Least Dretch
Least Dretch (CR 2)
| Chaotic Evil - Tiny - Outsider (Demon) |
|---|
| Lore: | Know (Planes) | ||
| 4 | 19 | ||
| Basic DC | Full DC | ||
| Initiative |
3 |
| Perception: | |
| 14 | +4 |
| Passive | Active |
| Ambush: |
| 10+ |
| on a d20 |
Senses:
- Standard Senses
- Darkvision 60 ft.
Movement Types:
- Walk 20 ft.
Defense
| AC |
16 |
| Man Def |
|
18 |
| Monster Health | ||
| 41 | 20 | 3 |
| Hit Points | Bloodied | Hit Dice |
| Saving Throws | |
| Fort: | +5 |
| Refl: | +0 |
| Will: | +2 |
Strong Against:
- DR 2/Common (Bludgeoning, Crushing, Piercing, Slashing, Slime), bypassed by Cold Iron weapons.
- Immune (no effect): lightning (energy, common)
- Immune (no effect): Poison
Offense
| Size: | Tiny | ||
| 2.5 ft. | 5 ft. | ||
| Space | Reach | ||
| To-Hit |
+4 
|
| Man Off |
+2
|
| Action |
| 0 |
| Points |
Standard Attack (Melee):
- 1x Indolent Nibble +4 (1d10/x2)
as crushing (physical, common)
Full Attack (Melee):
Standard Attack (Ranged):
- 1x Hawk and Spit +4 (1d10/x2)
as slime (physical, common)
(Increment: 20 ft.; Max Range: 100 ft.)
Full Attack (Ranged):
Siege Damage: Not siege capable
Statistics
| 8 |
| STR |
| 10 |
| DEX |
| 12 |
| CON |
| 5 |
| INT |
| 8 |
| WIS |
| 8 |
| CHA |
Special Abilities
| Better You Than Me (Sp) Standard Action 1/Enc |
Once per encounter as a standard action, the Dretch may attempt to spawn forth another Least Dretch from the Abyssal planes to aid it in combat. Roll 1d20, and on a result of a 8 or higher, a new Least Dretch appears in a square adjacent to the Dretch that spawned it. The new Least Dretch may not act until the next round as it orients itself to the material plane. The new Least Dretch is mistrustful of everyone including other Dretches, but will defend itself if attacked, and most likely attack anything its fellow Dretches are attacking. A Dretch may only use this ability once per encounter, even if it fails. Note that spawned Dretches provide XP and treasure when slain just like normal monsters. Because this is a spell, it provokes attacks of opportunity. |
Least Dretch
Even the lowest demons of the Abyss are dangerous and filled with a driving need to spread ruin and dismay. The lowly dretch is as hideous and foul as it is cruel, even if it lacks the strength and power to realize its need to brutalize others in its native realm. The lot of the dretch's existence is to serve more powerful demons as victims, and only the lucky few survive long enough to evolve.
The dretch is a favorite target for dabblers in Abyssal spawnings to call forth. Relatively weak and easy to bully, dretches can often be pressured into long periods of servitude with only vague promises of the opportunity to vent their frustrations and anger on softer foes. Yet the prospective dretch-spawner would do well to remember that these demons are as craven and untrustworthy as they come. A dretch faced with a more powerful foe is only too eager to trade what it knows for its pitiful excuse for a life.
Unlike most demons, a dretch's slovenly personality and disdain for prolonged physical labor rarely result in success. Advanced dretches are rare, but those who do find it within themselves to be more than they were at creation often become the pauper-kings of the Abyss, cruel and bitter in their rule over vermin, broken souls, mindless undead, and other dretches. Their empires are confined to abandoned stretches of sewers under backwater cities, unstable reaches of swampland avoided by more sensible minds, and other undesirable corners of the Abyss that even demons find uncomfortable or foul. Yet to the dretch lords, these realms are their empires, and they defend them with a pitiful tenacity.
The Least Dretch, as it is referred to, is an example of Dretch-dom which is utterly miserable. They are only poorly formed, as is evidenced by their lack of stature. At size comparable to a small dog, or even a pigling, Least Dretches might be subject to pity if they weren't so despicable in their demeanor, composure, and behavior.
Combat Tactics
Dretches are, above all else, lazy, cowardly, and eager to continue living. They prefer not to fight, and usually run from any encounter unless forced to stay by a power greater than them, or due to limited escape options. Of course, Dretches are also pretty stupid, and have a tendency to hide in the nearest dead end, hoping no one will find them there.
In combat, a dretch's first priority is to call in some other dretch to do the fighting instead of them, via their Better You Than Me ability. Once that's done, dretches will try to get as many full attacks as possible, as moving around is a huge bother. Note that despite their Tiny size, Least Dretches have enough reach to attack adjacent spaces normally, which is why they bother to fight at all.
Out of Combat
Dretches are the vile masses of the lower Abyss, and are as numerous as particles of filth at the bottom of a cosmic sewer. They are remarkably easy to spawn, and as a result, the less scrupulous sorts of creatures will often have them around as servants, minions, cheap (if poor) labor, etc.
Rewards
XP: 600
Treasure: Sellable Goods worth 500 gp.
- Weight: 20 lbs. Volume: 0.8 cu. ft.
Optional Treasure Rules: Roll a d20 on Table 1 below once per encounter (NOT per creature). Any items discovered are in addition to the normal treasure for the encounter.
| Table 1: Remnant(s) Found | |
|---|---|
| 1 - 10 | Nothing Found |
| 11 - 14 | 1 Languid Remnant (tier 1) |
| 15 - 17 | 1 Pale Remnant (tier 2) |
| 18 - 19 | 1 Bright Remnant (tier 3) |
| 20 | Roll on Table 2 |
| ### | Nothing to see here! |
| ### | Or here. Move along. |
| Table 2: Remnant(s) Found | |
|---|---|
| 1 - 5 | 3 Languid Remnants (tier 1) |
| 6 - 10 | 3 Pale Remnants (tier 2) |
| 11 - 14 | 1 Intense Remnant (tier 4) |
| 15 - 17 | 1 Blazing Remnant (tier 5) |
| 18 - 19 | 1 Vital Remnant (tier 6) |
| 20 | Roll on Table 3 |
| ### | Or here. Move along. |
| Table 3: Remnant(s) Found | |
|---|---|
| 1 - 5 | 3 Bright Remnants (tier 3) |
| 6 - 8 | 3 Intense Remnants (tier 4) |
| 9 - 11 | 3 Blazing Remnants (tier 5) |
| 12 - 14 | 3 Vital Remnants (tier 6) |
| 15 - 17 | 1 Prime Remnant (tier 7) |
| 18 - 19 | 1 Mythic Remnant (tier 8) |
| 20 | 1 Empyrean Remnant (tier 9) |