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	==Dungeons & Dragons Racial Stats==		==Dungeons & Dragons Racial Stats==
			[[File:Gnoll Archer.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|This girl is not feeling like putting up with your shit today.]]
	Gnolls have had playable stats in 1e (via The Orcs of Thar, though that may have been during their "gnome-troll" days), AD&D (via the Complete Book of Humanoids), D&D 3e (via the Monster Manual, Races of the Wild, Unapproachable East and Savage Species) and 4e (via [[Dragon Magazine]] #367). Flinds had playable stats in only AD&D (CBoH) and D&D3.5 (MM3).		Gnolls have had playable stats in 1e (via The Orcs of Thar, though that may have been during their "gnome-troll" days), AD&D (via the Complete Book of Humanoids), D&D 3e (via the Monster Manual, Races of the Wild, Unapproachable East and Savage Species) and 4e (via [[Dragon Magazine]] #367). Flinds had playable stats in only AD&D (CBoH) and D&D3.5 (MM3).

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	[[Image:Gnoll pimp.jpg\|thumb\|right\|It's hard out there for a pimp.]]		[[Image:Gnoll pimp.jpg\|thumb\|right\|It's hard out there for a pimp.]]
	Despite everything, gnolls are a little... embarrassing for /tg/. This, as much as the generally lackluster fluff, is more than likely why the race is rarely focused on, in comparison to, say, [[goblin]]s, [[orc]]s or even [[ogre]]s.		Despite everything, gnolls are a little... embarrassing for /tg/. This, as much as the generally lackluster fluff, is more than likely why the race is rarely focused on, in comparison to, say, [[goblin]]s, [[orc]]s or even [[ogre]]s.

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	[[~~Image~~:Gnoll ~~pimp~~.jpg\|~~thumb\|right\|It's hard out there for a pimp.]]~~		[[File:4e Gnoll Warriors.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|right\|Something you really don't want to see when adventuring.]]
	~~[[Image:Gnoll pirate.jpg~~\|thumb\|right\|~~Yet it~~'~~s easier for a pirate~~.]]
	In order to sate the eternal hunger of [[Adventurer\|murderhobos]] for fresh faces to kill and loot from, [[Dungeons & Dragons]] has created many, many different races. The humble Monstrous Humanoids have long made up the bulk of these doomed souls; sapient enough to have plans beyond simply skulking in a hole in the ground and waiting to pounce, yet inhuman enough to be butchered without guilt, they are truly the backbone of the classic hack-and-slash game. Some of these have even surpassed their humble origins, achieving a level of player interest that has sown demands for portrayals beyond sword-fodder roles. [[Kobolds]], [[Goblins]], [[Orcs]], even [[Ogre]]s have all managed to attain a notoriety and a connection with D&Ders that has seen attempts to raise them up from the mud.		In order to sate the eternal hunger of [[Adventurer\|murderhobos]] for fresh faces to kill and loot from, [[Dungeons & Dragons]] has created many, many different races. The humble Monstrous Humanoids have long made up the bulk of these doomed souls; sapient enough to have plans beyond simply skulking in a hole in the ground and waiting to pounce, yet inhuman enough to be butchered without guilt, they are truly the backbone of the classic hack-and-slash game. Some of these have even surpassed their humble origins, achieving a level of player interest that has sown demands for portrayals beyond sword-fodder roles. [[Kobolds]], [[Goblins]], [[Orcs]], even [[Ogre]]s have all managed to attain a notoriety and a connection with D&Ders that has seen attempts to raise them up from the mud.

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	==Culture==		==Culture==
			[[Image:Gnoll pirate.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Yet it's easier for a pirate.]]
	In a word, primitive. Gnolls tend to be described as lazy and feral creatures, relying mostly on slavery, banditry and bloody raids to fashion themselves with labor, food and weapons. They're more likely to be described as nocturnal, in recent days, and often their barbarity is tied into their worship of malevolent deities - see Religion below. Cannibalism and scavenging are also huge mores. In general, though, they're fairly one-dimensional bad guys.		In a word, primitive. Gnolls tend to be described as lazy and feral creatures, relying mostly on slavery, banditry and bloody raids to fashion themselves with labor, food and weapons. They're more likely to be described as nocturnal, in recent days, and often their barbarity is tied into their worship of malevolent deities - see Religion below. Cannibalism and scavenging are also huge mores. In general, though, they're fairly one-dimensional bad guys.

