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	[[File:Verbeeg MM2 1e.jpg\|right\|250px\|thumb\|The original 1e Verbeeg]]		[[File:Verbeeg MM2 1e.jpg\|right\|250px\|thumb\|The original 1e Verbeeg]]
	'''Verbeegs''' are a species of malicious [[Giant-kin]] in [[Dungeons & Dragons]], and arguably the least well-known of that family of beings. They appeared in the [[Monster Manual]] II for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1st edition, receiving 2e updates in the Monstrous Compendium Annual 2 and in the Monstrous Manual. They are one of the smallest giant-kin, if not the smallest, ranging from between 8 1/2 to 10 feet tall. They are somewhat prone to deformities, such as club foot, uneven eyes, ~~hair lips~~, etc, but nowhere near the extent of the [[fomorian]]s, and much like a [[firbolg]] can often pass as just a particularly big [[human]].		'''Verbeegs''' are a species of malicious [[Giant-kin]] in [[Dungeons & Dragons]], and arguably the least well-known of that family of beings. They appeared in the [[Monster Manual]] II for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1st edition, receiving 2e updates in the Monstrous Compendium Annual 2 and in the Monstrous Manual. They are one of the smallest giant-kin, if not the smallest, ranging from between 8 1/2 to 10 feet tall. They are somewhat prone to deformities, such as club foot, uneven eyes, harelips, etc, but nowhere near the extent of the [[fomorian]]s, and much like a [[firbolg]] can often pass as just a particularly big [[human]].

	And yes, their name is a pun on "Very Big", filtered through a French Canadian accent, because according to Gygax, they were a parody of/inspired by Paul Bunyan.		And yes, their name is a pun on "Very Big", filtered through a French Canadian accent, because according to Gygax, they were a parody of/inspired by Paul Bunyan.

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	::Nonweapon Proficiencies: Animal handling, animal training, blacksmithing, eating, hunting, intimidation, reading/writing, set snares, survival, weaponsmithing, weather sense.		::Nonweapon Proficiencies: Animal handling, animal training, blacksmithing, eating, hunting, intimidation, reading/writing, set snares, survival, weaponsmithing, weather sense.

	Sadly, verbeegs just didn't have a lot going for them, and were dropped in 3rd edition. They did sneak back in towards the tail-end of the edition, slipping by in the [[Forgotten Realms]] adventure "Twisted Night" in [[Dungeon Magazine]] #149... but, they were reflavored as being instead a variant [[Half-Ogre]] in which their human ancestry dominated, resulting in a smaller and weaker, but smarter and more ambitious, version of the typical ogre-kin. Technically, you can even play a verbeeg; just use the [[Half-Ogre]] stats from [[~~Races of X\|~~Races of Destiny]], but change the Size to Medium and the ability score modifiers to +4 [[Strength]], -2 [[Dexterity]], +2 [[Constitution]].		Sadly, verbeegs just didn't have a lot going for them, and were dropped in 3rd edition. They did sneak back in towards the tail-end of the edition, slipping by in the [[Forgotten Realms]] adventure "Twisted Night" in [[Dungeon Magazine]] #149... but, they were reflavored as being instead a variant [[Half-Ogre]] in which their human ancestry dominated, resulting in a smaller and weaker, but smarter and more ambitious, version of the typical ogre-kin. Technically, you can even play a verbeeg; just use the [[Half-Ogre]] stats from [[Races of Destiny]], but change the Size to Medium and the ability score modifiers to +4 [[Strength]], -2 [[Dexterity]], +2 [[Constitution]].

	==4e==		==4e==

1d4chan>QuietBrowser: Added Mixed Races category due to their revamp as variant half-ogres in 3e.

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Added Mixed Races category due to their revamp as variant half-ogres in 3e.

