Monsters / Giant, Cloud
Giant, Cloud
CR 11 - 12,800 XP - NG or NE Huge Humanoid
Stat block
AC25 (touch 9, flat-footed 24)HP168 (16d8+96)SavesFort +16, Ref +6, Will +10Meleemorningstar +22/+17/+12 (4d6+18) or 2 slams +22 (2d6+12)Rangedrock +12 (2d6+18)Speed50 ft.AbilitiesStr 35, Dex 13, Con 23, Int 12, Wis 16, Cha 12BAB / CMB / CMD+12 / +26 / 37Senseslow-light vision, scent; Perception +17Environmenttemperate mountains
Combat brain - every behavior cites its line (3 rules)
Built only from this entry: stat-block special attacks, the printed Int score, the creature type, its feats and senses, and the behavioral prose of its own description. Nothing invented - an uncited behavior is a test failure.
bruiser (from abilities)
abilities: Str 35 over Dex 13 - plant and full-attack, soak the hits
abilities: Str 35 over Dex 13 - plant and full-attack, soak the hits
power-attack (from feats)
feats: Power Attack - trades accuracy for damage when the hit is likely
feats: Power Attack - trades accuracy for damage when the hit is likely
targets-weakest (from alignment)
alignment NG or NE, Int 12 - picks off the wounded and the unarmored first
alignment NG or NE, Int 12 - picks off the wounded and the unarmored first
On-hit riders and breath
rock throwing
From the entry
A cloud giant can wield Gargantuan weapons without penalty. Most favor the use of immense morningstars.
Cloud giants' skin ranges in color from milky white to powder blue. Adult males are about 18 feet tall and weigh around 5,000 pounds. Females are slightly shorter and lighter. Cloud giants can live to be 400 years old, and dress in the finest clothing and jewelry available. To many, appearance indicates station. The better the clothes and the finer the jewelry, the more important the wearer. They also appreciate music, and most can play one or more instruments (the harp is a favorite).
Cloud giants have an unusually wide alignment spread-approximately half are good and half are evil. Good cloud giants build roads from their settlements to connect with other humanoid roads in order to foster trade. It's not uncommon to see a good cloud giant walking among humans, for example, in a hu...