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Flind
Flind
Level 5
Information
Title	Gnoll Warlord
Race	Gnoll
Stats
Size	Medium
Type	Fiend
Armour Class	16
Hit points	85 (Balanced); 110 (Tactician);
Movement speed	9 m (30 ft)
Weight	100 kg (200 lb)
Initiative	8
Ability scores
STR
STR	STR
Proficiency bonus	+3
Saving throws	Str +5; Dex +2; Con +7; Int 0; Wis +5; Cha +1;
Conditions
Aura of Bloodthirst;	Nearby allies with the Rampage passive can make a bite attack as a bonus action.
Features
Darkvision;	Can attack creatures in the dark without disadvantage, up to a range of 12 m (40 ft).
Opportunity Attack;	Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Permanently Armed;	Cannot be disarmed.
Tenacity;	Can use a reaction to deal strength modifier bludgeoning damage on a miss.

Revision as of 16:21, 29 April 2024

The Flind is a hostile gnoll warlord in The Risen Road Cave just west of The Risen Road Waypoint during Act One. Unique among gnolls for having become part fiend, thus not counting as a humanoid.

The warlord is one of the highest hitting enemies within the first act and comes with a wide mix of attack choices to unleash.

Act 1

The Flind is the warlord of a vicious band of gnolls found gathered outside of The Risen Road Cave. The gnolls have trapped Rugan and Olly, who are transporting goods for Zarys in the surrounded cave.

After the first round of combat, the gnoll warlord will mentally link with the player, revealing that she is a forcefully made True Soul. The creature can be convinced to join the players' side for the fight using Illithid Persuasion, if it hasn't been used that day.

DC 2 Wisdom check. Convince the Gnoll and her pack to focus on people in the cave, making them your allies.

DC 2 Wisdom check. Convince the Gnoll to turn on her own pack to sate her hunger. Doing so will reward you the XP of all living enemies as if you have defeated them, including Flind.

After the fight is over, another Illithid Persuasion Check can be done for differing outcomes, unless you are in Honor Mode in which case she will immediately attack.

DC 15 Wisdom check. If convinced to attack the cave, she can be urged to turn on her pack to sate her hunger.

DC 10 Wisdom check. Convince her to leave the area peaceful.
DC 10 Wisdom check. After all other gnolls are dead, urge her to consume herself. This forces another check to follow.
- DC 15 Wisdom check. Flind will kill herself.

Attacks and abilities

The following only be used when Frenzied through her Seething Fury ability:

Conditions

Aura of Bloodthirst

Any nearby creatures with the Rampage trait can make a bite attack as a bonus action.

Tactics

Flind is a very powerful and dangerous enemy that can be encountered quite early if you're exploring aimlessly. Flind has quite a lot of Hit Points and notable amount of AC which makes her quite tanky. As for damage, her unique flail attacks can vary between dealing massive amounts of damage, paralysing or turning a party member hostile for a time. The biggest threat is if she reaches a frenzied state, allowing her to use all three of her unique flail attacks in one multiattack.

Flind's extremely high initiative will almost always allow her to act first in combat. She will immediately seek out the first party member she sees to initiate a conversation where you are given the opportunity to use your Illithid Powers to convince her to turn against her pack. You can command her to kill Rugan and Olly and still force her to turn against her pack after. Turning her against her pack is highly recommended as fighting Flind and her pack at the same time can be very difficult. Once she is convinced to betray her pack, one should focus on the Gnoll Hunters as they will often target the party instead of Flind. Their frenzied multi-attack arrow shots can be devastating, so it is best to kill them as quickly as possible with AoE attacks like Cloud of Daggers or Alchemist's Fire before they are allowed to frenzy.

The best way to engage Flind is to sneak up behind her and sneak attack the Hunters in front of her to start the battle. On her first turn, she should initiate conversation with whoever is closest to her. It's important that Flind is able to initiate conversation on her first turn to make sure she is targeted by her pack as early as possible, so make sure you are close enough to her that she can talk to you immediately.

When alone, direct combat with Flind is avoidable (except in Honor Mode) if you are able to pass two Wisdom checks to get her to kill herself. If that option is unavailable, Flind is incredibly dangerous up close; in her frenzied state she can easily kill multiple party members in a single turn. A decent strategy to fight her is to restrict her movement with spells like Grease, Web and Entangle then pelt her at range.

Notable loot

Notes

Flind has an extremely high initiative score despite lacking any clear means to increasing it.
"Flind" is not the creature's name, but is actually a superior type of gnoll that is physically more powerful and vicious than their lesser cousins. As such, the Flind has the race Gnoll Flind.
Grants 75 experience when killed.

