Chapter 4: Giant Enclaves - Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Chapter 4: Giant Enclaves. When I set my mind on creating a lasting legacy, I asked Diancastra to help me find a place where I could craft an item with the power I had in mind. She brought me to the Star Forge. This chapter, intended for the Dungeon Master, presents giant enclaves-locations created by giants, controlled by them, or otherwise stemming from giants and their magic. Each section contains a map of the giant enclave, a description of the enclave's features and wondrous properties, and adventure ideas. The chapter includes the following giant enclaves: Annam's Cradle Ashen Grotto Dreamer's Reach Endless Rockslide Forest Crystal Forsaken Deep Gale's Eye Tower Grolantor's Larder Hiatea's Hearth Horizon's Edge Howling Iceberg Karontor's Hold Misty Vale Runic Circle Singing Sands Star Forge Thundering Observatory Worldroot Sapling Using Enclaves Each of the locations in this chapter is a blank slate; you can decide who lives there, what they want, and how they interact with visitors. Each location includes a selection of adventure hooks that might attract characters to the enclave or give them a reason to draw on its magic. The adventure hooks also suggest specific creatures or encounter tables appearing in the "Encounters" section in chapter 3. And several of these hooks point to other enclaves, creating paths to string locations together into larger adventures. When developing these enclaves into adventure sites, let your imagination run wild. Mix and match different encounter tables to see what can arise. Consider how randomly determining the attitude of the creatures generated can shift the tone of a story. If a hostile giant is the driving force behind an adventure seed, how does the adventure change if that giant is indifferent or even friendly to the characters? Giant Enclave General Features Locations built, repurposed, or furnished by giants have a grand scale. A giant's castle contains massive thrones, dining tables that could serve as the foundat...