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Pathfinder 2e

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	::Bite: You have a Jaws Attack (Brawling, Unarmed) that deals 1d6 Piercing damage.		::Bite: You have a Jaws Attack (Brawling, Unarmed) that deals 1d6 Piercing damage.

	'''Ant Gnoll Heritage:''' Free Training in Deception. +1 Circumstance bonus to Deception checks made to falsely claim innocence, to Deception DCs against Sense Motive checks made to uncover such lies, and to Initiative checks made by using Deception.		'''Ant Gnoll Heritage:''' Small size(and kinda cute too!), Free Training in Deception. +1 Circumstance bonus to Deception checks made to falsely claim innocence, to Deception DCs against Sense Motive checks made to uncover such lies, and to Initiative checks made by using Deception.

	'''Great Gnoll Heritage:''' +2 Hit Points from Ancestry (so +10 total), +1 Circumstance bonus to Athletics checks made to Shove or Trip.		'''Great Gnoll Heritage:''' +2 Hit Points from Ancestry (so +10 total), +1 Circumstance bonus to Athletics checks made to Shove or Trip.

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Family Tree: links

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	Though usually ignored, there are a few different branches of the family tree.		Though usually ignored, there are a few different branches of the family tree.

	'''Flinds''' are the most well-known branch, ~~having appeared~~ in the editions on and off throughout the years. Originally introduced for AD&D 1e as part of the Fiend Folio, Flinds were conceived of as smaller ~~and~~ less imposing, but smarter, gnoll-kin. In this edition, Flinds looked like lions instead of hyenas. They were the more rational and reasonable gnoll-kin, and had a dedicated ~~[[Dragon Magazine]]~~ article, "The Sociology of the Flind", in ~~issue~~ #173. They're mostly remembered for being cannibalistic ("flind" apparently means "eater of gnolls" in the gnoll tongue) and for wielding ''solid-iron nunchuks'' called "flindbars", which gave them the aggravatingly cheap ability to force your PCs to save vs. wands in AD&D to avoid having their weapons yanked out of their hands. When 3rd ~~edition~~ rolled around, flinds didn't reappear until the Monster Manual 3, where their character was reversed - they became bigger, stronger, tougher and even ''nastier'' versions of the common gnoll, although they were still smarter. 4th ~~edition~~ preserved this, although it obscured their return in Dragon #369 as the "Havoc Gnolls". In 5th ~~edition~~, flinds didn't appear until Volo's Guide to Monsters, where they ~~essentialy~~ became the gnollish equivalent of [[Blackguard]]s; demon-blessed champions of [[Yeenoghu]] specially selected to lead gnollish warbands.		'''Flinds''' are the most well-known branch, appearing in the editions on and off throughout the years. Originally introduced for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons#AD&D 1st Edition\|AD&D 1st Edition]] as part of the [[Fiend_Folio#1st_Edition\|Fiend Folio]], Flinds were conceived of as smaller, less imposing, but smarter, gnoll-kin. In this edition, Flinds looked like lions instead of hyenas. They were the more rational and reasonable gnoll-kin, and had a dedicated article, "The Sociology of the Flind", in [[Dragon Magazine]] #173. They're mostly remembered for being cannibalistic ("flind" apparently means "eater of gnolls" in the gnoll tongue) and for wielding ''solid-iron nunchuks'' called "flindbars", which gave them the aggravatingly cheap ability to force your PCs to save vs. wands in AD&D to avoid having their weapons yanked out of their hands. When [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] rolled around, flinds didn't reappear until the [[Monster Manual#Monster Manual III (3.5E)\|Monster Manual III]], where their character was reversed - they became bigger, stronger, tougher and even ''nastier'' versions of the common gnoll, although they were still smarter. [[Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition]] preserved this, although it obscured their return in [[Dragon Magazine]] #369 as the "Havoc Gnolls". In [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]], flinds didn't appear until [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Books\|Volo's Guide to Monsters]], where they essentially became the gnollish equivalent of [[Blackguard]]s; demon-blessed champions of [[Yeenoghu]] specially selected to lead gnollish warbands.

