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'''Tactician difficulty,''' as a harder [[difficulty]] option, carries with it many differences | '''Tactician difficulty,''' as a harder [[difficulty]] option, carries with it many differences gameplay. Chief among these are enhanced statistics and abilities for [[creatures]]. These can be increased [[ability scores]], new [[Passive feature|passives]], permanently applied [[conditions]], or even new or improved [[actions]]. This is a list of all such noted differences. | ||
== Flat bonuses == | == Flat bonuses == | ||
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* {{Cond|Radiant Retort}}}} | * {{Cond|Radiant Retort}}}} | ||
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=== Creature and archetype bonuses === | === Creature and archetype bonuses === | ||
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!Bonuses | !Bonuses | ||
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|[[Githyanki raider|Githyanki Raider]] | |[[Githyanki raider|Githyanki Raider]] (Level 5) | ||
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* {{SAI|Archery}}}} | * {{SAI|Archery}}}} | ||
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|[[Githyanki gish]] | |[[Githyanki gish]] (Level 5) | ||
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* {{SAI|War Caster: Concentration}} | * {{SAI|War Caster: Concentration}} | ||
* {{SAI|War Caster: Opportunity Spell}}}} | * {{SAI|War Caster: Opportunity Spell}}}} | ||
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|[[Githyanki warrior]] | |[[Githyanki warrior]] (Level 5) | ||
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* {{SAI|Great Weapon Fighting}}}} | * {{SAI|Great Weapon Fighting}}}} | ||
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|[[Githyanki ardent]] (Level 5) | |||
|[[Githyanki ardent]] | |||
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* {{SAI|Potent Cantrip}}}} | * {{SAI|Potent Cantrip}}}} | ||
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* {{SAI|Improved Critical Hit}}}} | * {{SAI|Improved Critical Hit}}}} | ||
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|[[Mimic]] | |[[Mimic]] | ||
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* {{SAI|War God's Blessing}}}} | * {{SAI|War God's Blessing}}}} | ||
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|[[Undead Nurse]] | |[[Undead Nurse]] | ||
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* {{SAI|Aura of Protection}}}} | * {{SAI|Aura of Protection}}}} | ||
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=== Unique individual bonuses === | === Unique individual bonuses === | ||
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|[[Dror Ragzlin]] | |[[Dror Ragzlin]] | ||
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* {{SAI| | * {{SAI|Extra Attack}}}} | ||
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|[[Buthir]] | |[[Buthir]] | ||
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|[[Kar'niss]] | |[[Kar'niss]] | ||
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* {{SAI|Cull the Weak (Drider)|Cull the Weak | * {{SAI|Cull the Weak (Drider)|Cull the Weak}}}} | ||
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|[[Gerringothe Thorm]] | |[[Gerringothe Thorm]] | ||
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* {{Cond|Legendary Resistance: Incapacitation}}}} | * {{Cond|Legendary Resistance: Incapacitation}}}} | ||
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|[[Balthazar]] | |[[Balthazar]] | ||
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* {{Cond|Legendary Resistance}} | * {{Cond|Legendary Resistance}} | ||
* {{Cond|Freedom of Movement}}}} | * {{Cond|Freedom of Movement}}}} | ||
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=== Exception(s) === | === Exception(s) === | ||
The enemies in one specific encounter, the goblin raiding party at the [[Druid Grove]] gate, are exempt from buffs. The goblins, led by [[Za'Krug]], and the [[bugbear]] are missing the passive bonuses that are found elsewhere on otherwise identical creatures on Tactician. They retain the Tactician HP bonus. | |||
== Variable increases == | |||
These are changes that are implemented to varying degrees across creatures in the game. | |||
== | === Health === | ||
NPC hit points are generally increased by 30%, or close to 30%, with some exceptions. These exceptions include but are not limited to: | NPC hit points are generally increased by 30%, or close to 30%, with some exceptions. These exceptions include but are not limited to: | ||
* Creatures with >30% hit point difference | * Creatures with >30% hit point difference, i.e. [[Grym]] | ||
* Creatures with unchanged hit points, i.e. [[Marcus]]. | |||
* Creatures with unchanged hit points | |||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == |