Ad placeholder
Dror Ragzlin: Difference between revisions
m (Expanded tactics section) |
|||
| (23 intermediate revisions by 10 users not shown) | |||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
{{Infobox creature | {{Infobox creature | ||
| name = Dror Ragzlin | | name = Dror Ragzlin | ||
| identity = Male | |||
| title = True Soul of the Absolute | | title = True Soul of the Absolute | ||
| faction = [[Cult of the Absolute]] | |||
| class = [[Barbarian]] | | class = [[Barbarian]] | ||
| race = [[Hobgoblin]] | | race = [[Hobgoblin]] | ||
| Line 17: | Line 19: | ||
| va = Adam Diggle | | va = Adam Diggle | ||
| level = 5 | | level = 5 | ||
| size = Medium | | size = [[Medium]] | ||
| type = [[Humanoid]] | | type = [[Humanoid]] | ||
| ac = 14 | | ac = 14 | ||
| Line 36: | Line 38: | ||
| int save prof = yes | | int save prof = yes | ||
| wis save prof = yes | | wis save prof = yes | ||
| passives = Opportunity Attack | | passives = Danger Sense, Darkvision, Extra Attack, Fast Movement, Martial Advantage, Opportunity Attack, Unarmoured Defence (Barbarian) | ||
| h passives = Danger Sense, Darkvision, Extra Attack, Fast Movement, Legendary Action: Devoted Galvanism, Opportunity Attack, Unarmoured Defence (Barbarian), Martial Advantage | |||
| athletics = 4 | |||
| acrobatics = 1 | |||
| perception = 0 | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Dror Ragzlin''' is one of the three bosses at the [[Goblin Camp]] working for the [[Cult of the Absolute]], threatening the [[Emerald Grove]] and the [[Tiefling Refugees]]. | '''Dror Ragzlin''' is one of the three bosses at the [[Goblin Camp]] working for the [[Cult of the Absolute]], threatening the [[Emerald Grove]] and the [[Tiefling Refugees]]. | ||
{{DiQ|With fragulous crown, and with sceptre abrade, Dror Ragzlin short work of the innkeeper made!|Volo}} | {{DiQ|With fragulous crown, and with sceptre abrade, Dror Ragzlin short work of the innkeeper made!|Volo}} | ||
==Overview== | == Overview == | ||
Blessed by the [[Absolute]] and granted the status of [[True Soul]], Dror commands the goblin forces in the [[Wilderness]] near the [[Emerald Grove]]. | === Background === | ||
Blessed by the [[Absolute]] and granted the status of [[True Soul]], Dror commands the goblin forces in the [[Wilderness]] near the [[Emerald Grove]]. He was instructed by the Absolute to scour the wrecked remains of the Nautiloid and find a {{SmRarityItem|Mysterious Artefact}}. He can be encountered by the party in the [[Shattered Sanctum]], where he is attempting to speak with the corpse of a [[Mind Flayer]]. Depending on party choices, Ragzlin may become an ally or an enemy throughout Act One. Ragzlin, {{CharLink|Minthara}} and {{CharLink|Gut}}, are True Souls and the leaders of the [[Goblin]] forces, that threat the [[Emerald Grove]]. Should the party decide to save the druid grove and the tieflings, it is necessary to kill him, if not initiating the raid, and then double-crossing Minthara. If the raid of the grove is started and then the goblin forces are defeated and Minthara is killed or knocked out, then the quest {{Quest|Defeat the Goblins}} will be completed without killing Dror Ragzlin and Gut. | |||
== Involvement == | == Involvement == | ||
===Act One=== | ===Act One=== | ||
Ragzlin | Ragzlin is seen first during the cutscene intro to [[Act One]] alongside Minthara, observing the [[Nautiloid|Nautiloid's]] crash. | ||
====Shattered Sanctum==== | ====Shattered Sanctum==== | ||
