These artificers pepper enemies from afar with assistance from their inventions. ![]() The giff and their creators had ties to weaponry, so it only serves that some giff would be inspired to create magical cannons and constructs. If you're interested in exploring a build centered around firearms, here are some subclasses that may be a good mechanical or thematic fit for the giff:Īrtificer. The Artillerist and Battle Smith subclasses are strong picks for a giff both functionally and thematically. Their Firearms Mastery trait grants proficiency in firearms, in addition to a couple other key benefits. Building Your Own Rootin'-Tootin' Gunslinging Giff Conversely, a giff barbarian may see battle as a means of connecting with their ancestors. A giff artificer or cleric, then, may come to believe that only through invention can they truly be connected to the divine. Remember that the giff's divine spark only appears when they channel it into the weapons they use. The lore presented in Spelljammer: Adventures in Space, though, creates opportunities for giff that are more spiritual and inquisitive. But if we use the giff from Monsters of the Multiverse as inspiration for character creation, we discover a people that respect hierarchy, are boisterous, and find joy in making things blow up. These giff may be driven to adventure in order to gain notoriety among their people or to simply make a living without regard to who's paying. Whether they seek to learn about their people's past, line their pockets with coin, or something else is up to you. Thanks to their faint connection to ancient deities, the giff are drawn to explore the immensity of Wildspace and the Astral Sea. They have advantage on Strength-based ability checks and Strength saving throws, and they can carry, push, drag, and lift greater amounts of weight. Thanks to their thick build, the giff are also naturally stronger. This may seem inconsequential for spelljamming adventures, but in truth, having a swimming speed allows you to fight more easily in Wildspace. For one, they have a natural swimming speed. The giff also have characteristics that reflect real-world hippopotamuses. Attacking at long range with firearms doesn't impose disadvantage on attack rolls.ĭespite not knowing the gods that created them, the giff are still blessed by them with an astral spark. The giff use this astral spark to explosive effect by channeling it into their weapons to deal more damage.You ignore the loading property of firearms.No racial trait reflects this more than the giff's Firearms Mastery, which has a few benefits: Even a giff who has never picked up a firearm will find that they are inherently good at wielding them. The giff and their ancient gods have always shared a connection with firearms. The proper pronunciation-whether it's with a hard or soft g-has long been the cause of bar brawls for these folk. ![]() No matter how you play the giff, you'll find that they have a strong and ancient tie to firearms. The giff's racial traits help these characters excel as gunners. For them, the bigger the explosion, the better. These giff live their lives climbing the ranks of their people, and many work as mercenaries. Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse gives us a look at bombastic giff that have embraced a more militaristic lifestyle. Thus, the giff are drawn to spacefaring not just out of sheer joy for its beauty but because it brings them closer to the gods they have forgotten.ĭespite their origins, you don't need to play the giff as a melancholic people. ![]() What little spark of magic remains in these beings connects them to the giff. ![]() Even knowledge of the divine architects that created them has been lost to the ages. As players, though, we know that the divine beings behind the giff are dead and the petrified remains of these titanic beings float somewhere in the near-infinite realm of the Astral Sea. It's unclear where precisely the giff originated. Chances are, the giff haven't even come face to face with such creatures. They have spent millennia traversing Wildspace and the Astral Sea, where more alien creatures reside. Despite their appearance, the giff aren't awakened hippos. They tower over most other races and have smooth skin or bristles on their faces and atop their heads. The giff are broad-shouldered folk with hippo-like features. What do you get when you cross a hippo with a space pirate? The giff! These hulking spacefaring folk have hippo-like features, love explosives, and are one of the playable races coming in Spelljammer: Adventures in Space! Here's a sneak peek at the lore and racial traits behind the giff and how we might go about building one to be an expert marksmen for battles fought in Wildspace! Monstrous Compendium Vol 3: Minecraft Creatures
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