WIGHT The word "wight" meant "person" in days of yore, but the name now refers to evil undead who were once mortals driven by dark desire and great vanity. When death stills such a creature's heart and snuffs its living breath, its spirit cries out to the demon lord Orcus or some vile god of the underworld for a reprieve: undeath in return for eternal war on the living. If a dark power answers the call, the spirit is granted undeath so that it can pursue its own malevolent agenda. Wights possess the memories and drives of their formerly living selves. They will heed the call of whatever dark entity transformed them into undead, swearing oaths to appease their new lord while retaining their autonomy. Never tiring, a wight can pursue its goals relentlessly and without distraction. Life Eaters. Neither dead nor alive, a wight exists in a transitional state between one world and the next. The bright spark it possessed in life is gone, and in its place is a yearning to consume that spark in all living things. When a wight attacks, this life essence glows like whitehot embers to its dark eyes, and the wight's cold touch can drain the spark through flesh, clothing, and armor. Shadow of the Grave. Wights flee from the world by day, away from the light of the sun, which they hate. They retreat to barrow mounds, crypts, and tombs where they dwell. Their lairs are silent, desolate places, surrounded by dead plants, noticeably blackened, and avoided by bird and beast. Humanoids slain by a wight can rise as zombies under its control. Motivated by hunger for living souls and driven by the same desire for power that awakened them in undeath, some wights serve as shock troops for evil leaders, including wraiths. As soldiers, they are able to plan but seldom do so, relying on their hunger for destruction to overwhelm any creature that stands before them. Undead Nature. A wight doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep. WIGHT Medium undead, neutral evil Armor Class 14 (studded leather) Hit Points 45 (6d8 + 18) Speed 30ft. STR 15 (+2) DEX 14 (+2) CON 16 (+3) Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4 INT 10 (+0) WIS 13 (+1) CHA 15 (+2) Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons that aren't silvered Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned Senses darkvision 60ft., passive Perception 13 Languages the languages it knew in life Challenge 3 (700 XP) Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the wight has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. ACTIONS Multiattack. The wight makes two longsword attacks or two longbow attacks. It can use its Life Drain in place of one longsword attack. Life Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) necrotic damage. The target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0. A humanoid slain by this attack rises 24 hours later as a zombie under the wight's control, unless the humanoid is restored to life or its body is destroyed. The wight can have no more than twelve zombies under its control at one time. Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) slashing damage, or 7 (1d10 + 2) slashing damage if used with two hands. Longbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 150/600 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage.
Tiny undead, chaotic evil Armor Class 19 Hit Points 22 (9d4) Speed 0 ft., fly 50 ft. (hover) STR 1 (-5) DEX 28 (+9) CON 10 (+0) INT 13 (+1) Damage Immunities lightning, poison WIS 14 (+2) Damage Resistances acid, cold, fire, necrotic, thunder; bludgeon ing, piercing, and slashing from non magical weapons CHA 11 (+0) Condition Immunities exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed, poisoned, prone, restrained, unconscious Senses darkvision 120ft., passive Perception 12 Languages the languages it knew in life Challenge 2 (450 XP) Consume Life. As a bonus action, the will-o'-wisp can target one creature it can see within 5 feet of it that has 0 hit points and is still alive. The target must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw against this magic or die. If the target dies, the will-o'-wisp regains 10 (3d6) hit points. Ephemeral. The will-o'-wisp can't wear or carry anything. Incorporeal Movement. The will-o'-wisp can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficu lt terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) force damage if it ends its turn inside an object. Variable Illumination. The will-o'-wisp sheds bright light in a 5- to 20-foot radius and dim light for an additional number offeet equal to the chosen radius. The wil l-o'-wisp can alter the radius as a bonus action. ACTIONS Shock. Melee Spell Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 9 (2d8) lightning damage. Invisibility. The will-o'-wisp and its light magically become invisible until it attacks or uses its Life Drai n, or until its concentration ends (as if concentrating on a spell). WILL-o'-WISP Will-o'-wisps are malevolent, wispy balls of light that haunt lonely places and battlefields, bound by dark fate or dark magic to feed on fear and despair. Hope and Doom. Will-o'-wisps look like bobbing lantern lights in the distance, although they can choose to alter their colors, or wink out completely. When they activate their lights, will-o'-wisps offer hope, hinting of safety to creatures that follow them. Will-o'-wisps lure unwary creatures into quicksand pits, monster lairs, and other dangerous places so that they can feed on the suffering of their prey and revel in their death screams. An evil being that falls prey to a will-o'-wisp might become a wisp itself, its woeful spirit coalescing above its lifeless corpse like a flickering flame. Consumed by Despair. Will-o'-wisps a re the souls of evil beings that perished in anguish or misery as they wandered forsaken lands permeated with powerful magic. They thrive in swampy bogs and bone-strewn battlefields where the oppressive weight of sorrow stoops even heavier than the low-hanging mist and fog. Trapped in these desolate places of lost hope and memory, will-o'-wisps lure other creatures toward dismal fates and feed on their misery. Agents of Evil. Will-o'-wisps rarely speak, but when they do, their voices sound like faint or distant whispers. In the miserable domains they haunt, will-o'-wisps sometimes form symbiotic relationships with their wicked neighbors. Hags, oni, black dragons, and evil cultists work with will-o'-wisps to draw creatures into ambush. As their evil a llies surround and slaughter creatures, the wisps hover above them, drinking the agony of a last breath and savoring the sensation as the light of life goes out in a creature's eyes. Undead Nature. A will-o'-wisp doesn't require air, drink, or sleep. gor
WRAITH A wraith is malice incarnate, concentrated into an incorporeal form that seeks to quench all life. The creature is suffused with negative energy, and its mere passage through the world leaves nearby plants blackened and withered. Animals flee from its presence. Even small fires can be extinguished by the sucking oblivion of the wraith's horrifying existence. Vile Oblivion. When a mortal humanoid lives a debased life or enters into a fiendish pact, it consigns its soul to eternal damnation in the Lower Planes. However, sometimes the soul becomes so suffused with negative energy that it collapses in on itself and ceases to exist the instant before it can shuffle off to some horrible afterlife. When this occurs, the spirit becomes a soulless wraith-a malevolent void trapped on the plane where it died. Almost nothing of the wraith's former existence is preserved; in this new form, it exists only to annihilate other life. BereftofBody. A wraith can move through solid creatures and objects as easily as a mortal creature moves through fog. A wraith might retain a few memories of its mortal life as shadowy echoes. However, even the strongest events and emotions'become little more than faint impressions, fleeting as half-remembered dreams. A wraith might pause to stare at something that fascinated it in life, or it might curb its wrath in acknowledgment of a past friendship. Such moments come rarely, however, because most wraiths despise what they were as a reminder of what they have become. Undead Commanders. A wraith can make an undead servant from the spirit of a humanoid creature that has recently suffered a violent death. Such a fragment of woe becomes a specter, spiteful of all that lives. Wraiths sometimes rule the legions of the dead, plotting the doom of living creatures. When they emerge from their tombs to do battle, life and hope shrivel before them. Even if a wraith's armies are forced to retreat, the lands its forces occupied are so blasted and withered that those who live there often starve and die. Undead Nature. A wraith doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep. WRAITH Medium undead, neutral evil Armor Class 13 Hit Points 67 (9d8 + 27) Speed 0 ft., fly 60 ft. (hover) STR 6 (- 2) DEX 16 (+3) CON 16 (+3) INT 12 (+1) WIS 14 (+2) CHA 15 (+2) Damage Resistances acid, cold, fire, lightning, thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from non magical weapons that aren't silvered Damage Immunities necrotic, poison Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained Senses darkvision 60ft., passive Perception 12 Languages the languages it knew in life Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Incorporeal Movement. The wraith can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) force damage if it ends its turn inside an object. Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the wraith has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. ACTIONS Life Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 21 (4d8 + 3) necrotic damage. The target must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0. Create Specter. The wraith targets a humanoid within 10 feet of it that has been dead for no longer than 1 minute and died violently. The target's spirit rises as a specter in the space of its corpse or in the nearest unoccupied space. The specter is under the wraith's control. The wraith can have no more than seven specters under its control at one time. b., --.- s ._.
/ WYVERN Travelers in the wild sometimes look to the skies to see the dark-winged shape of a wyvern carrying its prey. These cousins to the great dragons hunt the same tangled forests and caverns as their kin. Their appearance sends ripples of alarm through the borderlands of civilization. A wyvern has two scaly legs, leathery wings, and a sinewy tail topped with its most potent weapon: a poison stinger. The poison in a wyvern's stinger can kill a creature in seconds. Extremely potent, wyvern poison burns through its victim's bloodstream, disintegrating veins and arteries on its way to the heart. As deadly as wyverns can be, however, hunters and adventurers often track them to claim the venom, which is used in alchemical compounds and to coat weapons. Aerial Hunters. A wyvern doesn't fight on the ground unless it can't reach its prey by any other means, or if it has been fooled into a position from which aerial combat isn't an option. If forced into a confrontation on the ground, a wyvern crouches low, keeping its stinger poised above its head as it hisses and growls. Aggressive and Reckless. A wyvern intent on its prey backs down only if it sustains serious injury, or if its prey eludes it long enough for another easier potential meal to wander along. If it corners a fleeing creature in an enclosure too small to enter, a wyvern guards where the quarry hides, lashing with its stinger whenever opportunity allows. Although they possess more cunning than ordinary beasts, wyverns lack the intelligence of their draconic cousins. As such, creatures that maintain their composure as a wyvern hunts them from the air can often elude or trick it. Wyverns follow a direct path to their prey, with no thought given to possible ambushes. Tamed Wyverns. A wyvern can be tamed for use as a mount, but doing so presents a difficult and deadly challenge. Raising one as a hatchling offers the best results. However, a wyvern's violent temperament has cost the life of many a would-be master. Large dragon, unaligned Armor Class 13 (n atural armor) I Hit Points 110 (13d10 + 39) Speed 20ft., fl y 80ft. STR 19 (+4) DEX 10 (+0) Skills Perception +4 CON 16 (+3) INT 5 (-3) WIS 12 (+1) Senses darkvision 60 ft. , pa ssive Perce ption 14 Languages - Challenge 6 (2,300 XP) ACTIONS CHA 6 (- 2) Multiattack. The wyvern makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its stinger. While flying, it can use its claws in place of one other attack. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10ft., one creature. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) piercing damage. Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) slash ing damage. Stinger. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10ft., one creature. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) piercing damage. The target must make a DC 15 Constitution savi ng throw, taking 24 (7d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
XORN Bizarre creatures native to the Elemental Plane of Earth, xorn sniff out gemstones and precious metals, then tunnel through ea rth and rock to consume those treasures. On the Material Plane, xorn must ra nge far and wide through the Underdark to sustain themselves, becoming aggressive toward miners and treasure hunters when the valuable minerals of their diet are scarce. A xorn's unnatural origins are suggested by its unusually heavy body and the large, powerful mouth sitting atop its head . Its three long arms are each tipped with sharp talons, and its three large, stone-lidded eyes see in all directions. Elemental Travelers. Possessed of the power of elemental earth, a xorn glides through stone and dirt as easily as a fish swims through water. It doesn't displace earth or stone when it moves, but merges with and flows through it, leaving no tunnel, hole, or hint of its passage. XORN' 'Xorn prefer not to leave their home plane, where they easily eat their fill of gemstones and precious metals. When a xorn winds up on the Material Plane, whether by accident or from curiosity, it seeks sustenance and a way home. Beggars and Thieves. Xorn scour the depths of the earth for precious metal and stones. Because they are unable to consume organic material, they ignore most other creatures. However, a xorn's ability to sniff out metals and stones often draws its attention to adventurers carrying coins and gems. Because a xorn isn't evil, it pleads or bargains in the hope of convincing owners to give up their treasure, offering up information it has learned from its travels in exchange. A xorn whose requests are ignored might resort to threats and bullying. If starving or angered, it resorts to force. XORN Medium elemental, neutral Armor Class 19. (natural armor) Hit Points 73 (7d8 + 42) Speed 20 ft., burrow 20ft. STR 17 (+3) DEX 10 (+0) CON 22 (+6) Skills Perception +6, Stealth +3 INT 11 (+0) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 11 (+0) Damage Resistances piercing and slashing from non magical weapons that aren't adamantine Senses darkvision 60ft., tremorsense 60ft., passive Perception 16 Languages Terran Challenge 5 (1 ,800 XP) Earth Glide. The xorn can burrow through non magical, unworked earth and stone. While doing so, the xorn doesn't disturb the material it moves through. Stone Camouflage. The xorn has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in rocky terrain. Treasure Sense. The xorn can pinpoint, by scent, the location of precious metals and stones, such as coins and gems, within 60 feet of it. ACTIONS Multiattack. The xorn makes three claw attacks and one bite attack. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (ld6 + 3) slashing damage. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: l3 (3d6 + 3) piercing damage .
