The lineage is pretty clear - from Norse legend, through Pratt and De Camp's Compleat Enchanter stories, to Gygax's G1-G3 modules. Add a little giant lore from here, there and elsewhere, and you're in business. I really want to stat the Great Pumpkin, picturing something like a dumb beholder, but that seems like a job best saved for Halloween.
I'm ordinarily not a fan of giants, but this has me thinking about dropping a few on my spouse's party.
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