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<blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 6885055" data-attributes="member: 12731">Here are three variants I whipped up for an encounter - Grimlock &quot;cannibals&quot;, &quot;brutes&quot; and &quot;warriors&quot;. I'd peg them at CR 2 (or CR 3 if you feel cautious).Cannibals: 50 hp, Speed: 40 ft, Bone Club +5 for 1d6+3 dmg, Grisly totem (+5 AC single-use); Blood Frenzy: bonus attack against wounded foe Brutes: 70 hp, Two-handed Spiked Bone Greatclub +6 for 1d8+4 blunt dmg, on ⚃-⚅: nasty gash for 1d8+4 extra slashing dmg; Bloodied Fury: bonus attack when bloodiedWarriors: 60 hp, Two Spiked Bone Clubs: two attacks at +5 for 1d6+3 dmg, on ⚄-⚅: nasty gash for 1d6+3 slashing dmgAny statistic not mentioned is unchanged from the Grimlock MM entry.The &quot;cannibal&quot; fights with a single hand weapon, much like the MM Grimlock depiction. To explain why (not using your other hand is sub-optimal, after all) I gave them a single-use totem that acts like a Shield spell. This would be the decapitated head of a fallen foe on a stick, or a bloody spine, or something similar. These guys would be obsessed with the <s>sight</s> smell of blood, and so they get a version of the Sahaguin trait (preferring extra attacks to advantage, which they should be able to benefit from anyways). This guy also gets a bit of extra speed; important to help mitigate kiting tactics.The &quot;brute&quot; is inspired by the nasty spiked club in the illustration. On a hit, roll a d6: on 4-6 you deal extra damage (automatically, no further to hit roll) to model how the spike tears you up. This guy gets a bonus attack when bloodied (at half hit points) himself, as opposed to the first guy.A &quot;warrior&quot; has mastered the art of two-weapon fighting, and can inflict bonus damage on each hit in similar manner as the brute.They all compensate miserable AC by hefty chunks of hit points.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CapnZapp, post: 6885055, member: 12731"] Here are three variants I whipped up for an encounter - Grimlock "cannibals", "brutes" and "warriors". I'd peg them at CR 2 (or CR 3 if you feel cautious). Cannibals: [B]50 hp[/B], Speed: [B]40 ft[/B], Bone Club [B]+5 for 1d6+3[/B] dmg, [I]Grisly totem[/I] (+5 AC single-use); [I]Blood Frenzy:[/I] bonus attack against wounded foe Brutes: [B]70 hp[/B], Two-handed Spiked Bone Greatclub [B]+6 for 1d8+4[/B] blunt dmg, on ⚃-⚅: nasty gash for [B]1d8+4[/B] extra slashing dmg; [I]Bloodied Fury:[/I] bonus attack when bloodied Warriors: [B]60 hp[/B], Two Spiked Bone Clubs: [B]two attacks at +5 for 1d6+3[/B] dmg, on ⚄-⚅: nasty gash for [B]1d6+3[/B] slashing dmg Any statistic not mentioned is unchanged from the Grimlock MM entry. The "cannibal" fights with a single hand weapon, much like the MM Grimlock depiction. To explain why (not using your other hand is sub-optimal, after all) I gave them a single-use totem that acts like a Shield spell. This would be the decapitated head of a fallen foe on a stick, or a bloody spine, or something similar. These guys would be obsessed with the [s]sight[/s] smell of blood, and so they get a version of the Sahaguin trait (preferring extra attacks to advantage, which they should be able to benefit from anyways). This guy also gets a bit of extra speed; important to help mitigate kiting tactics. The "brute" is inspired by the nasty spiked club in the illustration. On a hit, roll a d6: on 4-6 you deal extra damage (automatically, no further to hit roll) to model how the spike tears you up. This guy gets a bonus attack when bloodied (at half hit points) himself, as opposed to the first guy. A "warrior" has mastered the art of two-weapon fighting, and can inflict bonus damage on each hit in similar manner as the brute. They all compensate miserable AC by hefty chunks of hit points. [/QUOTE]

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