Large monstrosity, chaotic evil Armor Class 12 (natural armor) Hit Points 51 (6dl0 + 18) Speed 40ft., climb 40 ft. STR 18 (+4) DEX 13 (+1) CON 16 (+3) Skills Perception +3, Stealth +3 Damage Immunities cold INT 8 (-1) WIS 12 (+1) Senses darkvision 60ft., passive Perception 13 Languages Yeti Challenge 3 (700 XP) CHA 7 (-2) Fear of Fire. If the yeti takes fire damage, it has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until the end of its next turn. Keen Smell. The yeti has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Snow Camouflage. The yeti has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in snowy terrain. ACTIONS Multiattack. The yeti can use its Chilling Gaze and makes two claw attacks. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (ld6 + 4) slashing damage plus 3 (ld6) cold damage . Chilling Gaze. The yeti targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. If the target can see the yeti, the target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw against this magic or take 10 (3d6) cold damage and then be paralyzed for 1 minute, unless it is immune to cold damage. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If the target's saving throw is successful, or if the effect ends on it, the target is immune to the Chilling Gaze of all yetis (but not abominable yetis) for 1 hour.
Huge monstrosity, ,chaotic' evil Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 137 (lld12 + 66) Speed 40ft., climb 40ft. STR 24 (+7) DEX 10 (+0) CON 22 (+6) Skills Perception +5, Stealth +4 Damage Immunities cold INT 9 (-1) WIS 13 (+1) Senses darkvision 60ft., passive Perception 15 Languages Yeti Challenge 9 (5,000 XP) CHA 9 (- 1) Fear of Fire. If the yeti takes fire damage, it has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until the end of its next turn. Keen Smell. The yeti has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Snow Camouflage. The yeti has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in snowy terrain. Multiattack. The yeti can use its Chilling Gaze and makes two claw attacks. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack:+ 11 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d6 + 7) slas hing damage plus 7 (2d6) cold damage. Chilling Gaze. The yeti targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. If the target can see the yeti, the target must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw against this magic or take 21 (6d6) cold damage and then be paralyzed for 1 minute, unless it is immune to cold damage. Th e target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, end ing the effect on itself on a success. If the target's saving throw is successful, or if the effect ends on it, the target is immune to this yeti's gaze for 1 hour. Cold Breath (Recharge 6). The yeti exhales a 30-foot cone offrigid air. Each creature in that area must make a DC 18 Constitution saving throw, taking 45 (10d8) cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. YETI A yeti's windborne howl sounds out across remote mountains, striking fear into the hearts of the scattered miners and herders that dwell there. These hulking creatures stalk alpine peaks in a ceaseless hunt for food. Their snow-white fur lets them move like ghosts against the frozen landscape. A yeti's icy simian eyes can freeze its prey in place. Keen Hunters. Folk of the high peaks travel in groups and go armed, knowing that yetis can smell living flesh from miles away. When it finds prey, a yeti moves quickly over ice and stone to claim its meal, howling to the thrill of the hunt. Even in a blizzard, the scent of its quarry draws the yeti through the cold and snow. Yetis hunt in solitude or in small family groups. When creatures flee from a yeti or engage it in battle, other yetis might catch the scent of blood and close in. The territorial yetis fight one another for the spoils of such battles, and yetis slain in the fight are also eaten, amid euphoric howls. Terrifying Howlers. Before an avalanche, a blizzard, or a deadly frost, the yetis' howls sweep down the mountain slopes on the icy wind. Some people of the a lpine peaks believe that the voices of loved ones killed in avalanches and blizzards sound out in the wails of the yetis, crying warnings of ill omen. More pragmatic folk attest that the yeti's howl is a reminder that, despite the great accomplishments of civilization, the civilized become the hunted in nature's untamed domain. Brutal Rampagers. When mountain herds are abundant, yetis stay clear of humanoid realms. Driven by hunger, they attack humanoid settlements in waves; breaking down gates and stockade walls that once might have daunted them, then devouring the creatures within. Devious mountain folk sometimes use the yetis as unwitting weapons. A warlord might lay down slaughtered sheep or goats to draw yetis into an enemy's camp, sowing chaos and thinning the ranks before battle. Mountain clan chiefs, wanting to expand their territory, overhunt local game to diminish the yetis' food supplies, inspiring attacks on humanoid settlements that are swiftly annexed in the aftermath. Abominable Yetis. An abominable yeti is larger than a normal yeti, standing three times as tall as a human. It typically lives and hunts alone, though a pair of abominable yetis might live together long enough to raise young. These towering yetis are highly territorial and savage, attacking and devouring any warm-blooded creatures they encounter, then scattering the bones across the ice and snow.
YUAN-TI Yuan-ti are devious serpent folk devoid of compassion. From remote temples in jungles, swamps, and deserts, the yuan-ti plot to supplant and dominate all other races and to make themselves gods. ' Forsaken Humanity. The yuan-ti were once humans who thrived in the earliest days of civilization and worshiped serpents as totem animals. They lauded the serpent's sinuous flexibility, its calculated poise, and its deadly strike. Their advanced philosophy taught the virtue of detachment from emotion and of clear, focused thought. Yuan-ti culture was among the richest in the mortal world. Their warriors were legendary, their empires always expanding. Yuan-ti temples stood at the centers of ancient metropolises, reaching ever higher in prayer to the gods they longed to emulate. In time, the serpent gods heard those prayers, their sibilant voices responding from the darkness as they told the yuan-ti what they must do. The yuan-ti religion grew more fanatical in its devotion. Cults bound themselves to the worship of the serpent gods and imitated their ways, indulging in cannibalism and humanoid sacrifice. Through foul sorcery, the yuan-ti bred with snakes, utterly sacrificing their humanity to become like the serpent gods in form, as well as in thought and emotion. Serpent Kings of Fallen Empires. The yuan-ti view their physical transformation as a transcendent moment for their race, allowing them to shed their frail humanity like dead skin. Those that did not transform eventually became slaves or food for the blessed of the serpent gods. The yuan-ti empires withered or were defeated by those who fought against their cannibalism and slavery, and the serpent folk were left in the ruins of their great capitals, far removed from other races. Cold of Heart. Humanoid emotions are foreign to most yuan-ti, which understand sentiment only as an exploitable weakness. A yuan-ti views the world and the events of its own life with such extreme pragmatism that it is nearly impossible to manipulate, influence, or control by nonmagical means, even as it seeks to control other creatures through terror, pleasure, and awe. Yuan-ti know that the world they hope to rule can't be bound for long by brute force, and that many creatures will refuse to serve. As a result, yuan-ti first influence other creatures with the promise of wealth and power. Time and again, humanoid cultures make the fatal mistake of trusting the yuan-ti. They forget that a yuan-ti that acts honorably or lends aid in a time of trouble does so only as part of a grander design. Yuan-ti leaders are cunning and ruthless tacticians who readily sacrifice lesser yuan-ti if potential victory justifies such losses. They have no sense of honorable combat and strike first in decisive ambush if they can. False Worship. Yuan-ti life revolves around their temples, yet yuan-ti don't love the gods they worship. Instead, they see worship as a means to attain power. A yuan-ti believes an individual who attains enough power can devour and replace one of the yuan-ti gods. The yuan-ti strive for ascension and are willing to commit the darkest atrocities to achieve it.
308 YUAN-TI ABOMINATION Monstrous serpents with burly humanoid torsos and arms, abominations form the highest caste of yuan-ti society, and they most closely resemble the race as the serpent gods intended it. They mastermind elaborate schemes and perform dark rites in the hope of one day ruling the world. YUAN -TI ABOMIN.NTION Large monstrosity (shapechanger, yuan-ti), neutral evil Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 127 (15d10 + 45) Speed 40ft. STR 19 (+4) DEX 16 (+3) CON 17 (+3) Skills Perception +5, Stealth +6 Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities poisoned INT 17 (+3) WIS 15 (+2) Senses darkvision 60ft., passive Perception 15 Languages Abyssal, Common, Draconic Challenge 7 (2,900 XP) CHA 18 (+4) Shapechanger. The yuan-ti can use its action to polymorph into a Large snake, or back into its true form. Its statistics are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn't tran sfo rmed . It doesn 't change form if it dies. Innate Spellcasting (Abomination Form Only). The yuan-ti's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 15). The yuan-ti can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: animal friendship (snakes only) 3jday: suggestion 1fday:fear Magic Resistance. The yuan-ti has advantage on saving throws against .spells and other magical effects. ACTIONS Multiattack (Abomination Form Only). The yuan-ti makes two ranged attacks or three melee attacks, but ca n use its bite and constrict attacks only once each. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) piercing damage plus 10 (3d6) poison damage. Constrict. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10ft., one target Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 14). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the yuan-ti can't constrict another target Scimitar (Abomination Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage. Longbow (Abomination Form Only). Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, range 150/600 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) piercing damage plus 10 (3d6) poison damage .
A malison is a hideous blend of human and serpentine features. Three different types of malisons are known to exist, and other types are possible. Malisons form the middle caste of yuan-ti society and hunewith arrows tipped with their own venom. They use their magical powers of suggestion to force their enemies' surrender. YUAN-TI MALISON Medium monstrosity (shapechanger, yuan·ti), neutral evil Armor Class 12 Hit Points 66 (12d8 + 12) Speed 30ft. STR 16 (+3) DEX 14 (+2) CON 13 (+1) Skills Deception +5, Stea lth +4 Damage Immunities poiso n Condition Immunities poisoned INT 14 (+2) WIS 12 (+1) Senses darkvision 60ft., passive Pe rception 11 Languages Abyssa l, Common, Draconic Challenge 3 (700 XP) CHA 16 (+3) Shapechanger. The yuan -ti can use its action to polymorph into a Medium snake, or back into its true form. Its statistics are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn't transformed. It doesn't change form if it dies. Innate Spellcasting (Yuan-ti Form Only). The yuan-ti's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 1.3). The yuan-ti can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: anima/friendship (snakes only) 3fday: suggestion Magic Resistance. The yuan-ti has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Malison Type. The yuan-ti has one of the following types: Type 1: Human body with snake head Type 2: Human head and body with snakes for arms Type 3: Human head and upper body with a serpentine lower body instead of legs ACTIONS FOR TYPE 1 Multiattack (Yuan-ti Form Only). The yuan-ti makes two ranged attacks or two melee attacks, but can use its bite only once. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) poison damage. Scimitar (Yuan-ti Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) slashing damage. Longbow (Yuan-ti Form Only). Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 150/600 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) poison damage. ACTIONS FOR TYPE 2 Multiattack (Yuan-ti Form Only). The yuan-ti makes two bite attacks using its snake arms. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) poison damage. ACTIONS FOR TYPE 3 Multiattack (Yuan-ti Form Only). The yuan-ti makes two ranged attacks or two melee attacks, but can constrict only once. Bite (Snake Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) poison damage. Constrict. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the yuan-ti can't constrict another target. Scimitar (Yuan-ti Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (ld6 + 3) slashing damage. Longbow (Yuan-ti Form Only). Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 150/600 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage.