The first encounter with him is during Act One in the innermost chamber of the Shattered Sanctum, in the Goblin Camp, where he is attempting to cast {{SAI|Speak with Dead}} on a dead Mind Flayer. | The first encounter with him is during Act One in the innermost chamber of the Shattered Sanctum, in the [[Goblin Camp]], where he is attempting to cast {{SAI|Speak with Dead}} on a dead Mind Flayer. The party can assist or hinder that attempt. After a brief dialogue, he can delegate the party to Minthara while he deliberates his next move. Otherwise he could be fought against, which results in all of the characters in the [[Shattered Sanctum]] and in the [[Goblin Camp]] becoming hostile, except {{CharLink|Abdirak}}, {{CharLink|Liam}}, {{CharLink|Halsin}}, and {{CharLink|Volo}}. | ||
===Act Two=== | ===Act Two=== | ||
====Mind Flayer Colony==== | ====Mind Flayer Colony==== | ||
If | If allowing {{CharLink|Balthazar}} to take the {{CharLink|Aylin|Nightsong}}, the party will be tasked with abducting {{CharLink|Isobel Thorm|Isobel}}. Letting her get killed or knocked out will grant the party an audience with {{CharLink|Ketheric Thorm}} who will allow them to pray at the altar of the [[Absolute]]. Doing so will result in them being imprisoned in a pod within the [[Mind Flayer Colony]] where Balthazar will try to recycle the party into zombies. | ||
In the combat that ensues the party will have to fight against [[Zombie Dror Ragzlin]] (if he did not survive [[Act One]]) and [[Zombie Minthara]] (if she died in [[Act One]] or if she wasn't rescued from [[Moonrise Towers Prison]]). | In the combat that ensues the party will have to fight against [[Zombie Dror Ragzlin]] (if he did not survive [[Act One]]) and [[Zombie Minthara]] (if she died in [[Act One]] or if she wasn't rescued from [[Moonrise Towers Prison]]). | ||
== Combat == | == Combat == | ||
=== Attacks and | === Attacks and abilities === | ||
{{Feature box|Absolute Power}} | |||
{{Feature box|Action Surge}} | |||
{{Feature box|Leadership}} | {{Feature box|Leadership}} | ||
{{Feature box|Repulsor (Dror Ragzlin)}} | {{Feature box|Repulsor (Dror Ragzlin)}} | ||
=== Honour Mode === | === Honour Mode === | ||
{{Feature box|Arachnid Compulsion}} | |||
{{Feature box|Galvanise}} | {{Feature box|Galvanise}} | ||
| Line 80: | Line 84: | ||
* {{CharLink|Huk|Warrior Huk}} | * {{CharLink|Huk|Warrior Huk}} | ||
===Encounter | ===Encounter details=== | ||
In combat, Dror Ragzlin is an aggressive Barbarian that will often attempt to close the distance to engage in melee combat. He has access to various effects that buff his nearby allies such as {{SAI|Leadership}} (and {{SAI|Galvanise}} on Honour mode), further empowering the goblin horde. | In combat, Dror Ragzlin is an aggressive Barbarian that will often attempt to close the distance to engage in melee combat. He has access to various effects that buff his nearby allies such as {{SAI|Leadership}} (and {{SAI|Galvanise}} on Honour mode), further empowering the goblin horde. | ||
| Line 90: | Line 94: | ||
The rafters near the ceiling provide high ground for spell-casters and archers to gain increased accuracy, as well as access to burning braziers with hinges that can be broken to drop them down on enemies. Disabling or vision-reducing spells such as {{SAI|Darkness}}, {{SAI|Grease}}, or {{SAI|Hunger of Hadar}} can allow the party to engage the enemy group safely from the rafters while the {{Cond|Difficult Terrain}} slows them down. | The rafters near the ceiling provide high ground for spell-casters and archers to gain increased accuracy, as well as access to burning braziers with hinges that can be broken to drop them down on enemies. Disabling or vision-reducing spells such as {{SAI|Darkness}}, {{SAI|Grease}}, or {{SAI|Hunger of Hadar}} can allow the party to engage the enemy group safely from the rafters while the {{Cond|Difficult Terrain}} slows them down. | ||
