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1d4chan>Bibleblack: /* 5e Firbolgs */

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5e Firbolgs

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	These guys are PEHTA in SPA..!! I mean...IN THE FOREST! sharing with every animal in winter to ensure that they survive, cuz apparently they love the animals of wood like a lot. Like seriously love them. Maybe even marry them, but you didn't hear that from me. It doesn't say that in the book, but neither it says in Mordenkainen's Tome of WotC that 5e's Gruumsh is a stand-in for homophobics. So there is that.		These guys are PEHTA in SPA..!! I mean...IN THE FOREST! sharing with every animal in winter to ensure that they survive, cuz apparently they love the animals of wood like a lot. Like seriously love them. Maybe even marry them, but you didn't hear that from me. It doesn't say that in the book, but neither it says in Mordenkainen's Tome of WotC that 5e's Gruumsh is a stand-in for homophobics. So there is that.

	Obviously, Firbolgs are innate druids. They are so in tune with nature -whatever the hell that means- that all firbolgs learn at least a couple of nature magic -whatever the hell that means- spells. The druids are usually the leaders among them, and as such being the case, Firbolgs would rather go hungry than strain the land during a famine. I guess they are so in tune with nature that straining the land for food its like cutting yourself for food or something like that. These guys would give Radaghast (the addict from the awful Hobbit movies, not the cool guy from the books) a run for his money when it comes to living with nature and rabbits.		Obviously, Firbolgs are innate druids. They are so in tune with nature -whatever the hell that means- that all firbolgs learn at least a couple of nature magic -whatever the hell that means- spells. The druids are usually the leaders among them, and as such being the case, Firbolgs would rather go hungry than strain the land during a famine. I guess they are so in tune with nature that straining the land for food its like cutting yourself for food or something like that. These guys would give Radaghast (the addict from the awful Hobbit movies, not the cool guy from the books) (bruh they weren’t that bad, watch the directors cut and realize that the higher ups want a trilogy, Jackson was kinda fucked.) a run for his money when it comes to living with nature and rabbits.

	When they encounter a settlement near their forest, Firbols tend to be reasonable and cool, unless they perceive the guys like evil, in which case they strike and apparently win, even though they spend most of their time just being in the forest and eating mushrooms. I SAY GET OUT OF HERE, MR. SPOCK!		When they encounter a settlement near their forest, Firbols tend to be reasonable and cool, unless they perceive the guys like evil, in which case they strike and apparently win, even though they spend most of their time just being in the forest and eating mushrooms. I SAY GET OUT OF HERE, MR. SPOCK!

1d4chan>Nubnuber at 23:59, 2 November 2021

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	[[File:Firbolg5e.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Seriously, how did we go from the 4e version to this?!]]		[[File:Firbolg5e.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Seriously, how did we go from the 4e version to this?!]]

	5e ~~(AKA the most pandering edition that ever was...at least until 6e comes along)~~ produced the watered-down, hippified, kinda-hobbit-like-but-less-cool, furry giants that the firbolg are supposed to be. It stands up there along with Corellon (remember that cool elf god who had two brides in Sehanine and Lolth?) as some of the most forget-the-cool-lore-and-lets-milk-some-groups-for-their-money-pretending-that-we-care-about-them acts made by WotC.		5e produced the watered-down, hippified, kinda-hobbit-like-but-less-cool, furry giants that the firbolg are supposed to be. It stands up there along with Corellon (remember that cool elf god who had two brides in Sehanine and Lolth?) as some of the most forget-the-cool-lore-and-lets-milk-some-groups-for-their-money-pretending-that-we-care-about-them acts made by WotC.

	These firbolgs look like happy-go-lucky furry giants who live in the forest, eating "magical mushrooms" and apparently demonstrating formidable skills with weapons and druidic magic, even though they spend most of their time being hippies. Up yours and your vaunted logic, Mr. Spock.		These firbolgs look like happy-go-lucky furry giants who live in the forest, eating "magical mushrooms" and apparently demonstrating formidable skills with weapons and druidic magic, even though they spend most of their time being hippies. Up yours and your vaunted logic, Mr. Spock.

