That Which Guards

Death Knight

In-game
Portrait

Voiced by

Ben Onwukwe

Stats

Size

Medium

Type

Undead

Race

Death Knight

Balanced Difficulty Stats

Level

12

HP

238

AC

20

Initiative

0

Proficiency

+4

Casting DC

16 (Charisma)

Movement

9 m (30 ft)

Weight

80 kg (160 lb)

Darkvision

12 m (40 ft)

XP reward

640

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
20 (+5)	11 (0)	20 (+5)	12 (+1)	16 (+3)	18 (+4)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
+9	0	+9	+1	+7	+4

Resistances ^(info)

Conditions

Marshal Undead
- An undying magnitude grants the Death Knight and nearby undead Advantage against being Turned.
Soul Oath
- This creature has sworn a Soul Oath to protect its dark master. Should that master die, this creature will also succumb to death.

Features

Additional Spell Slot
You gain 1  Level 1 Spell Slot.
Darkvision
Can see in the dark up to a certain distance.
Dazing Smite
On a hit infused with one of your Smites, the target must succeed a Constitution saving throw or become Dazed.
Dreadful Hewer
Your foes have Disadvantage on Saving Throws to resist your spells or actions that inflict Fear.
Improved Extra Attack
You can make two additional attacks after attacking with your main-hand weapon.
Magic Resistance
Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Parry
Parry the next melee attack that hits you by 1d8+Dexterity Modifier.
Revenant's Ire
This profane entity's weapon attacks deal an additional 4d8Necrotic damage.
Riposte
When a hostile creature misses you with a melee attack, expend a superiority die to retaliate with a powerful strike that deals an additional  Superiority Die damage.
Shield Bash
When a foe hits you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction to knock it Prone unless they succeed a Dexterity saving throw.

Explorer Difficulty Stats

Level

12

HP

166

AC

20

Initiative

0

Proficiency

+6

Casting DC

18 (Charisma)

Movement

9 m (30 ft)

Weight

80 kg (160 lb)

Darkvision

12 m (40 ft)

XP reward

640

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
20 (+5)	11 (0)	20 (+5)	12 (+1)	16 (+3)	18 (+4)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
+11	0	+11	+1	+9	+4

Resistances ^(info)

Conditions

Marshal Undead
- An undying magnitude grants the Death Knight and nearby undead Advantage against being Turned.
Soul Oath
- This creature has sworn a Soul Oath to protect its dark master. Should that master die, this creature will also succumb to death.

Features

Additional Spell Slot
You gain 1  Level 1 Spell Slot.
Darkvision
Can see in the dark up to a certain distance.
Dazing Smite
On a hit infused with one of your Smites, the target must succeed a Constitution saving throw or become Dazed.
Dreadful Hewer
Your foes have Disadvantage on Saving Throws to resist your spells or actions that inflict Fear.
Improved Extra Attack
You can make two additional attacks after attacking with your main-hand weapon.
Magic Resistance
Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Parry
Parry the next melee attack that hits you by 1d8+Dexterity Modifier.
Revenant's Ire
This profane entity's weapon attacks deal an additional 4d8Necrotic damage.
Riposte
When a hostile creature misses you with a melee attack, expend a superiority die to retaliate with a powerful strike that deals an additional  Superiority Die damage.
Shield Bash
When a foe hits you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction to knock it Prone unless they succeed a Dexterity saving throw.

Tactician Difficulty Stats

Level

12

HP

309

AC

20

Initiative

0

Proficiency

+4

Casting DC

18 (Charisma)

Movement

9 m (30 ft)

Weight

80 kg (160 lb)

Darkvision

12 m (40 ft)

XP reward

640

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
20 (+5)	11 (0)	20 (+5)	12 (+1)	16 (+3)	18 (+4)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
+9	0	+9	+1	+7	+4

Resistances ^(info)

Conditions

Marshal Undead
- An undying magnitude grants the Death Knight and nearby undead Advantage against being Turned.
Soul Oath
- This creature has sworn a Soul Oath to protect its dark master. Should that master die, this creature will also succumb to death.

Features

Additional Spell Slot
You gain 1  Level 1 Spell Slot.
Darkvision
Can see in the dark up to a certain distance.
Dazing Smite
On a hit infused with one of your Smites, the target must succeed a Constitution saving throw or become Dazed.
Dreadful Hewer
Your foes have Disadvantage on Saving Throws to resist your spells or actions that inflict Fear.
Improved Extra Attack
You can make two additional attacks after attacking with your main-hand weapon.
Magic Resistance
Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Parry
Parry the next melee attack that hits you by 1d8+Dexterity Modifier.
Revenant's Ire
This profane entity's weapon attacks deal an additional 4d8Necrotic damage.
Riposte
When a hostile creature misses you with a melee attack, expend a superiority die to retaliate with a powerful strike that deals an additional  Superiority Die damage.
Shield Bash
When a foe hits you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction to knock it Prone unless they succeed a Dexterity saving throw.

Technical

UID

S_LOW_MurderTribunal_DeathKnight

UUID

c16a1ebd-4390-4309-b5d5-30df6e1333f6

Stats

LOW_DeathKnight

That Which Guards is a death knight guarding the entrance to the Hall of The Murder Tribunal, located in Bhaalist Crypt.

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Gallery edit

That Which Guards' model.

External links edit

That Which Guards on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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