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			[[Image:Gnoll pimp.jpg\|thumb\|right\|It's hard out there for a pimp.]]
	Despite everything, gnolls are a little... embarrassing for /tg/. This, as much as the generally lackluster fluff, is more than likely why the race is rarely focused on, in comparison to, say, [[goblin]]s, [[orc]]s or even [[ogre]]s.		Despite everything, gnolls are a little... embarrassing for /tg/. This, as much as the generally lackluster fluff, is more than likely why the race is rarely focused on, in comparison to, say, [[goblin]]s, [[orc]]s or even [[ogre]]s.

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	Suffice it to say, gnolls probably won't be championed for more development or promotion to PC status by /tg/ any time soon.		Suffice it to say, gnolls probably won't be championed for more development or promotion to PC status by /tg/ any time soon.

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	But not always. [[Eberron]] devotes a little attention to gnolls as non-evil, as part of the region of Droam, which is dedicated to giving "standard monsters" their own civilization. Likewise, the "Races of the Wild" generic sourcebook for 3.5 does provide some examples of non-evil gnolls. 4th edition had a "Playing Gnolls" article in one of its earliest [[Dragon Magazine]] issues, #367, devoted to showcasing how gnolls could be a savage but still non-evil race. But, perhaps the setting with the biggest divergence to the standard is [[Wicked Fantasy]], where its gnolls - Dach'youn, in their own tongue - are one of the ten player races.		But not always. [[Eberron]] devotes a little attention to gnolls as non-evil, as part of the region of Droam, which is dedicated to giving "standard monsters" their own civilization. Likewise, the "Races of the Wild" generic sourcebook for 3.5 does provide some examples of non-evil gnolls. 4th edition had a "Playing Gnolls" article in one of its earliest [[Dragon Magazine]] issues, #367, devoted to showcasing how gnolls could be a savage but still non-evil race. But, perhaps the setting with the biggest divergence to the standard is [[Wicked Fantasy]], where its gnolls - Dach'youn, in their own tongue - are one of the ten player races.

	5e ran screaming in the other direction, strangely, trying to make them stand out from the other evil humanoids by focusing intensely on their demonic taint. Gnolls are freakish abominations in 5e, spawning from within flesh-gorged hyenas that accompany their packs, and their fiendish presence causes supernatural evils to manifest ahead of them.		5e ran screaming in the other direction, strangely, trying to make them stand out from the other evil humanoids by focusing intensely on their demonic taint. Gnolls are freakish abominations in 5e, spawning from within flesh-gorged hyenas that accompany their packs, and their fiendish presence causes supernatural evils to manifest ahead of them. In fact, according to ''Volo's Guide to Monsters'', the 5e gnoll is essentially indistinguishable from a movie zombie: 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.

