Monsters / Ettin
Ettin
CR 6 - 2,400 XP - CE Large Humanoid
Stat block
AC18 (touch 8, flat-footed 18)HP65 (10d8+20)SavesFort +9, Ref +2, Will +5Melee2 flails +12/+7 (2d6+6)Ranged2 javelins +5 (1d8+6)Speed40 ft.AbilitiesStr 23, Dex 8, Con 15, Int 6, Wis 10, Cha 11BAB / CMB / CMD+7 / +14 / 23Senseslow-light vision; Perception +12Environmentcold hills
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)
Ettins lead solitary lives, establishing lairs in secluded rocky caves and hollows, often surrounded by pits and trenches.
Ettins lead solitary lives, establishing lairs in secluded rocky caves and hollows, often surrounded by pits and trenches.
ambush (from lore)
They prefer to ambush their victims rather than charge into a fight, but once the battle has started, an ettin fights furiously until all enemies are dead.
They prefer to ambush their victims rather than charge into a fight, but once the battle has started, an ettin fights furiously until all enemies are dead.
stalk (from lore)
Ettins, or two-headed giants, are vicious and unpredictable hunters that stalk the night.
Ettins, or two-headed giants, are vicious and unpredictable hunters that stalk the night.
bruiser (from abilities)
abilities: Str 23 over Dex 8 - plant and full-attack, soak the hits
abilities: Str 23 over Dex 8 - plant and full-attack, soak the hits
strikes-first (from feats)
feats: Improved Initiative - it moves before you do
feats: Improved Initiative - it moves before you do
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
On-hit riders and breath
superior two-weapon fighting
From the entry
An ettin fights with a flail or javelin in each hand. Because each of its two heads controls an arm, the ettin does not take a penalty on attack or damage rolls for attacking with two weapons.
Ettins, or two-headed giants, are vicious and unpredictable hunters that stalk the night. Their two heads provide them with unparalleled powers of perception, making them excellent guards.
Ettins superficially resemble hill or stone giants, although their tusked facial features betray orc blood in their lineage. They have pinkish-brown skin, but ettins never bathe if they can help it, which usually leaves them so grimy and dirty their skin resembles thick, gray hide. Adult ettins are about 13 feet tall and weigh 5,200 pounds. They live about 75 years.
Ettins have no language of their own but speak a pidgin of Giant, Goblin, and Orc. Creatures that can speak any of these languages must succeed on...