How to effectively fight with a quickling??


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I may have a combat situation for my PCs that includesa quickling that does not have a ranged attack. This quickling has a short sword, sneak attack and poison.

How do I effectively use the speed of the quickling? With the AOO rule it will be impossible for the quickling to avoid getting hit if she has any desire to injure the PCs.

On the other hand, I suppose I could have the quickling take something and use its speed run away with the desired item.

thoughts? The fey only has 18 HP and vs the 4 level 3 PCs I am afraid she will not last more than one or two AOOs. Does not seem like a CR 3 to me.


Spring Attack and Mobility are nice options. Maybe give it a potion of Mirror Image it drinks before it is seen by them, and you reflavoring it into after images?"


Sneak up on the PCs at night, using darkness to cover it's approach. Wait until it's adjacent to a PC, attack and run away.

Also note that quicklings have Spring Attack, which allows them to move attack and then finish moving (move a total amount up to their normal speed). In this way, it should be able to avoid normal attacks. Also, with the quickling's acrobatics score it should have a decent shot at avoiding AoO. Also, Spring Attack lets them avoid AoO from the target they are attacking.


Claxon wrote:

Sneak up on the PCs at night, using darkness to cover it's approach. Wait until it's adjacent to a PC, attack and run away.

Also note that quicklings have Spring Attack, which allows them to move attack and then finish moving (move a total amount up to their normal speed). In this way, it should be able to avoid normal attacks. Also, with the quickling's acrobatics score it should have a decent shot at avoiding AoO. Also, Spring Attack lets them avoid AoO from the target they are attacking.

Thank you - I should have read the stat block more carefully. Spring attack does make a huge difference. That plus the acrobatics check to avoid AOO will make this a much different encounter.


Maybe this is an unusual Quickling, like a Named Hero sort of deal. Give her specific feats so that she can fight the way she likes.


Give it a pair of these stompers. These boots were made for walking, and they're gonna walk all over you. Or your PCs, in this case... ;)

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i encountered something similar in an AP, it became a villain we all feared. thankfully it was not brought back to life as an undead creature to follow relentlessly.

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