310 YUAN -TI PUREBLOOD Purebloods form the lowest caste of yuan-ti society. They closely resemble humans, yet a pureblood can't pass for human under close scrutiny because there's always some hint of its true nature, such as scaly patches of skin, serpentine eyes, pointed teeth, or a forked tongue. Wearing cloaks and cowls, they masquerade as humans and infiltrate civilized lands to gather information, kidnap prisoners for interrogation and sacrifice, and trade with anyone who has something that can further their myriad plots. •= 1 SERPENT Coos The yuan-ti revere a number of powerful entities as gods, including the following. Dendar, the Night Serpent. Dendar's followers say that one day she will grow so large from feasting on the fears and nightmares of the world that she will devour it whole. Yuan-ti that serve Dendar terrorize other creatures in any way they can, growing and nurturing the fears of humanoids to feed the Night Serpent. Merrshaulk, Master of the Pit. Merrshaulk is the longslumbering chief deity of the yuan-ti. As worship of Merrshaulk waned, he went into slumber. Merrshaulk's priests are yuan-ti abominations that maintain traditions of living sacrifice and cause suffering in the god's name. With enough vile acts, the abominations believe that Merrshaulk will reawaken and restore the yuan-ti to their rightful place. Sseth, the Sibilant Death. Sseth appeared to the yuan-ti of antiquity in the form of a winged yuan-ti claiming to be an avatar of Merrshaulk. Speaking with Merrshaulk's voice, Sseth vowed to pull the yuan-ti out of decline and build a new empire. Many of Merrshaulk's devout turned to the worship of Sseth. Some yuan-ti have long suspected Sseth as an usurper taking advantage of Merrshaulk's slumber to make himself a god. They believe that Sseth might even have devoured Merrshaulk, and now answers the prayers of Merrshaulk's followers, as his priests convert or consume I Merrshaulk's more stubborn adherents. YUAN-TIPUREBLOOD Medium humanoid (yuan -ti), neutral evil • Armor Class 11 Hit Points 40 (9d8) Speed 30ft. STR 11 (+0) DEX 12 (+1) CON 11 (+0) INT 13 (+1) WIS 12 (+1) Skills Deception +6, Perception +3, Stea lth +3 Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities poisoned Senses darkvision 60ft., passive Perception 13 Languages Abyssa l, Common, Draconic Challenge 1 (200 XP) CHA 14 (+2) Innate Spellcasting. The yuan-ti's spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 12). The yuan-ti can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At wi ll: animal friendship (snakes only) 3Jday each: poison spray, suggestion Magic Resistance. The yuan·ti has advantage on saving throws aga in st spe lls and other magical effects. ACTIONS Multiattack. The yuan-ti makes two melee attacks. Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) slashing damage. Shortbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, range 80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) poison damage.
YUGOLOTHS Yugoloths are fickle fiends that inhabit the planes of Acheron, Gehenna, Hades, and Carceri. They act as mercenaries and are notorious for their shifting loyalties. They are the embodiments of avarice. Before serving under anyone's banner, a yugoloth asks the only question on its mind: What's in it for me? Spawn ofGehenna. The first yugoloths were created by a sisterhood of night hags on Gehenna. It is widely believed that Asmodeus, Lord of the Nine Hells, commissioned the work, in the hope of creating an army of fiends that were not bound to the Nine Hells. In the course of making this new army, the hags crafted four magic tomes and recorded the true names of every yugoloth they created, save one, the General of Gehenna. These tomes were called the Books of Keeping. Since knowing a fiend's true name grants power over it, the hags used the books to ensure the yugoloths' loyalty. They also used the books to capture the true names of other fiends that crossed them. It is rumored that the Books of Keeping contain the true names of a few demon lords and arch devils as well. Petty jealousies and endless bickering caused the sisterhood to dissolve, and in the ensuing power grab, the Books of Keeping were lost or stolen. No longer indentured to anyone, the yugoloths gained independence, and they now offer their services to the highest bidder. Fiendish Mercenaries. Summoned yugoloths demand much for their time and loyalty. Whatever promise;; a yugoloth makes are quickly broken when a better opportunity presents itself. Unlike demons, yugoloths can be reasoned with, but unlike devils, they are rarely true to their word. Yugoloths can be found anywhere, but the high cost of maintaining a yugoloth army's loyalty typically exceeds what any warlord on the Material Plane can pay. Being self-serving creatures, yugoloths quarrel among themselves constantly. A yugoloth army is more organized than a ravening horde of demons, but far less orderly and regimented than a legion of devils. Without a powerful leader to keep them in line, yugoloths fight simply to indulge their violent predilections, and only as long as it benefits them to do so. Back to Gehenna. When a yugoloth dies, it dissolves into a pool of ichor and reforms at full strength on the Bleak Eternity of Gehenna. Only on its native plane can a yugoloth be destroyed permanently. A yugoloth knows this and acts accordingly. When summoned to other planes, a yugoloth fights without concern for its own well-being. On Gehenna, it is more apt to retreat or plead for mercy if its demise seems imminent. When a yugoloth is permanently destroyed, its name vanishes from every Book of Keeping. If a yugoloth is re-created by way of an unholy ritual requiring the expenditure of souls, its name reappears in the books. The Books of Keeping. When all four copies of the Books of Keeping disappeared, Asmodeus and ·the night hags lost control of their yugoloth creations. Each Book of Keeping still exists, drifting from plane to plane, where the brave.and the foolish occasionally stumble upon them. A yugoloth summoned using its true name, as inscribed in the Books of Keeping, is forced to serve its summoner obediently. The yugoloth hates being controlled in this manner and isn't shy about making its displeasure known. Like a petulant child, it will follow its instructions to the letter while looking for opportunities to misinterpret them. r The General ofGehenna. Somewhere in the brimstone wastes of Gehenna, there roams an ultrploth so strong that none contests his power: the General of Gehenna. Many yugoloths search for this great general in the hope of serving with him. They believe that,. ,. service with the General of Gehenna grants p0\ve~ and prestige among lower planar entities. ' Whatever the case, no fiend finds the General unless the General desires it. His personal name is unknOWN, and even the Books of Keeping contain no mention of ' this powerful, thoroughly evil entity. ARCANA LOTH Arcanaloths are sly, jackal-headed beings with humanoid bodies, but they can employ magic to take any humanoid form. They do so to gain the trust of creatures with whom they negotiate, replacing jackal snarls with winsome smiles. Regardless of its chosen form, an arcanaloth appears well groomed, clothing itself in fine robes. Highly intelligent spellcasters who hunger for knowledge and power, arcanaloths command units of lesser yugoloths and maintain the contracts, records, and accounts of their kind. Arcanaloths speak and write all languages, making them cunning diplomats and negotiators. An arcanaloth properly paid can broker treaties or alliances with subtlety and finesse, just as an arcana loth who changes sides can easily turn the best-laid peace talks into all-out war. What the fiend demands in exchange for its time and talent is information, as well as powerful magic items that it can trade for even more information. VARIANT: YUGOLOTH SUMMONING Some yugoloths have an action option that allows them to summon other yugoloths. Summon Yugoloth (1jDay)- The yugoloth chooses what to summon and attempts a magical summoning. • An arcanaloth has a 40 percent chance of summoning one arcanaloth. • A mezzoloth has a 30 percent chance of summoning one mezzoloth. • A nycaloth has a SO percent chance of summoning 1 d4 mezzoloths or one nycaloth . • An ultroloth has a SO percent chance of summoning 1 d6 mezzoloths, 1 d4 nycaloths, or one ultroloth. A summoned yugoloth appears in an unoccupied space ' within 60 feet of its summoner, does as it pleases (unless its summoner is an ultroloth, in which case it acts as an ally of its summoner), and can't summon other yugoloths. The summoned yugoloth remains for 1 minute, until it or its summoner dies, or until its summoner takes a bonus action to dismiss it.
MEZZO LOTH The bulk of the yugoloth population is made up of mezzoloths, which are human-sized insect creatures covered in dense chitinous plates. Mezzoloths serve as foot soldiers in yugoloth armies, their wide-set eyes glowing red as the mezzoloths bear down on their foes. Violence and reward are the fundamental drives of a mezzoloth, and powerful beings that promise one or the other can easily attract them into service. Although it has lethal claws on its four arms, a mezzoloth typically wields a trident in two of them. If surrounded by enemies, a mezzoloth exhales toxic fumes that can · choke and kill whole groups of creatures. NYCALOTH The elite airborne shock troops of the yugoloths, nycaloths look like muscular gargoyles. Powerful bat wings bear them swiftly aloft in battle, and the razorsharp claws of their hands and feet cut through flesh and bone with ease. A nightmarish foe, a nycaloth strikes hard and fast without warning, then teleports away. It uses its innate magic to turn invisible or create illusory doubles of itself, further confounding its enemies. Nycaloths are the most loyal of the yugoloths. When they find an evil master that treats them well, they are unlikely to break their agreement unless the reward for doing so is extreme. ULTROLOTH Ultroloths command the yugoloth armies of the Blood War. An ultroloth looks like a slender gray-skinned humanoid with an elongated head. Its face bears no features except for two ovoid eyes. These eyes can become sparkling pools of light that can transfix other creatures and leave them reeling and helpless. Frequently at one another's throats, ultroloths continually scheme to enhance their own power. When not employed to fight in the Blood War, ultroloths lead yugoloth forces throughout the planes, acting as crime bosses or commanders of evil mercenary companies. With a reputation for cruelty, ultroloths command their minions to fight while the ultroloths stay removed from combat themselves. Lesser yugoloths know their place when facing an ultroloth and respond to its summons without demand for payment. ··pOWER. W E ALL CRAVE IT, BUT ONLY A SELECT FEW OF US DESERVE IT." -5><EMES><KA T><E MARAUDER, ARCANALOT>< IN SIGIL
Medium fiend (yugoloth), neutral evil Armor Class 17 (natura l armor) Hit Points 104 (16d8 + 32) Speed 30ft., fly 30ft. STR 17 (+3) DEX 12 (+1) CON 14 (+2) INT 20 (+5) WIS 16 (+3) Saving Throws Dex +5 , lnt +9, Wis +7, Cha +7 CHA 17 (+3) Skills Arcana +13, Deception +9, Insight +9, Perception +7 Damage Resistances cold, fire , lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons Damage Immunities acid, poison Condition Immunities charmed, poisoned Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 17 Languages all, telepathy 120ft. Challenge 12 (8,400 XP) Innate Spellcasting. The arcanaloth's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 15). The arcanaloth can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: alter self, darkness, heat metal, invisibility (self only), magic missile Magic Resistance. The arcanaloth has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Magic Weapons. The arcanaloth's weapon attacks are magical. Spellcasting. The arcanaloth is a 16th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 17, +9 to hit with spell attacks). The arcanaloth has the following wizard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): .fire bolt, mage hand, minor illusion, prestidigitation 1st level (4 slots): detect magic, identify, shield, Tenser's floating disk 2nd level (3 slots): detect thoughts, mirror image, phantasmal force, suggestion 3rd level (3 slots): counterspeiiJear,fireba/1 4th level (3 slots): banishment, dimension door 5th level (2 slots): contact other plane, hold monster 6th level (1 slot): chain lightning 7th level (1 slot):.finger of death 8th level (1 slot): mind blank ACTIONS Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft. , one target. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3) slashing damage. The target must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw, taking 10 (3d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Teleport. The arcanaloth magically teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space it can see. ' Medium'fiend (yugoloth), neutral evil Armor Class 18 (natural armor) Hit Points 75 (10d8 + 30) Speed 40ft. STR 18 (+4) DEX 11 (+0) Skills Perception +3 CON 16 (+3) INT 7 (-2) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 11 (+0) Damage Resistances cold , fire, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from non magical weapons Damage Immunities acid, poison Condition Immunities poisoned Senses blindsight 60ft., darkvision 60ft., passive Perception 13 Languages Abyssal, Infernal, telepathy 60ft. Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Innate Spellcasting. The mezzoloth's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 11). The mezzoloth can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: : 2jday each: darkness, dispel magic ) 1fday: cloudki/1 Magic Resistance. The mezzoloth has advantage on saving I throws against spells and other magical effects. Magic Weapons. The mezzoloth's weapon attacks are magical. ACTIONS j Multiattack. The mezzoloth makes two attacks: one with its j claws and one with its trident. Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d4 + 4) slashing damage. , Trident. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (ld6 + 4) piercing damage, or 8 (ld8 + 4) piercing damage when held with two claws and used to make a melee attack. Teleport. The mezzo loth magically teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.
