D&D 5E WotC's Stats for Zaknafein Do'Udern

Morrus

Well, that was fun

Staff member

• Jun 24, 2020

• #1

Yep, Drizzt's dad. I remember him well from Homeland.

He's in the latest Dragon+ as a Challenge 16 NPC.

STR 20, DEX 22, CON 16, INT 19, WIS 12, CHA 14

 

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TheCosmicKid

Hero

• Jun 24, 2020

• #2

Ah, yes, Forgotten Realms NPC ability scores. Because we wouldn't want players to get the mistaken impression that the PCs were actually important.

 

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Demetrios1453

Hero

• Jun 24, 2020

• #3

Awesome! I'm glad they aren't dropping the CRs of high level FR NPCs. Makes sure that the PCs realize that actions have consequences and that they're never too powerful to have to answer for their actions...

 

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humble minion

Legend

• Jun 24, 2020

• #4

Admittedly I haven't read a lot of the later Drizzt books where apparently Zaknafein came back from the dead so maybe i'm missing something, but it's still a bit weird to me when a guy who was much more known for skill than being particularly brawny can bench-press a quarter of a ton. Strength scores for PC races don't always bear close examination, tbh...

 

PsyzhranV2

Hero

• Jun 24, 2020

• #5

TheCosmicKid said:

Ah, yes, Forgotten Realms NPC ability scores. Because we wouldn't want players to get the mistaken impression that the PCs were actually important.

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Demetrios1453 said:

Awesome! I'm glad they aren't dropping the CRs of high level FR NPCs. Makes sure that the PCs realize that actions have consequences and that they're never too powerful to have to answer for their actions...

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The duality of man

 

Fenris-77

Small God of the Dozens

Supporter

• Jun 24, 2020

• #6

Meh, so he benches 250. My immersion isn't shattered.

 

RangerWickett

Legend

• Jun 24, 2020

• #7

It still makes me sad that because of the way D&D does its numbers, in order for him to be a worthy opponent, he has to have 20 Strength, so he's apparently Conan.

And 22 Dexterity, so he's Houdini.

And for some reason he has a 19 Intelligence, so he's also Merlin.

And he still manages to have a pretty passable 14 Charisma.

But hey, it's a fantasy setting. Apparently no one in the DC universe seems to be bothered by the fact that billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne has deltoids bigger than Olympic weightlifters, and glutes that can shatter steel. Folks just all are super swole, I guess.

 

Benjamin Olson

Hero

• Jun 24, 2020

• #8

Clearly they missed the "drop the lowest" part of 4d6 drop the lowest.

 

Morrus

Well, that was fun

Staff member

• Jun 24, 2020

• #9

TheCosmicKid said:

Ah, yes, Forgotten Realms NPC ability scores. Because we wouldn't want players to get the mistaken impression that the PCs were actually important.

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Every entry in Mythological Figures we got pushback because the stats didn’t look like that.

 

aco175

Legend

• Jun 24, 2020

• #10

I have given NPCs his close burst one attack power, but his cost 2 legendary actions. My NPC could only use it 1/rest and it was his only cool thing.