Though you aren’t a Giant, you grew up among giants. Maybe you were an orphan taken in by a sympathetic family of stone giants who raised you as one of their own. Or perhaps you lived in a lost prehistoric pocket of the world, surrounded by giants and fearsome behemoths or hulking dinosaurs.
Something about your environment—perhaps the food or water that sustained you through childhood, elemental magic inherent in the site of your home, or some verdant blessing of growth placed on you—ensured that you grew to a remarkable size. With the aid of this magic, you have learned how to embody the titanic might of giants. You are used to moving through a world much bigger than you, and that is reflected in your skills, attitude, and perspective on life.
Source: Unearthed Arcana 85 - Wonders of the Multiverse
Skill Proficiencies: Intimidation, Survival
Languages: Two of your choice
Equipment: A backpackValue: 2gp Weight: 5lbs, a set of traveler’s clothesValue: 2gp Weight: 4lbs, a small stone or sprig that reminds you of home, and a pouchValue: 5sp Weight: 1lb containing 10 gp.
Origin Stories
How you came to live among colossal creatures is up to you to determine, but the Foundling Origin table suggests a variety of possibilities.
| Foundling Origin | |
|---|---|
| d6 | Origin |
| 1 | You were found as a baby by a family of nomadic giants who raised you as one of their own. |
| 2 | A family of stone giants rescued you when you fell into a mountain crag, and you have lived with them underground ever since. |
| 3 | You were lost or abandoned as a child in a jungle that teemed with ravenous dinosaurs. There, you found an equally lost frost giant and together, you survived. |
| 4 | Your farm was crushed and your family killed in a battle between warring groups of giants. Racked with guilt over the destruction, a sympathetic giant soldier promised to care for you. |
| 5 | After you had a series of strange dreams as a child, your superstitious parents sent you to study with a powerful but aloof storm giant oracle. |
| 6 | While playing hide-and-seek with your friends, you stumbled into the castle of a cloud giant matriarch, who immediately adopted you. |
Feature
Strike of the Giants
You gain the Strike of the Giants feat.
Building a Giant Foundling Character
Your remarkable size and experience with titanic creatures has given you a unique perspective.
Suggested Characteristics. The Giant Foundling Personality Traits table suggests a variety of traits you might adopt for your character.
Giant Foundling Personality Traits
| d6 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | What I lack in stature, I make up for with sheer spite. |
| 2 | Sometimes size does matter, okay? If I see a beast bigger than me, I’m immediately running away. |
| 3 | Crowded spaces make me uncomfortable. I’d much rather be in a wide-open field than a bustling tavern. |
| 4 | I like being small. It helps me stay unnoticed—and underestimated. |
| 5 | Size is just half the story. Every avalanche begins as a single pebble. |
| 6 | The world always feels too big, and I’m afraid I’ll never find my place in it. |