monster

Giff Warlord

CR 10

Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment

Reveal Stat Block

Armor Class

17 ({@item half plate armor|PHB|half plate})

Hit Points

178 (21d8 + 84)

Speed

30 ft., swim 30 ft.

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con

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Traits

Firearms Knowledge.The giff's mastery of its weapons enables it to ignore the loading property of any firearm.

Legendary Resistance (2/Day).If the giff fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.

Actions

Multiattack.The giff makes two Morningstar attacks.

Morningstar.mw 10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. ({@damage 2d8 + 5) piercing damage.

Double-Barreled Musket.rw 6 to hit, range 40/120 ft., one target. ({@damage 4d12 + 2) piercing damage.

Legendary Actions.The creature can take 3 legendary actions...

Move.The giff moves up to its speed without provoking opportunity attacks.

Rallying Cry.The giff ends the frightened condition on itself and each creature of its choice that it can see within 30 feet of it.

Weapon of Choice (2 Actions).The giff makes two Morningstar attacks or one Double-Barreled Musket attack.

Giff Warlord

A high-ranking giff who takes up the life of an independent mercenary might amass enough power and influence to become a warlord.

A giff warlord usually commands a small fleet of spelljamming ships and operates out of a heavily defended stronghold. Anyone who shares the warlord's ideology—whatever it might be—is eligible to join the ranks of the warlord's army, which is mainly made up of mages who helm the ships of the fleet and provide magical firepower, sellswords of various species, and guns for hire in the form of giff shock troopers.