Gaialar
Gargantuan • Giant (Titan) • Neutral Good
Armor Class 20
Hit Points 314 (17d20 + 136)
Speed 50 ft., burrow 40 ft.
Initiative +5 (15)
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 (+9) | 6 (-2) | 26 (+8) | 17 (+3) | 21 (+5) | 18 (+4) |
Saving Throws Wis +12, Cha +11
Skills Nature +17, Perception +12
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., tremorsense 300 ft., passive Perception 22
Languages Common, Druidic, Giant, Sylvan
CR 21 (XP 33,000; PB +7)
Living Terrain. The gaialar can move through solid earth, stone, trees, or similar natural terrain as if they were difficult terrain. While doing so, the gaialar doesn't damage the material it moves through.
Magic Resistance. The gaialar has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Rooted Resistance (3/Day). If the gaialar fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. When it does so it becomes restrained until the start of its next turn.
Speak with Beasts and Plants. The gaialar can communicate with Beasts and Plants as if they shared a language.
Unusual Nature. The gaialar doesn’t need to sleep.
ACTIONS
Multiattack. The gaialar makes two Slam attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting to cast an at-will spell.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +16, reach 15 ft. Hit: 27 (4d8 + 9) bludgeoning damage.
Roots and Vines (Recharge 5-6). Strength Saving Throw: DC 20, each creature of the gaialar’s choice in a 90-foot cone. Failure: 31 (9d6) bludgeoning damage, and the gaialar can pull a target up to 30 feet towards it. Additionally, the target is restrained until the vines are destroyed (AC 15; HP 15; vulnerability to fire damage; immunity to psychic damage). Success: Half damage.
Spellcasting. The gaialar casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20):
At will: entangle (40-foot square area), plant growth
2/day: commune with nature, earthquake, move earth, wall of stone, wall of thorns
BONUS ACTIONS
Encroaching Nature. The gaialar moves the area of one of its entangle of plant growth spells by up to 15 feet in a direction of its choice.
LEGENDARY ACTIONS
Legendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature's turn, the gaialar can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The gaialar regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns.
Gaia’s Rejuvenation. The gaialar chooses up to 4 creatures within 60 feet of it. A target gains 14 (2d8 + 5) temporary hit points for 10 minutes. While a creature has these temporary hit points, it has advantage on saving throws.
Slam. The gaialar makes one Slam attack.
Rumbling Movement. The gaialar moves up to its speed. Each creature within 10 feet of the gaialar as it moves is targeted once by the following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 23. Failure: The target is knocked prone. Failure or Success: The gaialar can't take this action again until the start of its next turn.
Gaialar
Gargantuan • Giant (Titan) • Neutral Good
Armor Class 18
Hit Points 262 (15d20 + 105)
Speed 50 ft., burrow 40 ft.
Initiative +4 (14)
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 (+8) | 6 (-2) | 24 (+7) | 15 (+2) | 19 (+4) | 16 (+3) |
Saving Throws Wis +10, Cha +9
Skills Nature +14, Perception +10
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., tremorsense 300 ft., passive Perception 20
Languages Common, Druidic, Giant, Sylvan
CR 18 (XP 20,000; PB +6)
Living Terrain. The gaialar can move through solid earth, stone, trees, or similar natural terrain as if they were difficult terrain. While doing so, the gaialar doesn't damage the material it moves through.
Magic Resistance. The gaialar has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Rooted Resistance (3/Day). If the gaialar fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. When it does so it becomes restrained until the start of its next turn.
Speak with Beasts and Plants. The gaialar can communicate with Beasts and Plants as if they shared a language.
Unusual Nature. The gaialar doesn’t need to sleep.
ACTIONS
Multiattack. The gaialar makes two Slam attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting to cast an at-will spell.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +14, reach 15 ft. Hit: 22 (3d8 + 9) bludgeoning damage.
Roots and Vines (Recharge 5-6). Strength Saving Throw: DC 18, each creature of the gaialar’s choice in a 90-foot cone. Failure: 21 (6d6) bludgeoning damage, and the gaialar can pull a target up to 30 feet towards it. Additionally, the target is restrained until the vines are destroyed (AC 15; HP 10; vulnerability to fire damage; immunity to psychic damage). Success: Half damage.