	'''Ghuuna''' are a gnollish [[therianthrope]] subspecies introduced in Dragon #89, gifted with the power to turn into hyenadons (or dire hyenas, in more modern interpretations); they could spread this amongst their own race like lycanthropy, but rarely did so, as they revelled in being special. Ghuunas never really caught on.		'''Ghuuna''' are a gnollish [[therianthrope]] subspecies introduced in [[Dragon Magazine]] #89 pg. C-9 and C-10, gifted with the power to turn into hyenadons (or dire hyenas, in more modern interpretations); they could spread this amongst their own race like lycanthropy, but rarely did so, as they revelled in being special. Ghuunas never really caught on.

	'''[[Shoosuva]]''' are undead demons born from gnollish souls, who first appeared in Dragon #63 - as part of the ~~very~~ first elaboration on gnollish culture and mentality. They are described as resembling huge, emaciated hyenadons glowing with eerie yellow light, and possess [[ghoul]]-like abilities, such as paralytic attacks. They mostly went ignored afterwards; a 3e translation finally arrived in [[Dungeon Magazine]] #112. Volo's Guide to Monsters saw them promoted to their first ever official splatbook appearance, although with a few tweaks - like the loss of their paralytic attacks in favor of a toxic tail stinger.		'''[[Shoosuva]]''' are undead demons born from gnollish souls, who first appeared in [[Dragon Magazine]]#63 - as part of the first elaboration on gnollish culture and mentality. They are described as resembling huge, emaciated hyenadons glowing with eerie yellow light, and possess [[ghoul]]-like abilities, such as paralytic attacks. They mostly went ignored afterwards; a 3e translation finally arrived in [[Dungeon Magazine]] #112. Volo's Guide to Monsters saw them promoted to their first ever official splatbook appearance, although with a few tweaks - like the loss of their paralytic attacks in favor of a toxic tail stinger.

	The kholo clans of the Mwangi Expanse have the most notable split, ~~being~~ divided into four subraces based on the four species of hyena.		In [[Pathfinder]] book ''Pathfinder Lost Omens: The Mwangi Expanse'', the kholo clans of the Mwangi Expanse have the most notable split, divided into four subraces based on the four species of hyena.
	* '''Ant Gnolls''' are based on Aardwolves. ~~These~~ insect-hunting gnolls ~~are often disbelieved by foreigners~~ as actually being gnollkin whatsoever, since they average at only three feet tall!		* '''Ant Gnolls''' are based on Aardwolves. Foreigners often disbelieve these insect-hunting gnolls as actually being gnollkin whatsoever, since they average at only three feet tall!
	* '''Great Gnolls''' are the obligatory Spotted Hyena gnollkin. The largest, strongest and most aggressive of the kholo subraces, it's implied that the gnolls of other lands in [[Golarion]] are Great Gnolls who migrated out of the Mwangi Expanse and then lost their way, falling into the clutches of the cult of [[Lamashtu]].		* '''Great Gnolls''' are the obligatory Spotted Hyena gnollkin. The largest, strongest and most aggressive of the kholo subraces, it's implied that the gnolls of other lands in [[Golarion]] are Great Gnolls who migrated out of the Mwangi Expanse and then lost their way, falling into the clutches of the cult of [[Lamashtu]].
	* '''Sweetbreath Gnolls''' are based on the Striped Hyena, and in particular that hyena's association with sexual magics in African folklore (with maybe a dash of the Roman view of hyenas as [[vampire]]s). Aside from their distinct striped fur patterns, they are also distinguished by their mystically imbued sweet-smelling breath, which can enthrall prey.		* '''Sweetbreath Gnolls''' are based on the Striped Hyena, and in particular that hyena's association with sexual magics in African folklore (with maybe a dash of the Roman view of hyenas as [[vampire]]s). Aside from their distinct striped fur patterns, they are also distinguished by their mystically imbued sweet-smelling breath, which can enthrall prey.

