FREQUENCY: Uncommon

FREQUENCY: Common ([Dungeon Level V])

FREQUENCY: Rare ([Cold Wilderness Mountains]: DMG, FF, MM2) <x>
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Cold Wilderness Forest]: DMG, FF, MM2, [Cold Wilderness Swamp]: DMG, FF, MM2, [Cold Wilderness Plains]: DMG, FF, MM2)

FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Temperate Wilderness Hills]: DMG, FF, MM2)
FREQUENCY: Rare ([Temperate Wilderness Mountains]: DMG, FF, MM2)
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Temperate Wilderness Forest]: DMG, FF, MM2, [Temperate Wilderness Swamp]: DMG, FF, MM2)
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Temperate Wilderness Plains]: DMG, FF, MM2)

FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Tropical Wilderness Hills]: DMG, FF, MM2)
FREQUENCY: Rare ([Tropical Wilderness Mountains]: DMG, FF, MM2)
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Tropical Wilderness Forest]: DMG, FF, MM2, [Tropical Wilderness Swamp]: DMG, FF, MM2)
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Tropical Wilderness Plains]: DMG, FF, MM2)

NO. APPEARING: 1-2, 1-6, or 5-30 (see below) <1-2, 1-6, or 5-30 is confusing>
ARMOR CLASS: 4 or better
MOVE: 12" 18"
HIT DICE: 5+5
% IN LAIR: 30%
TREASURE TYPE: Individuals [K], [L], [M] (x 5); in lair B (but 25% for magic)
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2 ~ 13
DAMAGE/ATTACK: By weapon type + strength bonus
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Throw spears for 1-6 (+ strength bonus)
SPECIAL DEFENSES: [SB]
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Average to very <8-12, ie. 2d3-1>
ALIGNMENT: Neutral (evil)
SIZE: L (8 1/2' to 10' tall) <d4, perhaps -- 1 = 8.5 || 2 = 9 || 3 = 9.5 || 4 = 10>
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: V | 275 + 6

Verbeeg,
or human behemoths,
are a race of human giants inhabiting the same areas as hill giants and ogres (q.v).

An encounter with verbeeg is 30% likely to be in conjunction with hill giants (40%) or ogres (60%),
50% with 1-6 wandering creatures, <(Cold Wilderness Mountains, Cold Wilderness Hills, Temperate Wilderness Mountains, etc.)>
and 30% in the lair where a total of 5-30 verbeeg will be found,
and 20% with 1-2+ others.

<01-30 verbeeg = 5-30 verbeeg, in lair>
<31-00 verbeeg = 1-6 verbeeg>

<01-12 verbeeg with hill giants> <use hill giant number appearing>
<13-30 verbeeg with ogres> <use ogre number appearing>
<31-80 verbeeg with 1-6 wandering creatures>
<81-00 verbeeg with 1-2+ others>
    <1-2+ = roll d2. if 2, roll again, and add to total. if 1, no more rolls - you are done>
    <others = roll d% on above table, to see if hill giants, ogres, or wandering monsters. If 81-00, roll again>
    <roll once for each other>

Because verbeeg are intelligent,
they will typically command any hill giants II ogres with whom they dwell.
Also,
if these giants have them,
they will wear protective materials to improve their armor class, <WSG note>
i.e. hides and furs,
odd pieces of metal such as shields,
and so forth.
While verbeeg use clubs && spears typically,
those able to gain superior weaponry will do so.
Verbeeg range in strength from 18/51 to 18/00.
To find the strength and appropriate bonus,
roll 1d10:
 

1-2	18/51-75	+3 and 3" to throwing range
3-6	18/76-90	+4 and 4" to throwing range
7-9	18/91-99	+5 and 5" to throwing range
0	18/00	+6 and 6" to throwing range

Thrown spears have normal range plus a bonus range of 3" to 6".
Thus,
a verbeeg with 18/00 strength hurls the spear up to 9" distance for 7-12 points of damage.
Each of these giants will have at least 3 spears when encountered.

In a lair of verbeeg there will always be a leader of 18/00 strength and no fewer than 40 HP.
There will be 2 females for the leader and 1 for each additional male.
Young verbeeg are about 50% of the total population over 9.
All verbeeg encountered are likely (2% per verbeeg) to have with them a shaman of either sex.
Verbeeg shamen can attain 7th level.
The tribal group is 90% unlikely to have any magic item which they cannot understand or use.
Females are =equal= to males in combat.
Young are equal to bugbears (50%) or goblins (50%) in fighting ability.
    The lair will include (d%) :
        01-75 = wolves, 2-8
        76-00 = worgs, 1-4
    as guards.
       In arctic climes,
            01-25 = winter wolves, 1-3
            26-00 = polar bears, 1-2
        will be kept for this purpose.
<note format variation>

Verbeeg are unusually thin for their great height.
Some have deformities which only add to their rather fearsome aspect.
Notable verbeeg are usually rogues who stalk humans (Jimmy Squarefoot and Jack-in-Irons are but two).
They otherwise appear human. <find an image to replace the one below>
 
 

Mr. Awesome wrote:
Was poking around and thought of an old unanswered question...
Gary, I know where most of the giants in the Monster Manuals come from, but where do the verbeeg and cloud giants come from?
That is, what mythological (or whatever) source material inspired them, if any?

You mean I messed one? Heh 

The Verbeeg was inspired by French Canadians and Paul Bunyon...and you should be able to get the connection easily...

Cheers,
Gary


 

Quote:
Originally Posted by BOZ
hey gary, obscure question that i've been looking to get an answer for awhile... might as well go to the source. 
did the verbeeg giantkin appear anywhere before the Monster Manual II?
i've been looking and asking but noone knows.
i know a good percentage of MM2 monsters had previous appearances.

Sure!

As a matter of fact I made up the Verbeeg and used them in some of my campaign encounters, but they were not in print before MMII as I hadn't the time to do a modulE that included them. I had thought to have a mainly outdoor adventure in a woodland setting with the verbeeg being the lumberjacks, a really big one as their leader, and the lot of them pretty difficult to deal with on a rational basis.

Cheers,
Gary