Large fiend (yugoloth), neutral evil Armor Class 18 (natural armor) Hit Points 123 (13d10 +52) Speed 40 ft., fly 60ft. STR 20 (+5) DEX 11 (+0) CON 19 (+4) INT 12 (+1) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 15 (+2) Skills Intimidation +6, Perception +4, Stealth +4 Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from non magical weapons Damage Immunities acid, poison Condition Immunities poisoned Senses blindsight 60ft., darkvision 60ft., passive Perception 14 Languages Abyssal, Infernal, telepathy 60ft. Challenge 9 (5,000 XP) Innate Spellcasting. The nycaloth's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma. The nycaloth can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: darkness, detect magic, dispel magic, invisibility (self only), mirror image Magic Resistance. The nycaloth has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Magic Weapons. The nycaloth's weapon attacks are magical. ACTIONS Multiattack. The nycaloth makes two melee attacks, or it makes one melee attack and teleports before or after the attack. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) slashing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or take 5 (2d4) slashing damage at the start of each of its turns due to a fien.dish wound. Each time the nycaloth hits the wounded target with this attack, the damage dealt by the wound increases by 5 (2d4). Any creature can take an action to stanch the wound with a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Medicine) check. The wound also closes if the target receives magical healing. Greataxe. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (2d12 + 5) slashing damage. Teleport. The nycaloth magically teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space it can see. YUG0LOTHS Medium fiend (yugoloth), neutral evil Armor Class 19 (natural armor) Hit Points 153 (18d8 + 72) SP.eed 30ft., fly 60ft. STR 16 (+3) DEX 16 (+3) CON 18 (+4) INT 18 (+4) WIS 15 (+2) CHA 19 (+4) Skills Intimidation +9, Perception +7, Stealth +8 Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from non magical weapons Damage Immunities acid, poison Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, poisoned Senses truesight 120ft., passive Perception 17 Languages Abyssal, Infernal, telepathy 120ft. Challenge 13 (10,000 XP) Innate Spellcasting. The ultroloth's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 17). The ultroloth can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: alter self, clairvoyance, darkness, detect magic, detect thoughts, dispel magic, invisibility (self only), suggestion 3fday each: dimension door,fear, wall of fire 1fday each: fire storm, mass suggestion Magic Resistance. The ultroloth has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Magic Weapons. The ultroloth's weapon attacks are magical. ACTIONS Multiattack. The ultroloth can use its Hypnotic Gaze and makes three melee attacks. Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing damage, or 8 (1d10 + 3) slashing damage if used with two hands. Hypnotic Gaze. The ultroloth's eyes sparkle with opalescent light as it targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. If the target can see the ultroloth, the target must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw against this magic or be charmed until the end of the ultroloth's next turn. The charmed target is stunned. If the target's saving throw is successful, the target is immune to the ultroloth's gaze for the next 24 hours. Teleport. The ultroloth magically teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.
ZOMBIES From somewhere in the darkness, a gurgling moan is heard. A form lurches into view, dragging one foot as it raises bloated arms and broken hands. The zombie advances, driven to kill anyone too slow to escape its grasp. Dark Servants. Sinister necromantic magic infuses the remains of the dead, causing them to rise as zombies that do their creator's bidding without fear or hesitation. They move with a jerky, uneven gait, clad in the moldering apparel they wore when put to rest, and carrying the stench of decay. Most zombies are made from humanoid remains, though the flesh and bones of any formerly living creature can be imbued with a semblance of life. Necromantic magic, usually from spells, animates a zombie. Some zombies rise spontaneously when dark magic saturates an area. Once turned into a zombie, a crea~ure can't be restored to life except by powerful magic, such as a resurrection spell. A zombie retains no vestiges of its former self, its mind devoid of thought and imagination. A zombie left without orders simply stands in place and rots unless something comes along that it can kill. The magic animating a zombie imbues it with evil, so left without purpose, it attacks any living creature it encounters. Hideous Forms. Zombies appear as they did in life, showing the wounds that killed them. However, the magic that creates these vile creatures often takes time to run its course. Dead warriors might rise from a battlefield, eviscerated and bloated after days in the sun. The muddy cadaver of a peasant could claw its way from the ground, riddled with maggots and worms. A zombie might wash ashore or rise from a marsh, swollen and reeking after weeks in the water. Mindless Soldiers. Zombies take the most direct route to any foe, unable to comprehend obstacles, tactics, or dangerous terrain. A zombie might stumble into a fast-flowing river to reach foes on a far shore, clawing at the surface as it is battered against rocks and destroyed. To reach a foe below it, a zombie might step out of an open window. Zombies stumble through roaring infernos, into pools of acid, and across fields littered with caltrops without hesitation. A zombie can follow simple orders and distinguish friends from foes, but its ability to reason is limited to shambling in whatever direction it is pointed, pummeling any enemy in its path. A zombie armed with a weapon uses it, but the zombie won't retrieve a dropped weapon or other tool until told to do so. Undead Nature. A zombie doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep . .
316 A TE D E liO ~~ ''A F TER BEEK Ol E O, WE C i\.ST liN NI M /1. IS CORP SE. lT WA S FUN FOR A. WHIL E , BUT TH E ON H E DO USE D MBI E STARTED TO S M E Ll REAL BAD , SO\ ~;IN 01~ liND SE T IT ON FIRE . BEEK OU~O 'V E FO UND T H AT HILAR IOUS ." IEN OS HI P _ f O NKIN lioOOVPEIIK , O N FR Armor Class 8 Hit Points 22 (3d8 + 9) · Speed 20 ft. STR 13 (+1 ) DEX 6 (-2) Saving Throws Wis +0 CON 16 (+3) Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities poisoned INT 3 (-4) WIS 6 (- 2) CHA 5 (- 3) Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8 Languages understands the languages it knew in life but can't speak Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the zombie to 0 hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5 +the damage taken, unless the damage is radiant or from a critical hit. On a success, the zombie drops to 1 hit point in stead. ACTIONS Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) bludgeoning damage. Large undead, neutral evil Armor Class 8 Hit Points 85 (9d10 + 36) Speed 30ft. STR 19 (+4) DEX 6 (-2) Saving Throws Wis +0 CON 18 (+4) Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities poisoned INT 3 (- 4) WIS 6 (-2) Senses darkvision 60ft., passive Perception 8 CHA 5 (- 3) Languages understands Common and Giant but can't speak Challenge 2 (450 XP) Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the zombie to 0 hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5 +the damage taken, unless the damage is radiant or from a critical hit. On a success, the zombie drops to 1 hit point instead. ACTIONS Morningstar. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage. ZOMlliES BEHOLDER ZOMBIE Large undead, neutral evil Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 93 (lld10 + 33) Speed 0 ft., fly 20ft. (hover) STR 10 (+0) DEX 8 (- 1) Saving Throws Wis +2 CON 16 (+3) Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities poisoned INT 3 (-4) WIS 8 (- 1) Senses darkvision 60ft., passive Perception 9 CHA 5 (- 3) Languages understands Deep Speech and Undercommon but can't speak Challenge 5 (1 ,800 XP) Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the zombie to 0 hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5 +the damage taken, un less the damage is radiant or from a critical hit. On a success, the zombie drops to 1 hit point in stead. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (4d6) piercing damage. Eye Ray. The zombie uses a random magical eye ray, choosing a target that it can see within 60 feet of it. 1. Paralyzing Ray. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. 2. Fear Ray. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. 3. Enervation Ray. The targeted creature must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw, taking 36 (8d8) necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. 4. Disintegration Ray. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity savin g throw or take 45 (10d8) force damage . If this damage reduces the creature to 0 hit points, its body becomes a pile of fine gray dust. If the target is a Large or smaller non magical object or creation of magical force, it is disintegrated without a saving throw. If the target is a Huge or larger non magical object or creation of magical force , this ray disintegrates a 10-foot cube of it.
APPENDIX A: MISCELLANEOUS CREATURES This appendix contains statistics for various animals, vermin, and other critters. The stat blocks afe organized alphabetically by creature name. APE Medium beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 19 (3d8 + 6) Speed 30ft., climb 30ft. STR 16 (+3) DEX 14 (+2) CON 14 (+2) Skills Athletics +5, Perception +3 Senses passive Perception 13 Languages - Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) ACTIONS INT 6 (-2) WIS 12 (+1) Multiattack. The ape makes two fist attacks. CHA 7 (-2) Fist. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage. Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 25/50 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage. AWAKENED SHRUB Small plant, unaligned Armor Class 9 Hit Points 10 (3d6) Speed 20ft. STR 3 (-4) DEX 8 (-1) CON 11 (+0) Damage Vulnerabilities fire Damage Resistances piercing Senses passive Perception 10 INT 10 (+0) WIS 10 (+0) Languages one language known by its creator Challenge 0 (10 XP) CHA 6 (-2) False Appearance. While the shrub remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a normal shrub. ACTIONS Rake. Melee Weapon Attack: +1 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 (1d4- 1) slashing damage. An awakened shrub is an ordinary shrub given sentience and mobility by the awaken spell or similar magic. AWAKENED TREE Huge plant, unaligned Armor Class 13 (natural armor) Hit Points 59 (7d12 + 14) Speed 20ft. STR 19 (+4) DEX 6 (-2) CON 15 (+2) Damage Vulnerabilities fire INT 10 (+0) Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing Senses passive Perception 10 WIS 10 (+0) Languages one language known by its creator Challenge 2 (450 XP) False Appearance. While the tree remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a normal tree . AcTIONS Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10ft., one target. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage. An awakened tree is an ordinary tree given sentience and mobility by the awaken spell or similar magic. AxE BEAK Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 11 Hit Points 19 (3d10 + 3) Speed 50 ft. STR 14 (+2) DEX 12 (+1) CON 12 (+1) Senses passive Perception 10 Languages - Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) ACTIONS INT 2 (-4) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 5 (- 3) Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) slashing damage. An axe beak is a tall flightless bird with strong legs and a heavy, wedge-shaped beak. It has a nasty disposition and tends to attack any unfamiliar creature that wanders too close. OTHER ANIMALS A book of this size can't contain statistics for every animal inhabiting your D&D campaign world. However, you can use the stat block of one animal to represent another easily enough. For example, you can use the panther statistics to represent a jaguar, the giant goat statistics to represent a buffalo, and the hawk statistics to represent a falcon . 317
BABOON Small beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 • Hit Points 3 (1d6) Speed 30ft., climb 30ft. STR 8 (-1) DEX 14 (+2) CON 11 (+0) Senses passive Perception 11 LanguagesChallenge 0 (10 XP) INT 4 (-3) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 6 (-2) Pack Tactics. The baboon has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the baboon's allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +1 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 (1d4- 1) piercing damage. BADGER Tiny beast, unaligned Armor Class 10 Hit Points 3 (ld4 + 1) Speed 20ft., burrow 5 ft. STR 4 (-3) DEX 11 (+0) CON 12 (+1) INT 2 (-4) WIS 12 (+1) Sen~es darkvision 30ft., passive Perception 11 LanguagesChallenge 0 (10 XP) CHA 5 (-3) Keen Smell. The badger has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage. BAT Tiny beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 1 (1d4- 1) Speed 5 ft., fly 30ft. STR 2 (-4) DEX 15 (+2) CON 8 (-1) INT 2 (-4) WIS 12 (+1) Senses blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 11 LanguagesChallenge 0 (10 XP) CHA 4 (-3) Echolocation. The bat can't use its blind sight while deafened . Keen Hearing. The bat has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing. Bite. Melee W~a#on Attack: +0 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 1 piercing damage. BLACK BEAR Medium beast, unaligned Armor Class 11 (natural armor) Hit Points 19 (3d8 + 6) Speed 40ft., climb 30ft. STR 15 (+2) DEX 10 (+0) Skills Perception +3 CON 14 (+2) Senses passive Perception 13 LanguagesChallenge 1/2 (100 XP) INT 2 (-4) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 7 (-2) Keen Smell. The bear has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. ACTIONS Multiattack. The bear makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1 d6 + 2) piercing damage. Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) slashing damage. BLINK DOG Medium fey, lawful good Armor Class 13 Hit Points 22 (4d8 + 4) Speed 40ft. STR 12 (+1) DEX 17 (+3) CON 12 (+1) Skills Perception +3, Stealth +5 Senses passive Perception 13 INT 10 (+0) WIS 13 (+1) CHA 11 (+0) Languages Blink Dog, understands Sylvan but can't speak it Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) Keen Hearing and Smell. The dog has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft. , one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage. Teleport (Recharge 4-6). The dog magically teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 40 feet to an unoccupied space it can see. Before or after teleporting, the dog can make one bite attack. A blink dog takes its name from its ability to blink in and out of existence, a talent it uses to aid its attacks and to avoid harm. Blink dogs harbor a long-standing hatred for displacer beasts and attack them on sight.
