An evil, hyena-headed humanoid that wanders in loose tribes. It is a nocturnal carnivore, proffering intelligent creatures for food because they scream more. Beware its reeking blood.



ABOUT
What is it?

A Standalone plugin that adds one new civilization - Gnolls - based upon the D&D 3rd edition Gnoll.
Original character graphics by me, feel free to appropriate and use.
Compatible with 0.34 and above.

So Gnolls...

Gnoll attributes are drawn from D&D.

- They stand slightly taller than humans, but have animal paws rather than feet, as well as a tail, protruding carnivore teeth and shaggy fur.
- Gnolls have a high natural bite skill, which along with their large teeth, makes them very capable unarmed fighters.
- Gnolls wear scalemail armor on their body and legs, but no gloves, no boots and most critically, no helms.
- However, Gnolls are ambushers and will creep around the map in a similar fashion to goblins.
- Gnoll blood carries a powerful stench that sickens and disorientates other humanoids. This makes engaging large groups of Gnolls in melee combat dangerous.
- 1 in 8 Gnolls can destroy buildings.
- Gnolls favour the Falcata, a crude, thick bladed sword that is used for hacking.
- Gnolls are fairly agile and apt at dodging.
- Gnolls send thieves.
- Gnolls use bows.
- Gnolls begin attacking very early, much earlier than goblins. This makes starting a new fort in Gnoll territory quite challenging.
- Now with original character graphics!

In practice, Gnolls make the early years of a fort quite stressful. They arrive early, as ambushers. Their good combat skills and reeking blood make them effective melee opponents, and their bowmen are quite proficient at putting holes in your dwarves. They are poorly armoured, and less dangerous than goblins in a straight fight as a result, but they are much better at quickly savaging dwarves and escaping.