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	[[File:Firbolg 1e.jpg\|right\|300px\|thumb\|The original playable [[Frost Giant\|giant viking]] from 1e's Monster Manual 2.]]		[[File:Firbolg 1e.jpg\|right\|300px\|thumb\|The original playable [[Frost Giant\|giant viking]] from 1e's Monster Manual 2.]]
	Firbolgs are a race of [[giant-kin]] -- ~~that is,~~ [[giant]]s who aren't big enough to be "proper" giants, but still bigger than [[human]]s -- introduced in the [[Monster Manual]] 2 for the very first edition of [[Dungeons & Dragons]], and have managed to sneak into every edition since.		Firbolgs are a race of [[giant-kin]] -- [[giant]]s who aren't big enough to be "proper" giants, but still bigger than [[human]]s -- introduced in the [[Monster Manual]] 2 for the very first edition of [[Dungeons & Dragons]], and have managed to sneak into every edition since.

	In general, they're described as [[Alignment\|neutral-with-good leanings]], being a reclusive and fairly reasonable race of giants. They look very [[human]], essentially appearing as 10ft tall Irish Celts, probably because their name is taken from a race of mythical, magical giants in Irish Celtic folklore. Perhaps because of this, [[4e\|4th edition]] tweaked them into a race of fae giants who worship a Maiden/Mother/Crone trinity ([[Sehanine]], [[Melora]] and [[The Raven Queen]] respectively) and who engage in the Wild Hunt. 5e kind of watered them down pretty badly, earning many complaints that they now resembled the [[Voadkyn]] more than they did their original selves.		In general, they're described as [[Alignment\|neutral-with-good leanings]], being a reclusive and fairly reasonable race of giants. They look very [[human]], essentially appearing as 10ft tall Irish Celts, probably because their name is taken from a race of mythical, magical giants in Irish Celtic folklore. Perhaps because of this, [[4e\|4th edition]] tweaked them into a race of fae giants who worship a Maiden/Mother/Crone trinity ([[Sehanine]], [[Melora]] and [[The Raven Queen]] respectively) and who engage in the Wild Hunt. 5e kind of watered them down pretty badly, earning many complaints that they now resembled the [[Voadkyn]] more than they did their original selves.

1d4chan>Martyr Complex: /* 5e Firbolgs */

2021-04-24T05:49:16Z

5e Firbolgs

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	::Speech of Beast and Leaf: Can talk to animals and plants.		::Speech of Beast and Leaf: Can talk to animals and plants.

	~~Thanks~~ to [[Critical Role]], ~~at least from an interpretation of Caduceus Clay's appearance~~, ~~many fan arts on Firbolgs as cow-like nose~~, which is ~~kind of baffling~~. ~~Firbolgs~~ have never been ~~portrayed as~~ cow people ~~prior, and now they're all over the place~~.		For some reason, the player base interprets these guys as being cow people, a change many people attribute to Caduceus Clay's appearance in [[Critical Role]]. This mostly has to do with the fact that the canon 5e art of firbolgs gives them furry-adjacent ears and big, pink, triangular noses, which the character designer no doubt took to mean "these people are cows," and now everyone and their mother is running with it. You know, despite the fact that before this edition, firbolgs were literally just big guys, and have ''never'' been cow people.

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1d4chan>GloriousGidofter: /* Original Mythology */

2021-03-16T19:01:21Z

Original Mythology

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	==Original Mythology==		==Original Mythology==