BLOOD HAWK Small beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 7 (2d6) Speed 10ft., fly 60ft. STR 6 (-2) DEX 14 (+2) Skills Perception +4 CON 10 (+0) Senses passive Perception 14 LanguagesChallenge 1/8 (25 XP) INT 3 (-4) WIS 14 (+2) CHA 5 (-3) Keen Sight. The hawk has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. Pack Tactics. The hawk has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the hawk 's allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated. ACTIONS Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage. Taking its name from its crimson feathers and aggressive nature, the blood hawk fearlessly attacks almost any animal, stabbing it with its dagger like beak. Blood hawks flock together in large numbers, attacking as a pack to take down prey. BOAR Medium beast, unaligned Armor Class 11 (natural armor) Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2) Speed 40ft. STR 13 (+1) DEX 11 (+0) CON 12 (+1) Senses passive Perception 9 LanguagesChallenge 1/4 (50 XP) INT 2 (-4) WIS 9 (-1) CHA 5, 3) Charge. If the boar moves at least 20 feet straight toward a · target and then hits it with a tusk attack on the same turn, the target takes an extra 3 (1 d6) slashing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 11 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. Relentless (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If the boar takes 7 damage or less that would reduce it to 0 hit points, it is reduced to 1 hit point instead. ACTIONS Tusk. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (ld6 + 1) slashing damage . BROWN BEAR Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 11 (natural armor) Hit Points 34 (4d10 + 12) Speed 40ft., climb 30ft. STR 19 (+4) DEX 10 (+0) Skills Perception +3 CON 16 (+3) Senses passive Perception 13 LanguagesChallenge 1 (200 XP) INT 2 (- 4) WIS 13 (+1) CHA 7 (-2) Keen Smell. The bear has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. ACTIONS Multiattack. The bear makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. , one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) piercing damage. Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) sla shing damage.
320 CAMEL Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 9 Hit Points 15 (2d10 + 4) ' Speed 50 ft. STR 16 (+3) DEX 8 (-1 ) CON 14 (+2) Senses passive Perception 9 LanguagesChallenge 1/ 8 (25 XP) ACTIONS INT 2 (-4) WIS 8 (-1 ) CHA 5 (-3) Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage. CAT Tiny beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 2 (1 d4) Speed 40ft., climb 30ft. STR 3 (-4) DEX 15 (+2) CON 10 (+0) Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4 Senses passive Perception 13 LanguagesChallenge 0 (10 XP) INT 3 (-4) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 7 (-2) Keen Smell. The cat has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell . ACTIONS Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +0 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 slashing damage. CONSTRICTOR SNAKE Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 13 (2d10 + 2) Speed 30ft., swim 30ft. STR 15 (+2) DEX 14 (+2) CON 12 (+1) INT 1 (-5) WIS 10 (+0) Senses blindsight 10ft., passive Perception 10 LanguagesChallenge 1/4 (50 XP) ACTIONS CHA 3 (-4) Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage. • •j t \ . ' Constrict: Melee Weapon Attack: +4 1 , reaab 5 ft., one creature . 1-ii"t: 6 1 (,ld8 + 2) bludgeoning damagJ•.' ana the target is grappled (escape DC 14). Until this grapple ends, the creature is restrained, and the snake can't constrict another target. CRAB Tiny beast, unaligned Armor Class 11 (natura l a rmor) Hit Points 2 (1d4) Speed 20 ft. , swim 20ft. STR 2 (-4) DEX 11 (+0) Skills Stealth +2 CON 10 (+0) INT 1 (-5) WIS 8 (-1) Senses blindsight 30 ft. , passive Perception 9 LanguagesChallenge 0 (1 0 XP) Amphibious. The crab can breathe air and water. ACTIONS CHA 2 (-4) Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +0 to hit, reach 5 ft ., one target. Hit: 1 bludgeoning damage. CROCODILE Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 (natural armor) Hit Points 19 (3d10 + 3) Speed 20ft., swim 30ft. STR 15 (+2) DEX 10 (+0) Skills Stealth +2 CON 13 (+1) Senses passive Perception 10 LanguagesChallenge 1/2 (100 XP) INT 2. (-4) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 5 (-3) Hold Breath. The crocodile can hold its breath for 15 minutes. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) piercing damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 12). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the crocodile can't bite another target.
DEATH Doa Medium monstrosity, neutral evil Armor Class 12 Hit Points 39 (6d8 + 12) Speed 40ft. STR 15 (+2) DEX 14 (+2) CON 14 (+2) Skills Perception +5, Stealth +4 INT 3 (-4) WIS 13 (+1) Senses darkvision 120ft., passive Perception 15 LanguagesChallenge 1 (200 XP) CHA 6 (-2) Two-Headed. The dog has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on saving throws against being blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, stunned, or knocked unconscious. ACTIONS Multiattack. The dog makes two bite attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1 d6 + 2) piercing damage . lfthe target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 12 Con stitution saving throw against disease or become poisoned until the disease is cured. Every 24 hours that elapse, the creature must repeat the saving throw, reducing its hit point maximum by 5 (ldlO) on a failure. This reduction lasts until the disease is cured. The creature dies if the disease reduces its hit point maximum to 0. A death dog is an ugly two-headed hound that roams plains, deserts, and the Underdark. Hate burns in a death dog's heart, and a taste for humanoid flesh drives it to attack travelers and explorers. Death dog saliva carries a foul disease that causes a victim's flesh to slowly rot off the bone. DEER Medium beast, unaligned Armor Class 13 Hit Points 4 (1d8) Speed 50 ft. STR 11 (+0) DEX 16 (+3) CON 11 (+0) Senses passive Perception 12 Languages - Challenge 0 (10 XP) ACTIONS INT 2 (-4) WIS 14 (+2) CHA s r-3) Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d4) piercing damage . DIRE WOLF Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 37 (Sd10 + 10) Speed 50 ft. STR 17 (+3) DEX 15 (+2) CON 15 (+2) Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4 Senses passive Perception 13 Languages - Challenge 1 (200 XP) INT 3 (-4) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 7 (-2) Keen Hearing and Smell. The wolf has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell. Pack Tactics. The wolf has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the wolf's allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. , one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) piercing damage . If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. DRAFT HORSE Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 10 Hit Points 19 (3d10 + 3) Speed 40ft. STR 18 (+4) DEX 10 (+0) CON 12 (+1) Senses passive Perception 10 Languages - Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) ACTIONS INT 2 (-4) WIS 11 (+0) CHA 7 (-2) Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft. , one target. Hit: 9 (2d4 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
322 EAGLE Small beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 3 (1d6) ' Speed 10 ft., fly 60 ft. STR 6 (-2) DEX 15 (+2) Skills Perception +4 CON 10 (+0) Senses passive Perception 14 Languages - Challenge 0 (10 XP) INT 2 (- 4) WIS 14 (+2) CHA 7 (- 2) Keen Sight. The eagle has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. ACTIONS Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) slashing damage. ELEPHANT Huge beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 (natural armor) Hit Points 76 (8d12 + 24) Speed 40ft. STR 22 (+6) DEX 9 (-1) CON 17 (+3) Sen~es passive Perception 10 Languages - Challenge 4 (1 ,100 XP) INT 3 (- 4) WIS 11 (+0) CHA 6 (- 2) Trampling Charge. If the elephant moves at least 20 feet straight toward a creature and then hits it with a gore attack on the same turn, that target must succeed on a DC 12 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. If the target is prone, the elephant can make one stomp attack against it as a bonus action. ACTIONS Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (3d8 + 5) piercing damage. Stomp. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one prone creature. Hit: 21 (3d10 + 5) bludgeoning damage. ELK Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 10 Hit Points 13 (2d10 + 2) Speed 50 ft. STR 16 (+3) DEX 10 (+0) CON 12 (+1) Senses passive Perception 10 LanguagesChallenge 1/4 (50 XP) INT 2 (- 4) WIS 10 (+0) APPENDIX A : MIS<!l'ELLAN.EOUS CREATURES CHA 6 (-2) ~ I •! , ,I Charge. ·lf the ejk moves at least 20 feet straight toward a target and then bits it with a ram attack on the same turn, the target takes an extra 7 (2d6) damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. ACTIONS Ram. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage. Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one prone creature. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3) bludgeoning damage. FLYING SNAKE Tiny beast, unaligned Armor Class 14 Hit Points 5 (2d4) Speed 30 ft. , fly 60 ft., swim 30ft. STR 4 (- 3) DEX 18 (+4) CON 11 (+0) INT 2 (- 4) WIS 12 (+1) Senses blindsight 10ft., passive Perception 11 Languages - Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) CHA 5 (- 3) Flyby. The snake doesn't provoke opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy's reach . ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage plus 7 (3d4) poison damage. A flying snake is a brightly colored, winged serpent found in remote jungles. Tribespeople and cultists sometimes domesticate flying snakes to serve as messengers that deliver scrolls wrapped in their coils. FROG Tiny beast, unaligned Armor Class 11 Hit Points 1 (1d4- 1) Speed 20ft., swim 20ft. STR 1 (- 5) DEX 13 (+1) CON 8 (-1) Skills Perception + 1, Stealth +3 INT 1 (-5) WIS 8 (-1) Senses darkvision 30ft., passive Perception 11 Languages - Challenge 0 (0 XP) Amphibious. The frog can breathe air and water. CHA 3 (-4) Standing Leap. The frog's long jump is up to 10 feet and its high jump is up to 5 feet, with or without a running start. A frog has no effective attacks. It feeds on small insects and typically dwells near water, in trees, or underground. The frog's statistics can also be used to represent a toad.
GrANT APE Huge beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 157 (15d12 + 60) Speed 40ft., climb 40ft. STR 23 (+6) DEX 14 (+2) CON 18 (+4) Skills Athletics +9, Perception +4 Senses passive Perception 14 LanguagesChallenge 7 (2,900 XP) ACTIONS INT 7 (- 2) WIS 12 (+1 ) Multiattack. The ape makes two fist attacks. CHA 7 (-2) Fist. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10ft., one target. Hit: 22 (3d10 + 6) bludgeoning damage . Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, range 50/100ft., one target. Hit: 30 (7d6 + 6) bludgeoning damage. GIANT BADGER Medium beast, unaligned Armor Class 10 Hit Points 13 (2d8 + 4) Speed 30ft., burrow 10ft. STR 13 (+1) DEX 10 (+0) CON 15 (+2) INT 2 (- 4) WIS 12 (+1 ) Senses darkvision 30ft., passive Perception 11 Languages - Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) CHA 5 (- 3) Keen Smell. The badger has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. ACTIONS Multiattack. The badger makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage. Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (2d4 + 1) slashing damage. GIANT BAT Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 13 Hit Points 22 (4d10) Speed 10ft., fly 60ft. STR 15 (+2) DEX 16 (+3) CON 11 (+0) INT 2 (-4) WIS 12 (+1) Senses blindsight 60ft., passive Perception 11 LanguagesChallenge 1/4 (5~ .. XP) CHA 6 (-2) ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage. · · GIANT BOAR Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 (natura l armor) Hit Points 42 (5d10 + 15) Speed 40ft. STR 17 (+3) DEX 10 (+0) CON 16 (+3) Senses passive Perception 8 Languages - Challenge 2 (450 XP) INT 2 (-4) WIS 7 (- 2) Charge. If the boar moves at least 20 feet straight toward a target and then hits it with a tusk attack on the same turn, the target takes an extra 7 (2d6) slashing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. Relentless (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If the boar takes 10 damage or less that would reduce it to 0 hit points, it is reduced to 1 hit point instead. ACTIONS Tusk. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage. GIANT CENTIPEDE Small beast, unaligned Armor Class 13 (natural armor) Hit Points 4 (1d6 + 1) Speed 30ft., climb 30ft. STR 5 (- 3) DEX 14 (+2) CON 12 (+1 ) INT 1 (- 5) WIS 7 (- 2) Senses blindsight 30ft., passive Perception 8 Languages - Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) ACTIONS CHA 3 (-4) Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 4 (ld4 + 2) piercing damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or take 10 (3d6) poison damage. If the poison damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hit points, and is paralyzed while poisoned in this way.
