Armored Ogre (Basic Lore)

Armored Ogre (Tank; CR 15)
Chaotic Evil - Large - Humanoid (Giant)
This creature possesses the Tank role, and therefore counts as 2 monsters for purposes of encounter size, XP award, and treasure. This monster frequently has the Tank role, but may be set to other roles if desired. Ogres, along with trolls, are the 'least' of the giantkin tribes, although 'least' is a subjective term for creatures that easily reach ten feet in height and weigh close to a ton. They are thick of feature, massively fanged, and naturally inclined to be horrendously evil, delighting in tormenting the weak and exploiting the timid. Ogres are notable for their horrible tastes. If it is vile or grotesque to other humanoids, then Ogre's probably love it. Ogre's are remarkably stupid, but still display an uncomfortable level of low, mean cunning. Ogres come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, but are uniformly large, thick, and sturdy. Ogres tend to be more muscular and broad than trolls, and usually lack claws on their fingers. Ogres use weapons, wear clothes, and generally enjoy the trappings of 'civilization', but everything about them is awful. They get along poorly with all civilized races smaller than them, have an uneasy competition with trolls over who is more nasty, and tend to get along swimmingly with larger giants, whom they usually regard with respect that can border upon fawning the more powerful the giants become. Ogres tend to be good at crafts, believe it or not, and will frequently make and use various items and equipment. Armored Ogres are ones who have discovered the craft of the armorer. Armored Ogres wear armor, and lots of it, although the exact form of the armor varies. Some Armored Ogres wear chainmail and carry a shield, others have layers upon layers of dangling bones draped over their forms, still others have living vines twining about their limbs in a protective vegetable mass. Regardless of the form it takes, an armored ogre is first and foremost, an ogre. Armored Ogres are not cautious in battle. They do not cower behind their armor and plan to cautiously outlast their foes, no! An Armored Ogre lives to plunge into combat and destroy everything they can get their hands on! Wise adventurers make plans to deal with armored ogres, although, to be honest, there's not a lot of planning to be had. Kill them fast, before they kill you.