Editing Giants in the Earth

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'''Giants in the Earth''' was an article series that ran in [[Dragon Magazine]] primarily during the [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] era. It revolved around providing example PC stats for various mythical and literary figures under the D&D rule sets, and continued all the way into the early days of [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]]. Whilst a number of different writers submitted to the series, the bulk of the articles were written by either [[Tom Moldvay]] or [[Roger E. Moore]].

Ironically, as the opening spiel for the article series admits, many of these characters actually ''break'' established rules from AD&D, especially in regards race/class limits and [[multiclassing]].

Initially, each article's collection of characters was eclectic, but during the short-lived revival in the post-200s issues, each article would be devoted to multiple characters from a single source.

=Issue #26=
* Cugel the Clever (Male Human Thief 14), from ''The Eyes of the Overworld'', by Jack Vance.
* Kane (Male Human Fighter 30/Magic-User 20/Assassin 14), from the [[Sword & Sorcery]] stories by Karl Edward Wagner.
* Tros of Samothrace (Male Human Paladin 15) from the titular trilogy by Talbot Mundy.

=Issue #27=
* Durathror (Male Dwarf Fighter (or "Dwarvish Paladin") 13), from ''The Weirdstone of Brisingamen'' by Alan Garner
* Fafhrd (Male Human dual-classed Fighter 20/Thief 8) and The Gray Mouser (Male Human multi-classed Fighter-Thief 18), from the titular novels by Fritz Leiber.
* John Carter of Mars (Male Human Fighter 30), from the titular novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

=Issue #28=
* Eric John Stark (Male Human Fighter 15) and his Northhounds from the Space Opera pulp stories by Leigh Brackett.
* Welleran (Male Human Ghost) from "The Sword of Welleran" by Lord Dunsany.

=Issue #29=
* Shadowjack (Male Demigod Thief 25/Fighter 9/Magic-User 9 - Fighter & Magic-User level doubles when in shadows), from the titular novel by Roger Zelazny.
* Iucounu, the Laughing Magician (Male Human Magic-User 20), from ''The Eyes of the Overworld'' by Jack Vance.

=Issue #30=
* Sol of All Weapons (Male Human Fighter 20/Monk 14), from the ''Battle Circle'' trilogy by Piers Anthony.
* Zorayas (Female Human Magic User 23), from ''Night's Master'' by Tanith Lee.
* Maal Dweb (Male Human Magic User 20) and his Iron Golems, from ''Lost Worlds'' by Clark Ashton Smith.

=Issue #35=
* Muirtagh the Bowman (Male Human Bard 16/Fighter 7/Thief 5), from ''The Kings in Winter'' by Cecelia Holland.
* Umslopogaas (Male Human Fighter 15), from H. Rider Haggard's ''Allan Quatemain''.
* Edward Bond (Male Human Fighter 9), Ganelon (Male Human Fighter 25) and Sword of Llyr, from ''The Dark World'' by Henry Kuttner

=Issue #36=
* Captain Blood (Male Human Fighter 17/Thief 10/Cleric 8), from Rafael Sabatini's ''Captain Blood'' novels.
* Richard Upton Pickman (Male Human Ghoul Fighter 9), from ''Pickman's Model'' by H. P. Lovecraft.
* Silverbells (Male "Forest Minotaur" Ranger 15/Paladin 13), from ''Cry Silver Bells'' by Thomas Burnett Swann.

=Issue #39=
* Bodvar Bjarki (Male Human Fighter 16), from Hrolf Kraaki's Saga, by Poul Anderson.
* Egil Skallagrimson (Male Human Fighter 14), from Egil's Saga, by Hermann Palsson and Paul Edwards

=Issue #41=
* Jirel of Joiry (Female Human Fighter 14), from the titular story by C.L. Moore.
* Ayesha (Female Human Cleric 27/Fighter 9), from the Ayesha series of Gothic-Fantasy novels by H. Rider Haggard.
* Valeria (Female Human Fighter 17/Thief 8), from the Conan story ''Red Nails'' by Robert E. Howard.
* Sigurd Fafnirsbane (Male Human Fighter 20/Magic-User 12/Cleric 8), from the Nordic myth of Sigurd and Fafnir.
* Starkad (Male Half-Elf/Half-Giant crossbreed Fighter 23) from obscure Nordic legends.

For the curious, [[Conan the Barbarian]] himself never appeared in his article series... but he '''did''' get an AD&D 1e writeup by [[Gygax]] himself in Dragon #36!

=Issue #42=
* Tauuno Kraken's Bane (Male Half-Elf Ranger 8), from ''The Merman's Children'' by Poul Anderssion
* Sir Geros Lahvohettos (Male Human Fighter 9), from 'Revenge of the Horseclans'' by Robert Adams.
* James Eckert (Male Human NPC 0) and Gorbash (Male Dragon 10 HD), from ''The Dragon and the George'' by Gordon R. Dickson.
* Orvar-Odd (Male Troll-blooded Human Fighter 21), from ''Arrow-Odd: A Medieval Novel''
* Heidrek (Male Human Fighter 15), from ''Hervor's Saga''.

=Issue #44=
* Reepicheep (Male [[Ratfolk|Humanoid Mouse]] Fighter 7), from the ''Chronicles of Narnia'' by C. S. Lewis.
* Professor Challenger (Male Human Fighter 16 with Sage abilities) from assorted stories by Arthur Conan Doyle.

=Issue #47=
* Camilla (Female Human Fighter 10), from the Aenid, Books VII and XI.
* Medea (Female Human Magic-User 18 with Sage abilities), from Greco-Roman Mythology.

