Giff Shock Trooper
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space - Boo's Astral Menagerie p. 25
- Size
- Medium
- Type
- humanoid
- Alignment
- any alignment
- AC
- 18 (plate armor)
- Hit Points
- 93 (11d8+44)
- Speed
- walk 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
- Saving Throws
- str +8, wis +4, con +7
- Skills
- athletics +8, intimidation +7, perception +4
- Passive Perception
- 14
- Languages
- Common
- Challenge
- 6
Traits
Proficiency Bonus
+3
Firearms Knowledge
The giff's mastery of its weapons enables it to ignore the loading property of any firearm.
Headfirst Charge
If the giff moves at least 20 feet in a straight line and ends within 5 feet of a Large or smaller creature, that creature must succeed on a DC 16 Strength saving throw or take 7 (2d6) bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone.
Siege Monster
The giff deals double damage to objects and structures.
Actions
Multiattack
The giff makes two Greatsword or Musket attacks.
Greatsword
Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (3d6 + 5) slashing damage.
Musket
Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 40/120 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d12 + 2) piercing damage.
Thunder Bomb
The giff lights a grapefruit-sized bomb and throws it at a point up to 60 feet away, where it explodes. Each creature within a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on that point must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 18 (4d8) thunder damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. After the giff throws the bomb, roll a d6; on a roll of 4 or lower, the giff has no more bombs to throw.
Other data
description
It's easy to spot giff in a room: these burly folk are 7-foot-tall, hippopotamus-headed people. In Wildspace and its associated ports, giff are most often encountered as spacefaring mercenaries. These troops are renowned for their martial training and love of explosives and are typically armed with gleaming firearms.
Every aspect of these spacefaring giff's society is organized along military lines. From birth until death, each has a military rank. Promotions don't depend on time in service but are granted by superiors as rewards for valor.
Muskets and grenades are the specialties of many giff regiments. The bigger the boom, the brighter the flash, and the thicker the smoke it produces, the greater the glory for the one wielding the weapon.
A giff shock trooper is trained to mount assaults on enemy strongholds. Each one is adept at softening up the enemy from a distance with firearms before charging into melee to mop up the foes that remain standing.