''Giants'' is a supplement for

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s published by

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in 1987.

''Giants'' is a supplement describing 12 types of giants in detail: their homes, histories, spells, magic items, pets, and allies. With five new types of giants: chaos, dwarven, forest, sea, and death. It also includes rules for giants as

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s and a campaign-setting description of Clanfast, a giants' city.

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''Giants'' was written by

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, with art by

Ray Rubin Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (gra ...

, and was published by

in 1997 as a 96-page book.

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Fantasy role-playing game supplements Role Aids Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1987 {{rpg-stub

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