By chance today I had a rather uncommon third gnoll fight. Because of my stupidity (trying to cast Bless after stealthy positioning) the fight started not from stealth, as the gnolls are dumb but not blind. The boss charged and took 80 % of Shadowheart's hp at start, and Bless was over too.
During the fight i.a. Shadowheart got downed from a 3-shot, then Wyll from a melee gnoll, but could be both brought back. The fight was a bit difficult and exceptional for me insofar as I applied Shove one time with my Fighter, what I usually don't use.
That's the aftermath, I got lvl 4 with the last kill
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So you can win such a fight without stealth or special items or superior positioning, just by using the skills etc., I like that.
BTW my Fighter could shove the big boss gnoll quite far away (a Battlemaster skill failed before) although he has only 12 strength. It was not decisive as it did not injure the gnoll, but ...
I know it's not quite a witty idea but in my opinion Shove should become an action instead of a bonus action.
