Dwarf, Pike Guard Captain
- Size
- Medium
- Type
- Humanoid
- Challenge Rating
- 5
- Source
- Tome of Beasts 3
- Alignment
- Lawful-Neutral
- Armor Class
- 18
- Speeds
- 25
- Walking Speed
- 25
- Strength Score
- 16
- Dexterity Score
- 9
- Constitution Score
- 19
- Intelligence Score
- 10
- Wisdom Score
- 13
- Charisma Score
- 12
- Saving Throws
- Intelligence, Wisdom
- Skill Proficiencies
- Perception
- Languages Ref
- Common, Dwarvish
- Hit Points
- 93
- Resistances
- Resistant to Poison Damage
- Languages
- Aethyrian Common, Dwarvish
Medium humanoid, lawful neutral
Armor Class 18 (plate)
Hit Points 93 (11d8+44)
Speed 25 ft.
- STR
- 16 (+3)
- DEX
- 9 (−1)
- CON
- 19 (+4)
- INT
- 10 (+0)
- WIS
- 13 (+1)
- CHA
- 12 (+1)
Saving Throws Int +3, Wis +4
Skills Perception +1
Damage Resistances poison
Senses darkvision 60', passive Perception 14
Languages Common, Dwarvish
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Forest of Pikes. If within 5 ft. of at least one pike guard or pike guard captain it has half cover vs. ranged attacks.
Pike Mastery. As the pike guard.
Actions
Multiattack. Not One Step Back if it can; then two Pikes.
Pike. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, 10 ft., one target, 14 (2d10+3) piercing damage.
Not One Step Back! (Recharge 5-6). Bellows an order inspiring its subordinates to glory. Each creature of captain's choice within 10 ft. of it becomes immune to charmed and frightened conditions for 1 min. In addition grants one such creature the Bring It Down reaction for 1 min allowing target to make opportunity attack if a pike guard or captain deals damage to a creature in target's reach. Captain can share Bring It Down with only one creature at a time. If captain shares Bring It Down with another effect on previous target ends. These effects end early if the captain is incapacitated.
Reactions
Brace Pike. When a creature enters the captain's reach the captain can brace its pike. If it does so it has advantage on its next attack roll vs. that creature.
Bring It Down. When a creature within captain's reach takes damage from a pike guard or pike guard captain captain can make one opportunity attack vs. that creature.
Stat block from Tome of Beasts 3 (Kobold Press), Open Game Content used under the Open Game License 1.0a. Tome of Beasts 3. ©2022 Open Design LLC. All rights reserved. It is not Geminaea material. See Legal.