There is ample folkloric precedent for the rock-throwing abilities of #DnD giants.
In fact, the giants of D&D were _toned down_ when compared to their folkloric counterparts, who regularly threw rocks at targets many miles distant - although their aim tended to suck, which is why Northern Germany has so many glacial erratic boulders scattered around the countryside.
Jürgen Hubert
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