Great review. I really appreciate your channel Jeff. You have moved into a very rare category with me, where I instantly hit the like button as soon as you start talking. I like your channel that much.
This may age me, but I remember playing the old Attack of the Giants modules as a kid, and running them as a DM as an adult. Have a fondness for killing giants.
Great review. It is a topic our group finds fascinating.The pre sale had a bundle deal .It included the physical copy and pdf in cluded( plus some extras ) .
I will say after flipping through the book my biggest disappointments were all the big animals being Fey and there weren't as many weapon and armor items as Id have liked. I really enjoyed the backgrounds, feats, and all the other statblocks. Those Scions actually look threatening for the endgame.
I forgot, they did Unearthed Arcana for a Primeval Druid and a Giant Soul Sorceror and I think if those were finished and included it would have made the player options section much better. Still supplemental but less of an afterthought
Good review. This seems to be the best book WotC have released in a very long time (certainly IMO), though for that page count the price is borderline criminal. I dread to think what they will charge for next years 400 page core rulebooks. Definitely getting Glory of the Giants, though I may wait a few weeks and see if amazon knocks off another chunk.
Yeah, I'm also not a big fan of guns in D&D. I did play for a bit in the mid-90s in a 2e game where we basically played as musketeers. It was a genuinely fun game, but it was also short-lived. That bit was fun, but overall, I don't prefer guns in D&D. It alters the flavor of the game.
WotC has done a superb job at....ruining modern DnD. I'll stick to Pathfinder 2E and some old School AD&D if I need the fix. I appreciate your efforts to showcase these books. Saves me a ton of money.
In the same boat. I’ve regretted every 5e purchase after Tasha’s and Rime of the Frost Maiden. Most of what they’re releasing doesn’t have much interest to me.
I picked up the book at GenCon. It was lazily written. 1 new subclass, a background, and a handful of feats. That's it for player content. 100 pages of how giants have dinner parties and interact with each other. The bestiary is so bad they named a monster, "Fire Giant of Evil Fire". Brought to you by the department of redundancy department. My 7-year old could come up with better names. Okay resource for DMs with no imagination. Not good for players.
This book is absolutely not worth the asking price, in my opinion. WotC are still producing cheaply made books with cruddy binding. I can't see other publishers raising their prices in line with the hike on D&D hardcovers, even in the current financial climate.
Giants in classic European fairy tales are always evil. I don't mean there aren't exceptions to the rule but it's getting to the point where every D&D monster is becoming milquetoast stand ins. What's next? Rust monsters who won't touch metal equipment because they feel bad about trashing adventurer's equipment? ~ Jeff
Giants are, not this. They can destroy a humanoid with little effort. They can wrestle and tame dragons. But, they are far more powerful than any wotc employee has manifest.
Great review. I really appreciate your channel Jeff. You have moved into a very rare category with me, where I instantly hit the like button as soon as you start talking. I like your channel that much.
I appreciate that!
Thanks for the review. WotC is really trying to drag everyone into the digital realm with those prices...
For me, digital copy is PDF file send to your email (like other publishers do), not a access to DND Beyond
I agree! ~ Jeff
This may age me, but I remember playing the old Attack of the Giants modules as a kid, and running them as a DM as an adult. Have a fondness for killing giants.
Great review. It is a topic our group finds fascinating.The pre sale had a bundle deal .It included the physical copy and pdf in cluded( plus some extras
) .
I will say after flipping through the book my biggest disappointments were all the big animals being Fey and there weren't as many weapon and armor items as Id have liked.
I really enjoyed the backgrounds, feats, and all the other statblocks. Those Scions actually look threatening for the endgame.
I forgot, they did Unearthed Arcana for a Primeval Druid and a Giant Soul Sorceror and I think if those were finished and included it would have made the player options section much better. Still supplemental but less of an afterthought
Thanks for the review. Looks to be up to the usual meh standards of wotc books.
Good review. This seems to be the best book WotC have released in a very long time (certainly IMO), though for that page count the price is borderline criminal. I dread to think what they will charge for next years 400 page core rulebooks. Definitely getting Glory of the Giants, though I may wait a few weeks and see if amazon knocks off another chunk.
Nice review, Jeff!
What I find really striking about this book is that it seems like mostly random tables and artwork. There is not a lot of writing in this book.
Yeah, I'm also not a big fan of guns in D&D. I did play for a bit in the mid-90s in a 2e game where we basically played as musketeers. It was a genuinely fun game, but it was also short-lived. That bit was fun, but overall, I don't prefer guns in D&D. It alters the flavor of the game.
So the book is pretty much FToD but giants instead of dragons? Well, that’s exactly what I was hoping this would be
That's pretty much EXACTLY what this book is. :) ~ Jeff
so its on anyflip for free lol?
WotC has done a superb job at....ruining modern DnD. I'll stick to Pathfinder 2E and some old School AD&D if I need the fix. I appreciate your efforts to showcase these books. Saves me a ton of money.
That's why I'm here. I try to provide an evenhanded review so you can make up your own mind. ~ Jeff
In the same boat. I’ve regretted every 5e purchase after Tasha’s and Rime of the Frost Maiden. Most of what they’re releasing doesn’t have much interest to me.
I picked up the book at GenCon. It was lazily written. 1 new subclass, a background, and a handful of feats. That's it for player content. 100 pages of how giants have dinner parties and interact with each other. The bestiary is so bad they named a monster, "Fire Giant of Evil Fire". Brought to you by the department of redundancy department. My 7-year old could come up with better names. Okay resource for DMs with no imagination. Not good for players.
This book is absolutely not worth the asking price, in my opinion. WotC are still producing cheaply made books with cruddy binding. I can't see other publishers raising their prices in line with the hike on D&D hardcovers, even in the current financial climate.
*Giants Should always be Evil*
What?!....why dose being tall make you evil? O.o
Giants in classic European fairy tales are always evil. I don't mean there aren't exceptions to the rule but it's getting to the point where every D&D monster is becoming milquetoast stand ins. What's next? Rust monsters who won't touch metal equipment because they feel bad about trashing adventurer's equipment? ~ Jeff
The AI art argument is ridiculous.
Giants are, not this. They can destroy a humanoid with little effort. They can wrestle and tame dragons. But, they are far more powerful than any wotc employee has manifest.