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Bugthimble

In-game
Portrait

Voiced by

Harriet Kershaw

Occupation

Looter

Stats

Size

Small

Type

Humanoid

Race

Kobold

Balanced Difficulty Stats

Level

7

HP

46

AC

14

Initiative

+4

Proficiency

+3

Movement

9 m (30 ft)

Weight

35 kg (70 lb)

XP reward

110

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
8 (-1)	18 (+4)	11 (0)	10 (0)	7 (-2)	10 (0)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
-1	+4	0	0	-2	0

Skills
Athletics	Acrobatics	Perception
-1	4	-2

Features

Cauteriser
Deals an additional 1d4Fire. On a hit, the target starts Burning unless it succeeds a Constitution Saving throw.
Darkvision
Can see in the dark up to 12 m / 40 ft.
Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Pack Tactics
When an ally is within 3 m / 10 ft of your target and is not Incapacitated, your Attack Rolls against the target have Advantage.
Sunlight Sensitivity
Has disadvantage on attack rolls and Perception checks while in sunlight.

Explorer Difficulty Stats

Level

7

HP

32

AC

14

Initiative

+4

Proficiency

+5

Movement

9 m (30 ft)

Weight

35 kg (70 lb)

XP reward

110

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
8 (-1)	18 (+4)	11 (0)	10 (0)	7 (-2)	10 (0)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
-1	+4	0	0	-2	0

Skills
Athletics	Acrobatics	Perception
-1	4	-2

Features

Cauteriser
Deals an additional 1d4Fire. On a hit, the target starts Burning unless it succeeds a Constitution Saving throw.
Darkvision
Can see in the dark up to 12 m / 40 ft.
Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Pack Tactics
When an ally is within 3 m / 10 ft of your target and is not Incapacitated, your Attack Rolls against the target have Advantage.
Sunlight Sensitivity
Has disadvantage on attack rolls and Perception checks while in sunlight.

Tactician Difficulty Stats

Level

7

HP

59

AC

15

Initiative

+5

Proficiency

+3

Movement

9 m (30 ft)

Weight

35 kg (70 lb)

XP reward

110

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
8 (-1)	20 (+5)	11 (0)	10 (0)	7 (-2)	10 (0)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
-1	+5	0	0	-2	0

Skills
Athletics	Acrobatics	Perception
-1	4	-2

Features

Cauteriser
Deals an additional 1d4Fire. On a hit, the target starts Burning unless it succeeds a Constitution Saving throw.
Darkvision
Can see in the dark up to 12 m / 40 ft.
Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Pack Tactics
When an ally is within 3 m / 10 ft of your target and is not Incapacitated, your Attack Rolls against the target have Advantage.
Sunlight Sensitivity
Has disadvantage on attack rolls and Perception checks while in sunlight.
Evasion
Successful DEX saves nullify damage; failed DEX saves reduce it by half.

Bugthimble is a kobold that will appear when a Dirt Mound X: 8 Y: 24 in the Lower City graveyard is dug.

“

'ere! Whatcha doing? Get them sausage fingers off my crate!

„

— Bugthimble after you dig him up

Involvement

When the party digs up the Dirt Mound, Bugthimble will pop out, telling the party to get their hands off his 'crate' which he found first. The party can respond a number of different ways. Gnome and Dragonborn characters get special dialogue.

[DECEPTION] What are you doing in my father's grave?! (DC 25) ^{[note 1]}
[DARK URGE] Wonder if you've ever buried someone alive. ^{[note 2]}
[DARK URGE] Resist the temptation to put her underground. Try to leave.
Fine, I'll go elsewhere.
Thank goodness. You can keep it.
- [DECEPTION] Oh, just... y'know, the curse. (DC 15) ^{[note 1]}
- [INTIMIDATION] This 'crate' was promised to Nine-Fingers. You don't want to steal from her, do you? (DC 18) ^{[note 1]}
  - Pleasure doing business with you.
  - Sure. Now Scram.
  - [INTIMIDATION] That depends. I charge a fee for not breaking your snout. (DC 25)
  - Attack
- I've got enough gold, thanks. ^{[note 3]}
- I'll just take what I want from your corpse. ^{[note 3]}
[INTIMIDATION] Hand it over or I'll bury you in that hole, kobold. (DC 25)
[DRAGONBORN] You'd take this from a dragon kin? Despite our shared blood?
[DRACONIC BLOODLINE] The magic of dragons flows in my veins, kobold. Do not test me.
Attack. ^{[note 3]}

Trying to leave will cause Bugthimble to stop you and tell you to pay an extortion fee:

All right. Fine.
I don't have that much money! ^{[note 3]}
Hells no! You think I'm scared of a kobold? ^{[note 3]}
[DRAGONBORN] You'd ask this of me? We're practically kin.
Attack. ^{[note 3]}

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Causes Bugthimble to flee.
↑ Buries Bugthimble alive.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 Bugthimble attacks the party

If Bugthimble is killed in combat, Kurwin's Cauteriser can be looted from his corpse. Making Bugthimble flee or burying him alive will prevent the party from obtaining Kurwin's Cauteriser. If Bugthimble is convinced the "crate" is Nine-Fingers and you pass the extortion intimidation check, Bugthimble will throw the Kurwin's Cauteriser at you before fleeing.

Companion approval

Scaring Bugthimble away:

+1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1

Paying his extortion fee:

-1 -1 +1 -1 -1 -1 -1 +1 +1 +1

Combat

Bugthimble fights and six Kobold Holes open up - they spawn kobolds unless you block them by standing on them. The holes remain until five kobolds have spawned from each (a random mixture of kobolds, kobold scouts, or kobold inventors) or the hole is destroyed (they are targetable objects).