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	[[Category: Dungeons & Dragons]] [[Category: Monsters]] [[Category: Dungeons & Dragons Races]] [[Category: Giants]]		[[Category: Dungeons & Dragons]] [[Category: Monsters]] [[Category: Dungeons & Dragons Races]] [[Category: Giants]] [[Category: Mixed Races]]

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			{{D&D-Giants}}
	[[Category: Dungeons & Dragons]] [[Category: Monsters]] [[Category: Dungeons & Dragons Races]] [[Category: Giants]]		[[Category: Dungeons & Dragons]] [[Category: Monsters]] [[Category: Dungeons & Dragons Races]] [[Category: Giants]]

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	==4e==		==4e==
	[[File:Verbeeg 4e.jpg\|thumb\|left\|250px\|The [[Feywild]] version of the Verbeeg.]]		[[File:Verbeeg 4e.jpg\|thumb\|left\|250px\|The [[Feywild]] version of the Verbeeg.]]
	~~[[File:Verbeeg 5e.jpg\|thumb\|They went back to their roots in 5e.]]~~
	Ironically, verbeeg would resurface towards the end of 4th edition as well, in the [[Monster Manual]] 3. Here, they were presented as another [[Fey]] branch of the [[Giant]] family tree, alongside [[fomorian]]s and [[cyclops]]es. A [[Feywild]] verbeeg is a tall, handsome, green-skinned fey with elf-like ears and a sharp mind; they are greedy tricksters and manipulators, who love to take advantage of fools who mistake them for their dull-witted [[ogre]] cousins from the [[Prime Material]] (and you would have to be quite a fool indeed because they look nothing like ogres). Utter rascals, they especially enjoy preying on a victim's sense of honor, fairness or justice, but are not without their own warped sense of honor. The verbeeg philosophy is summed up in two phrases: "Never give a sucker an even break", and "Always keep your word". A verbeeg might twist, turn and torture the phrasing of a promise, but once it makes a pledge, it must uphold it. Like their old-school Prime cousins, Feywild verbeegs like to manipulate bigger, dumber creatures like ogres and hill giants into doing their bidding, but if those aren't available, smaller and weaker creatures like [[orc]]s, [[goblin]]s and lesser [[fey]] will do just nicely. Seeking an easy life of food, drink and rest, they often become mercenaries, although always with the intent of taking on a cushy job where they can spend more time eating and drinking than actually doing anything physical.		Ironically, verbeeg would resurface towards the end of 4th edition as well, in the [[Monster Manual]] 3. Here, they were presented as another [[Fey]] branch of the [[Giant]] family tree, alongside [[fomorian]]s and [[cyclops]]es. A [[Feywild]] verbeeg is a tall, handsome, green-skinned fey with elf-like ears and a sharp mind; they are greedy tricksters and manipulators, who love to take advantage of fools who mistake them for their dull-witted [[ogre]] cousins from the [[Prime Material]] (and you would have to be quite a fool indeed because they look nothing like ogres). Utter rascals, they especially enjoy preying on a victim's sense of honor, fairness or justice, but are not without their own warped sense of honor. The verbeeg philosophy is summed up in two phrases: "Never give a sucker an even break", and "Always keep your word". A verbeeg might twist, turn and torture the phrasing of a promise, but once it makes a pledge, it must uphold it. Like their old-school Prime cousins, Feywild verbeegs like to manipulate bigger, dumber creatures like ogres and hill giants into doing their bidding, but if those aren't available, smaller and weaker creatures like [[orc]]s, [[goblin]]s and lesser [[fey]] will do just nicely. Seeking an easy life of food, drink and rest, they often become mercenaries, although always with the intent of taking on a cushy job where they can spend more time eating and drinking than actually doing anything physical.

	==5e==		==5e==
	They've most recently appeared in ''Rime of the Frostmaiden''. Their lore is basically a cut down version of their AD&D lore.		They've most recently appeared in ''Rime of the Frostmaiden''. Their lore is basically a cut down version of their AD&D lore.

