D&D Why you should play Goliath - Dungeons and Dragons Goliath Character art Rookzer0

[@Randomdudefromtheinternet]

I'm a simple man, I see a tall, strong and beautiful lady, I click.

[@polasamierwahsh421]

Ah yes a cultured one

[@satyendra5654]

Understandable!

[@Samael6685]

You and me both, pal.

[@weird_girl-962]

Why would you share that on the internet 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@skulduggerypleasant262]

@weird_girl-962 How's this any different to announcing your attracted to blonds? Preferring a physical characteristic is not exactly announcing a fetish, is it? So, yeah, don't shame.

[@lolbenneh]

"So tell me about your Goliath character." *"THIS CHARACTER HAS BEEN PASSED DOWN THE ARMSTRONG FAMILY FOR GENERATIONS!"*

[@Rookzer0]

"Flexing intensifies "

[@pericoel21]

"We don't really know where Goliath kin descend from" Dragonborn: *a whole civilization literally pops from nowhere*

[@beastwarsFTW]

Dragonborn are just huge kobolds.

[@Rookzer0]

lol nice

[@copycrow4486]

I mean. In Forgotten Realms at least, they do come from somewhere, it's just complicated. But fuck it. I'll give it a shot. Dragonborn are a race of humanoids who were originally a part of a world known as Abeir, which is a mirrored copy of Toril, save for all but one thing. Except for gods and their creations ruling the world, it was primordial elementals. Being treated like slaves to do all sorts of work, the Dragonborn eventually evolved from a regular Human, into what they now are. A being who is able to put up with the elements. (Side-note: This is why I don't like that it says you have a Draconic lineage.) But then everything changed when a smart-ass prodigy decided to become a god. You see, back in Toril, there was a young Arcanist named Karsus. I say Arcanist because magic was highly specialized, and all sorts of other stuff were going on. Back to the story, Karsus was a young prodigy who was doing magical feats that took other people years to learn. After getting cocky and spending a lot of time experimenting, he cast the only known 12th level spell, killing Mystryl, and becoming the god of Magic. This, however, created cataclysmic events. Plural. As magic was so wild because of the Weave needing constant repair, that even a farmer could cast something like Firebolt. So in a split moment, magic in Toril shut down. Floating cities fell to the ground, Karsus was immediately booted out and forgotten to become a Great Old One, whilst a new God of magic, Mystra, came into existence and shut down the magic system, whilst repairing the Weave. This however ended up killing her I believe. (That may not be it, but she did die shortly after). So one of her greatest Clerics took over as the god of Magic, keeping the name Mystra and changing the magic system to what it is now. What about the Dragonborn? Weren't you going to explain their appearance? Well during all that chaos that happened in but a single moment, let's say a time period akin to one round of combat. (6 seconds). Abeir and Toril become one once again, as the primordial elementals were kicked into the elemental plane of their respective domain, and the once Human, now dubbed Dragonborn, "came into existence". So there you go. If my memory serves me correctly, this is the history, with some added information, as to how Dragonborn came to Toril.

[@KrypticKodex]

The ramkin have lost many loved ones due to "goatball". Rip Bill the bard.

[@paranoid223]

The story of how my Goliath turned into a kenku. It was the first character I’d ever made and I had planned on playing a goblin and it had a whole backstory and everything, but due to the limited options that we had starting out on dnd beyond there was only the phb races and for some reason Goliath, and so kind of just annoyed that I couldn’t play this character I wanted to for so long I made a character really quick, a Goliath barbarian, what makes him different from grog you ask? He wields a greatsword instead and his thing was that he really hated raging, because being angry caused him a lot of mistakes in his past, and then to get the goblin in there that I loved so much I made it that he learned goblin to stop the ongoing raids on a small town at the foot of his mountain and they were friends and everything was fine. But here’s the catch, a few sessions in and me and my younger brother, (a tiefling rogue) were sent to explore a goblin hide out, so me as a brand new player, innocent and bushy tailed assumed that I could convince the goblins to be our friends, as we entered traps were sprung I was hurt as I yelled out into the cave for peace with failed roll after failed roll, as goblins stabbed my Goliaths legs down to 0 HP and me and my younger brother were cast into the feeding pit for the wolves, luckily we got to make death saves, I failed all three but my brother survived, it was the saddest death any character has ever had for me, as the only thing that made his death not in vein was the fact that we ruled that the only reason my brother survived was because the wolves focused on eating my character. My DM and I were saddened by either off our first character death and so he instead of letting my character die, which he honestly should have he sent a new group of players out with a stone of reincarnation, I don’t even know how they got it we were like level 4 or something and we rolled on an extended table and what do I get, a kenku, that is the story on how my Goliath Barbarian turned into a kenku for pacifism towards goblins.

