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Plains Gnoll Spearman We heard them 'round sunset. A ways off.
Medium humanoid (gnoll), chaotic evil Sounded like a bunch of revelers, gigglin’ an’
Armor Class 13 (leather armor) laughing and howlin’.
Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6)
Speed 40 . Next thing I know, Captain says, “Bar the
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA gates, and pray to whoever you hold dearest
14 (+2) 14 (+2) 12 (+1) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) they hold 'til mornin’.”
Skills Athletics +4, Nature +2, Survival +2
Senses darkvision 60 ., passive Perception 10 When it got dark, the screamin’ started from the
Languages Gnoll hamlet. Horrible. A few boys wanted to open the
Challenge 1 (200 XP) garrison, try to go save a few.
Sprinter. e plains gnoll spearman can use a bonus action to
move up to half its speed. “No,” says Captain, “they’re done for. Let’s hope
we don’t join them.”
Actions
Multiattack. e plains gnoll spearman makes four attacks: Soon enough, it was quiet. Silent even. And
two with its spear, one with its bite, and one with its claw. It can then there was a new noise. Snappin’. Crunchin’.
choose to replace its spear attacks with claw attacks. Bones bein’ et. I never heard a sound so bad.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ., one target. Come daybreak, it was like they was never there.
Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ., one target.
Hit: 6 (1d8 +2) slashing damage. -Jored, militia soldier’s account of a gnoll raid
-Jored, militia soldier’s account of a gnoll raid
Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ., or
range 20/60 ., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage, or
6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage if used with 2 hands to make a
melee attack.
Weapons, Armor & Items
5 spears, leather armor, and roll a d12:
d12 Item(s)
1–6 1d4 days’ wind-dried meat rations
7–9 A trinket (p. 31)
10–11 A tattered coin purse containing 17 (5d6) cp, and
3 (1d6) sp
12 A quiver containing 2 (1d4) +1 javelins
ough gnolls are generally disdainful of ranged combat,
spearmen see the bene t of having weapons they can loose at an
enemy as they charge in to nish the job up close.
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Chapter 2: Gnollshapter 2: Gnolls

