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== Act 1 == | == 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 | 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. | ||
* {{SkillCheck|Wisdom|2}}. Convince the Gnoll and her pack to focus on people in the cave, making them your allies. | * {{SkillCheck|Wisdom|2}}. Convince the Gnoll and her pack to focus on people in the cave, making them your allies. | ||
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== Tactics == | == Tactics == | ||
'''Flind''' is a very powerful and dangerous enemy that can be encountered quite early if | '''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. | 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. | ||