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	= Proto-Gnolls =		= Proto-Gnolls =
	The original concept of Gnolls were actually a hybrid race between Trolls and Gnomes. Resembling a lanky, skinny hobgoblin in appearance and size, this race's genesis of the average Gnome (looking like a Garden Gnome back in BECMI) deciding to get it on with a Troll, with Trolls in those days looking like starving, near-skeletally thin, corpse-like beings with dirty green skin. Perhaps it was the sheer levels of WTF in the mental image of the conception of the first Gnoll that lead to the abandonment of the hybrid race in favor for demonic hyena furries, although anyone with knowledge of female hyenas knows this just traded one source of squick for another.		The original concept of Gnolls were actually a hybrid race between Trolls and Gnomes. Resembling a lanky, skinny hobgoblin in appearance and size, this race's genesis of the average Gnome (looking like a Garden Gnome back in BECMI) deciding to get it on with a Troll, with Trolls in those days looking like starving, near-skeletally thin, corpse-like beings with dirty green skin. Perhaps it was the sheer levels of WTF in the mental image of the conception of the first Gnoll that lead to the abandonment of the hybrid race in favor for demonic hyena furries, although anyone with knowledge of female spotted hyenas knows this just traded one source of squick for another.

	=Physiology=		=Physiology=

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	[[Pathfinder Second Edition]] has challenged this decision by WotC, introducing the "Kholo", an array of non-evil gnollish subraces native to their not-Africa region, the Mwangi Expanse, as playable characters		[[Pathfinder Second Edition]] has challenged this decision by WotC, introducing the "Kholo", an array of non-evil gnollish subraces native to their not-Africa region, the Mwangi Expanse, as playable characters

			= Proto-Gnolls =
			The original concept of Gnolls were actually a hybrid race between Trolls and Gnomes. Resembling a lanky, skinny hobgoblin in appearance and size, this race's genesis of the average Gnome (looking like a Garden Gnome back in BECMI) deciding to get it on with a Troll, with Trolls in those days looking like starving, near-skeletally thin, corpse-like beings with dirty green skin. Perhaps it was the sheer levels of WTF in the mental image of the conception of the first Gnoll that lead to the abandonment of the hybrid race in favor for demonic hyena furries, although anyone with knowledge of female hyenas knows this just traded one source of squick for another.

	=Physiology=		=Physiology=

1d4chan>QuietBrowser: Added the missing Midgard gnoll subraces.

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Added the missing Midgard gnoll subraces.

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	<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="100%"> Click "Expand" to see the statblock.		<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="100%"> Click "Expand" to see the statblock.
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			Gnolls first appeared in the Midgard Heroes Handbook for 5e with two subraces; Civilized and Savage. This statblock would then be reprinted in the [[Southlands]] Player's Guide almost identical, with the only change being the addition of two new subraces; Desert and Necropolis.

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	::Size: Medium		::Size: Medium
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	::Live to Fight Another Day: When you take the Disengage action, your base walking speed is increased by +10 feet.		::Live to Fight Another Day: When you take the Disengage action, your base walking speed is increased by +10 feet.
	::Gnoll Weapon Training: You have Proficiency with the Spear, Shortbow, Longbow, Light Crossbow and Heavy Crossbow.		::Gnoll Weapon Training: You have Proficiency with the Spear, Shortbow, Longbow, Light Crossbow and Heavy Crossbow.
	::Subrace: Choose the Civilized Gnoll or ~~Savage~~ Gnoll subrace.		::Subrace: Choose the Civilized Gnoll, Savage Gnoll, Desert Gnoll or Necropolis Gnoll subrace.

	''Civilized Gnoll:''		''Civilized Gnoll:''
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	::Ability Score Increase: +1 Wisdom		::Ability Score Increase: +1 Wisdom
	::Scavenge: You can apply double your Proficiency bonus when making Wisdom (Survival) checks for the purpose of gathering good and locating water.		::Scavenge: You can apply double your Proficiency bonus when making Wisdom (Survival) checks for the purpose of gathering good and locating water.

			''Desert Gnoll:''
			::Ability Score Increase: +1 Charisma
			::Heat Tolerance: You have Resistance to Fire Damage and can go three times as long without water as a human.

			''Necropolis Gnoll:''
			::Ability Score Increase: +1 Dexterity
			::Among the Dead: You have Resistance to Necrotic damage.
			::Curse Defiance: You have Advantage on saving throws against curses.
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1d4chan>QuietBrowser: Tried to add stats for Grim Hollow gnoll PCs, hopefully the coding works.