If the party convinced {{CharLink|Larger Giant Spider}} and {{CharLink|Smaller Giant Spider}} to eat the goblins in the main hall, then they will move to the area outside Ragzlin's throne room | If the party convinced {{CharLink|Larger Giant Spider}} and {{CharLink|Smaller Giant Spider}} to eat the goblins in the main hall, then they will move to the area outside Ragzlin's throne room afterwards. Ragzlin can be lured out of this room to aggro the spiders and give the party more allies. | ||
=== | === Notable loot === | ||
* {{MdRarityItem|Dror Ragzlin's Key}} | * {{MdRarityItem|Dror Ragzlin's Key}} | ||
* {{MdRarityItem|Faithbreaker}} | * {{MdRarityItem|Faithbreaker}} | ||
| Line 98: | Line 102: | ||
* {{MdRarityItem|Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen}} | * {{MdRarityItem|Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen}} | ||
* {{MdRarityItem|Scroll of Speak with Dead}} | * {{MdRarityItem|Scroll of Speak with Dead}} | ||
== Related literature == | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Recruiting Gnolls}} | |||
==Speak with Dead== | |||
{{Dialogue start}} | |||
'''Party member:''' Why does the Absolute want the fugitives? | |||
*'''Dror Ragzlin:''' Eternal... glory... ours... | |||
'''Party member:''' What did you want with that mind flayer? | |||
*'''Dror Ragzlin:''' Squid... ship... fugitives... needs... | |||
==Related | '''Party member:''' Where's Halsin? | ||
*'''Dror Ragzlin:''' Beast ruttin'... looter... worg pens... | |||
'''Party member:''' Tell me where I can find a healer. | |||
*'''Dror Ragzlin:''' Halsin... caged... | |||
'''Party member:''' Why are you and the drow working together? | |||
*'''Dror Ragzlin:''' Absolute... binds... obedience... | |||
{{Dialogue end}} | |||
== Related quests == | |||
* {{Quest|Defeat the Goblins}} | * {{Quest|Defeat the Goblins}} | ||
* {{Quest|Save the First Druid}} | * {{Quest|Save the First Druid}} | ||
* {{Quest|Save the Refugees}} | * {{Quest|Save the Refugees}} | ||
==Gallery== | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery heights=" | <gallery heights="250"> | ||
Ragzlin.png| | Dror Ragzlin Model.png|Ragzlin's model | ||
Ragzlin.png|A smiling Ragzlin | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Notes == | |||
{{notebegin}} | |||
* Ragzlin grants 75 [[Experience|XP]] when killed. | |||
{{noteend}} | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
| Line 122: | Line 152: | ||
[[Category:Followers of the Absolute]] | [[Category:Followers of the Absolute]] | ||
[[Category:Available to Speak with Dead]] | [[Category:Available to Speak with Dead]] | ||
[[Category:Barbarians]] | |||
Latest revision as of 18:29, 25 November 2024
“With fragulous crown, and with sceptre abrade, Dror Ragzlin short work of the innkeeper made!„
Overview[edit | edit source]
Background[edit | edit source]
Blessed by the Absolute and granted the status of True Soul, Dror commands the goblin forces in the Wilderness near the Emerald Grove. He was instructed by the Absolute to scour the wrecked remains of the Nautiloid and find a 
Mysterious Artefact. He can be encountered by the party in the Shattered Sanctum, where he is attempting to speak with the corpse of a Mind Flayer. Depending on party choices, Ragzlin may become an ally or an enemy throughout Act One. Ragzlin, Minthara and Gut, are True Souls and the leaders of the Goblin forces, that threat the Emerald Grove. Should the party decide to save the druid grove and the tieflings, it is necessary to kill him, if not initiating the raid, and then double-crossing Minthara. If the raid of the grove is started and then the goblin forces are defeated and Minthara is killed or knocked out, then the quest 
will be completed without killing Dror Ragzlin and Gut.