	Despite their propensity towards evil, gnolls are strongly pack-orientated. Whilst they may struggle for position in the pack, to an extent depending on the sourcebook, they always unite together to defend themselves against anyone not in the pack. Which doesn't mean all other gnolls are treated as allies; if you're not directly part of the pack, you're meat, and race has nothing to do with it. Packs sometimes unite to form larger tribes, or rampaging hordes.		Despite their propensity towards evil, gnolls are strongly pack-orientated. Whilst they may struggle for position in the pack, to an extent depending on the sourcebook, they always unite together to defend themselves against anyone not in the pack. Which doesn't mean all other gnolls are treated as allies; if you're not directly part of the pack, you're meat, and race has nothing to do with it. Packs sometimes unite to form larger tribes, or rampaging hordes.
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	In [[Dungeons & Dragons]], gnolls traditionally worship a [[Demon Prince]] named [[Yeenoghu]], the Beast of Butchery. In the earliest editions, they were actually created by Gorellik, a giant hyena-like lesser member of the [[Giant]]'s pantheon (seriously, the fuck?) - but he was such a lazy, disinterested, stupid shit that Yeenoghu was able to steal the gnolls away from him and he never even noticed. In 4th and 5th edition, gnolls were directly tied to Yeenoghu and given status as his creations; a fusion of demon and hyena that he engineered in 4e, and hyenas that spontaneously transformed after scavenging from his kills in 5e. This, incidentally, also gives them a religiously motivated hatred for [[minotaur]]s, as ''their'' patron [[Demon Prince]], [[Baphomet]], is a bitter rival of Yeenoghu's.		In [[Dungeons & Dragons]], gnolls traditionally worship a [[Demon Prince]] named [[Yeenoghu]], the Beast of Butchery. In the earliest editions, they were actually created by Gorellik, a giant hyena-like lesser member of the [[Giant]]'s pantheon (seriously, the fuck?) - but he was such a lazy, disinterested, stupid shit that Yeenoghu was able to steal the gnolls away from him and he never even noticed. In 4th and 5th edition, gnolls were directly tied to Yeenoghu and given status as his creations; a fusion of demon and hyena that he engineered in 4e, and hyenas that spontaneously transformed after scavenging from his kills in 5e. This, incidentally, also gives them a religiously motivated hatred for [[minotaur]]s, as ''their'' patron [[Demon Prince]], [[Baphomet]], is a bitter rival of Yeenoghu's.

	In [[Pathfinder]], gnolls worship [[Lamashtu]], a [[Demon Prince]] turned full-fledged evil goddess of monsters, mutations and misbirths, who they claim literally gave birth to them. ~~This is partly why~~ Golarion's gnolls are matriarchal.		In [[Pathfinder]], gnolls worship [[Lamashtu]], a [[Demon Prince]] turned full-fledged evil goddess of monsters, mutations and misbirths, who they claim literally gave birth to them. Despite this, Golarion's gnolls are '''not''' matriarchal; females can earn some respect by becoming priestesses of Lamashtu, but they're still inferior to the male-exclusive Shamans, and any gnoll female who doesn't become either a priestess or a mother by a certain age will be killed and eaten by her pack for being "useless".

	In [[Wicked Fantasy]], dach'youn fear the sun as a creator god who, alongside his nameless wife, created the world and all life, but then grew angry with them and now wants to destroy the world, having murdered his wife when she tried to stop him. Consequently, they refuse to honor him, instead regarding him as a cruel and merciless monster to be feared. Instead, they worship the moons as a set of six or seven (there's actually only six moons, but many gnolls believe that the "moonless nights" that occur every 85 days are actually guarded by a black moon) goddesses; these Kachta, the sun's daughters, angrily chase him away every night, forestalling his plans to destroy the world each day. The Sister Moons are Cha'ppa (The Swift Red Moon), Hav'ha (The Deadly Silver Moon), Gu'sha (The Wise Blue Moon), Gur'gha (The Enduring Green Moon), Or'gha (The Cunning Yellow Moon), Sh'va (The Lovely Violet Moon) and Vax (The Black Moon).		In [[Wicked Fantasy]], dach'youn fear the sun as a creator god who, alongside his nameless wife, created the world and all life, but then grew angry with them and now wants to destroy the world, having murdered his wife when she tried to stop him. Consequently, they refuse to honor him, instead regarding him as a cruel and merciless monster to be feared. Instead, they worship the moons as a set of six or seven (there's actually only six moons, but many gnolls believe that the "moonless nights" that occur every 85 days are actually guarded by a black moon) goddesses; these Kachta, the sun's daughters, angrily chase him away every night, forestalling his plans to destroy the world each day. The Sister Moons are Cha'ppa (The Swift Red Moon), Hav'ha (The Deadly Silver Moon), Gu'sha (The Wise Blue Moon), Gur'gha (The Enduring Green Moon), Or'gha (The Cunning Yellow Moon), Sh'va (The Lovely Violet Moon) and Vax (The Black Moon).