GIANT CONSTRICTOR SNAKE Huge beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 60 (8d12 + 8) Speed 30ft., swim 30ft. STR 19 (+4) DEX 14 (+2) Skills Perception +2 CON 12 (+1) INT 1 (-5) WIS 10 (+0) Senses blindsight 10ft., passive Perception 12 Languages - Challenge 2 (450 XP) ACTIONS CHA 3 (-4) Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10ft., one creature. Hit: 11 (2d6 +4) piercing damage. Constrict. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 16). Until this grapple ends, the creature is restrained, and the snake can't constrict another ta rget. GIANT CRAB Medium beast, unaligned Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 13 (3d8) Speed 30ft., swim 30ft. STR 13 (+1) DEX 15 (+2) Skills Stealth +4 CON 11 (+0) INT 1 (-5) WIS 9 (-1) Senses blindsight 30ft., passive Perception 9 LanguagesChallenge 1/8 (25 XP) Amphibious. The crab can breathe air and water. ACTIONS CHA 3 (-4) Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 11). The crab has two claws, each of which can grapple only one target. APPENDIX A: MISCELLANEOUS CREATURES , /{ 1 GIANT. CROCODILE Huge beast, unaligned Armor Class 14 (natural armo r) Hit Points 85 (9d12 + 27) Speed 30ft., swim 50 ft. STR 21 (+S) DEX 9 (-1) Skills Stealth +5 CON 17 (+3) Senses passive Perception 10 Languages - Challenge 5 (1 ,800 XP) INT 2 (-4) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 7 (- 2) Hold Breath. The crocodile can hold its breath for 30 minutes. ACTIONS Multiattack. The crocodile makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its tail. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (3d10 + 5) piercing damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 16). Until this grapple ends, th e target is restrained, and the crocodile can't bite another target. Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10ft., one target not grappled by the crocodile. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 16 Strength savi ng throw or be knocked prone. GIANT EAGLE Large beast, neutral good Armor Class 13 Hit Points 26 (4d10 + 4) Speed 10ft., fly 80ft. STR 16 (+3) DEX 17 (+3) Skills Perception +4 CON 13 (+1) Senses passive Perception 14 INT 8 (- 1) WIS 14 (+2) CHA 10 (+0) Languages Giant Eagle, understands Common and Auran but can 't speak them Challenge 1 (200 XP) Keen Sight. The eagle has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. ACTIONS Multiattack. The eagle makes two attacks: one with its beak and one with its talons. Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage. Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. , one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage. A giant eagle is a noble creature that speaks its own language and understands speech in the Common tongue. A mated pair of giant eagles typically has up to four eggs or young in their nest (treat the young as normal eagles).
GIANT ELK Huge beast, unaligned Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 42 (Sd12 + 10) Speed 60ft. STR 19 (+4) DEX 16 (+3) Skills Perception +4 CON 14 (+2) Senses passive Perception 14 INT 7 (-2) WIS 14 (+2) CHA 10 (+0) Languages Giant Elk, understands Common, Elvish, and Sylvan but can't speak them Challenge 2 (450 XP) Charge. If the elk moves at least 20 feet straight toward a target and then hits it with a ram attack on the same turn, the target takes an extra 7 (2d6) damage . If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. ACTIONS Ram. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage. Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one prone creature. Hit: 22 (4d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage . The majestic giant elk is rare to the point that its appearance is often taken as a foreshadowing of an important event, such as the birth of a king. Legends tell of gods that take the form of giant elk when visiting the Material Plane. Many cultures therefore believe that to hunt these creatures is to invite divine wrath. GIANT FIRE BEETLE Small beast, unaligned Armor Class 13 (natural armor) Hit Points 4 (1d6 + 1) Speed 30ft. STR 8 (-1) DEX 10 (+0) CON 12 (+1) INT 1 (-5) WIS 7 (-2) Senses blindsight 30ft., passive Perception 8 Languages - Challenge 0 (10 XP) CHA 3 (-4) Illumination. The beetle sheds bright light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack:+ 1 to hit, re ach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d6- 1) slashing damage. A giant fire beetle is a nocturnal creature that takes its name from a pair of glowing glands that give off light. Miners and adventurers prize these creatures, for a giant fire beetle's glands continue to shed light for ld6 days after the beetle dies. Giant fire beetles are most commonly found underground and in dark forests. GIANT FROG Medium beast, unaligned Armor Class 11 Hit Points 18 (4d8) Speed 30ft., swim 30 ft. STR 12 (+1) DEX 13 (+1) CON 11 (+0) Skills Perce ption +2, Stealth +3 INT 2 (-4) WIS 10 (+0) Senses darkvision 30ft., passive Perception 12 Languages - Challenge 1/4 (SO XP) Amphibious. The frog can breathe air and water. CHA 3 (L4) Standing Leap. The frog's long jump is up to 20 feet and its high jump is up to 10 feet, with or without a running start. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 11). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the frog can't bite anothe r target. Swallow. The frog makes one bite attack against a Small or smaller target it is grappling. If the attack hits, the target is swallowed, and the grapple ends. The swa llowed target is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the frog, and it takes 5 (2d4) acid damage at the start of each of the frog's turns. The frog can have only one target swallowed at a time. If the frog dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restr.ained by it and can escape from the corpse using 5 feet of movement, exiting prone. GIANT fiRE BEETLE
GIANT GOAT Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 11 (natural armor) . Hit Points 19 (3d10 + 3) Speed 40ft. STR 17 (+3) DEX 11 (+0) CON 12 (+1) Senses passive Perception 11 LanguagesChallenge 1/ 2 (100 XP) INT 3 (- 4) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 6 (- 2) Charge. If the goat moves at least 20 feet straight toward a target and then hits it with a ram attack on the same turn , the target takes an extra 5 (2d4) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. Sure-Footed. The goat has advantage on Strength and Dexterity saving throws made against effects that would knock it prone. ACTIONS Ram. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3) bludgeoning damage. GIANT HYENA Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 45 (6d10 + 12) Speed 50 ft. STR 16 (+3) DEX 14 (+2) Skills Perception +3 CON 14 (+2) Senses passive Perception 13 LanguagesChallenge 1 (200 XP) INT 2 (- 4) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 7 (- 2) Rampage. When the hyena reduces a creature to 0 hit points with a melee attack on its turn, the hyena ca n take a bonus action to move up to half its speed and make a bite attack. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) piercing damage. GIANT LIZARD Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 (natu ral armor) Hit Points 19 (3d10 + 3) Speed 30ft., climb 30ft. STR 15 (+2) DEX 12 (+1) CON 13 (+1) INT 2 (- 4) WIS 10 (+0) Senses darkvision 30ft., passive Perception 10 LanguagesChallenge 1/4 (50 XP) APPENDIX A: MISCELLANEOUS CREATURES CHA 5 (- 3) Bite. Melee Weap'on Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage. A giant lizard can be ridden or used as a draft animal. Lizardfolk also keep them as pets, and subterranean giant lizards are used as mounts and pack animals by drow, duergar, and other Underdark dwellers. VARIANT: GIANT LIZARD TRAITS Some giant lizards have one or both of the following traits. Hold Breath. The lizard can hold its breath for 15 minutes. (A lizard that has this trait also has a swimming speed of 30 feet.) Spider Climb. The lizard can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. GIANT OCTOPUS Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 11 Hit Points 52 (8d10 + 8) Speed 10ft., swim 60ft. STR 17 (+3) DEX 13 (+1 ) CON 13 (+1) Skills Perception +4, Stealth +5 INT 4 (-3) WIS 10 (+0) Senses darkvision 60ft., passive Perception 14 LanguagesChallenge 1 (200 XP) CHA 4 (- 3) Hold Breath. While out of water, the octopus can hold its breath for 1 hour. Underwater Camouflage. The octopus has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made while underwater. Water Breathing. The octopus can breathe only underwater. ACTIONS Tentacles. Mele e Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, _it is grappled (escape DC 16). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the octopus can't use its tentacles on another target. Ink Cloud (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). A 20-footradius cloud of ink extends all around the octopus if it is underwater. The area is heavily obscured for 1 minute, although a significant current can disperse the ink. After releasing the ink, the octopus ca n use the Dash action as a bonus action.