Involvement[edit | edit source]
Act One[edit | edit source]
Ragzlin is seen first during the cutscene intro to Act One alongside Minthara, observing the Nautiloid's crash.
Shattered Sanctum[edit | edit source]
The first encounter with him is during Act One in the innermost chamber of the Shattered Sanctum, in the Goblin Camp, where he is attempting to cast 
on a dead Mind Flayer. The party can assist or hinder that attempt. After a brief dialogue, he can delegate the party to Minthara while he deliberates his next move. Otherwise he could be fought against, which results in all of the characters in the Shattered Sanctum and in the Goblin Camp becoming hostile, except Abdirak, Liam, Halsin, and Volo.
Act Two[edit | edit source]
Mind Flayer Colony[edit | edit source]
If allowing Balthazar to take the Nightsong, the party will be tasked with abducting Isobel. Letting her get killed or knocked out will grant the party an audience with Ketheric Thorm who will allow them to pray at the altar of the Absolute. Doing so will result in them being imprisoned in a pod within the Mind Flayer Colony where Balthazar will try to recycle the party into zombies.
In the combat that ensues the party will have to fight against Zombie Dror Ragzlin (if he did not survive Act One) and Zombie Minthara (if she died in Act One or if she wasn't rescued from Moonrise Towers Prison).
Combat[edit | edit source]
Attacks and abilities[edit | edit source]
5 m / 17 ft.
Recharge: 
AoE: 6 m / 20 ft (Radius)
Honour Mode[edit | edit source]
Allies[edit | edit source]
Encounter details[edit | edit source]
In combat, Dror Ragzlin is an aggressive Barbarian that will often attempt to close the distance to engage in melee combat. He has access to various effects that buff his nearby allies such as 
(and 
on Honour mode), further empowering the goblin horde.
Tactics[edit | edit source]
The party should attempt to take out all of Ragzlin's allies first since they all have rather low hit points and will be buffed by his skills if they are allowed to live. Afterwards, the party can face down the hobgoblin himself.
Ragzlin's throne room provides ample opportunities for the party to gain an advantage. One section of the room contains a wooden walkway with a "wooden support" that only has 1 hit point. Luring enemies onto the walkway and then destroying the support can be an easy way to trivialize the fight.
The rafters near the ceiling provide high ground for spell-casters and archers to gain increased accuracy, as well as access to burning braziers with hinges that can be broken to drop them down on enemies. Disabling or vision-reducing spells such as 
, 
, or 
can allow the party to engage the enemy group safely from the rafters while the 
slows them down.
If the party convinced Larger Giant Spider and Smaller Giant Spider to eat the goblins in the main hall, then they will move to the area outside Ragzlin's throne room afterwards. Ragzlin can be lured out of this room to aggro the spiders and give the party more allies.
Notable loot[edit | edit source]
Dror Ragzlin's Key
Faithbreaker
Javelin - 3x
Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen
Scroll of Speak with Dead
Related literature[edit | edit source]
Speak with Dead[edit | edit source]
Party member: Why does the Absolute want the fugitives?
- Dror Ragzlin: Eternal... glory... ours...
Party member: What did you want with that mind flayer?
- Dror Ragzlin: Squid... ship... fugitives... needs...
Party member: Where's Halsin?
- Dror Ragzlin: Beast ruttin'... looter... worg pens...
Party member: Tell me where I can find a healer.
- Dror Ragzlin: Halsin... caged...
Party member: Why are you and the drow working together?
- Dror Ragzlin: Absolute... binds... obedience...
Related quests[edit | edit source]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Ragzlin's model
A smiling Ragzlin
Notes[edit | edit source]
- Ragzlin grants 75 XP when killed.