			==Gallery==
			<gallery>
			Verbeeg MCV2.jpg\|Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2
			Verbeeg 5e.jpg\|They went back to their roots in 5e.
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	[[Category: Dungeons & Dragons]] [[Category: Monsters]] [[Category: Dungeons & Dragons Races]] [[Category: Giants]]		[[Category: Dungeons & Dragons]] [[Category: Monsters]] [[Category: Dungeons & Dragons Races]] [[Category: Giants]]

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	==4e==		==4e==
	[[File:Verbeeg 4e.jpg\|thumb\|left\|250px\|The [[Feywild]] version of the Verbeeg.]]		[[File:Verbeeg 4e.jpg\|thumb\|left\|250px\|The [[Feywild]] version of the Verbeeg.]]
			[[File:Verbeeg 5e.jpg\|thumb\|They went back to their roots in 5e.]]
	Ironically, verbeeg would resurface towards the end of 4th edition as well, in the [[Monster Manual]] 3. Here, they were presented as another [[Fey]] branch of the [[Giant]] family tree, alongside [[fomorian]]s and [[cyclops]]es. A [[Feywild]] verbeeg is a tall, handsome, green-skinned fey with elf-like ears and a sharp mind; they are greedy tricksters and manipulators, who love to take advantage of fools who mistake them for their dull-witted [[ogre]] cousins from the [[Prime Material]] (and you would have to be quite a fool indeed because they look nothing like ogres). Utter rascals, they especially enjoy preying on a victim's sense of honor, fairness or justice, but are not without their own warped sense of honor. The verbeeg philosophy is summed up in two phrases: "Never give a sucker an even break", and "Always keep your word". A verbeeg might twist, turn and torture the phrasing of a promise, but once it makes a pledge, it must uphold it. Like their old-school Prime cousins, Feywild verbeegs like to manipulate bigger, dumber creatures like ogres and hill giants into doing their bidding, but if those aren't available, smaller and weaker creatures like [[orc]]s, [[goblin]]s and lesser [[fey]] will do just nicely. Seeking an easy life of food, drink and rest, they often become mercenaries, although always with the intent of taking on a cushy job where they can spend more time eating and drinking than actually doing anything physical.		Ironically, verbeeg would resurface towards the end of 4th edition as well, in the [[Monster Manual]] 3. Here, they were presented as another [[Fey]] branch of the [[Giant]] family tree, alongside [[fomorian]]s and [[cyclops]]es. A [[Feywild]] verbeeg is a tall, handsome, green-skinned fey with elf-like ears and a sharp mind; they are greedy tricksters and manipulators, who love to take advantage of fools who mistake them for their dull-witted [[ogre]] cousins from the [[Prime Material]] (and you would have to be quite a fool indeed because they look nothing like ogres). Utter rascals, they especially enjoy preying on a victim's sense of honor, fairness or justice, but are not without their own warped sense of honor. The verbeeg philosophy is summed up in two phrases: "Never give a sucker an even break", and "Always keep your word". A verbeeg might twist, turn and torture the phrasing of a promise, but once it makes a pledge, it must uphold it. Like their old-school Prime cousins, Feywild verbeegs like to manipulate bigger, dumber creatures like ogres and hill giants into doing their bidding, but if those aren't available, smaller and weaker creatures like [[orc]]s, [[goblin]]s and lesser [[fey]] will do just nicely. Seeking an easy life of food, drink and rest, they often become mercenaries, although always with the intent of taking on a cushy job where they can spend more time eating and drinking than actually doing anything physical.

			==5e==
			They've most recently appeared in ''Rime of the Frostmaiden''. Their lore is basically a cut down version of their AD&D lore.

	[[Category: Dungeons & Dragons]] [[Category: Monsters]] [[Category: Dungeons & Dragons Races]] [[Category: Giants]]		[[Category: Dungeons & Dragons]] [[Category: Monsters]] [[Category: Dungeons & Dragons Races]] [[Category: Giants]]

