[3.5] Lifespans of Giants

[Thurbane]

So, mainly for NPCs in my game, wondering how many giant races have ages listed?


Cloud giants can live to be 400 years old.

Fire giants can live to be 350 years old.

Frost giants can live to be 250 years old.

Hill giants can live to be 200 years old.

Stone giants can live to be 800 years old.

Storm giants can live to be 600 years old.

Half-giant - Middle Age: 60 years; Old: 80 years; Venerable :120 years; Maximum Age: +4d% years

I'm trying to track down which giants are long-lived.

Cheers - T

[PoeticallyPsyco]

Huh, Half-Giants cap out at about 500 years, making them the 3rd longest lived giant species in the SRD.

[ShurikVch]

What's I found (including some 3rd-party):

Monster Manual II
Forest Giant - can live to be up to 200 years old.
Sun Giant - often reaching 400 years or more in age.
Ocean Giant - frequently live to be 600 years old.
Mountain Giant - often live to be 100 years old.

Monster Manual III
Eldritch Giant - have incredible life spans and can live to be more than 3000 years old.
Sand Giant - can live to be 250 years old.

Craa’ghoran Giant (Monster Manual IV) - can live up to 800 years.

Half-Ogre - venerable at 60 years, +2d12 maximum

Rot Giant (Dragon #355) - have a natural life span of about 150 years (although few make it to old age due to their violent lifestyle)

Reef Giant (Secrets of the Alubelok Coast) - can live to be 500 years of age or even older.

Dangerous Denizens: The Monsters of Tellene
Cyclops, Reanaarian - lives for 800 years (reaching maturity at 120)
Giant, Woodland - lives for approximately 300 years (reaching maturity around 60)

Free Ogre (Rokugan Campaign Setting) - Immortal

[Particle_Man]

Huh, I thought giant lifespans were measured in Jacks. :smallsmile:

[liquidformat]

Huh, I thought giant lifespans were measured in Jacks. :smallsmile:

Which Jack are we referring too; Jack Sparrow, Jack the Pumpkin King, Jack and the bean-stock, or or Jack and Jill? Jack sparrow and Jack the pumpkin king would be an immortal age category, Bean-stock Jack would be 15~, and Jack and Jill under 10 maybe?

[MesiDoomstalker]

Which Jack are we referring too; Jack Sparrow, Jack the Pumpkin King, Jack and the bean-stock, or or Jack and Jill? Jack sparrow and Jack the pumpkin king would be an immortal age category, Bean-stock Jack would be 15~, and Jack and Jill under 10 maybe?

There is a theory that any Jack in a folktale or myth is the same Jack.

[Thurbane]

What's I found (including some 3rd-party):

Monster Manual II
Forest Giant - can live to be up to 200 years old.
Sun Giant - often reaching 400 years or more in age.
Ocean Giant - frequently live to be 600 years old.
Mountain Giant - often live to be 100 years old.

Monster Manual III
Eldritch Giant - have incredible life spans and can live to be more than 3000 years old.
Sand Giant - can live to be 250 years old.

Craa’ghoran Giant (Monster Manual IV) - can live up to 800 years.

Half-Ogre - venerable at 60 years, +2d12 maximum

Rot Giant (Dragon #355) - have a natural life span of about 150 years (although few make it to old age due to their violent lifestyle)

Reef Giant (Secrets of the Alubelok Coast) - can live to be 500 years of age or even older.

Dangerous Denizens: The Monsters of Tellene
Cyclops, Reanaarian - lives for 800 years (reaching maturity at 120)
Giant, Woodland - lives for approximately 300 years (reaching maturity around 60)

Free Ogre (Rokugan Campaign Setting) - Immortal

Great list as always, thank you.

So, as far as first party goes, looks like Eldritch Giants are the longest lived.

I wonder what the deal with Death Giants is? Are they immortal?