Weekly Beasties: Magma Giant (d20)
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"If you don't understand why we did it¸ you've never been in a Fire Giant slave camp.
"Imagine living your life contented in a village¸ when the Fire Giant armies come rolling in. They destroy the walls¸ murder your neighbors¸ and eventually round up your family to work in the mines. 14 hours a day in the blistering underground heat¸ digging up the precious gems and minerals that fuel their war machine. If you drop from exhaustion¸ your fellows have to leave you there¸ or else you both get kicked into the magma to burn. You'd want to destroy them too.
"So you sneak a few of those precious stones into your quarters after your shift. While the halfling keeps watch at the door¸ the elves assemble the rocks into a giant's likeness. The dwarves inscribe runes in the right places¸ and the druids provide a dark blessing. And suddenly¸ the creature you've built sits up and glows a brighter red than the lava under your feet.
"How were we supposed to know it wouldn't stop with the Fire Giants? We cheered as the immense heat increased its power¸ enough to tear down the hidden city. But then it ripped through the slave quarter¸ tearing off its own rocky flesh to use as flaming boulders. I barely managed to escape before it shattered through a fault line and collapsed the entire coast.
"We did what we did. I'm not sorry for it¸ no matter how much your judges leer at me. But I promise you this: We just made one.
"Only the Gods know why Magma Giants now roam the land."