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	'''Verbeegs''' are a species of malicious [[Giant-kin]] in [[Dungeons & Dragons]], and arguably the least well-known of that family of beings. They appeared in the [[Monster Manual]] II for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1st edition, receiving 2e updates in the Monstrous Compendium Annual 2 and in the Monstrous Manual. They are one of the smallest giant-kin, if not the smallest, ranging from between 8 1/2 to 10 feet tall. They are somewhat prone to deformities, such as club foot, uneven eyes, hair lips, etc, but nowhere near the extent of the [[fomorian]]s, and much like a [[firbolg]] can often pass as just a particularly big [[human]].		'''Verbeegs''' are a species of malicious [[Giant-kin]] in [[Dungeons & Dragons]], and arguably the least well-known of that family of beings. They appeared in the [[Monster Manual]] II for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1st edition, receiving 2e updates in the Monstrous Compendium Annual 2 and in the Monstrous Manual. They are one of the smallest giant-kin, if not the smallest, ranging from between 8 1/2 to 10 feet tall. They are somewhat prone to deformities, such as club foot, uneven eyes, hair lips, etc, but nowhere near the extent of the [[fomorian]]s, and much like a [[firbolg]] can often pass as just a particularly big [[human]].

	And yes, their name is a pun on "Very Big", filtered through ~~some kind~~ of ~~accent~~.		And yes, their name is a pun on "Very Big", filtered through a French Canadian accent, because according to Gygax, they were a parody of/inspired by Paul Bunyan.

	It's implied that this shortness gives verbeegs their tendency towards evil; they've got a chip on their shoulder over being one of the least of the giants, at least physically. Mentally, they're actually extremely clever - at least, by the standards of most giants. As a result, verbeegs often live amongst [[ogre]]s and hill [[giant]]s, using their superior wits to bully and intimidate their bigger, dumber relatives into obedience. A clan of these giant brutes led by verbeeg handlers is much more dangerous... although, given their stupidity, there's only so much that even the verbeegs can do. Honestly, if you can spy on verbeegs, the result is quite farcical as their brutish underlings foul things up by being too literal, resulting in the smaller verbeegs hopping back and forth from foot to foot, screaming insults at top of their lungs at their befuddled minions, who cower from the creatures they could frankly squish without too much difficulty.		It's implied that this shortness gives verbeegs their tendency towards evil; they've got a chip on their shoulder over being one of the least of the giants, at least physically. Mentally, they're actually extremely clever - at least, by the standards of most giants. As a result, verbeegs often live amongst [[ogre]]s and hill [[giant]]s, using their superior wits to bully and intimidate their bigger, dumber relatives into obedience. A clan of these giant brutes led by verbeeg handlers is much more dangerous... although, given their stupidity, there's only so much that even the verbeegs can do. Honestly, if you can spy on verbeegs, the result is quite farcical as their brutish underlings foul things up by being too literal, resulting in the smaller verbeegs hopping back and forth from foot to foot, screaming insults at top of their lungs at their befuddled minions, who cower from the creatures they could frankly squish without too much difficulty.

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	==PC Stats==		==PC Stats==
	[[File:Verbeeg 2e.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|left\|250px\|The 2e Verbeeg, looking like a better dressed, wall-eyed [[ogre]].]]		[[File:Verbeeg MM 2e.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|The 2e Verbeeg, looking like a better dressed, wall-eyed [[ogre]].]]
	Whilst they didn't make it into the [[Complete Book Series\|Complete Book of Humanoids]] like their [[Firbolg]] and [[Voadkyn]] cousins did, Verbeegs did manage to get PC stats in the [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] [[Forgotten Realms]] [[splatbook]] "FOR7: Giantcraft". Here, they had the following profile:		Whilst they didn't make it into the [[Complete Book Series\|Complete Book of Humanoids]] like their [[Firbolg]] and [[Voadkyn]] cousins did, Verbeegs did manage to get PC stats in the [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] [[Forgotten Realms]] [[splatbook]] "FOR7: Giantcraft". Here, they had the following profile:
	::Ability Score Minimum/Maximum: Strength 13/18(00), Dexterity 6/14, Constitution 12/18, Intelligence 6/18, Wisdom 6/18, Charisma 3/14		::Ability Score Minimum/Maximum: Strength 13/18(00), Dexterity 6/14, Constitution 12/18, Intelligence 6/18, Wisdom 6/18, Charisma 3/14