GIANT OWL Large beast," neutral Armor Class 12 Hit Points 19 (3d1 0 + 3) Speed 5 ft., fly 60ft. STR 13 (+1) DEX 15 (+2) CON 12 (+1) Skills Perception +5 , Stealth +4 INT 8 (- 1) WIS 13 (+1 ) CHA 10 (+0) Senses darkvision 120ft., passive Perception 15 Languages Giant Owl, understands Common, Elvish, and Sylvan but can't speak them Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) Flyby. The owl doesn't provoke opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy's reach . Keen Hearing and Sight. The owl has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or sight. ACTIONS Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (2d6 + 1) slashing damage. Giant owls often befriend fey and other sylvan creatures and are guardians of their woodland realms. GIANT POISONOUS SNAKE Medium beast, unaligned Armor Class 14 Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2) Speed 30ft., swim 30ft. STR 10 (+0) DEX 18 (+4) Skills Perception +2 CON 13 (+1) INT 2 (- 4) WIS 10 (+0) Senses blindsight 10ft., passive Perception 12 LanguagesChallenge 1/4 (50 XP) ACTIONS CHA 3 (-4) Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d4 + 4) piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 11 Constitution saving throw, taking 10 (3d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. VARIANT: DISEASED GIANT RATS Some giant rats carry vile diseases that they spread with their I bites. A diseased giant rat has a challenge rating of 1/8 (25 XP) and the following action instead of its normal bite attack. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or contract a disease. Until the disease is cured, the target can't regain hit points except by magical means, and the target's hit point maximum decreases by 3 (1 d6) every 24 hours. If the target's hit point maximum drops to 0 as a result of this disease, the target dies. )'.10\ lCE. E o TH ROUG H OUT T H E N S IG HT A. G ll>.tlT R AT S HAVE BEE G IANT R AT S H O UL D VIS IT BITT E N BV A C. IT V. {I. NVONE N AND !'RAVE R. NI S T RAT IO TEM P LE FO R M l FOR EAC H A S ll.VE R COIN C. lT V HEREBV OF F ERS LS To R ECE IVE THE S L AIN WITHIN IT S WilL . D T O T H E WAT CH G IANT RAT T BE DE LI VE R E p A'(ME N T, EVID E N CE M US TW EE N 1-H GHS UN AN D ou sK . TH E QOCKS SE CAPTA IN AT GIANT RAT Small beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 7 (2d6) Speed 30ft. STR 7 (-2) DEX 15 (+2) CON 11 (+0) INT 2 (-4) WIS 10 (+0) Senses darkvision 60ft., passive Perception 10 LanguagesChallenge 1/8 (25 XP) Keen Smell. The rat has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Pack Tactics. The rat has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the rat's allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. , one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage. GIANT SCORPION Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 52 (7d10 + 14) Speed 40ft. STR 15 (+2) DEX 13 (+1) CON 15 (+2) INT 1 (-5) WIS 9 (-1) Senses blindsight 60ft., passive Perception 9 Languages - Challenge 3 (700 XP) ACTIONS CHA 3 (-4) Multiattack. The scorpion makes three attacks: two with its claws and one with its sting. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. , one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 12). The scorpion has two claws, each of which can grapple only one target. Sting. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. , one creature. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) piercing damage, and the target must make 1 a DC 12 Constitution saving throw, taking 22 (4d10) poison · damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
GIANT SEA HORSE Large beast, unaligned Armor Class l3 (natural armor) Hit Points 16 (3d10) Speed 0 ft., swim 40ft. STR 12 (+1) DEX 15 (+2) CON 11 (+0) Senses passive Perception 11 LanguagesChallenge 1/2 (100 XP) INT 2 (- 4) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 5 (-3) Charge. If the sea horse moves at least 20 feet straight toward a target and then hits it with a ram attack on the same turn , the target takes an extra 7 (2d6) bludgeoning damage. It the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 11 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. Water Breathing. The sea horse can breathe only underwater. ACTIONS Ram. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) bludgeoning damage. Like their smaller kin, giant sea horses are shy, colorful fish with elongated bodies and curled tails. Aquatic elves train them as mounts. GIANT SHARK Huge beast, unaligned Armor Class l3 (natural armor) Hit Points 126 (11d12 +55) Speed 0 ft., swim 50 ft . STR 23 (+6) DEX 11 (+0) Skills Perception +3 CON 21 (+5) INT 1 (- 5) WIS 10 (+0) Senses blindsight 60ft., passive Perception l3 LanguagesChallenge 5 (1 ,800 XP) CHA 5 (-3) Blood Frenzy. The shark has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn't have all its hit points. Water Breathing. The shark can breathe only underwater. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 22 (3d10 + 6) piercing damage. A giant shark is 30 feet long and normally found in deep oceans. Utterly fearless, it preys on anything that crosses its path, including whales and ships. GIANT SPIDER Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 26 (4d10 + 4) Speed 30ft., climb 30ft. STR 14 (+2) DEX 16 (+3) Skills Stealth +7 CON 12 (+1) INT 2 (-4) WIS 11 (+0) CHA 4 (-3) Senses blindsight 10ft., darkvision 60ft., passive Perception 10 LanguagesChallenge 1 (200 XP) Spider Climb. The spider can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Web Sense. While in contact with a web, the spider knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web. Web Walker. The spider ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 11 Constitution saving throw, taking 9 (2d8) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If the poison damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hit points, and is paralyzed while poisoned in this way. Web (Recharge 5-6}. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 30f60 ft., one creature. Hit: The target is restrained by webbing. As an action, the restrained target can make a DC 12 Strength check, bursting the webbing on a success. The webbing can also be attacked and destroyed (AC 10; hp 5; vulnerability to fire damage; immunity to bludgeoning, poison, and psychic damage). To snare its prey, a giant spider spins elaborate webs or shoots sticky strands of webbing from its abdomen. Giant spiders are most commonly found underground, making their lairs on ceilings or in dark, web-filled crevices. Such lairs are often festooned with web cocoons holding past victims. GIANT SPIDER
GIANT TOAD Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 11 Hit Points 39 (6d10 + 6) Speed 20 ft., swim 40ft. STR 15 (+2) DEX 13 (+1) CON 13 (+1) INT 2 (-4) WIS 10 (+0) Senses darkvision 30ft., passive Perception 10 LanguagesChallenge 1 (200 XP) Amphibious. The toad can breathe air and water. CHA 3 (-4) Standing Leap. The toad's long jump is up to 20 feet and its high jump is up to 10 feet, with or without a running start. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) piercing damage plus 5 (1d10) poison damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the toad can't bite another target. Swallow. The toad makes one bite attack against a Medium or smaller target it is grappling. If the attack hits, the target is swallowed, and the grapple ends. The swallowed target is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the toad, and it takes 10 (3d6) acid damage at the start of each of the toad's turns. The toad can have only one target swallowed at a time. If the toad dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse using 5 feet of movement, exiting prone. GIANT VULTURE Large beast, neutral evil Armor Class 10 Hit Points 22 (3d10 + 6) Speed 10ft., fly 60ft. STR 15 (+2) DEX 10 (+0) Skills Perception +3 CON 15 (+2) Senses passive Perception 13 INT 6 (-2) WIS 12 (+1) Languages understands Common but can't speak Challenge 1 (200 XP) CHA 7 (-2) Keen Sight and Smell. The vulture has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight or smell. Pack Tactics. The vulture has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the vulture's allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated. ACTIONS Multiattack. The vulture makes two attacks: one with its beak and one with its talons. Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) p}ercing damage. Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. , one ta~get . . , Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) slashing damage. A giant vulture has advanced intelligence and a malevolent bent. Unlike its smaller kin, it will attack a wounded creature to hasten its end. Giant vultures have been known to haunt a thirsty, starving creature for days to enjoy its suffering. · GIANT WASP Medium beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 13 (3d8) Speed 10ft., fly 50 ft. STR 10 (+0) DEX 14 (+2) CON 10 (+0) Senses passive Perception 10 LanguagesChallenge 1/2 (100 XP) AcTIONS INT 1 (-5) WIS 10 (+0) Sting. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 11 Constitution saving throw, taking 10 (3d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If the poison damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hit points, and is paralyzed while poisoned in this way. GIANT WEASEL Medium beast, unaligned Armor Class 13 Hit Points 9 (2d8) Speed 40ft. STR 11 (+0) DEX 16 (+3) CON 10 (+0) Skills Perception +3, Stealth +5 INT 4 (-3) WIS 12 (+1) Senses darkvision 60ft., passive Perception 13 Languages - Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) CHA 5 (- 3) Keen Hearing and Smell. The weasel has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage. 329
330 GIANT WOLF SPIDER Medium beast, unaligned Armor Class 13 Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2) Speed 40 ft., climb 40 ft. STR 12 (+1) DEX 16 (+3) CON 13 (+1) Skills Perce ption +3, Stealth +7 INT 3 (- 4) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 4 (- 3) Senses blindsight 10ft. , darkvision 60ft., passive Perce ption 13 LanguagesChallenge 1/4 (50 XP) Spider Climb. The spider can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Web Sense. While in contact with a web, the spider knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web. Web Walker. The spider ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 11 Constitution saving throw, taking 7 (2d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If the poison damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hit points, and is paralyzed while poisoned in this way. Smaller than a giant spider, a giant wolf spider hunts prey across open ground or hides in a burrow or crevice, or in a hidden cavity beneath debris. GOAT Medium beast, unaligned Armor Class 1 0 Hit Points 4 (1d8) Speed 40ft. STR 12 (+1) DEX 10 (+0) CON 11 (+0) Senses passive Perception 10 LanguagesChallenge 0 (10 XP) INT 2 (-4) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 5 (- 3) Charge. If the goat moves at least 20 feet straight toward a target and then hits it with a ram attack on the same turn, the target takes an extra 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage. lfthe target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 10 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. Sure-Footed. The goat has advantage on Strength and Dexterity saving throws made against effects that would knock it prone. ACTIONS Ram. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) bludgeoning damage. APPENDIX A: MISCELLANEOUS CREATURES HAWK Tiny beast, unaligned Armor Class 13 Hit Points 1 (1 d4 - 1) Speed 10 ft. , fly 60 ft. STR DEX 5 (-3) 16 (+3) Skills Perception +4 CON 8 (- 1) Senses passive Perception 14 LanguagesChallenge 0 (1 0 XP) INT 2 (- 4) WIS 14 (+2) CHA 6 (- 2) Keen Sight. The hawk has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. ACTIONS Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 slashing damage. HUNTER SHARK Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 (natural armor) Hit Points 45 (6d10 + 12) Speed 0 ft., swim 40ft. STR 18 (+4) DEX 13 (+1) Skills Perception +2 CON 15 (+2) INT 1 (- 5) WIS 10 (+0) Senses blindsight 30ft., passive Perception 12 Languages - Challenge 2 (450 XP) CHA 4 (- 3) Blood Frenzy. The shark has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn't have all its hit points. Water Breathing. The shark can breathe only underwater. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) piercing damage. Smaller than a giant shark but larger and fiercer than a reef shark, a hunter shark haunts deep waters. It usually hunts alone, but multiple hunter sharks might feed in the same area. A fully grown hunter shark is 15 to 20 feet long.
HYENA Medium beast, unaligned Armor Class 11 Hit Points 5 (1d8 + 1) Speed 50 ft. STR 11 (+0) DEX 13 (+1) Skills Perception +3 CON 12 (+1) Senses passive Perception 13 Languages - Challenge 0 (10 XP) INT 2 (-4) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 5 (-3) Pack Tactics. The hyena has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the hyena's allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d6) piercing damage . jACKAL Small beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 3 (1d6) Speed 40ft. STR 8 (-1) DEX 15 (+2) Skills Perception +3 CON 11 (+0) Senses passive Perception 13 Languages - Challenge 0 (10 XP) INT 3 (-4) WI~ 12 (+1) CHA 6 (- 2) Keen Hearing and Smell. The jackal has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell. Pack Tactics. The jackal has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the jackal's allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack:+ 1 to hit, reach 5 ft. , one target. Hit: 1 (1d4- 1) piercing damage. livENA KILLER WHALE Huge beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 (natural armor) Hit Points 90 (12d12 + 12) Speed 0 ft., swim 60ft. STR 19 (+4) DEX 10 (+0) Skills Perception +3 CON 13 (+1) INT 3 (- 4) WIS 12 (+1) Senses blindsight 120ft., passive Perception 13 LanguagesChallenge 3 (700 XP) Echolocation. The whale can't use its blindsight while deafened. CHA 7 2) Hold Breath. The whale can hold its breath for 30 minutes. Keen Hearing. The whale has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (5d6 + 4) piercing damage . LION Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 26 (4d10 + 4) Speed 50 ft. STR 17 (+3) DEX 15 (+2) CON 13 (+1) Skills Perception +3 , Stealth +6 Senses passive Perception 13 Languages - Challenge 1 (200 XP) INT 3 (- 4) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 8 (-1) Keen Smell. The lion has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Pack Tactics. The lion has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the lion's allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated . Pounce. If the lion moves at least 20 feet straight toward a creature and then hits it with a claw attack on the same turn, that target must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. If the target is prone, the lion can make one bite attack against it as a bonus action. Running Leap. With a 10-foot running start, the lion can long jump up to 25 feet. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target., Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) slashing damage. 331
LIZARD Tiny beast, unaligned Armor Class 1 0 Hit Points 2 (ld4) Speed 20ft., climb 20 ft. STR 2 (- 4) DEX 11 (+0) CON 10 (+0) INT 1 (-5) WIS 8 (- 1) Senses da rkvisio n 30ft., passive Perception 9 Languages - Challenge 0 (10 XP) ACTIONS CHA 3 (-4) Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +0 to hit, reach 5 ft., o ne t arget. Hit: 1 pie rcing damage. MAMMOTH Huge beast, unaligned Armor Class 13 (natura l armor) Hit Points 126 (11d12 + 55) Speed 40ft. STR 24 (+7) DEX 9 (-1) CON 21 (+5) Senses passive Perceptio n 10 Languages - Challenge 6 (2,300 XP) INT 3 (-4) WIS 11 (+0) CHA 6 (-2) ·Trampling Charge. If the mammot h moves at le ast 20 feet straight towa rd a creature and t hen hits it with a gore attack on the same turn , that target must succeed o n a DC 18 Strength saving throw o r be knocked pro ne. If the ta rget is prone, the mammoth can make one stomp attack against it as a bonus actio n. ACTIONS Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10ft., one ta rget. Hit: 25 (4d8 + 7) piercing damage. Stomp. Melee Weapon Attack:+ 10 to hit, reach 5 ft. , o ne prone creature. Hit: 29 (4d10 + 7) bludgeoning damage. A mammoth is an elephantine creature with thick fur and long tusks. Stockier and fiercer than normal elephants, mammoths inhabit a wide range of climes, from subarctic to subtropical. AJ;>J?ENDIX A: MISCELLANEOUS CREATURES ., l MASTiFF ' Medium beast, un~li ed Armor Class 12 Hit Points 5 (ld8 + 1) Speed 40 ft. STR 13 (+1) DEX 14 (+2) Skills Perception +3 CON 12 (+1) Senses passive Perceptio n 13 Languages - Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) INT 3 (-4) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 7 (-2) Keen Hearing and Smell. The mastiff has advantage on Wisdom (Perceptio n) checks that rely o n hearing or smell. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., o ne target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 11 Strength saving throw o r be knocked prone. Mastiffs are impressive hounds prized by humanoids for their loyalty and keen senses, Mastiffs can be trained as guard dogs, hunting dogs, and war dogs. Halftings and other Small humanoids ride them as mounts.