=Issue #48=
* Sparrowhawk (Male Human Illusionist 21/Magic-User 20/Druid 14), from the ''Earthsea'' novels by Ursula K. LeGuin.
* Tiana Highrider (Female Human Fighter 12/Thief 12), from ''Demon in the Mirror'' and ''The Eyes of Sarsis's', both by Andrew Offut & Richard Lyon

=Issue #49=
The entries in this article were written by Roger E. Moore.
* Holger Carlsen (Male Human Paladin 14), from ''Three Hearts and Three Lions'' by Poul Andersson
* Hugi (Male Gnome Fighter 5), from ''Three Hearts and Three Lions'' by Poul Andersson
* Ellide (Female Human Fighter 6), from ''Woman of the White Waste'', by T. J. Morgan.

=Issue #52=
* Duke Prospero of Milan (Male Human Magic-User 14),Ariel (Male Air Elemental), and Caliban (Male Half-Orc), from William Shakespeare's play "The Tempest".
* Circe (Female Demigoddess Magic-User 18), from Greco-Roman Mythology.

=Issue #54=
* The Four Lords of Demonland; Juss (Fighter 15/Magic-user 14), Spitfire (Fighter 16), Goldry Bluszco (Fighter 20) and Brandoch Daha (Fighter 18) from ''The Worm Ouroboros'' by E. R. Eddison.
* Gaveral Rocannon (Male Human Fighter 11) from ''Rocannon's World'' by Ursula K. LeGuin.

=Issue #57=
* Morgaine (Female Half-Elf Fighter 17/Magic User 3), the evil sword ''Changeling'', and Vayne (Male Human Fighter 7), all from the novels '"Gate of Ivrel'', ''Well of Shiuan'' and ''Fires of Azeroth'' by C.J. Cherryh.
* Rifkind (Female Human Fighter 14/Cleric 16) from ''Daughter of the Bright Moon'' and ''The Black Flame'', both by Lynn Abbey.
* Belit (Female Human Fighter 10), from the Conan stories by Robert E. Howard.
* Dark Agnes de le Fere (Female Human Fighter 11/Thief 9), from ''Sword Woman'' by Robert E. Howard.

=Issue #59=
* Sir Roger de Tourneville (Male Human Fighter 10), from ''The High Crusade'' by Poul Andersson.
* Harold Shea (Male Human Fighter 7 with unique spellcasting abilities), from ''The Complete Enchanter'', ''Wall of Serpents'' and ''The Green Magician'' by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt.
* Anthony Villiers (Male HUman Ranger 10/Thief 7), from ''Starwell'', ''The Thurb Revolution'', and ''Masque World'', all by Alexei Panshin
* Mark Cornwall (Male Human Fighter 4 with full Sage abilities) and Sniveley (Male Gnome Fighter 3 with special spell abilities) from ''Enchanted Pilgrim'' by Clifford D. Simak

=Issue #61=
* Deucalion (Male Human Cleric 10/Fighter 18) from ''The Lost Continent'' by C. J. Cutliffe Hyne
* Tarl Cabot (Male Human Fighter 20) from the ''Gor'' [[Sword & Sorcery]] novels by John Norman.
* Dossouye (Female Human Ranger 7 with Assassin abilities), from ''Agwebe's Sword'' by Charles R Saunders.

=Issue #64=
* Myal Lemyal (Male Human Bard 9/Fighter 5/Thief 8), from Tanith Lee's ''Kill the Dead''.
* John Henry (Male Human Fighter 7, can inspire listeners with his song as per a Bard), from American folklore.
* Finn MacCumhal (Male Human Ranger 15/Bard 8), from Irish folklore.

=Issue #249=
"The Waterborn", as it's subtitled, details three notable adventurers from the fantasy novel of the same name, and even gives some basic material for running games set in that world.
* Perkar Kar Barku (Male Human Fighter 4)
* Hezhi Yehd Chadune (Female Human Shaman 11)
* Tsem (Male Half-Giant Fighter 2)

=Issue #268=
This article's subtitle is "The Band of Four", as it adapts the titular adventurers from ''The Kingless Land'', by Ed Greenwood.
* Craer Delnbone (Male Human Thief 7)
* Hawkril Anharu (Male Human Fighter 9)
* Lady Embra Silver (Female Human Mage 16)
* Sarasper Codelmer (Male Human Cleric 8)

=Issue #269=
Subtitled "Legends of the Nile", this article adapted a number of famous Egyptian historical-mythical figures to AD&D 2e:
* Imhotep (Male Human Fighter 13/Cleric 21)
* Ramses II "The Great" (Male Human Fighter 20)
* Ramses III (Male Human Fighter 15)
* Wenamon (Male Human Cleric 10 of Amon)

=Issue #270=
Adapts the protagonists of [[Nodwick]] to AD&D 2nd edition, with full page writeups for Artax, Yeager, Piffany and, of course, ol' Melon-Schnozz himself, Nodwick.

=Issue #279=
As its subtitle "Heroes of the Persian War" suggests, we have another Historical Fantasy outing with... do you really need me to say it?
* Xerxes, King of Persia (Male Human Fighter 10)
* Militiades of Athens (Male Human Fighter 5)
* Leonidas, King of Sparta (Male Human Fighter 7)
* Epialtes (Male Human Rogue 2)
* Megistias (Male Human Diviner 5/Warrior 2)
* Artemisia (Female Human Fighter 4)
* Themistocles (Male Human Fighter 4)