remnant (tier 7)
18 - 19 1 Mythic Remnant (tier 8)
20 1 Empyrean Remnant (tier 9)