	The Firbolg (also spelled Fir Bolg or even Fir Bholg) are a race of humanoids from the ''Leabhar Gabhála Éireann'', also known as the 'Book of the Conquest of Ireland' or the 'Book of Invasions. This was a psuedo-historical account written in the 12th century by Irish clergy, explaining what they viewed as the history of Ireland. Unfortunately, we don't have the original Celtic mythology that this was likely based on, since the Druids refused to write anything down for religious reasons, instead keeping everything as an oral tradition. Since by the time of this writing, the druids had died out, we only have what the clergy had chosen to record. To make a long story short, there is not much written about the Fir Bolg, and what ''is'' written should be taken with a grain of salt. In the Book of Invasions, the Fir Bolg are described as the fourth people to inhabit Ireland. The first people to inhabit Ireland are wiped out by the Biblical flood (as you can see the Christians added some stuff to make it suit their own world-view), the second people was led by Partholàn, who battled against the Fomhoire (aka the Fomorians), and were eventually wiped out by a plague. Next came the children of Nemedh, who after doing a bunch of stuff were enslaved by the Fomhoire, tried to rebel, got almost wiped out, fled Ireland, before eventually returning and re-settling Ireland and becoming known as the Fir Bolg (there is more to this story, but listing all the other stuff going on in the story would take forever, so go read the Book of Invasions for yourself if you are curious). Then the Tuatha Dé Danann (these are almost certainly the original Irish gods, but since the story was written by Christians that part is never explicitly stated, and instead they are depicted as just regular humans who know magic) invade and after a number of battles, culminating in the First Battle of Magh Tuiredh, the Fir Bolg are conquered by the Tuatha Dé Danann. After this, the Fir Bolg pretty much drop out of the picture for the rest of the story. Note that the original Fir Bolgs are not giants, nor do they have any great magical powers; they are pretty much just regular humans, albeit badass ones. Goddess only knows why D&D decided to make them giants, it's not like D&D doesn't have enough of those already.		The Firbolg (also spelled Fir Bolg or even Fir Bholg) are a race of humanoids from the ''Leabhar Gabhála Éireann'', also known as the 'Book of the Conquest of Ireland' or the 'Book of Invasions'. This was a psuedo-historical account written in the 12th century by Irish clergy, explaining what they viewed as the history of Ireland. Unfortunately, we don't have the original Celtic mythology that this was likely based on, since the Druids refused to write anything down for religious reasons, instead keeping everything as an oral tradition. Since by the time of this writing, the druids had died out, we only have what the clergy had chosen to record. To make a long story short, there is not much written about the Fir Bolg, and what ''is'' written should be taken with a grain of salt. In the Book of Invasions, the Fir Bolg are described as the fourth people to inhabit Ireland. The first people to inhabit Ireland are wiped out by the Biblical flood (as you can see the Christians added some stuff to make it suit their own world-view), the second people was led by Partholàn, who battled against the Fomhoire (aka the Fomorians), and were eventually wiped out by a plague. Next came the children of Nemedh, who after doing a bunch of stuff were enslaved by the Fomhoire, tried to rebel, got almost wiped out, fled Ireland, before eventually returning and re-settling Ireland and becoming known as the Fir Bolg (there is more to this story, but listing all the other stuff going on in the story would take forever, so go read the Book of Invasions for yourself if you are curious). Then the Tuatha Dé Danann (these are almost certainly the original Irish gods, but since the story was written by Christians that part is never explicitly stated, and instead they are depicted as just regular humans who know magic) invade and after a number of battles, culminating in the First Battle of Magh Tuiredh, the Fir Bolg are conquered by the Tuatha Dé Danann. After this, the Fir Bolg pretty much drop out of the picture for the rest of the story. Note that the original Fir Bolgs are not giants, nor do they have any great magical powers; they are pretty much just regular humans, albeit badass ones. Goddess only knows why D&D decided to make them giants, it's not like D&D doesn't have enough of those already.

	==2e Firbolgs==		==2e Firbolgs==

1d4chan>GloriousGidofter: /* 5e Firbolgs */

2021-03-16T19:00:53Z

5e Firbolgs

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	::Speech of Beast and Leaf: Can talk to animals and plants.		::Speech of Beast and Leaf: Can talk to animals and plants.

	Thanks to Critical Role, at least from an interpretation of Caduceus Clay's appearance, many fan arts on Firbolgs as cow-like nose.		Thanks to [[Critical Role]], at least from an interpretation of Caduceus Clay's appearance, many fan arts on Firbolgs as cow-like nose, which is kind of baffling. Firbolgs have never been portrayed as cow people prior, and now they're all over the place.

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24.6.203.249: Critical Role

2021-03-04T01:31:46Z

Critical Role

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	::Powerful Build: Treat size as 1 step larger for carrying, pushing, dragging and lifting.		::Powerful Build: Treat size as 1 step larger for carrying, pushing, dragging and lifting.
	::Speech of Beast and Leaf: Can talk to animals and plants.		::Speech of Beast and Leaf: Can talk to animals and plants.

			Thanks to Critical Role, at least from an interpretation of Caduceus Clay's appearance, many fan arts on Firbolgs as cow-like nose.

	{{D&D2e-Races}}		{{D&D2e-Races}}