Goliaths anyone?

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#1

Superool13

Jul 18, 2015 11:46:02

I'd love to build a Goliath barbarian but I can't find out anything for the racial features. Anyone have any insight?

#2

FatherLiir

Jul 18, 2015 12:22:02

Do you mean the Goliath from the Elemental Evil Player's Compendium by chance?

#3

jaappleton

Jul 18, 2015 12:26:51

http://media.wizards.com/2015/downloads/dnd/EE_PlayersCompanion.pdf 

#4

getouttadodge01

Jul 18, 2015 13:05:58

I have a freind who plays a Goliath Barbarian.  He was originally considering a mountain dwarf, but he really enjoys the ability to shrug off big hits with the d12 mitigation - not so great later on, but it'll keep you up in the early levels.  Rage and Stone's endurance is a great way to mitigate up 24+ damage.

 

Their stat line is solid (non pun intended?), as a free athletics for any martial class is great.

#5

jaappleton

Jul 18, 2015 13:40:18 		Goliaths actually make decent spellcasters, especially Clerics, because their racial ability can lessen damage to help maintain Concentration.
#6

Vulf

Jul 18, 2015 15:37:12

By the same token, they'd make decent paladins too! Especialy defender type ones using either a shield or polearm with the sentinel feat. Though Paladins after a certain level have really high constitution saves from a class feature.

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jaappleton

Vulf wrote:
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Superool13

 

 

Thanks!

 

jaappleton wrote:
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Superool13

Yeah as I was looking for that. Thanks!

 

FatherLiir wrote:
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getouttadodge01

Jul 19, 2015 3:12:17

I must add, there is one thing everyone has overlooked.  

 

You get to play as a GOLIATH.

#11

Yunru

Jul 19, 2015 3:34:05 		No, you don't get to play as a GOLIATH unfortunately, that'd be awesome. You can play as a Goliath though.
#12

Undrhil

Jul 19, 2015 6:50:38

I was originally going to play a Goliath Necromancer Wizard, but now I'm thinking I might play a Goliath Abjurer Wizard.  Having the Warding provide some temp HPs in combat and then being able to mitigate 1d12+ damage that gets passed the warding is amazing!

#13

Sea-Envy

Jul 19, 2015 14:04:46

I have been thinking of a goliath bard called Ackman the huge.

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