Revenge of the Giants
| Revenge of the Giants | |
| Type: | Adventure |
|---|---|
| Code/Abbreviation: | 241787400 |
| Edition: | Fourth edition |
| Author(s): | Bill Slavicsek, Mike Mearls, David Noonan |
| Editor(s): | Kim Mohan |
| Cover Artist(s): | Jesper Ejsing |
| Interior Artist(s): | Julie Dillion, Todd Lockwood, Jake Masbruch, Jim Nelson, William O'Connor. Amelia Stoner, Sam Wood Cartography: Mike Schley |
| Publisher: | Wizards of the Coast |
| First Published: | September 2009 |
| Pages: | 160 |
| ISBN: | ISBN 978-0-7869-5205-2 |
| Class: | Apocrypha |
 | Note: Revenge of the Giants is not official Greyhawk content. It is an homage to the original Against the Giants series (G1-G3). It never appeared in officially published Greyhawk material. |
Revenge of the Giants is a 160-page adventure for fourth edition, released in September 2009, though the product release page from Wizards of the Coast originally announced it for August.[1]
The adventure is set in the mostly deserted walled city of Argent in the Nerath setting.
Blurb
Earth giants, frost giants, fire giants... when the giants strike out to raid and destroy the civilized lands, it becomes apparent that something much larger and more dangerous lurks in the background.
A group of adventurers must locate the spark that has ignited this spreading fire and find a way to snuff it out before it engulfs the world.
Revenge of the Giants is a super-length adventure that takes characters from 12th level to 17th level. It includes background material, adventure hooks, new monsters and magic items, and a powerful, unfolding story that shows off the best of the paragon tier of play.
It also includes a double-sided battle map depicting key encounter sites, designed for use with D&D Miniatures.
Content
New magic items
- Implements of Argent
New monsters
The adventure presented several monsters which were new to fourth edition in this book.
- Astral Giants
- Earth giants
- Fire giants
- Frost giants
- Primordials
- Torrians
Development and release
Development
Revenge of the Giants was written by Wizards RPG Team. Art was provided by Leon Cortez, Julie Dillon, Jesper Ejsing, Bob Jordan, and Todd Lockwood.
Publication history
Revenge of the Giants was released by Wizards of the Coast in August 2009 for $39.95 USD, or $45.00 CAN.[1]
On February 21, 2017, it was re-released in digital format on DriveThruRPG and Dungeon Masters Guild for $14.99.
"More Adventures. Fourth edition adventures had focused on the HPE adventure path (2008-2009), which was just about to conclude. Revenge of the Giants offered something different: a 160-page hardcover mega-adventure.
More Giants. Giants were the opponents in the first-ever official D&D adventures, G1: Steading of the Hill Giant Chief (1978), G2: The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl (1978), and G3: Hall of the Fire Giant King (1978). This series of adventures was later combined as G1-2-3: Against the Giants (1981), incorporated into GDQ1-7: Queen of the Spiders (1986), and expanded as Against the Giants: The Liberation of Geoff (1999). It really got around.
Revenge of the Giants is neither a remake nor a continuation of the classic G1-2-3 adventures. Instead, it's a homage. Not only does it feature hill giants, frost giants, and fire giants attacking the human lands, but there are also a number of little touches that are reminiscent of the original. For example, the players must infiltrate the hill giant compound (just like in G1) and later if they meet the fire giant leader, they'll find his name is King Snarr (as opposed to Snurre in G3). There are even drow, though they're not the masterminds behind everything!
... the new adventure also partakes of the new mythology of D&D 4e: the giants' relationship to the elements and to the primordials is played up."
—Shannon Applcline, product historian (2017)[2]
Reception and influence
Critical reception
Revenge of the Giants was nominated for an ENnie Award in 2010 for Best Cartography (by Mike Schley).[3]
By 2023, Revenge of the Giants reached the rank of Silver seller on DriveThruRPG.
External links
- Revenge of the Giants on DriveThruRPG
- Revenge of the Giants on Dungeon Masters Guild
See also
See also: Portal:Adventures
External links
References
Notes
Citations
- ↑ a b Product page. Wizards.com, via Web Archive.
- ↑ Applecline, Shannon. Revenge of the Giants (4e). DriveThruRPG. OneBookshelf. Retrieved on 22 April 2024.
- ↑ 2010 Ennies. ENWorld , 2010. Retrieved on 22 April 2024.
Bibliography
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
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