Monsters / Gnoll
Gnoll
CR 1 - 400 XP - CE Medium Humanoid
Stat block
AC15 (touch 10, flat-footed 15)HP11 (2d8+2)SavesFort +4, Ref +0, Will +0Meleespear +3 (1d8+3/x3)Rangedspear +1 (1d8+2/x3)Speed30 ft.AbilitiesStr 15, Dex 10, Con 13, Int 8, Wis 11, Cha 8BAB / CMB / CMD+1 / +3 / 13Sensesdarkvision 60 ft.; Perception +2Environmentwarm plains or desert
Combat brain - every behavior cites its line (6 rules)
Built only from this entry: stat-block special attacks, the printed Int score, the creature type, its feats and senses, and the behavioral prose of its own description. Nothing invented - an uncited behavior is a test failure.
pack-hunter (from lore)
During combat, gnolls use a strange mixture of pack tactics and individual standoffs.
During combat, gnolls use a strange mixture of pack tactics and individual standoffs.
needs-numbers (from lore)
Gnolls relish combat, but only when they have the obvious advantage of numbers.
Gnolls relish combat, but only when they have the obvious advantage of numbers.
ambush (from lore)
In other situations, they prefer to avoid combat except as a means of winning a kill from another hunter, or as a clever ambush to bring down a large meal.
In other situations, they prefer to avoid combat except as a means of winning a kill from another hunter, or as a clever ambush to bring down a large meal.
flee-when-hurt (from lore)
In other situations, they prefer to avoid combat except as a means of winning a kill from another hunter, or as a clever ambush to bring down a large meal.
In other situations, they prefer to avoid combat except as a means of winning a kill from another hunter, or as a clever ambush to bring down a large meal.
power-attack (from feats)
feats: Power Attack - trades accuracy for damage when the hit is likely
feats: Power Attack - trades accuracy for damage when the hit is likely
night-hunter (from senses)
senses: darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +2 - hunts where prey is blind
senses: darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +2 - hunts where prey is blind
From the entry
Gnolls are a race of hulking, humanoids that resemble hyenas in more than mere appearance; they show a striking affinity with the scavenging animals, to the point of keeping them as pets, and reflect many of the lesser creatures' behaviors.
Gnolls are capable hunters, but are far happier to scavenge or steal a kill than to go out and track down prey. This laziness impels them to acquire slaves of whatever type is available, whom they force to dig warrens, gather supplies and water, and even hunt for their gnoll masters.
Creatures other than hyenas and other gnolls are either meat or slaves, depending upon the temperament of the tribe. Even a dead or fallen comrade is a fresh meal for a gnoll, who might honor a distinguished tribe member with a brief prayer, or thoroughly cook one that has died of a wasting disease, but otherwise view a dead gnoll as little different from any other cre...