D&D Reveals New Giant Subclasses & Feats

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Wizards of the Coast has released a new Unearthed Arcana article for Dungeons & Dragons which adds giant and elemental-themed subclasses and feats to the game. D&D 5e has ensured that the playable races are either Small or Medium-sized creatures, with the ability to become larger or smaller creatures tied to magical spells from D&D's Transmutation school of magic, or through special abilities granted by a class.

The older editions of D&D allowed for Large-sized creatures, such as the half-ogre in Dungeons & Dragons 3e, but these tended to cause issues when used in games. The average game world is designed around Medium-sized creatures, so having a giant humanoid wandering around meant that the DM had to accommodate for their movement when writing the campaign. As such, D&D 5e has scrapped Large-sized playable races, with creatures like centaurs, firbolgs, and goliaths all being Medium-sized creatures.

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D&D might not want giant playable races, but there are now giant-themed classes in Dungeons & Dragons 5e for players to use. The latest Unearthed Arcana article is called «Giant Options» and it contains playtesting material for giant content. It bears mentioning this is all playtesting material and is all considered to be optional content, as it's being worked on for a future Dungeons & Dragons book. Giant Options contains three D&D Unearthed Arcana subclasses: Path of the Giant for barbarians, Circle of the Primeval for druids, and Runecrafter for wizards. Path of the Giant barbarians can transform into giants while raging, can throw other creatures, and infuse their weapons with elemental magic; Circle of the Primeval druids can summon a powerful Primeval Companion to fight alongside