Crusher

Novice Crusher
Level 3
Information
Title	Novice of the Absolute
Race	Goblin
Faction	Cult of the Absolute
Stats
Size	Small
Type	Humanoid
Armour Class	16
Hit points	21 (Balanced) 27 (Tactician)
Movement speed	9 m (30 ft)
Weight	35 kg (70 lb)
Initiative	+2
Ability scores
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 16 (+3) 14 (+2) 12 (+1) 10 (0) 8 (-1) 10 (0)
Proficiency bonus	+2
Saving throws	Str +3 Dex +2 Con +1 Int 0 Wis -1 Cha 0
Conditions
Slightly Drunk	+2 to Strength, Disadvantage on Charisma and Dexterity checks.
Features
Darkvision	Can see in the dark up to 12m.
Opportunity Attack	Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Crude Frenzy	Can make a free attack with disadvantage after making a main hand attack.
Fury of the Small Tactician	Once per combat when you damage a creature larger than you, you can deal +1d6 Physical.

Crusher is a Goblin Novice of the Absolute who is located in the Goblin Camp on the stage near the Ancient Rune Circle in the east side of the camp. He is currently boasting to a small crowd about how their kind will be superior to all others now they have the power of the Absolute. He will try to humiliate most who approach him, wanting them to kiss his foot in submission.

Involvement

Act One

Talking to Crusher while he is on stage results in him insulting you and demanding to kiss his foot, though he won't attempt to bully you if you are a Drow. You can handle him through a variety of ways:

• Dark Urge. Ponder how it would taste to bite his toe clean off. (This will lead to biting off his toe, starting a fight and sparing him in humiliation.)
• DC 15 Intimidation check. "How about you kiss my foot instead?
  • "Not so high and mighty, after all." This will lead to a fight with him and his crowd.
  • DC 15 Intimidation check. "You better kiss my foot. Now."
  • Illithid Persuasion DC 2 Wisdom check. "You will obey me. Kneel.
  • Detect Thoughts DC 9 Intelligence check. Threaten to tell his superiors of his intentions to take over the camp.
• Illithid Persuasion DC 2 Wisdom check. "I'm your superior. You'd better show some respect."
• Chose to insult him until you get the option to "Apologize and drop to your knees."
  • Kiss his foot and get it over with.
    • "It wasn't too bad. Do you use perfume?" This will anger him and start a fight.
    • "Was that enough reverence for you?" Ends the interaction peaceful, if forever shaming you.
    • Grab his foot and lick it. This will anger him and start a fight.
    • Attack the goblin. This will make the whole camp hostile.
  • Give the foot a long lick. This will anger him and start a fight.
  • DC 10 Sleight of Hand check. Kiss his foot - and try to slide the ring off his toe. Steals Crusher's Ring and rewards 15 Experience. Triggers Inspiration for the Charlatan - Anything for Profit.
• Attack the goblin. This will make the whole camp hostile.
• Continue to insult him, leading to a fight with him and his crowd.

If Crusher starts a fight, he will surrender when at a fourth of his Hit Points and reward 15 experience.

• "I think my point's been made. Come on, I'll help you up."
• "Now. You should kiss my feet."
  • Leave him groveling on the ground.
  • Laugh at his eagerness and finish him off. This will make the whole camp hostile.
• Ignore his pleading and prepare for the finishing blow. This will make the whole camp hostile.

After completing the interaction without turning the whole camp against you, Crusher walks from his stage to the bridge and relieves himself. This makes it a perfect spot to Shove him off into the river or discretely kill him if you didn't get his ring.

Combat

Attacks and abilities

 Main Hand Attack ()   –  Goblin Scimitar

Normal weapon damage Make a melee attack with your equipped weapon.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

 Reckless Warcry ()

Increase your Strength by 3, at the cost of decreasing your Armour Class by 1.

AoE: 15 m / 50 ft (Radius)

Notable loot

• Crusher's Ring

Speak with Dead

Crusher can be spoken to with Speak with Dead.

Player: Who are you?

• Crusher: Strongest... of our tribe. (Leads into the next question below)

Player: Are you really the strongest? Does that mean you are the boss?

• Crusher: Should be... boss. But Dror Ragzlin... hobgoblin.

Player: Do you have anything of value?

• Crusher: Toe ring... magic...

Player: Who killed you?

• Crusher: They'll pay... Absolute... will make them pay...

Player: Did you see a druid named Halsin?

• Crusher: If I had... would've killed 'im...

Player: So do you have a thing for feet, or...?

• Crusher: Of...course not. That's... disgusting...

(If you made Crusher kiss your feet.) Player: Will you kiss my feet again?

• Crusher: No...not kissing you... anywhere...

Player: Have you learned you lesson, now that you're dead?

• Crusher: Absolute... is forever. She'll punish... (Leads into the next question below)

Player: The Absolute? Who is that?

• Crusher: Absolute... blesses. Gives power. Makes... The True Souls...

Companion approval

• Insult Crusher until he starts a fight - I said I'd spit in your face. Was that unclear, or do you need a demonstration?
  •  +1  +1
• Kiss Crusher's foot
  •  -1  -1  -1  -1  +1
• Lick Crusher's foot after kissing it
  •  -5  -1  -1  +1  +1  +5
• Kiss Crusher's foot, but only to steal his ring
  •  +1  +1  +1
• Intimidate Crusher into kissing your feet
  •  +1  +1  +1  +1  +1 for the initial threat, and another  +1  +1  +1  +1  +1 to make him follow through.
• Show Crusher mercy after defeating him
  •  -1  -1  -1  +1
• Spare Crusher after defeating him, but make him kiss your feet
  •  +1  +1  +1  +1
• Kill Crusher after defeating him
  •  +1  +1  -1

Gallery

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  Crusher's model.