External links

Flind on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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-{{ up to date | 2023-08-12 }} <!-- Date format is YEAR-MONTH-DAY, like 2023-08-07. -->
+{{Infobox character
-{{CharacterInfo
-|title = Gnoll Warlord
-|name = Flind
-|image=[[File:Flind.jpg|350px]]
-|STR=20
-|DEX=14
-|CON=19
-|INT=11
-|WIS=14
-|CHA=12
-|con save=yes
-|wis save=yes
-|level=5
-|race=Gnoll Fiend
-|type=Fiend
-|HP=85
-|AC=16
-|speed=9m / 30ft
-|size=Medium
-|weight=100kg
-|proficiency=3
-|initiative=+8
-|location = [[The Risen Road]]
-|allies =[[Gnoll Hunter]] [[Hyena]] [[Gnoll Fang of Yeenoghu]]
-|passive={{SmallIcon|Darkvision Icon.png}} [[Darkvision (Passive Feature)|Darkvision]]
-{{SmallIcon|Attack Of Opportunity Icon 64px.png}} [[Attack of Opportunity]]
+| name = Flind
+| titles = Gnoll Warlord
+| level = 5
+| image = Flind.jpg
+| race = [[Gnoll]]
-{{SmallIcon|Skill Warlock PactOfTheBlade BoundWeapon.png}} [[Permanently Armed]]
+| modules =
+{{Infobox statistics
+| child = yes
+| size = Medium
+| type = Fiend
+| hit_points = 85
+| hit_points_tactician = 110
+| armour_class = 16
+| movement_speed_meters = 9
+| movement_speed_feet = 30
+| weight_kg = 100
+| weight_lb = 200
+| hiddenlevel = 5
+| str = 20
+| dex = 14
+| con = 19
+| int = 11
+| wis = 14
+| cha = 12
+| initiative = 8
+| con_save_proficiency = yes
+| wis_save_proficiency = yes
-{{SmallIcon|Tenacity Icon.png}} [[Tenacity]]|exp=75}}
+| condition1_name = Aura of Bloodthirst
+| condition1_description = Nearby allies with the [[Rampage]] passive can make a bite attack as a bonus action.
-The '''Flind''' is a hostile [[Gnoll]] warlord in [[The Risen Road#Cave|The Risen Road Cave]] just west of [[The Risen Road]] [[Waypoint]] during the [[Act One]]. Unique among Gnolls for having become part [[Fiend]], thus not counting as a [[Monstrosity]]. The warlord is one of the highest hitting enemies within the first act and comes with a wide mix of attack choices to unleash.
+| feature1_name = Darkvision
+| feature1_description = Can attack creatures in the dark without disadvantage, up to a range of 12 m (40 ft).
+| feature2_name = Opportunity Attack
+| feature2_description = Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
+| feature3_name = Permanently Armed
+| feature3_description = Cannot be disarmed.
+| feature4_name = Tenacity
+| feature4_description = Can use a reaction to deal strength modifier bludgeoning damage on a miss.
+| feature4_item = Shattered Flail
+}}
+}}
+The '''Flind''' is a hostile [[gnoll]] warlord in [[The Risen Road#Cave|The Risen Road Cave]] just west of [[The Risen Road]] [[Waypoint]] during [[Act One]]. Unique among gnolls for having become part [[fiend]], thus not counting as a [[humanoid]].
+The warlord is one of the highest hitting enemies within the first act and comes with a wide mix of attack choices to unleash.
 == Act 1 ==
-The Warlord of a vicious band of Gnolls. Found gathered outside of [[The Risen Road#Cave|The Risen Road Cave]], having trapped [[Rugan]] and [[Olly]] that are transporting good for [[Zarys]] in the surrounded cave. After the first round, the Gnoll warlord will mentally link with you, revealing they're a forcefully made [[True Soul]]. The creature can be convinced to join the players' side for the fight using [[Illithid Powers|Illithid Persuasion]], if it hasn't been used that day.
+The Flind is the warlord of a vicious band of gnolls found gathered outside of [[The Risen Road#Cave|The Risen Road Cave]]. The gnolls have trapped [[Rugan]] and [[Olly]], who are transporting goods for [[Zarys]] in the surrounded cave.
+After the first round of combat, the gnoll warlord will mentally link with the player, revealing that she is a forcefully made [[True Soul]]. The creature can be convinced to join the players' side for the fight using [[Illithid Powers|Illithid Persuasion]], if it hasn't been used that day.
 * {{SkillCheck|Wisdom|2}}. Convince the Gnoll and her pack to focus on people in the cave, making them your allies.
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 * {{SkillCheck|Wisdom|2}}. Convince the Gnoll to turn on her own pack to sate her hunger. Doing so will reward you the XP of all living enemies as if you have defeated them, including '''Flind'''.
