Brawny gigas shield-maiden

Brawny gigas shield-maiden Level 106 Family Gigas family creatures Body Type Biped Area(s) Found Hinterwilds BCS Yes HP Speed

Attack Attributes Physical Attacks Spear 556-566 AS Warding Spells Aura of the Arkati (1614) 482 CS Combat Maneuvers Shield Trample Shield Strike Shield Push

Defense Attributes Armor Metal Breastplate ASG 17 Defensive Strength (DS) Melee ? Ranged ? Bolt ? Unarmed Defense Factor UDF ? Target Defense (TD) Bard Base 377-380 Cleric Base ? Empath Base 411 Paladin Base ? Ranger Base ? Sorcerer Base ? Wizard Base ? Minor Elemental 462 Major Elemental ? Minor Spiritual ? Major Spiritual ? Minor Mental ? Defensive Spells Divine Shield (1609) Dauntless (1606)

Other Unique Abilities ?

Treasure Attributes Coins ? Gems ? Magic Items ? Boxes ? Skin ? Other gigas fragment

Voluptuous and sturdy of build, the gigas shield-maiden has the musculature of a seasoned fighter and the cool gaze of a practiced tactician.  Towering at nearly thirty feet in height, the shield-maiden moves with a dangerous grace.  The armor she wears is not ornate, but it shines like hammered gold and barely makes a sound as she moves.

Hunting Strategies

General Advice

• Shield-maidens are square creatures, so players of semis and pures can take advantage of their low TD by casting CS-based offensive spells.
• Shield-maidens have a pretty high rate of blocking physical attacks with their shields when unhindered, so setup abilities like Sunder Shield, Aura of the Arkati (1614), anything that inflicts Blinded, anything that knocks prone, and so forth are recommended for primarily physical combatants. Alternatively, unarmed combat can't be blocked.

Bards

• Vibration Chant (1002) works twice and will often leave them helpless or dead.

Wizards

• Shield-maidens can be targeted with Mana Leech (516).

Other Information

Death messaging

A plaintive look passes across a brawny gigas shield-maiden's eyes like a fleeting shadow as she goes still in death.

Combat messaging

Spell prep

A brawny gigas shield-maiden raises a fist to the heavens as her eyes begin to glow like molten gold.

Shield Push

A brawny gigas shield-maiden raises her golden targe and attempts to push you away!
[SMR result: 150 (Open d100: 87)]
Your size considerably hinders your defense!
The gigas shield-maiden's push connects!
You flail backwards, knocked temporarily off-balance!
Roundtime: 9 sec.

Shield Strike

A brawny gigas shield-maiden launches a quick bash with her golden targe at you!
[SMR result: 81 (Open d100: 18)]
You are unaffected by a brawny gigas shield-maiden's futile bash!
In a display of martial precision, a brawny gigas shield-maiden thrusts with a gold-tipped heavy spear at you!
  AS: +576 vs DS: +524 with AvD: +26 + d100 roll: +24 = +102
   ... and hits for 1 point of damage!
   Blow slides along your ribs.
  Almost tickles.

Aura of the Arkati (1614)

A brawny gigas shield-maiden brings her fists together in a martial gesture toward you!
A brilliant aura begins to radiate from the gigas shield-maiden!
  CS: +482 - TD: +474 + CvA: +6 + d100: +74 - +5 == +83
  Warded off!
  You are briefly startled, but quickly regain your composure.

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