Questions tagged [firbolg]
For questions about firbolgs, a reclusive race of giant-kin in Dungeons & Dragons. They first appeared as a monster in AD&D 1e, and as a playable race in AD&D2e. Firbolgs have appeared in some form in every edition since AD&D 1e, though their depiction varies widely between editions.
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Can a Firbolg standing behind a wall see without being seen?
The Firbolg Magic trait says:
Firbolg Magic. You can cast detect magic and disguise self spells with
this trait. When you use this version of disguise self, you can seem
up to 3 feet shorter or ...
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If my Firbolg lifts a barrel over their head while appearing 3ft taller from their Disguise Self, where does the barrel appear?
Let's say they are 7ft 4in tall, and cast their innate Disguise Self, using the rules from Mordenkainen's Monsters of the Multiverse:
Firbolg Magic • MotM, pg. 15
Once per long rest, you can cast ...
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How much of a firbolg's Speech of Beast and Leaf replaces Speak with Animals/Plants?
I am simply having a hard time wrapping my head around the versatility of this feature, and the meaning of the last aspect: (emphasis my own)
You have the ability to communicate in a limited manner ...
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How does the Firbolg’s Speech of Beast and Leaf trait interact with the Telepathic feat?
The Telepathic feat (TCoE, p. 81) gives you the ability to:
[...] speak telepathically to any creature you can see within 60 feet of you. Your telepathic utterances are in a language you know, and ...
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Does a Firbolg lose their invisibility granted by the Hidden Step trait if a creature they summon attacks or deals damage?
The description of the firbolg trait Hidden Step states (VGtM, p. 107):
As a bonus action, you can magically turn invisible until the start of your next turn or until you attack, make a damage roll, ...
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Do firbolg clerics have access to the giant pantheon?
Does a firbolg cleric from the forgotten realms have access to the giant pantheon?
I am looking for an answer from a mechanical standpoint but also from a lore standpoint.
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Does the duration of the invisibility from the Firbolg's Hidden Step trait allow me to make an attack roll with advantage on the following turn?
The firbolg's Hidden Step trait (VGtM, p. 107) is described as being active "until the start of your next turn" at most:
As a bonus action, you can magically turn invisible until the start ...
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Can a Firbolg using the Hidden Step trait remain invisible when casting a spell?
The Firbolg's Hidden Step trait (Volo's Guide to Monsters, p. 107) reads:
As a bonus action, you can magically turn invisible until the start of your next turn or until you attack, make a damage ...
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Can Forest Gnomes secretly converse (like Thieves' Cant) with other Forest Gnomes/Firbolgs/Speak with Animals users via Speak with Small Beasts?
My party has two Forest Gnomes and a Firbolg and they want to use their racial features to secretly communicate.
Forest Gnomes have
Speak with Small Beasts: Through sound and gestures, you may
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Can firbolgs cast their racial Detect Magic spell as a ritual?
Firbolgs get the Firbolg Magic trait (VGtM, p. 107), which lets them cast Detect Magic. Normally, Detect Magic is able to be cast as a ritual.
Can this version be cast by a Druid as a ritual, or can ...
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Is there an item or spell to see through the Disguise Self spell?
I'm playing a Firbolg character. The Firbolg's racial Firbolg Magic trait (VGtM, p. 107) allows them to cast disguise self once per short rest. As part of the character's backstory I want someone to ...
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Does a Firbolg’s Hidden Step count as a spell or cantrip?
I am making a Firbolg Druid, and I was wondering if the racial feature Hidden Step (Invisible as a Bonus Action) counts as a Spell or a Cantrip? I can’t find anything that specifically says. I want to ...
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Is there official clarification how firbolg's Hidden Step interacts with delayed damage/save effects?
The playable Firbolg race from Volo's Guide to Monsters has the Hidden Step racial feature (emphasis mine):
Hidden Step. As a bonus action, you can magically turn invisible until the start of your ...
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Can firbolgs use both spells from Firbolg Magic in the same day, or just one?
Firbolgs have the Firbolg Magic trait (VGtM, p. 107):
You can cast detect magic and disguise self with this trait, using
Wisdom as your spell casting ability for them. Once you cast either
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