Gnoll (Ludrug's band)

Gnoll
The members of Ludrug's band without their leader
Record
Gender	Male
Race	Gnollb
Class	Gnoll
Movement	56%
Alignment	LG NG CG LN TN CN LE NE CE See bugs
Involvement
Allegiance	Neutral
Area	Dryad Falls, north (AR5200)
Organization	Ludrug's band
Ability scores
Level	2
Hit points	15
XP value	35
Str	9
Str	9
Dex	9
Dex	9
Con	9
Con	9
Int	9
Int	9
Wis	9
Wis	9
Cha	9
Cha	9
Total scores	54
Morale	10
Break	5
Recovery	60
Combat basics
Proficiency	None
AC	5
Base THAC0	19
Base APR	1
Saving throws
Dth	14
Wand	16
Poly	15
Brth	17
Spell	17
AI scripts
Name	Gnoll5a
Class	GNOLL5A
Default	WTASIGHT
Inventory
Gold	19
Items	Halberd(can't be stolen) Random treasure(50) (RNDTRE04)
Technical information
Creature codes	GNOLL5A

“

Die, scum!

”

Not very different from the other typically chaotic^b and male humanoids of their race, three gnolls of Ludrug's band guard their territory in the northern area of the Dryad Falls in Baldur's Gate, however, without attacking on sight.

Main article: Gnolls

Biography

Demanding tribute from "trespassers" – or fighting them to death if they are going to loose a challenge between "champions", namely against Ludrug –, has brought wealth into the pockets of these three, and so the treasure found on them is more valuable than that of the typical gnoll and they might even drop some gold.

Involvement

Main article: Ludrug's band

These three non-hostile gnolls guard their territory in the north of the Dryad Falls^{(5200 | ~ 3205.738)} and let their "champion" Ludrug address any trespasser. After that conversation, no matter the outcome, they might either attack the party, remain neutral, leave the area or stay.

Note: How they will react, varies heavily between game editions and versions – please refer to the main article for details.

Gameplay

• Except for more valuable inventory, these gnolls are identical to any common one.
• Gnolls move slower than the party, at a scale of 5 opposed to 9.
• When wielding their halberds, gnolls don't benefit from any weapon proficiency bonuses, but don't receive penalties, either.^{[verification needed]}
• They attack at a range of 2 ft and with a speed of 9 once per round with a roll of 19, dealing possible piercing or slashing damage of 1d10.
• They have an effective armor class of 5 and no particular resistances or vulnerabilities.
• Baldur's Gate (1998)
  This icon indicates content from the original Baldur's Gate campaign. In the original Baldur's Gate, they cannot be detected as evil beings present in the area.^b

Notes

• The three gnolls of Ludrug's band have a halberd +1 in their inventory, though not assigned to any slot and thus not usable by them nor stealable or dropped.

Bugs

• Baldur's Gate (1998)
  This icon indicates content from the original Baldur's Gate campaign. In the original Baldur's Gate, Ludrug's band is of the human race; this is fixed in the Enhanced Edition.
• Baldur's Gate (1998)
  This icon indicates content from the original Baldur's Gate campaign. According to the Monstrous Manual, a 2nd edition sourcebook for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, which the Baldur's Gate series is based on, gnolls are chaotic evil, rather than neutral as in the original game; the Enhanced Edition fixes their alignment.