# Giant, Eldritch >[!rimg]+ > ![[Placeholder2.png]] *This giant resembles a well-formed human of enormous proportions. Its skin is tinged with a faint purple hue, and strange arcane symbols are tattooed onto nearly every inch of its flesh. It has light hair and eyes that seem to change color from blue to green to violet.* <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Eldritch Giant</div> <div class="CR">CR 15 (51,200 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">Monster Manual 3</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div> NE Huge Humanoid (giant) **Init** +1 **Senses** low-light vision; **Perception** +28 #### defense **AC** 33, 9 touch, 32 flat-footed (+8 armor, +1 Dex, +13 natural, +3 shield, -2 size) **hp** 338 (25d8+225) **Fort** +23, **Refl** +9, **Will** +19 **Feint** 38, **Demoralize** 38 **Defensive Abilities** natural willpower #### offense **Speed** 50 ft. (35 ft. in armor) **Melee** +1 bastard sword +33/+28/+23/+18 (2d8+17/17-20) **Space** 15 ft., **Reach** 15 ft. **Spell-Like Abilities** (CL 20th, Concentration +21) > **At will**— _detect magic_, _greater dispel magic_, _magic missile_ > **3/day**— quickened _dimension door_, _globe of invulnerability_, empowered _magic missile_ #### statistics **Str** 42, **Dex** 12, **Con** 28, **Int** 18, **Wis** 16, **Cha** 12 **BAB** +18, **CMB** +36, **CMD** 47, **TA** +32, **RTA** +17 **Feats** [[Blinding Critical]], [[Cleave]], [[Crippling Critical]], [[Critical Focus]], [[Empower Spell-like Ability]] (magic missile), [[Exotic Weapon Proficiency]] (bastard sword), [[Great Cleave]], [[Improved Critical]] (bastard sword), [[Iron Will]], [[Power Attack]], [[Quicken Spell-Like Ability]] (dimension door), [[Quicken Spell-Like Ability]] (greater dispel magic), [[Weapon Focus]] (bastard sword) **Skills** Diplomacy +26, Intimidate +26, Knowledge (nobility) +29, Knowledge (religion) +29, Perception +28, Sense Motive +28 **Languages** Abyssal, Common, Giant, Terran **SQ** eldritch mastery #### special abilities ### Eldritch Mastery (Su) An eldritch giant has an extensive familiarity with and an intuitive grasp of arcane magic. It can use spell completion items (such as scrolls) as if it had the wizard's class spell list and were of the appropriate level to cast the spell. It can use spell trigger items (such as wands and staffs) as if it had the wizard's class spell list. ### Natural Willpower (Ex) Unlike most giants, eldritch giants have a strong innate resistance to mental compulsion, illusion magic, and the like. Eldritch giants have a +6 racial bonus on Will saves. Additionally, once per day, and eldritch giant can choose to succeed on a Will save he just failed, provided it was against a mind-affecting effect or illusion. This choice is made immediately upon failing the save, and does not require an action, or that the eldritch giant be aware of the effect. #### tactics An eldritch giant uses its spell-like abilities to strip opponents of their magical enhancements before entering melee combat. Although its size forces it to fight in relatively open environments, an eldritch giant's ability to use dimension door makes it capable of devastating hit-and-run tactics. #### Gear **Combat Equipment** > huge bastard sword +1, huge heavy steel shield +1, huge banded mail +1 #### ecology **Terrain** Temperate mountains **Organization** Solitary or family (2–4 plus 35% noncombatants plus 1 wizard or cleric of 7th–10th level plus 1–2 greater earth elementals) **Treasure** Standard coins; double goods; standard items **Advancement** By character class Eldritch giants are powerful scions of arcane lore. Ancient creatures fallen from what was once great power, eldritch giants spend countless years seeking out fragments of arcane knowledge. Although they are selfish and cruel, eldritch giants are smart enough to bargain fairly when they must and perceptive enough to know that open conflict distracts them from their studies. Eldritch giants hate storm giants, although they are typically too involved in their pursuit of magical power to bother with fighting other creatures. An adult eldritch giant is 25 feet tall and weighs about 13,000 pounds. Eldritch giants have incredible life spans and can live to be more than 3,000 years old.