[@Rookzer0]

Thats is a great story, it sounds like you have a pretty good group!!!

[@Randomdudefromtheinternet]

Idk if this is lore friendly, but it would make sense if dwarves and goliath coexisted in a way, as dwarves prefer to be underground, Goliaths could be hired by dwarf kingdoms to protect their borders.

[@Rookzer0]

In the older books they did do a lot of training for goods and materials.

[@vernonhampton5863]

Tall Dwarves? I never considered that, but that's in my head now.

[@mohammadmurie]

well they do get along well with dwarves

[@theoneaboveall9930]

Tall Dwarves are just normal people. Change my mind.

[@apollyon1987]

Hollow Head I don’t want to it’s a fact

[@shaynewaugh2111]

I really love the Goliath but have been surprised to see that there aren't any subraces for them that dabble with the other Giant types. I personally think that a Frost or Fire Goliath would be awesome. You can make your own Barbarian Elsa. The cold never bothered that Frost Goliath Princess anyway. Or a Zuko Fire Goliath that is hunting down one destined to topple the plans of his Kingdom.

[@Rookzer0]

Yeah Really cool idea, I think they got a little lost in the transitions from earlier editions, I would say any giant race that works well for you just go for it. swap out stone's endurance with their elemental type and rock on!

[@shaynewaugh2111]

@@Rookzer0 Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. My mind always goes to giving the Goliath subtypes resistance to their element but that never seemed quite balanced with the one off that Stones Endurance gives. Would it make more sense to give them something like a one time Hellish Rebuke, or innate spell casting to cast an offensive cantrip of their element? Or would it just be fine to replace it whole sale with the resistance?

[@Rookzer0]

@@shaynewaugh2111 if I was your DM, I could see a small dr or spell resistance that scaled with level. Or possibly something from the aquatic or fire subtype list. Something Hellish rebuke style would be cool too. when you get grappled? who knows

[@Limrasson]

I just play a Way of the Four Elements monk and I've completed the Storm King's Thunder campaign setting. Also you could make a Runic Warrior fighter if you want to allign more to giantkind. But as the video states at the start, Goliath doesn't have an affinity to the elements or nature like other nature-oriented races. They are just really good at living on top of the mountains.

[@timharris7303]

I'm playing a Goliath Monk. So far its been fun.

[@Rookzer0]

That's great to heat!

[@stupidman6005]

I made a gentle and friendly goliath barbarian that befriended and saved a dragon, but didn't do the funny to it. So I WENT AGAINST LIKE THREE STEREOTYPES!

[@Cha0s009]

I LOVE that he brought up the tattoos and their connection to the Goliath’s fate. I made a Goliath Barbarian with a Nobel background. The whole thing about her was that she was living a conflicted life and didn’t actually have the typical Barbarian personality. Her father was Nobleman and her mother was a Barbarian Chieftain. Not gonna go into how that happened, but young love and all that. Moving on, her whole thing was that she was fated to lead her tribe in the name of an evil god. It’s this god that actually is responsible for the rage that flows through her people. It was a “blessing” *cough curse cough* She DID NOT want to follow this fate. She didn’t want to rule and pointlessly kill. She actually prefers reading over fighting and preferred to talk things out when she could. Unfortunately she still suffers from the curse of rage so a lot of times a fight is inevitable. So she left home and set out on an adventure in the hopes that she could free herself and her people from the dark god’s curse. To free herself from her fate.

[@zeldamaster52]

Goliath is my favorite 5e race, and I don't think they get enough credit. Most recently I've made a glaive-wielding goliath with fire giant heritage who's a ranger in a druidic tribe(specifically the Fire Ashari from Critical Role). He's actually rather quiet and subdued, but a killing machine if his clan is threatened. He has a loving wife and son, but he begrudgingly had to leave home to help the tribe clear out a large area influenced by the fire plane on another continent. He absolutely hates elementals after a rogue fire portal allowed elementals to wreck his tribe previously, so clearing the suckers out to help people avoid the hell they faced was something he had to do. I absolutely love him.

[@Rookzer0]

Cool backstory. I like seeing dnd characters with familys.

