Shieldman (5e Creature)

Shieldman

Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 15 (chain shirt, shield) Hit Points 16 (3d8 + 3) Speed 30 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 14 (+2) 12 (+1) 13 (+1) 11 (+0) 12 (+1) 10 (+0) Skills Athletics +4 Senses passive perception 11 Languages any one language (usually Common) Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) Shieldwall. With every ally that is 5 feet away from the shieldman that has a shield, the shieldman gains +1 to its AC. This stacks to a limit of +3 to AC. The shieldman must be wielding a shield to gain this benefit. ACTIONS Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage, or 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage if used with two hands to make a melee attack. Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage. Javelin. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.

An Imperial Shieldman, Source “ Steady. Steady. You're soldiers of Gondor. No matter what comes through that gate, you will stand your ground. ” —Said Gandalf the White to the spearmen and swordman of Gondor, Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Being the most basic of infantry, the shieldman are trained heavily to strengthen themselves and work as one unit. It is known that a shieldman is taught that if he fails in holding the line then all his comrades shall die with him; because of that, they usually don't accept failure of any kind. This causes most shieldman to trust each other against all others. In most parts of the world, the shieldman represent the main soldier of any army, war band, or legion. However, they sometimes are separated into two or more divisions with different equipment, forming groups such as the Spearmen groups armed with spears to face cavalry, or Swordmen groups armed with regular swords to face other troops in close combat.

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