D&D: ‘Glory of the Giants’ Preview Reveals New Subclass, Feats, and More
Want to know what handy secrets await you in Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants? A new preview shows us just what to expect.
The newest book for D&D 5th Edition comes out on August 15th. Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants promises all things Giant for 5th Edition. It’s being pitched as essentially Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons but for Giants instead of Dragons.
But, as some in the community are seeing, not everything is necessarily equal when it comes to these comparisons. Some have begun to comment on the pickings and their slimness, especially as Bigby’s will be the first book under WotC’s new pricing scheme.
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants – One Subclass, 30 Items; But is it Enough?
First up, here’s a quick rundown of the book, taken from the product description page on Amazon:
Bigby the Great recounts his journeys into the history, myth, and society of giants in this guide to their realms in the worlds of Dungeons & Dragons. Here Bigby and the demigod Diancastra, child of the giants’ All-Father, Annam, unveil the secrets of Annam’s mighty descendants.
Players will find a wealth of giant-themed character options: a subclass for barbarians, two backgrounds related to giants and their runic magic, and feat options that evoke the strength and primal magic of the giants. Dungeon Masters will gain inspiration for bringing giants to life, from maps of giant-built sites and big new monsters to tremendous treasures and intriguing trinkets in a giant’s bag!
Let Bigby and Diancastra teach you everything about the iconic giants of D&D!
Along with lore on Giants, including the hierarchical structure of the ordnung (as featured in Storm King’s Thunder, we also know that it’ll feature the gods of the giants as well. Diancastra is a sort of trickster demigod in older editions of D&D.
So far, so good. But, where the Fizban’s comparisons start to grate is when you get into the new player options. Where Fizban’s had new variants for Dragonborn, two new subclasses, as well as three new D&D feats it seems Bigby’s is a little lighter. There’s only one new subclass, the Path of the Giant for Barbarians. Alongside that are two new backgrounds, eight feats, and more than 30 new magic items, all weighing in at 192 pages, which is 32 pages fewer than Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons (224 pages).
Too early to say if more D&D books will trend toward smaller page counts and steeper prices, but fans will be keeping an eye out.
What do you think about Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants?
