Wizards of the Coast has released a new Unearthed Arcana article for spells from D&D's Transmutation school of magic, or through special abilities granted by a class.
The older editions of D&D allowed for Large-sized creatures, such as the half-ogre in Dungeons & Dragons 3e, but these tended to cause issues when used in games. The average game world is designed around Medium-sized creatures, so having a giant humanoid wandering around meant that the DM had to accommodate for their movement when writing the campaign. As such, D&D 5e has scrapped Large-sized playable races, with creatures like centaurs, firbolgs, and goliaths all being Medium-sized creatures.
D&D might not want giant playable races, but there are now giant-themed classes in Dungeons & Dragons 5e for players to use. The latest D&D Unearthed Arcana subclasses: Path of the Giant for barbarians, Circle of the Primeval for druids, and Runecrafter for wizards. Path of the Giant barbarians can transform into giants while raging, can throw other creatures, and infuse their weapons with elemental magic; Circle of the Primeval druids can summon a powerful Primeval Companion to fight alongside them; and Runecrafters can grant buffs with their knowledge of ancient runes.
Giant Options also includes lots of new D&D feats relating to giants, elementals, and the art of rune magic. These include specific feats for Cloud, Fire, Frost, Hill, Storm, and Stone giants, each granting the power of one of these majestic monsters. The Elemental Touched feat gives the character an elemental power that can be used as a bonus action and can be changed after a long rest, giving it a lot of utility. The Rune Carver Apprentice feat is bound to be popular with D&D's sorcerers and their few low spell slots, as it lets the character carve a rune on an item that grants them a free spell once per day, from a wide selection of level one spells, including spells like cure wounds and goodberry.
The Unearthed Arcana articles for D&D are used to prepare material for books. It was due to these articles that fans learned of the return of the Dragonlance and Spelljammer campaign settings, long before they were officially announced by Wizards of the Coast. It's likely that this latest Unearthed Arcana is hinting at a Primordial book, as it's referring to giants, elementals, and ancient forms of magic. It's unclear whether this will be a lore book or a new campaign, as D&D returned to the Feywild in a campaign, so the return of the Primordials could happen in a number of different ways in a future Dungeons & Dragons book.
Source: Unearthed Arcana