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Gender Roles

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	::''The physical build of a female gnoll is almost identical to that of its male counterpart, and in many clans the females are larger than the males. As a rule, it is difficult for a member of another race to tell the gender of a gnoll unless it’s pregnant or actively nursing. Females and males are equally aggressive, and both males and females actively take part in hunting. Although the leader of the clan is typically the strongest gnoll (male or female), lineage is usually traced through the mother. Because of the difficulty involved in identifying the gender of a gnoll, there are folktales based around the idea that gnolls are hermaphrodites or can change their gender; however, neither of these things are true.''		::''The physical build of a female gnoll is almost identical to that of its male counterpart, and in many clans the females are larger than the males. As a rule, it is difficult for a member of another race to tell the gender of a gnoll unless it’s pregnant or actively nursing. Females and males are equally aggressive, and both males and females actively take part in hunting. Although the leader of the clan is typically the strongest gnoll (male or female), lineage is usually traced through the mother. Because of the difficulty involved in identifying the gender of a gnoll, there are folktales based around the idea that gnolls are hermaphrodites or can change their gender; however, neither of these things are true.''

	Weirdly, Pathfinder has flip-flopped on the issue, despite changing the gnoll's primary religion from [[Yeenoghu]] to [[Lamashtu]] (largely due to the fact that the former is exclusive intellectual property of WoTC.) In the early sourcebook "Classic Monsters Revisited", gnolls are very much patriarchal; a female gnoll who fails to become either a mother or a cleric of Lamashtu by age 15 is eaten, whilst all a male gnoll has to do to prove worthy of life is to have brought back at least 20 pounds of meat by the age of 12. Whilst sexually desirable (to other gnolls), Lamashtu clerics are also politically inferior to the (male-exclusive) shamans. Then, in the later "Monster Codex", we're told that gnolls are matriarchal, in no small part because their larger stature and greater aggression & cunning gives them an edge in their cutthroat might-makes-right culture; this is ~~see~~ as proof of Lamashtu's blessing of the gnoll race.		Weirdly, Pathfinder has flip-flopped on the issue, despite changing the gnoll's primary religion from [[Yeenoghu]] to [[Lamashtu]] (largely due to the fact that the former is exclusive intellectual property of WoTC.) In the early sourcebook "Classic Monsters Revisited", gnolls are very much patriarchal; a female gnoll who fails to become either a mother or a cleric of Lamashtu by age 15 is eaten, whilst all a male gnoll has to do to prove worthy of life is to have brought back at least 20 pounds of meat by the age of 12. Whilst sexually desirable (to other gnolls), Lamashtu clerics are also politically inferior to the (male-exclusive) shamans. Then, in the later "Monster Codex", we're told that gnolls are matriarchal, in no small part because their larger stature and greater aggression & cunning gives them an edge in their cutthroat might-makes-right culture; this is seen as proof of Lamashtu's blessing of the gnoll race.

	This decision to support gnollish matriarchy was reaffirmed with the Lost Omens: Mwangi Expanse [[splatbook]] for 2e. Here, it's stated that the gnoll races of the Expanse, regardless of subrace, all have notably larger females (averaging about a head taller) and a "realistic [[Amazon]]" type matriarchal culture: women are the hunters, warriors and leaders, whilst men are the artisans, caretakers and gatherers. However, either gender can become a bonekeeper or a storyteller, and the book also hedges its bets by noting that adherence to these gender roles varies from clan to clan.		This decision to support gnollish matriarchy was reaffirmed with the Lost Omens: Mwangi Expanse [[splatbook]] for 2e. Here, it's stated that the gnoll races of the Expanse, regardless of subrace, all have notably larger females (averaging about a head taller) and a "realistic [[Amazon]]" type matriarchal culture: women are the hunters, warriors and leaders, whilst men are the artisans, caretakers and gatherers. However, either gender can become a bonekeeper or a storyteller, and the book also hedges its bets by noting that adherence to these gender roles varies from clan to clan.

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Culture

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	All in all, this 4e article really provided a deep and invested look at gnollish culture, really making them stand out as a race that can be used for PCs, allies and enemies alike.		All in all, this 4e article really provided a deep and invested look at gnollish culture, really making them stand out as a race that can be used for PCs, allies and enemies alike.