-After the fight is remains unsated still. Another Illithid Persuasion Check can be done for differing outcomes.
+After the fight is over, another Illithid Persuasion Check can be done for differing outcomes, unless you are in Honor Mode in which case she will immediately attack.
 * {{SkillCheck|Wisdom|15}}. If convinced to attack the cave, she can be urged to turn on her pack to sate her hunger.
 * {{SkillCheck|Wisdom|10}}. Convince her to leave the area peaceful.
-* {{SkillCheck|Wisdom|10}}. After all other Gnolls are dead, urge her to consume herself. This forces another check to follow.
+* {{SkillCheck|Wisdom|10}}. After all other gnolls are dead, urge her to consume herself. This forces another check to follow.
 ** {{SkillCheck|Wisdom|15}}. Flind will kill herself.
-== Attacks and Abilities ==
+== Attacks and abilities ==
-=== Flail of Pain ===
+{{Feature box|Flail of Pain}}
-Strike a creature with the Flail of Dread Skulls to inflict as much pain as possible.
-{{Action}}
+{{Feature box|Flail of Paralysis}}
-{{Attack Roll}}: +8{{DamageInfo|count=1|die=10|plus=5|type=Piercing}}{{DamageInfo|count=3|die=10|type=Psychic}}
+{{Feature box|Flail of Madness}}
-=== Flail of Paralysis ===
+{{Feature box|Bloodfest}}
-Strike a creature with the Flail of Dread Skulls and possibly [[Paralysed (Condition)|Paralyse]] it.
-{{Action}}
+{{Feature box|Seething Fury}}
-{{Attack Roll}}: +8{{DamageInfo|count=1|die=10|plus=5|type=Piercing}}{{SavingThrow|CON|dc=16}} to avoid becoming {{SmallIcon|Paralysed Condition Icon.webp}} [[Paralysed (Condition)|Paralysed]] for {{Duration|1}}.
+The following only be used when {{cond|Frenzied Fury|Frenzied}} through her [[# Seething Fury|Seething Fury]] ability:
-=== Flail of Madness ===
+{{Feature box|Multiattack (Flind)}}
-Strike a creature with the Flail of Dread Skulls and possibly drive it [[Mad (Condition)|Mad]].
-{{Action}}
+{{Feature box|Multiattack (Ranged)}}
-{{Attack Roll}}: +8{{DamageInfo|count=1|die=10|plus=5|type=Piercing}}{{SavingThrow|WIS|dc=16}} to avoid falling into [[Mad (Condition)|Madness]] for {{Duration|1}}.
+===Conditions===
+{{condition|Aura of Bloodthirst}}
-=== Multiattack ===
+== Tactics ==
-Aim on Flail of Madness, one Flail of Pain and one Flail of Paralysis at a target.
+'''Flind''' is a very powerful and dangerous enemy that can be encountered quite early if you're exploring aimlessly. Flind has quite a lot of [[Hit Points]] and notable amount of [[Armour Class|AC]] which makes her quite tanky. As for damage, her unique flail attacks can vary between dealing massive amounts of damage, paralysing or turning a party member hostile for a time. The biggest threat is if she reaches a frenzied state, allowing her to use all three of her unique flail attacks in one multiattack.
-{{Action}}
+Flind's extremely high initiative will almost always allow her to act first in combat. She will immediately seek out the first party member she sees to initiate a conversation where you are given the opportunity to use your [[Illithid Powers]] to convince her to turn against her pack. You can command her to kill [[Rugan]] and [[Olly]] and still force her to turn against her pack after. Turning her against her pack is highly recommended as fighting Flind and her pack at the same time can be very difficult. Once she is convinced to betray her pack, one should focus on the [[Gnoll Hunter|Gnoll Hunters]] as they will often target the party instead of Flind. Their frenzied multi-attack arrow shots can be devastating, so it is best to kill them as quickly as possible with AoE attacks like [[Cloud of Daggers]] or [[Alchemist's Fire]] before they are allowed to frenzy.
-{{Attack Roll}}: +8
+The best way to engage Flind is to sneak up behind her and sneak attack the Hunters in front of her to start the battle. On her first turn, she should initiate conversation with whoever is closest to her. It's important that Flind is able to initiate conversation on her first turn to make sure she is targeted by her pack as early as possible, so make sure you are close enough to her that she can talk to you immediately.
-* See other attacks for damage and related saves.
