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Gladiators battle for the entertainment of raucous REACTIONS
crowds. Some gladiators are brutal pit fighters who treat
Parry. The knight adds 2 to its AC against one melee attack that
each match as a life-or-death struggle, while others are
would hit it. To do so, the knight must see the attacker and be
professional duelists who command huge fees but rarely wielding a melee weapon.
fight to the death.
Knights are warriors who pledge service to rulers,
religious orders, and noble causes. A knight's alignment
GUARD
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment determines the extent to which a pledge is honore.d.
Whether undertaking a quest or patrolling a realm: a
knight often travels with an entourage that includes
Armor Class 16 (chain shirt, shield)
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2) squires and hirelings who are commoners.
Speed 30ft.
MAGE
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
13 (+1) 12 (+1) 12 (+1) 10 (+0) 11 (+0) 10 (+0)
Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor)
Skills Perception +2
Hit Points 40 (9d8)
Senses passive Perception 12
Speed 30ft.
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
9 (-1) 14 (+2) 11 (+0) 17 (+3) 12 (+1) 11 (+0)
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Saving Throws lnt +6, Wis +4
Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft. or Skills Arcana +6, History +6
range 20f60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage. Senses passive Perception 11
Languages any four languages
Guards include members of a city watch, sentries
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
in a citadel or fortified town, and the bodyguards of
merchants and nobles.
Spellcasting. The mage is a 9th-level spellcaster. Its
spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 14, +6 to
KNIGHT hit with spell attacks). The mage has the following wizard
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment spells prepared:

Armor Class 18 (plate) Cantrips (at will):.fire bolt, light, mage hand, prestidigitation
Hit Points 52 (8d8 + 16) 1st level (4 slots): detect magic, mage armor, magic
Speed 30ft. missile, shield
2nd level (3 slots): misty step, suggestion
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell,fireball,jly
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 11 (+0) 14 (+2) 11 (+0) 11 (+0) 15 (+2) 4th level (3 slots): greater invisibility, ice storm
5th level (1 slot): cone of cold
Saving Throws Con +4, Wis +2 ACTIONS
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages any one language (usually Common) Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. or
Challenge 3 (700 XP) range 20f60 ft. , one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage.
Mages spend their lives in the study and practice of
Brave. The knight has advantage on saving throws against magic. Good-aligned mages offer counsel to nobles
being frightened. and others in power, while evil mages dwell in isolated
sites to perform unspeakable experiments without
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interference.
Multiattack. The knight makes two melee attacks.
VARIANT: FAMILIARS
Creatsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
Any spell caster that can cast the find familiar spell (such as
target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage.
an archmage or mage) is likely to have a familiar. The familiar
Heavy Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, range can be one of the creatures described in the spell (see the
100f400 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (ld10) piercing damage. Player's Handbook) or some other Tiny monster, such as a
crawling claw, imp, pseudodragon, or quasit.
Leadership (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). For 1 ....
minute, the knight can utter a special command or warning
whenever a non hostile creature that it can see within 30 feet of
it makes an attack roll or a saving throw. The creatu.re can add
a d4 to its roll provided it can hear and understand the knight.
A creature can benefit from only one Leadership die at a time.
This effect ends if the knight is incapacitated.

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