Dresten

Fist Dresten
Identity	Male
Voiced by	Jack Maddison
Faction	Flaming Fist
Hometown	Baldur's Gate
Stats
Size	Medium
Type	Humanoid
Race	Human
Archetype	Flaming Fist Guisarmier
Class	Fighter
Balanced Difficulty Stats
Level	8
HP	62
AC	16
Initiative	+1
Proficiency	+3
Movement	9 m (30 ft)
Weight	75 kg (150 lb)
XP reward	200
Ability scores
STR	21 (+5)
DEX	13 (+1)
CON	17 (+3)
INT	10 (0)
WIS	12 (+1)
CHA	8 (-1)
Saving throws
STR	+8
DEX	+1
CON	+7
INT	0
WIS	+1
CHA	-1
Skills
Athletics	5
Acrobatics	1
Perception	1
Features
Opportunity Attack Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.  Extra Attack You can make an additional free attack after making an unarmed or weapon attack.  Great Weapon Fighting When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack with a Two-Handed melee weapon, that die is rerolled once.  Riposte When a hostile creature misses you with a melee attack, expend a superiority die to retaliate with a powerful strike that deals an additional  Superiority Die damage.  Phalanx Formation Has Advantage on Attack Rolls if within 3 m / 10 ft of an ally that carries a shield and isn't Incapacitated.
Explorer Difficulty Stats
Level	8
HP	43
AC	16
Initiative	+1
Proficiency	+5
Movement	9 m (30 ft)
Weight	75 kg (150 lb)
XP reward	200
Ability scores
STR	21 (+5)
DEX	13 (+1)
CON	17 (+3)
INT	10 (0)
WIS	12 (+1)
CHA	8 (-1)
Saving throws
STR	+10
DEX	+1
CON	+9
INT	0
WIS	+1
CHA	-1
Skills
Athletics	5
Acrobatics	1
Perception	1
Features
Opportunity Attack Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.  Extra Attack You can make an additional free attack after making an unarmed or weapon attack.  Great Weapon Fighting When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack with a Two-Handed melee weapon, that die is rerolled once.  Riposte When a hostile creature misses you with a melee attack, expend a superiority die to retaliate with a powerful strike that deals an additional  Superiority Die damage.  Phalanx Formation Has Advantage on Attack Rolls if within 3 m / 10 ft of an ally that carries a shield and isn't Incapacitated.
Tactician Difficulty Stats
Level	8
HP	80
AC	16
Initiative	+1
Proficiency	+3
Movement	9 m (30 ft)
Weight	75 kg (150 lb)
XP reward	200
Ability scores
STR	21 (+5)
DEX	13 (+1)
CON	17 (+3)
INT	10 (0)
WIS	12 (+1)
CHA	8 (-1)
Saving throws
STR	+8
DEX	+1
CON	+7
INT	0
WIS	+1
CHA	-1
Skills
Athletics	5
Acrobatics	1
Perception	1
Features
Opportunity Attack Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.  Extra Attack You can make an additional free attack after making an unarmed or weapon attack.  Great Weapon Fighting When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack with a Two-Handed melee weapon, that die is rerolled once.  Riposte When a hostile creature misses you with a melee attack, expend a superiority die to retaliate with a powerful strike that deals an additional  Superiority Die damage.  Phalanx Formation Has Advantage on Attack Rolls if within 3 m / 10 ft of an ally that carries a shield and isn't Incapacitated.
Technical
UID	S_WYR_WyrmRock_MessHallGuard_001
UUID	bca3d3e3-3ddc-4ba2-8ad5-58afec936933
Stats	FlamingFist_Human_Melee_Attacker

Fist Dresten is a human fighter and a member of the Flaming Fist. He can be found in Wyrm's Rock Fortress in Act Three.

“

He'll clean up the city in no time. Got more backbone in his little finger than Ravengard has in his entire body.

„

— Dresten (from the cut-out dialogue)

Involvement

Dresten is standing watch in the Mess Hall inside the fortress, accompanied by a single Steel Watcher. If spoken to, he allows the party to mind their own business - in due limits.

There is also a cut-out dialogue with Dresten that supposedly would have been enacted if the party bypassed the conversation with Enver Gortash via the Steel Watcher (one occurring straight after entering the fortress). Throughout it, the automaton accompanying Dresten joins the dialogue and acts first mildly hostile to the player character, but then changes its attitude abruptly and invites them upstairs "to make acquaintance to Lord Gortash" (of which the Fist is quite surprised). In this case, Dresten also informs the player character about the ceremony upheld in the Audience Hall and compares Gortash against Ulder Ravengard, clearly not in favor of the latter.

Combat

Attacks and Abilities

 Cleave ()   –  Halberd

Damage: 5 + modifiers

5 + half weaponSlashing

Swing your weapon in a large arc to attack up to 3 enemies at once. They each take half the damage your weapon usually deals.

AoE: 2 m / 7 ft (Cone)

Recharge: Short rest

 Lacerate ()   –  Halberd

Damage: 6~15

1d10 + 5Slashing

Slash at your target's vital points to make it  Bleed.

Undead and Constructs can't Bleed.

CON Save

 Range: Normal weapon range

Recharge: Short rest

 Main Hand Attack ()   –  Halberd

Damage: 6~15

1d10 + 5Slashing

Make a melee attack with your equipped weapon.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

 Rush Attack ()   –  Halberd

Damage: 6~9

1d4 + 5Piercing

Charge forward and attack the first enemy in your way, possibly pushing them  Off Balance.

STR Save

 Range: 9 m / 30 ft

Recharge: Short rest

 Sweeping Attack ( + )

Damage:

Superiority Die

Swing your weapon in a rapid, sweeping arc to attack multiple enemies at once. Roll your superiority die for damage.

AoE: 2 m / 7 ft (Cone)

Loot

• Chain Mail
• Halberd
• Helmet
• Javelin - 2x (if unused)