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Legendary Actions

Type: Action.
Talent Cost: 4 (Counts as 4 Talents).

The drow gains 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end of
another creature's turn. The drow regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Move. The drow moves up to half its speed
without provoking opportunity attacks.
Cantrip. The drow casts a cantrip.
Scimitar (Costs 2 Actions). The drow attacks with
its scimitar.
Cast Spell (Costs 1-3 Actions). The drow uses a
spell slot to cast a 1st-, 2nd-, or 3rd-level spell that
it has prepared. Doing so costs 1 legendary action
per level of the spell.
Drow House Captain

Opportunity Spell The drow house captain (CR 9) can have a

maximum of 4 talents.
Type: Reaction.
Opportunity Spell. When a hostile creature's
movement provokes an opportunity attack from Battle Tactician
the drow, it can cast a spell at the creature, rather
Type: Trait.
than making an opportunity attack. The spell must
have a casting time of 1 action and must target only Talent Cost: 2 (Counts as 2 Talents).
that creature. Battle Tactician. The drow learns three maneuvers
and gains four d8 superiority dice from the Fighter
class's Battle Master archetype. The drow's
Power Surge (3/Day) Maneuver ability is Dexterity (Maneuver save DC
Type: Trait. 16).

Talent Cost: 2 (Counts as 2 Talents).
Power Surge (3/Day). Once per turn when the Distracing Strike
drow deals damage to a creature or object with a
Type: Action.
wizard spell, it can choose to deal an extra 10 (3d6)
force damage to that target. Talent Cost: 2 (Counts as 2 Talents).
Distracting Strike (1/Turn). When the drow hits
a creature with a weapon attack, the next attack
Tactical Wit roll against the target by an attacker other than the
Type: Trait. drow has advantage if the attack is made before the
start of the drow's next turn.
Tactical Wit. The drow has a +4 bonus to its
initiative rolls.
Maneuver Allies (Recharge 5-6)

Type: Action.

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