	Like almost all good things in 4e, 5e reset the status quo and returned the Gnolls to their AD&D roots as a "monster race", trying to make them stand out from the other evil humanoids by focusing intensely on their demonic taint. Gnolls are freakish abominations in 5e, originally born from hyenas that mutated by scavenging from the kills of Yeenoghu, they don't even breed on their own in this edition, instead spawning from within flesh-gorged hyenas that accompany their packs. They're so tainted by their demonic lineage that not only are they prone to grotesque mutations, such as sprouting vestigial twins or mushrooms or maggots from their flesh, drooling caustic slime, or possessing black fangs or glowing eyes, but their fiendish presence actually causes supernatural evils to manifest in communities ahead of them. In fact, according to ''Volo's Guide to Monsters'', each and every gnoll has a direct mental link to Yeenoghu's endless hunger, and what little sapience it has revolves entirely around the desperate mad need to feed its progenitor through carnage and consumption. However, in the ''Out of the Abyss'' adventure, there are a few helpful gnoll characters that the player can run into, though for one of them the explanation for why he isn't evil is because he is has a form of madness and will immediately turn evil again if the players cure him.		Like almost all good things in 4e, 5e reset the status quo and returned the Gnolls to their AD&D roots as a "monster race", trying to make them stand out from the other evil humanoids by focusing intensely on their demonic taint. Gnolls are freakish abominations in 5e, originally born from hyenas that mutated by scavenging from the kills of Yeenoghu, they don't even breed on their own in this edition, instead spawning from within flesh-gorged hyenas that accompany their packs. They're so tainted by their demonic lineage that not only are they prone to grotesque mutations, such as sprouting vestigial twins or mushrooms or maggots from their flesh, drooling caustic slime, or possessing black fangs or glowing eyes, but their fiendish presence actually causes supernatural evils to manifest in communities ahead of them. In fact, according to ''Volo's Guide to Monsters'', each and every gnoll has a direct mental link to Yeenoghu's endless hunger, and what little sapience it has revolves entirely around the desperate mad need to feed its progenitor through carnage and consumption. However, in the ''Out of the Abyss'' adventure, there are a few helpful gnoll characters that the player can run into, though for one of them the explanation for why he isn't evil is because he has a form of madness and will immediately turn evil again if the players cure him.

	One of the oddest interpretations of gnoll culture can probably be found in the Dach'youn of [[Wicked Fantasy]], which runs off of Pathfinder rules. These gnolls are a relatively peaceful Stone Age tribal culture with a heavy focus on the collective good. Rarely gathering in groups bigger than a dozen, the dach'youn are led by a pack alpha and beta (usually male and female, respectively, although skill matters more to them than gender). That said, they are matrilinear, tracing descent through the mother - this is because they don't practice monogamy, so a new mother has no way of knowing which of the many males she banged at the last ou'chala (a celebration-based meeting of packs that occurs every 90 days, which is when dach'youn seek sexual partners) actually knocked her up. They are nocturnal, shunning the sun as a cruel and evil god who wants to wipe out all life, and worshipping the six moons of their world as benevolent and caring protective goddesses. Also, they really, really love mud baths, as much for the sheer fun of slopping around in the mud as for the practicality that it keeps them cool and kills parasites that might be infesting their fur.		One of the oddest interpretations of gnoll culture can probably be found in the Dach'youn of [[Wicked Fantasy]], which runs off of Pathfinder rules. These gnolls are a relatively peaceful Stone Age tribal culture with a heavy focus on the collective good. Rarely gathering in groups bigger than a dozen, the dach'youn are led by a pack alpha and beta (usually male and female, respectively, although skill matters more to them than gender). That said, they are matrilinear, tracing descent through the mother - this is because they don't practice monogamy, so a new mother has no way of knowing which of the many males she banged at the last ou'chala (a celebration-based meeting of packs that occurs every 90 days, which is when dach'youn seek sexual partners) actually knocked her up. They are nocturnal, shunning the sun as a cruel and evil god who wants to wipe out all life, and worshipping the six moons of their world as benevolent and caring protective goddesses. Also, they really, really love mud baths, as much for the sheer fun of slopping around in the mud as for the practicality that it keeps them cool and kills parasites that might be infesting their fur.