Dread Wolf (Siege of Dragonspear)

Not to be confused with Dread Wolf.

Dread Wolf
Record
Type	Monster
Gender	Male
Race	Wolf
Class	Dread wolf
Alignment	LG NG CG LN TN CN LE NE CE
Involvement
Allegiance	Enemy
Area	Bloodbark Grove (BD7400) Vampire Hideout (BD7410 – four)
Ability scores
Level	5
Hit points	36
XP value	420
Str	16
Str	16
Dex	9
Dex	9
Con	9
Con	9
Int	9
Int	9
Wis	9
Wis	9
Cha	9
Cha	9
Total scores	61
Morale	18
Break	1
Recovery	1
Combat basics
Proficiency	Single-Weapon Style: ++
AC	6
Base THAC0	15
Base APR	1
Saving throws
Dth	11
Wand	13
Poly	12
Brth	13
Spell	14
Damage resistances [%]
Cold	100
Cold	100
Elec.	50
Elec.	50
Unused resistances [%]
Magic cold	100
Special
Effects	Immune to Morale failure Immune to effect: Charm Creature Confusion Dominated Hold Feeblemindedness Panic Paralyze Power Word, Sleep Power Word, Stun Sleep Stun Protection from spell: Disintegrate
AI scripts
AI scripts	BDENSHTV.bcs (class) BDFIG00.bcs (default)
Inventory
Gold	0
Items	Undroppable item This icon indicates an item that cannot be dropped or stolen.Unstealable item This icon indicates an item that cannot be stolen. Left ring: Ring of Regeneration Undroppable item This icon indicates an item that cannot be dropped or stolen.Unstealable item This icon indicates an item that cannot be stolen. Right ring: Ring Undroppable item This icon indicates an item that cannot be dropped or stolen.Unstealable item This icon indicates an item that cannot be stolen. Weapon 1: Attack
Technical information
Creature codes	BDWOLFDR

This type of Dread Wolf is a creature in Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear.

Main article: Dread Wolf

Dread Wolves belong to the family of Wolves and are Monsters. They are commonly encountered at cliffs and in the grasslands and plains of the Sword Coast, where they are generally thought to be the toughest of their kin. At most times they are accompanied by weaker wolves, it only seldom happens that an entire group of Dread ones attacks together.

The variant, found in Siege of Dragonspear locations, differs from the main type.

Gameplay

• The already lowered natural armor of 6, that all Dread Wolves benefit from through their hide, is further reduced by 2, as this kind is proficient in fighting with a single weapon.
• This also raises their chance to land a critical hit, which might happen when rolling a 20 or a 19.
• They attack with a THAC0 of 15, doing 1d10 Piercing damage at a 1 ft range and zero speed. Because Siege of Dragonspear Dread Wolves are stronger than their relatives, coming with a strength of 16 (instead of 9), they add a bonus of 1 to this damage. In addition, they transmit a disease, unless countered by a saving throw against Paralysis / Poison / Death, that will cost 1 Hit point per second – for up to 300 seconds or until cured.
• The Siege of Dragonspear Dread Wolves themselves regenerate 1 HP per 2 seconds and cannot die through common damage, instead they fall unconscious when reaching their last Hit Point – just as Trolls. And just as those, they can only be killed by using acid or fire.
• A number of immunities and resistances they share with the common variant, some they have on top and some they lack. See the InfoBox for a listing.
• While Dread Wolves in Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition are undead, that is not the case with the Siege of Dragonspear Dread Wolves, the latter being more in accordance with Dread Wolves in the rest of the games in the series.
• They are of a higher level – though with only few notable consequences –, have three more hitpoints and net less experience – only 420, opposed to 650.
• They behave differently and usually prefer not to attack a cleric.

Notes

• Whenever Daran Highhammer spots one of these Dread Wolves with less than 10 Hit points, unconscious and within 10 ft of range, and if he has a Potion of Fire Breath available, he will use this.

See also

• Dread Wolf