Crunch of the Day: Gnoll Gorger

Good mooks are worth a million gold pieces. If there’s one thing that makes me happier than anything else about D&D 4th Edition, it’s how much fun it is to run monsters these days. The Gorger here is a great example of the fun we DMs get to have behind the screen these days.

This abbreviated stat block shows you the Gorger’s core shtick: he consumes his allies to regenerate his own health. He also gets mass bonuses for being with others of his kind, suggesting his position at the center of a gnoll war pack.

While monsters that regenerate or renew their own health can be a pain if used frequently, fun mechanics like this really make it worthwhile. Players will eventually come to recognize this threat from the Monster Manual 2 for what it is: something to be taken out as fast as possible.

For that ‘keep on trucking’ attitude, the Gorger gets the nod for the Crunch of the Day.