Spellcasting. The gaialar casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 18):
At will: entangle (30-foot square area), plant growth
1/day: commune with nature, earthquake, move earth, wall of stone, wall of thorns
BONUS ACTIONS
Encroaching Nature. The gaialar moves the area of one of its entangle of plant growth spells by up to 10 feet in a direction of its choice.
LEGENDARY ACTIONS
Legendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature's turn, the gaialar can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The gaialar regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns.
Gaia’s Rejuvenation. The gaialar chooses up to 4 creatures within 60 feet of it. A target gains 11 (2d6 + 4) temporary hit points for 10 minutes. While a creature has these temporary hit points, it has advantage on saving throws.
Slam. The gaialar makes one Slam attack.
Rumbling Movement. The gaialar moves up to its speed. Each creature within 10 feet of the gaialar as it moves is targeted once by the following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 21. Failure: The target is knocked prone. Failure or Success: The gaialar can't take this action again until the start of its next turn.
Gaialar
Gargantuan • Giant (Titan) • Neutral Good
Armor Class 22
Hit Points 370 (19d20 + 171)
Speed 50 ft., burrow 40 ft.
Initiative +5 (15)
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 (+10) | 6 (-2) | 26 (+9) | 19 (+4) | 23 (+6) | 20 (+5) |
Saving Throws Wis +13, Cha +12
Skills Nature +18, Perception +13
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., tremorsense 300 ft., passive Perception 23
Languages Common, Druidic, Giant, Sylvan
CR 24 (XP 62,000; PB +7)
Living Terrain. The gaialar can move through solid earth, stone, trees, or similar natural terrain as if they were difficult terrain. While doing so, the gaialar doesn't damage the material it moves through.
Magic Resistance. The gaialar has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Rooted Resistance (3/Day). If the gaialar fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. When it does so it becomes restrained until the start of its next turn.
Speak with Beasts and Plants. The gaialar can communicate with Beasts and Plants as if they shared a language.
Unusual Nature. The gaialar doesn’t need to sleep.
ACTIONS
Multiattack. The gaialar makes two Slam attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting to cast an at-will spell.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +17, reach 15 ft. Hit: 37 (5d10 + 10) bludgeoning damage.
Roots and Vines (Recharge 5-6). Strength Saving Throw: DC 21, each creature of the gaialar’s choice in a 90-foot cone. Failure: 38 (11d6) bludgeoning damage, and the gaialar can pull a target up to 30 feet towards it. Additionally, the target is restrained until the vines are destroyed (AC 15; HP 20; vulnerability to fire damage; immunity to psychic damage). Success: Half damage.
Spellcasting. The gaialar casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 21):
At will: entangle (50-foot square area), plant growth
2/day: commune with nature, earthquake, move earth, wall of stone, wall of thorns
BONUS ACTIONS
Encroaching Nature. The gaialar moves the area of one of its entangle of plant growth spells by up to 20 feet in a direction of its choice.
LEGENDARY ACTIONS
Legendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature's turn, the gaialar can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The gaialar regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns.
Gaia’s Rejuvenation. The gaialar chooses up to 4 creatures within 60 feet of it. A target gains 17 (2d10 + 6) temporary hit points for 10 minutes. While a creature has these temporary hit points, it has advantage on saving throws.
Slam. The gaialar makes one Slam attack.
Rumbling Movement. The gaialar moves up to its speed. Each creature within 10 feet of the gaialar as it moves is targeted once by the following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 24. Failure: The target is knocked prone. Failure or Success: The gaialar can't take this action again until the start of its next turn.
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USING MONSTER VARIANTS
Monster variants allow the GM to adjust encounters to better match the party’s strength, narrative needs, or world-building logic. A weaker variant may represent a juvenile, wounded, or lesser specimen, while a stronger variant can serve as a leader, champion, ancient creature, or apex predator.
Variants can be used to fine-tune difficulty without changing the core identity of the monster, making them ideal for scaling encounters, reinforcing hierarchy within a faction, or creating memorable boss-style enemies. You can even use the same stat block but different variants in the same encounter if you want.
Design Note. Each monster is primarily balanced around its normal version. Weaker and stronger variants are derived adjustments and may not always preserve every tactical nuance or “feel” of the original creature. GMs are encouraged to review variants carefully and adjust abilities or tactics as needed to best suit their table.