Adventure deep into the heart of Firbolg territory, and come out with ideas that will make them more intriguing, surprising, and above all, useful for your games.
The Firbolg represents an archetype that's been around a long time, and is a blast to play—the gentle, nature-loving giant. Like most player options, however, there's a few traps to fall in if we don't consider their potential. Firbolgs are more than just the cultural equivalent of druids. And they can offer so much more than cliches about hippies or becoming the "shaggy" of the group.
We start in Kinship Camp, where we build a culture based on the basics of Firbolgs that we like; they're a selfless offshoot of giant culture. We give them some values and beliefs to build off of then get into the details that will make them useful for our games. We come out with an elusive, territorial community that truly works with the life that surrounds them in creative ways, from multi-purpose fruits to symbiotic relationships. They hold secrets that a group of adventurers might one day seek. In exchange for said secrets, the Firbolg do not seek material trade, only for you to prove that you deserve them.
Then we head to Grandma B's Schoolhouse to learn about the real-world history of the Firbolg people. They were the third group to settle Ireland, according to The Book of Invasions, and had to put up with a lot in order to get their piece of the Ireland pie. We focus on Sreng, a Firbolg champion with some pretty epic lines of legend that could very well inspire your next hero. Who else has slain 150 warriors on his way to fight his enemy's king?
Special thanks to those who joined in our monthly patron discord hangout about this episode, lending their great ideas: Dangerous Marmelade, Leprecan, Mycofish, and No Ma’am
And as always, huge thanks to the support of all of our patrons for making this episode a reality.
NinjaDuckie, Pseu Art, Blackthorne, Firstlaw, Peacockdreams, DM Thunderbum, Marley R., Garr the Pirate, Timewarp, Dangerous Marmalade, Zach G., NoMaam, Michelle T., Adlerious, Chris F., The Senate, Lucas D., Lyla G., The GM Tim, Nevermour, Thomas W, DM Natske, Heavyarms, Aldrost, Leprecan, and Will H-P.
Metal soundtrack provided by TeknoAXE