# Dwarf, Pike Guard Captain

*Medium* *Humanoid* *lawful neutral*

- **Armor Class:** 18 (plate)
- **Hit Points:** 93 (11d8+44)
- **Speed:** walk 25 ft.
- **Challenge Rating:** 5 (1,800 XP)
- **Source:** Tome of Beasts 3, page 166

| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16 (+3) | 9 (-1) | 19 (+4) | 10 (+0) | 13 (+1) | 12 (+1) |

- **Saving Throws**: Int +3, Wis +4
- **Skills:** perception +1
- **Damage Resistances:** poison
- **Senses:** darkvision 60', passive Perception 14
- **Languages:** Common, Dwarvish

### Special Abilities

- **Forest of Pikes:** If within 5 ft. of at least one pike guard or pike guard captain it has half cover vs. ranged attacks.
- **Pike Mastery:** As the pike guard.

### Actions

- **Multiattack:** Not One Step Back if it can; then two Pikes.
- **Pike:** Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, 10 ft., one target, 14 (2d10+3) piercing damage.
- **Not One Step Back! (Recharge 5-6):** Bellows an order inspiring its subordinates to glory. Each creature of captain's choice within 10 ft. of it becomes immune to charmed and frightened conditions for 1 min. In addition grants one such creature the Bring It Down reaction for 1 min allowing target to make opportunity attack if a pike guard or captain deals damage to a creature in target's reach. Captain can share Bring It Down with only one creature at a time. If captain shares Bring It Down with another effect on previous target ends. These effects end early if the captain is incapacitated.

### Reactions

- **Brace Pike:** When a creature enters the captain's reach the captain can brace its pike. If it does so it has advantage on its next attack roll vs. that creature.
- **Bring It Down:** When a creature within captain's reach takes damage from a pike guard or pike guard captain captain can make one opportunity attack vs. that creature.