+When alone, direct combat with Flind is avoidable (except in Honor Mode) if you are able to pass two Wisdom checks to get her to kill herself. If that option is unavailable, Flind is incredibly dangerous up close; in her frenzied state she can easily kill multiple party members in a single turn.  A decent strategy to fight her is to restrict her movement with spells like [[Grease]], [[Web]] and [[Entangle]] then pelt her at range.
-* Can only use when Frenzied through their Seething Fury ability.
-===Multiattack (Ranged)===
+== Notable loot ==
-{{Action}}
-{{Attack Roll}}: +5{{DamageInfo|count=1|die=8|plus=2|type=Piercing}}{{DamageInfo|count=1|die=8|plus=2|type=Piercing}}{{DamageInfo|count=1|die=8|plus=2|type=Piercing}}
+* {{RarityItem|Shattered Flail}}
-*May only do when Frenzied through their Seething Fury ability.
+* {{RarityItem|Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen}}
-=== Bloodfest ===
-Gorge on a corpse of the fallen to regain hit points.
-{{Action|Bonus}}
-{{HealingInfo|count=1|die=8}}
-=== Seething Fury ===
-Let the rage build within you. Once it overflows, you'll be able to attack multiple times per turn.
-{{Action|1=Bonus}}
+== Notes ==
+* Flind has an extremely high initiative score despite lacking any clear means to increasing it.
+* "Flind" is not the creature's name, but is actually a superior type of [[gnoll]] that is physically more powerful and vicious than their lesser cousins. As such, the Flind has the race ''Gnoll Flind''.
+* Grants 75 experience when killed.
-{{Recharge|1=Per Combat}}*This will evolve into Festering Frenzy and than Frenzied, allowing the Gnoll to attack three times per turn.
+== External links ==
+* {{FRWiki|Flind|long}}
-=== [[Aura of Bloodthirst]] ===
-Any nearby creatures with the [[Rampage]] trait can make a bite attack as a [[Bonus Action]].
-== Tactics ==
-'''Flind''' is a very powerful and dangerous enemy that can be encountered quite early if you're exploring aimlessly. Flind has quite a lot of [[Hit Points]] and notable amount of [[Armour Class|AC]] that makes them quite tanky. As for damage, their unique flail attacks can vary between dealing massive amounts of damage, paralyzing or turning a party member hostile for a time. The biggest threat is if they reach a frenzied state, allowing them to use all three of their unique flail attacks in one multiattack.
-The warlord's weakness though is more of out of combat. So long as a party member hasn't used their Illithid Persuasion that day, the Gnoll Fiend can be converted into an ally against its pack and even forced to kill themself. In a direct fight though, it is best to focus on the Gnoll with their strongest melee fighters and using AoE spells or such as [[Cloud of Daggers]] and [[Alchemist's Fire]]. Knocking them [[Prone (Condition)|Prone]] will also give an easy way to strike them down quickly before they can get up.
-== Notable Loot ==
-* {{RarityItem|Shattered Flail}}
-* {{RarityItem|Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen}}
-== Notes and Trivia ==
-* The Flind has an extremely high initiative score despite lacking any clear means to increasing it so.
-* "Flind" is not the creature's name, but is actually a superior type of [[Gnoll]] that is physically more powerful and vicious than their lesser cousins.
 [[Category: Gnolls]]
 [[Category: Humanoids]]
-[[Category: Characters in Act 1]]
 [[Category: Bosses]]
 [[Category: Followers of the Absolute]]
-{{NavCharacters}}
+{{NavRisenRoad}}

v t e The Risen Road
Mountain Pass	Anders Baretha Cyrel Ellyka Flind Kith'rak Voss Olly Qudenos Rugan Trynn
Zhentarim Basement	Brem (trader) Oskar Fevras Zarys
Waukeen's Rest	Aelis Benryn Counsellor Florrick Dain Ephren Frightened Ox Ito Pavel Salazon Tristan Yeva

Flind: Difference between revisions

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Contents

Act 1

Attacks and abilities

Conditions

Tactics

Notable loot

Notes

External links

Navigation menu

Flind: Difference between revisions

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Act 1

Attacks and abilities

Conditions

Tactics

Notable loot

Notes

External links

Navigation menu

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