Gnoll Hunter

Medium humanoid (gnoll)
Challenge

STR
2
DEX
2
CON
1
INT
−1
WIS
1
CHA
−1

22
4d8+4
15
Fort
+2
Ref
+3
Will
+0
Defense note leather

Speed 5 m.
Skills Athletics +3 (14), Brawn +3 (14), Perception +2 (13), Stealth +3 (14), Wilderness +2 (13)
Senses darkvision 10 m.
Languages Gnoll

Maneuvers. The gnoll hunter uses maneuvers (maneuver save Difficulty 12). It has 2 stamina dice which are d8s, a dice limit of 1, regains all expended stamina dice when it finishes a long rest, and regains half its total stamina dice when it finishes a short rest. It knows the following maneuvers:

1 stamina die: aim, ambush, blood in the water, bloodletting blade, distant shot, fan of knives, fountain of blood, impaling shot, knockback, nimble, positioning strike, rain of arrows, rampage, ricochet, shot on the run, slashing blades, spring attack, step of the wind, vault, volley

Actions (2)

Bite (1/turn). Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage.

Longspear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 1 m. or range 5/20 m. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage, or 7 (1d10 + 2) piercing damage if used with two hands to make a melee attack.

Longbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, range 20/200 m. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage and the target’s speed is reduced by 2 meters until the end of its next turn.

Arctic, Forest, Grassland, Hillvgtm

Maneuvers

As an action, make a ranged weapon attack with advantage as you take aim.

On a hit, add one stamina die to the attack’s damage.

On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.

On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.

Enhance

You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.

As an action, you can use Stealth without using an action. Additionally, before the end of your next turn, you can add the stamina die to an attack’s damage (add half on a miss by 4 or less) if you have advantage on the attack, or if the creature is within 1 meter of an enemy of the creature that isn’t incapacitated and you don’t have disadvantage on the attack.

Enhance

You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.

As an action, make a melee weapon attack with advantage against a creature that is below half its health.

On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage.

On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.

On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.

Until the start of your next turn, if you are within 10 meters of a creature that you can sense that is below half its health, any attack you make against a creature not below half its health is made with disadvantage.

Enhance

You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.

As an action, make a melee weapon attack with a light or finesse weapon that deals piercing or slashing damage to cause the creature to bleed.

On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage and the creature is bleeding 1.

On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.

On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.

Enhance

You can increase the damage and bleeding level by 1 for each additional stamina die expended.

As an action, make a ranged weapon attack at double your weapon’s range and long range.

On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage.

On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.

On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.

Enhance

You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.

As an action you can make two ranged weapon attacks with a dagger, hatchet, sai, dart, or shuriken against two different targets.

Enhance

You can throw an additional weapon for each additional stamina die expended, but you can only attack each creature once.

As a reaction, which you use when you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack and reduce it to 0 health, you can rip into your foe as it drops. Each creature of your choice in a sphere twice as big as normal around you must make a Will saving throw.

On a failure, a creature is frightened of you until the end of your next turn.

As an action, make a ranged weapon attack with a weapon that deals piercing damage to pierce the creature, traveling through to other targets. Each creature in a line with the point of origin including the creature and facing directly away from you must make a Reflex saving throw.

On a failure, a creature takes piercing damage equal to the stamina die.

On a failure, it takes piercing damage equal to the stamina die.

On a critical failure, it takes twice as much damage.

Enhance

You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.

As an action, make a weapon attack to knock the creature back.

On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage and if the creature is your size or smaller, it must succeed on a Reflex saving throw or you push it 4 meters away from you.

On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.

On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.

Enhance

You can increase the damage, push the creature an additional meter, and target a creature of a larger size for each additional stamina die expended.

As a reaction, which you use when an enemy moves within 1 meter of you, you can move up to half your speed without provoking opportunity attacks.

As an action, make a weapon attack to knock the creature off balance with your blow.

On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage and if the creature is your size or smaller, it must succeed on a Reflex saving throw or you move into the creature’s space, and it moves 1 meter in a direction you choose.

On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.

On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.

Enhance

You can increase the damage and target a creature of a larger size for each additional stamina die expended.

If the target is Large, you can occupy any space that it left. You cannot use this maneuver if you or the target would end up sharing the same space as another creature or terrain such as a wall.

As an action, you can release a volley of arrows that fall from the sky at a point you can see within 10 meters. Each creature in a cylinder centered on that point must make a Reflex saving throw.

On a failure, it takes damage equal to the stamina die + your maneuver ability.

On a critical failure, it takes twice as much damage.

Enhance

You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.

As a reaction, which you use when a hostile creature within 5 meters is reduced to 0 health or a friendly creature within 5 meters is reduced to less than half its health, you can move up to half your speed and attack a creature.

On a hit, the creature takes damage equal to the stamina die, but no additional effects from hitting apply.

On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.

On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.

The damage type is the same as the weapon used.

Enhance

You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.

As an action, make a ranged weapon attack to ricochet the attack toward another target.

On a hit, the attack ricochets toward another target, which must be within 5 meters of the first target. The second target must succeed on a Reflex saving throw or it takes damage equal to the stamina die.

The damage type is the same as the weapon used.

Enhance

You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.

As an action, you can use the Dash action. You can make a ranged weapon attack during this movement.

On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage.

On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.

On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.

Enhance

You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.

As an action, you can use the Dash action. During your Dash, if you move within 1 meter of a creature, you can make a melee weapon attack against that creature. You can only attack one creature you pass.

Enhance

You can attack an additional creature you pass for each additional stamina die expended, but you can only attack each creature once.

As an action, you can use the Dash action. If you move at least 3 meters straight toward a creature, you can make a melee weapon attack against it.

On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage.

On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.

On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.

Enhance

You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.

As an action, you can use the Dash action twice or use the Disengage action and the Dash action. You also have advantage on Athletics checks to jump for the turn.

As a reaction, which you use when a creature misses you with a melee weapon attack, you can maneuver yourself into a more advantageous position. You can move up to half your speed without provoking opportunity attacks and add half the stamina die’s result to the attack’s damage roll on your next attack before the end of your next turn.

Enhance

You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended and add the full stamina dice result to the attack’s damage roll.

As an action, you can release a volley of arrows or thrown attacks. Each creature in a cone or line must make a Reflex saving throw.

On a failure, it takes damage equal to the stamina die + your maneuver ability.

On a critical failure, it takes twice as much damage.

Enhance

You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.