[@mostafaebrahim2498]

Just wanna say as both a new DnD player that likes playing more oddball race and someone trying to get better at digital art, I really appreciate these videos! I’m currently playing a Triton in my campaign, and was wondering if you’d be down to make a video about them. I’d be interested to see how you feel about playing the race, and sharing how I’ve been going about it. I’d also want to hear your thoughts about playing centaurs since I was looking to make one as a potential character for a future campaign. Again, thank you, and keep the videos coming!

[@Rookzer0]

I will add them to the list! Im glad you enjoyed the video, feel free to share your art with the discord!

[@bakomusha]

Confused by the Bill Roper name drop, as a Happy jacks fan lol. I've loved Goliath's since they first came out in Races of Stone, way back when. They where a little broken then, but now they are fine, if mechanically shoehorned. My favorite 5e PC so far was a Goliath Monk, his marks where skeletal looking so his tribe dumped him on the door step of a temple of Ilamter. I reflavored Monk Of the Long Death to be him working hospice care, and gaining insight into death in a peaceful caring way. His full name was Guides Souls to Rest, or just Soul. He was a good boy, and I miss him a ton. He's like a more stoic Caduceus in a way. (Years before Caddy was made) ANYWAYS, nice vid!

[@Rookzer0]

Thank you! Also Bill roper voided the Goliath pilots in star craft.

[@vernonhampton5863]

I like the idea of a temple of monastic goliaths that have monks and druids in place of just ale swilling Mountain men. But goats are good food so they will be there too.

[@Rookzer0]

That is a cool idea, Order of the drunken goats.

[@vernonhampton5863]

@@Rookzer0 no, Way of the Drunken Goat Kicker as a strength based monk class. Boom.

[@markadelhoch1063]

I played a Goliath monk raised in a dwarven run temple of the elements. He’d been born with ebony skin and light markings, which was taken as a sign he didn’t belong. Kohlbitar “Kohl” eventually died in battle refusing to back off from his fallen comrade, though he could have and lived. He was uncharacteristically fast. Basically I think he was pretty bad ass visually and we had a fun run playing.

[@ostenconville7595]

Goat ball really got me

[@Rookzer0]

:D its Canon

[@cpttarro8208]

I just recently started playing DnD and I've made a Goliath acolyte monk that is really good at gymnastics and I've honestly enjoyed this campaign so far

[@Rookzer0]

I do like the idea of a gymnast build for a Goliath over the super grog beefcake.

[@AxleTrade]

My Goliath used to be a werewolf (path of the beast). Whenever I turned during combat I would be the mount to our ranger and the dynamic worked pretty well and oftentimes gave us an edge even if it was just us two during the session. Now I'm some Lovecraftian barbarian (path of the depths) due to a cultist necromancer performing a soul-binding ritual that got botched thanks to my friends rescuing me.

[@OnyxAgainstTheWorld]

Goliath Bard here. :3

[@Rookzer0]

Nice, what type of performances do you use?

[@the24thcolossusjustchillin39]

For anyone wondering What goatskin ball is: it’s basically dodgeball, except the ball is a rock wrapped in goatskin.

[@scottchadwick1247]

Hil'de Mistbreaker was so much fun to play. She was my Goliath barbarian and was super useful outside of combat because of her immense strength and 11' reach. And kept score for herself with carved rubies set into her leather breastplate.

[@Jamhael1]

The idea that I have is this: there is only ONE Goliath city, Olympia, considered their sacred home, located on the slopes of the tallest mountain of the world - called in Giant "The Womb of Iron", considered the birthplace of the race - and in there, they train a warrior order known as "Panzer Knights", an elite unit of Warriors where they use super-heavy black armor, but their only weapon is their +3 heavy gauntlets and boots.

[@Rookzer0]

Sounds like a pretty dope story for your goliaths backstory or as a means for a great character arc.

[@eraizon8067]

I think about making a shy and clumsy goliath that instead of raging, they either gain temporary confidance or just gets clumsy during fight.

[@darthremy1802]

1:15 as a hillbilly it is 100% a mountain folk thing

[@connarcomstock161]

*Laughs in Grog*

[@2MeterLP]

Everytime someone calls Genasi "Gen-Sai" I die a little inside

[@Rookzer0]

Jen na see?

[@2MeterLP]

@@Rookzer0 indeed

[@SpaceMissile]

awesome vid; really helped me flesh out my upcoming character. thanks

[@marcanthony3167]

Goliath monk here! Name is kronk the fist!! Monk Subtype is "way of the astral soul" totally awesome!

