Diverse Goliaths Goliaths are a race borne from the union between mortals and giants. While now a race all their own, the type of giant from which they descend has a notable affect on their demeanor, appearance, and reputation. Goliath Racial Traits These traits are common to all goliaths regardless of their giant ancestry. Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2. Age. Gargoyles live up to 50 years, but do not age while they are asleep. Creature Type. Your creature type is Elemental. Size. Gargoyles are about the same height as a human, but being made of stone makes them far heavier. Your size is Medium. Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Giant. Subraces. There are many varieties of goliath, one for each giant: cloud, death, desert, eldritch, fire, frost, hill, jungle, reef, stone, storm Cloud Goliath Intuitive socialites, goliaths descended from cloud giants are quite a sight to behold. Creating smokescreens for their antics, both figurative and literal. Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 1. Cunning Deceiver. You gain the Deception skill. Air Dominion. You learn the gust cantrip. Obfuscating Magic. You can cast the fog cloud spell once. You must finish a long rest to cast these spells again with this trait. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for it. Death Goliath It is not known why someone crossbred with a death giant but their connection to death itself grants them amazing insight into the nature of death and life. Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 1. Tied to Death. You know the spare the dying cantrip. Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the wither and bloom spell once as a 2nd-level spell. Once you reach 5th level, you can also cast the speak with dead spell once. You must finish a long rest to cast these spells again with this trait. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells. Lifesense. Your connection to death, has granted you the ability to tell the vitality of a creature at a glance, or even if it is undead. Soul Sight. As an action, you can see into the Ethereal Plane until the start of your next turn. Desert Goliath Fortunately absent of the petrifying curse of the desert giants, these goliaths still have to deal with the clock when dealing with the desert sands. Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1. Crumbling History. You have advantage on saving throws against becoming petrified. Desert Born. You're also acclimated to high temperatures, including elevations up to 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Desperate Survivalists. You gain proficiency in the Survival skill. Fleet of Foot. You have a walking speed of 35 feet. Eldritch Goliath Scions of a forbidden relationship and secrets, these goliaths command ecclectic insights in the nature of the arcane. Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score increases by 1. Ancestral Secrets. You gain one Eldritch Invocation with no prerequisites of your choice. Forbidden Knowledge. You gain proficiency in the Arcana skill. Extra Language. You can speak, read, and write one extra language of your choosing. Fire Goliath These goliaths get along well with dwarves. Both races prefer subterranean dwellings and have a fine appreciation for the metallurgical. Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 1. Fire Dominion. You learn the control flame and produce flame cantrips. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for them Forger. You gain proficiency with Smith's Tools. Volcanic Resistance. You have resistance to fire damage. Frost Goliath These hardy goliaths hail from the colder regions where they get along with the gruff brutal climate. Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1. Northern Resistance. You have resistance to cold damage. Jotunn Weapon Training. You have proficiency with handaxes, battleaxes, and greataxes. Icy Breath. When you take the Attack action on your turn, you can replace one of your attacks with a massive icy breath. Each creature in a 15-foot cone must make a Constitution saving throw (DC = 8 + your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus). On a failed save, the creature takes 1d10 cold damage. On a successful save, it takes half as much damage. This damage increases by 1d10 when you reach 5th level (2d10), 11th level (3d10), and 17th level (4d10). You can use your Icy Breath a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. Hill Goliath Fortunately not as mentally affected as their hill giant forebears. Hill goliaths are hardy and prone to ill tempers regardless. Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1. Jotunn Toughness. Your hit point maximum increases by 1, and it increases by 1 every time you gain a level. Menacing. You gain proficiency in the Intimidation skill. Ham Hands. You cannot become proficient in the Sleight of Hand skill, but you double your proficiency bonus on ability checks made to grapple or break objects. 1
Jungle Goliath Probably the most lithe of all goliaths. These giant kin are most at home in wooded areas where they can maneuver easily and hunt with ease. Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 1. Canopy Climber. You have a climbing speed of 30 feet. Wood Walker. You ignore natural difficult terrain in forests. Trained Killer. You gain proficiency in poisoner's tools. Mountain Goliath Mountain goliaths share a lesser control over the earth and other giants. As such, these goliaths are often used as intermediaries between mortals and local giants. Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 1. Earth Dominion. You learn the mold earth cantrip. Persuasive. You gain proficiency in the persuasion skill. Herald to Giants. You have advantage on all Charisma ability checks made against giants. Reef Goliath Masterful divers, reef goliaths are most at home in the sea. Due to discrimination for their giant heritage, merfolk do not get along with them. Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1. Keen Swimmer. You have a swimming speed of 30 feet. Hold Breath. You can hold your breath for up to 1 hour at a time. Water Dominion. You learn the shape water cantrip. Stone Goliath The most famous of goliaths. These giants are powerful and incredibly hardy. Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1. Mountain Born. You’re also acclimated to high altitude, including elevations above 20,000 feet. Natural Athlete. You have proficiency in the Athletics skill. Stone's Endurance. You can focus yourself to occasionally shrug off injury. When you take damage, you can use your reaction to roll a d12. Add your Constitution modifier to the number rolled, and reduce the damage by that total. After you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest. Storm Goliath Storm goliaths have inherited their both their giant ancestors' famous tempers and an incredibly limited vision of the future, a couple of minutes at most. Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 1. Air Dominion. You learn the divine wrath cantrip. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for it. Foresight. You have advantage on initiative checks, and your passive Perception increases by 5. Tempestuous Resistance. You have resistance to lightning damage. Credits Designed by d'Artagnan on DMs Guild, /u/dArtagnanDnD on reddit, or dArtagnanDnD on patreon and dArtagnanDnD on Twitter. Made with "GM Binder". Made with reference and for use with Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition, created by Wizards of the Coast. Random Height and Weight Race Base Height Base Weight Height Modifier Weight Modifier Goliath, Cloud 8'9" 760 lb. +5d8 x 10 (2d4) lb. Goliath, Death 9'2" 850 lb. +3d10 x 10 (2d4) lb. Goliath, Desert 8'3" 700 lb. +3d6 x 10 (2d4) lb. Goliath, Eldritch 9'3" 950 lb. +4d8 x 10 (2d4) lb. Goliath, Fire 8'2" 640 lb. +4d6 x 10 (2d4) lb. Goliath, Frost 8'4" 670 lb. +3d8 x 10 (2d4) lb. Goliath, Hill 7'10" 360 lb. +2d8 x 10 (2d4) lb. Goliath, Jungle 7'10" 300 lb. +4d4 x 10 (2d4) lb. Goliath, Mountain 7'10" 320 lb. +2d6 x 10 (2d4) lb. Goliath, Reef 8'11" 780 lb. +4d10 x 10 (2d4) lb. Goliath, Stone 7'10" 340 lb. +3d8 x 10 (2d4) lb. Goliath, Storm 9'0" 800 lb. +4d12 x 10 (2d4) lb. 2