(^Girdle of Storm Giant Strength^)
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This belt looks similor to those normal to adventuring.
It is imbued with very powerful magic, of course, and when
worn it increases the physical prowess of its wearer as follows:
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The wearer of the girdle is able to otherwise hurl rocks &&
bend bars as if
he or she had imbibed a potion of giant
strength. These abilities are:
Dice Roll | Type of Giant Strength | Rating | To Hit | Damage | Open Doors | <> | Weight Allowance | Range | Base Damage | Rock Wt. ** | Bend Bars/
Lift Gates |
01-30 | Hill () | 19 | + 3 | + 7 | 7 in 8 (3) | Hill | + 450 | 8" | 1-6 | 14 | 50% |
31-50 | Stone () | 20 | + 3 | + 8 | 7 in 8 (3) | Stone | + 500 | 16" | 1-12 | 19.8 | 60% |
51-70 | Frost () | 21 | + 4 | + 9 | 9 in 10 (4) | Frost | + 600 | 10" | 1-8 | 15.6 | 70% |
71-85 | Fire () | 22 | + 4 | + 10 | 11 in 12 (4) | Fire | + 750 | 12" | 1-8 | 17 | 80% |
86-95 | Cloud | 23 | + 5 | + 11 | 11 in 12 (5) | Cloud | + 900 | 14" | 1-10 | 18.4 | 90% |
96-00 | Storm | 24 | + 6 | + 12 | 19 in 20 (7 in 8) | Storm | + 1200 | 16" | 1-12 | 21.2 | 100% |
* The number in parentheses is the number of chances out of 6 (8 for
storm
giant strength) for the character to be able to force open a locked,
barred, magically held, or wizard locked door, but only one attempt
ever
(per door) may be made, and if it fails, no further attempts can succeed.
** Approximate average missile weight.
The strength gained is not cumulative with normal or magical strength
bonuses except with regard to use in combination with gauntlets
of ogre power and magic war hammers
(q.v.).
Question:
How much experience are the various Girdles of
Giant Strength worth? I
seriously doubt 200, when Gauntlets
of Ogre Power are worth
1,000.
Answer: The Girdles
are only worth 200 points for several reasons.
First, while they do add
to the strength of an individual, they do little to add to the intelligence
or cautiousness of that being.
Secondly, while the strength
of a giant is given, the giant’s innate toughness is not conferred upon
the wearer.
This means that while a
giant could smash its fist through a wooden door, a human would break bones
when doing it.
While a giant could hurl
bars apart, a human would rip flesh in the attempt.
The gauntlets, on the other
hand, offer a great deal of protection for the hands and arms and thus
are worth more. — JW
Q: I understand that
strength bonuses
from gauntlets of ogre power
and the various girdles
of giant
strength are cumulative
under certain
conditions. What are these
conditions?
A: These items are
cumulative only when
the wearer is wielding a
magical war
hammer, either held or hurled.
(See the
DMG, page 145, girdle of
giant strength;
the reference to ?hurled
weapon? in the
text for the gauntlets of
ogre power on the
same page should be taken
to mean a
magical war hammer. See
also pages 168
169, hammer +3, dwarven
thrower and
hammer of thunderbolts.)
The gauntlets?
and girdle?s powers may
not be combined
for any other purpose.
(147.12)
Q: If a character
wearing gauntlets of
ogre power or a girdle of
giant
strength is struck by a
shadow or
other attack that drains
strength,
what happens?
A: Temporary strength
losses are taken
from the character?s augmented
strength
score, and results are taken
accordingly.
Such losses are always a
full point, so that
a hit from a shadow will
reduce a character
wearing gauntlets of ogre
power to a
17 strength. Permanent strength
losses,
such as those due to aging,
are taken from
the character?s base strength
score. In
these cases, the magically
augmented
score is unchanged.
(147.12)
Q: In the DMG,
page 123, the sale
price of a girdle of giant
strength is
listed as 2,500 gp. Isn?t
this a bit
low? Gauntlets of ogre power,
which bestow less strength,
sell for
10,000 gp.
A: This was a misprint.
The sale price for
such a girdle is 25,000
gp. The experience
value was also misprinted;
it should be
2,000 xp, not 200 xp. Note
that a girdle
imbues the wearer?s entire
body with
extra strength, while the
gauntlets enhance
only the wearer?s chest
and arms.
(147.12)
Belt of giant strength
Q: Will gauntlets
of ogre power or a
girdle of giant strength
allow a
demi-human fighter an increased
level-advancement limit?
A: Strength bestowed
by magical items
such as girdles or gauntlets
is temporary;
it lasts only as long as
a character wears
such an item. Thus, these
items do not
allow extra advancement
in level. Only a
permanent increase in an
ability score will
allow extra advancement.
(147.12)