[@Rookzer0]

Krok the goliath. Kronk the goliath monk. The way of the Astral soul monk whos name is kronk. That kronk?

[@marcanthony3167]

@@Rookzer0 yeah I just created him and am about to start playing with him!

[@marcanthony3167]

I dont know a krok??

[@Rookzer0]

Pull the lever kronk "WRONG LEEVEEEEEERRRRRRR"

[@marcanthony3167]

@@Rookzer0 squeagums squeaker squig my friend!😆

[@stevenwhitehead8468]

I'm playing a Goliath Barbarian as a claustrophobe that is always complaining about the smell of "flatlander" cities.

[@Rookzer0]

That's a neat idea. As someone who moved to a large city from a small town... I feel it.

[@marcusblacknell-andrews1783]

Using “Bigby presents Glory of the Giants”, suppose a Goliath Order of Scribes Wizard took the “Rune Carver” background and the “Linguist” feat. Imagine a Goliath practicing Runecraft and learning symbols from other cultures to cast spells.

[@werecatauthor4249]

think about it : half orc- half goliath, full rage

[@Darilon12]

That way the buff on intimidation would be actually more realistic.

[@robertjaymot3403]

I play a Goliath/Tiefling eldritch knight and he is the most fun character I’ve ever played

[@Rookzer0]

Ooh I haven't done that with a Goliath yet... nice

[@andyroobrick-a-brack9355]

I honestly think they should have a power set/history related more so to the coldness of the mountains rather than earth-related powers. We don't have enough ice-themed races in the main races, and it would make sense in a lore sense. Goliaths could be cold, stoic killers, moving away from their barbarian stereotype and moreso towards the "honorable samurai" archetype. But that's just how I utilize them personally, they're a very malleable and diverse race lore-wise.

[@Rookzer0]

Yeah that could be interesting. A lot of the water races have cold resistance but a cold icy mountains race would be pretty dope.

[@getschwifty5537]

First time playing, made a nerdy Goliath who wasn't very competitive among his peers and became an Artificer. Cause of course I have to make things complicated for myself even though our DM thankfully is simplifying a lot of the rules.

[@lucajustluca8257]

By roleplay, goliaths make great Rangers

[@Rookzer0]

Rangers and barbarians I think are a great Go to for them.

[@isaacgarcia4816]

6 inteligence bard goliath... Glor Guump, what a good boy.

[@Rookzer0]

Did he work on a shrimp boat?

[@isaacgarcia4816]

@@Rookzer0 I hope the campaign was in the coast :( But we did have a little warfare in a jungle

[@keyes8495]

I house rule Powerful Build to gain the ability Reach. Playable large races are finally a playable.

[@Rookzer0]

Yeah I'm a big fan of just allowing people to play large and deal with the drawbacks really fun

[@kratosgamerization4907]

XD A Goliath Barbarian was the first REAL DnD 5E character that I put a lot of thought and work through. He wasn't just some cookie-cutter "Angry Orc Man" but he was a REAL person...He often played the tank role and was like a big brother/uncle to the party. In the last 3 years of me using him I've gotten mostly positive reviews. I love Goliaths and I really do wish more people played them. "HAVE NO FEAR!... SIEGE IS HERE!"

[@Rookzer0]

I appreciate his name being Siege, well done.

[@Limrasson]

Note how "stoneskin" plays into Goliath's tendency to eventually overchallange themselves. At early levels the d12+con modifier is a huge deal, but at later levels it's mediocre at best. Oh right and something I've realized and DM out there might find it useful: Goliath have their motting they believe has something to do with their fate. And Storm Giants are stereotypically oracles who read omens. So Storm Giants can literally read a Goliath.

[@Rookzer0]

That is a cool little side note

[@alienstar2088]

I personally really like the idea of making Goliaths Warlocks or Paladins. The fact that they are somewhat nomadic in nature means they can easily fall for a lot of hooks that the outside world uses to draw people into their religion. I mean if you told a Goliath, "Hey if you worship this god you can kill people with the power of the fucking sun" or "If you worship this demon you can suck the life out of anyone and never be close to death again", I'm sure Goliaths would love that shit and eat it up. At the same time though, they could be a big hazard to the cause if they don't truly believe in it, I mean, not exactly a wise idea to have a giant dude with a war axe try and sneak past the guards to slip that poison into the king's drink because Azmodan of the nine Hells commanded it.

[@Rookzer0]

Super cool idea, I'd love to see some backstories start popping up of hero Goliath that were called away from the tribe by greater powers

[@LoudAngryJerk]

So, I know this has nothing to do with goliaths. Buuuut to your point about barbarians: one character that I'm planning on running in a future campaign is a female Minotaur barbarian. She's modeled after a highland cow, and her deal is that she's basically the party's grandma. all of her side story missions are going to be her trying to find new baking recipes and methods of baking out in the field

[@Rookzer0]

Sounds like a good time

[@kingmasterlord]

definitely an unarmed fighter. maybe a three level dip in way of the astral self. or maybe with a tower shield that's had its handle replaced with an immovable rod

[@jordanhansen5934]

My only critique with this race is that stone's endurance doesn't scale to upper levels

[@godd9986]

Do Gnolls please. I know that they are not a character race in 5e, but in 3.5(the edition that I play because it is awesome) you can play a gnoll with pretty much no problem with the dm. There are actually rules in the 3.5 monster manual for a playable gnoll. You could even play trolls, giants, golems, ogres, elementals(not genasi actually legitimate elementals), undead, even plants like treants in 3.5.

[@_Zabbor_]

I honestly love the Goliaths and I wish they got more love than they do

[@markcraig4036]

Great x bow,falchion,heavy pick.

[@markcraig4036]

The ultimate Amazon muscled hottie.

[@casbot71]

Goliath Wizard, just to mess with preconceptions.....

[@blockprime3006]

Like a human druid turning into bacon

[@Rookzer0]

Lol

[@blockprime3006]

Joined half way, but great

[@Rookzer0]

thanks for jumpin in!

[@blockprime3006]

@@Rookzer0 no problems, every race video makes me want to play the race, my character list is too long

[@blockprime3006]

Why not try making your own homebrew races and talking about them?

[@Rookzer0]

@@blockprime3006 There are so many good ones, I will probably have to do that eventually. But I'd also want to do the monster races first as well!

[@Speeder1662]

I ripped goblin's arms off

[@lowfpsman]

Leg day!!!

[@Rookzer0]

Hells yeah, squats!

[@zanneel6758]

Alan Chezar? Is... Is that... is that an Escaflowne reference? In 2020?

[@Rookzer0]

I suppose so, I was thinking more the hero goliath from starcraft but that works too

[@zraal3759]

Conan is a rogue that uses a bastard sword. By bastard sword I mean an arming sword with a handle big enough for two hands. Not the fantasy definition of a bastard sword.

[@Rookzer0]

There need to be more Goliath rogues!

[@kang4roo556]

noob (first character) Goliath Monk here :P

[@Rookzer0]

Nice choice. Feel free to use the artwork for your character sheet.

[@kang4roo556]

@@Rookzer0 ty sooo mutch, but my caracther is a male, so i would try to draw it myself and improve on drawing, love your art works and again, ty so mutch :) :) :) :) :)

[@hughjistcock]

I made a goddamn goliath paladin with a rapier

[@viorp5267]

Because they cute.

[@mme.veronica735]

Cute? That Goliath lady is HOT!!

[@viorp5267]

@@mme.veronica735 Nah, she cute. Deserves many head pats.

[@mme.veronica735]

@@viorp5267 Okay comprise. She is hot and cute and deserves many many headpats

[@viorp5267]

@@mme.veronica735 Compromise accepted.

[@lucajustluca8257]

Mme. Veronica many many headpats and many many spanks. Dont forget the hot part.

[@gairbear6281]

what app/system are you using for your art?

[@Rookzer0]

Photoshop and premier pro

[@pessimisticbunny7289]

Goliath satyr

[@meamamigit]

I’m not subscribed, just enjoying a few silly d&d rants with T O P N O T C H drawings. I had an idea for a goliath who’s a mixture of Abiyoyo, Injun Joe, and that guy who talks about violence to Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island. Look them all up, it’s a vibe.

[@Rookzer0]

Ha ha, Im glad you enjoy them!

[@FlaminTubbyToast]

Goliaths give me strong Uruk-hia vibes and

[@diepixeldie8725]

What is this dudes problem with goblins

[@Rookzer0]

I love goblins

[@Sillybilly8899]

lmao most of the time i make a golaith character i just make a viking

[@Rookzer0]

Stone giants could definitely be used for Vikings Great idea, You could also go for the Furbulgs if you wanted, pre 5e that is.

[@orangejuiceman654]

100th comment

[@Rookzer0]

Congrats

[@parmesankilla690]

i just want some mf blades of chaos style chain blades!