MULE Medium beast, unaligned Armor Class 1 0 Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2) Speed 40ft. STR 14 (+2) DEX 10 (+0) CON 13 (+1) Senses passive Perception 10 Languages - Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) INT 2 (-4) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 5 (-3) Beast of Burden. The mule is considered to be a Large animal for the purpose of determining its carrying capacity. Sure-Footed. The mule has advantage on Strength and Dexterity saving throws made against effects that would knock it prone. ACTIONS Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) bludgeoning damage. OCTOPUS Small beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 3 (1d6) Speed 5 ft., swim 30ft. STR 4 (-3) DEX 15 (+2) CON 11 (+0) Skills Perception +2 , Stealth +4 INT 3 (-4) WIS 10 (+0) Senses darkvision 30ft., passive Perception 12 Languages - Challenge 0 (10 XP) CHA 4 (-3) Hold Breath. While out of water, the octopus can hold its breath for 30 minutes. Underwater Camouflage. The octopus has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made while underwater. Water Breathing. The octopus can breathe only underwater. ACTIONS Tentacles. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. , one target. Hit: 1 bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 10). Until this grapple ends, the octopus can't use its tentacles on another target. Ink Cloud (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). A 5-foot· radius cloud of ink extends all around the octopus if it is underwater. The area is heavily obscured for 1 minute, although a significant current can disperse the ink. After releasing the ink, the octopus can use the Dash action as a bonus action. OwL Tiny beast, unaligned Armor Class 11 Hit Points 1 (ld4- 1) Speed 5 ft., fly 60ft. STR 3 (-4) DEX 13 (+1) CON 8 (-1) Skills Perception +3, Stealth +3 INT 2 (-4) WIS 12 (+1) Senses darkvision 120ft., passive Perception 13 LanguagesChallenge 0 (10 XP) Flyby. The owl doesn't provoke opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy's reach. Keen Hearing and Sight. The owl has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing r sight. ACTIONS Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 slashing damage. PANTHER Medium beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 13 (3d8) Speed 50 ft., climb 40ft. STR 14 (+2) DEX 15 (+2) CON 10 (+0) Skills Perception +4, Stealth +6 Senses passive Perception 14 LanguagesChallenge 1/4 (50 XP) INT 3 (-4) WIS 14 (+2) Keen Smell. The panther has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. CHA 7 (-2) Pounce. If the panther moves at least 20 feet straight toward a creature and then hits it with a claw attack on the same turn, that target must succeed on a DC 12 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. If the target is prone, the panther can make one bite attack against it as a bonus action. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft ., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) slashing damage. 333
334 PHASE SPIDER Large monstrosity, unaligned Armor Class 13 (natural armor) Hit Points 32 (5d10 + 5) ' Speed 30ft., climb 30 ft. STR 15 (+2) DEX 15 (+2) Skills Stealth +6 CON 12 (+1) INT 6 (-2) WIS 10 (+0) Senses darkvision 60ft., passive Perception 10 LanguagesChallenge 3 (700 XP) CHA 6 (-2) Ethereal jaunt. As a bonus action, the spider can magically shift from the Material Plane to the Ethereal Plane, or vice versa. Spider Climb. The spider can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Web Walker. The spider ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 11 Constitution saving throw, taking 18 (4d8) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If the poison damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hit points, and is paralyzed while poisoned in this way. A phase spider possesses the magical ability to phase in and out of the Ethereal Plane. It seems to appear out of nowhere and quickly vanishes after attacking. Its movement on the Ethereal Plane before coming back to the Material Plane makes it seem like it can teleport. PHi\SE SPIDER .,, .... _ ........ . ~\ POISONOUS SNAKE '" Tiny beast, unaligi;led Armor Class 13 Hit Points 2 (1d4) Speed 30ft., swim 30ft. STR 2 (-4) DEX 16 (+3) CON 11 (+0) INT 1 (-5) WIS 10 (+0) Senses blindsight 10ft., passive Perception 10 LanguagesChallenge 1/8 (25 XP) ACTIONS CHA 3 (-4) Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw, taking 5 (2d4) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. PoLAR BEAR Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 (natural armor) Hit Points 42 (5d10 + 15) Speed 40ft., swim 30ft. STR 20 (+5) DEX 10 (+0) Skills Perception +3 CON 16 (+3) Senses passive Perception 13 LanguagesChallenge 2 (450 XP) INT 2 (- 4) WIS 13 (+1) CHA 7 (- 2) Keen Smell. The bear has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. ACTIONS Multiattack. The bear makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (ld8 + 5) piercing damage. Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) slashing damage. VARIANT: CAVE BEAR Some bears have adapted to life underground, feeding on subterranean lichen and blind fis h. Known as cave bears, these ill-tempered behemoths have coarse, dark hair and darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. Otherwise, they have the same statistics as a polar bear. ,..
PONY Medium beast, unaligned Armor Class 10 Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2) Speed 40ft. STR 15 (+2) DEX 10 (+0) CON 13 (+1) Senses passive Perception 10 Languages - Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) ACTIONS INT 2 (-4) WIS 11 (+0) CHA 7 (- 2) Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) bludgeoning damage. QUIPPER Tiny beast, unaligned Armor Class 13 Hit Points 1 (1d4- 1) Speed 0 ft. , swim 40ft. STR DEX 2 (-4) 16 (+3) CON 9 (- 1) INT 1 (-5) WIS 7 (- 2) Senses darkvision 60ft., passive Perception 8 LanguagesChallenge 0 (10 XP) CHA 2 (-4) Blood Frenzy. The quipper has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn't have all its hit points. Water Breathing. The quipper can breathe only underwater. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. , on e target. Hit: 1 piercing damage. A quipper is a carnivorous fish with sharp teeth. Quippers can adapt to any aquatic environment, including cold subterranean lakes. They frequently gather in swarms; the statistics for a swarm of quippers appear later in this appendix. RAT Tiny beast, unaligned Armor Class 10 Hit Points 1 (1d4- 1) Speed 20 ft. STR 2 (-4) DEX 11 (+0) CON 9 (- 1) INT 2 (-4) WIS 10 (+0) Senses darkvision 30ft., passive Perception 10 LanguagesChallenge 0 (10 XP) CHA 4 (-3) Keen Smell. The rat has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +0 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage. RAVEN Tiny beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 1 (1d4 - 1) Speed 10ft., fly 50 ft. STR 2 (-4) DEX 14 (+2) Skills Perception +3 CON 8 (- 1) Senses passive Perce ption 13 Languages - Challenge 0 (1 0 XP) INT 2 (- 4) WIS 12 (+1 ) CHA 6 (-2) Mimicry. The raven can mimic simple sounds it ha s heard, such as a pe rson whispering, a baby crying, or an animal chittering. A creature that hears the sounds can tell they are imitation s with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (In sight) check. ACTIONS Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage. Q UIPPERS 335
REEF SHARK Medium beast, unaligned Armo r Class 12 (natural armor) Hit Points 22 (4d8 + 4) Speed 0 ft., swim 40 ft. STR 14 (+2) DEX 13 (+1) Skills Perce ption +2 CON 13 (+1) INT 1 (-5) WIS 10 (+0) Senses blindsight 30 ft., passive Perception 12 LanguagesChallenge 1/2 (100 XP) CHA 4 (-3) Pack Tactics. The shark has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the shark's allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated. Water Breathing. The shark can breathe only underwater. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage. Smaller than giant sharks and hunter sharks, reef sharks inhabit shallow waters and coral reefs, gathering in small packs to hunt. A full-grown specimen measures 6 to 10 feet long. RHINOCEROS Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 11 (natural armor) Hit Points 45 (6d10 + 12) Speed 40ft. STR 21 (+5) DEX 8 (- 1) CON 15 (+2) Senses passive Pe rception 11 LanguagesChallenge 2 (450 XP) INT 2 (- 4) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 6 (- 2) Charge. If the rhinoceros moves at least 20 feet straight toward a target and then hits it with a gore attack on the same turn, the target takes an extra 9 (2d8) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. ACTIONS Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage. RIOING HORSE Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 10 Hit Points 13 (2d10 + 2) Speed 60ft. STR 16 (+3) DEX 10 (+0) CON 12 (+1) Senses passive Pe rce ptio n 10 Languages - Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) ACTIONS INT 2 (-4) WIS 11 (+0) CHA 7 (-2) Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3) bludgeoning damage. SABER-TOOTHED TIGER Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 52 (7d10 + 14) Speed 40ft. STR 18 (+4) DEX 14 (+2) CON 15 (+2) Skills Perception +3, Stealth +6 Senses passive Pe rceptio n 13 LanguagesChallenge 2 (450 XP) INT 3 (-4) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 8 (- 1) Keen Smell. The tiger has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Pounce. If the tiger moves at least 20 feet straight toward a creature and then hits it with a claw attack on the same t urn, that target must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. If the target is prone, the tiger can make one bite attack against it as a bonus action. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d10 + 5) piercing damage. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) slashing damage.
SCORPION Tiny beast, unaligned Armor Class 11 (natural armor) Hit Points 1 (1d4 - 1) Speed 10ft. STR 2 (- 4) DEX 11 (+0) CON 8 (-1) INT 1 (-5) WIS 8 (- 1) Senses blindsight 10 ft., passive Perception 9 Languages - Challenge 0 (10 XP) ACTIONS CHA 2 (-4) Sting. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft. , one creature. Hit: 1 piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 9 Constitution saving throw, taking 4 (1d8) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successfu l one. SEA HORSE Tiny beast, unaligned Armor Class 11 Hit Points 1 (1d4 - 1) Speed 0 ft., swim 20ft. STR 1 (- 5) DEX 12 (+1) CON 8 (-1) Senses passive Perception 10 Languages - Challenge 0 (0 XP) INT 1 (- 5) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 2 (-4) Water Breathing. The sea horse can breathe only underwater. SPIDER Tiny beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 1 (1d4- 1) Speed 20ft., climb 20 ft. STR 2 (- 4) DEX 14 (+2) Skills Stea lth +4 CON 8 (- 1) INT 1 (- 5) WIS 10 (+0) Senses darkvision 30 ft. , passive Perception 10 Languages - Challenge 0 (10 XP) CHA 2 (- 4) Spider Climb. Th e spider can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Web Sense. While in contact with a web, the spider knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web. Web Walker. The spider ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 1 piercing damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 9 Constitution saving throw or take 2 (1d4) poison damage. SWARM OF BATS Medium swarm of Tiny beasts, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 22 (Sd8) Speed 0 ft., fly 30ft. STR 5 (-3) DEX 15 (+2} CON 10 (+0) INT 2 (- 4) WIS 12 (+1) Damage Resistances bludgeoning, pi ercing, slashing Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, prone , restrained, stunned Senses blindsight 60ft., passive Perce ption 11 Languages - Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) Echolocation. The swarm can't use its blindsight while deafened. Keen Hearing. The swarm has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing. CHA 4 (-3) Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature's space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny bat. The swarm can't regain hit points or gain temporary hit points. ACTIO NS Bites. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 0 ft. , one creature in the swarm's space. Hit: 5 (2d4) piercing damage, or 2 (1d4) piercing damage if the swarm has half of its hit points or fewer. THE NATURE OF SWARMS The swarms presented here aren't ordinary or benign assemblies of little creatures. They form as a resu lt of some sinister or unwholesome influence. A vampire can summon swarms of bats and rats from the darkest corners of the night, while the very presence of a mummy lord can cause scarab beetles to boil up from the sand-filled depths of its tomb. A hag might have the power to turn swarms of ravens against her enemies, while a yuan-ti abomination might have swarms of poisonous snakes slithering in its wake. Even druids can't charm these swarms, and their aggressiveness is borderline unnatural. 337
SWARM OF INSECTS Medium swarm of Tiny beasts, unaligned Armor Class 12 (natural armor) . Hit Points 22 (5d8) Speed 20ft., climb 20ft. STR 3 (-4) DEX 13 (+1) CON 10 (+0) INT 1 (-5) WIS 7 (-2) Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, slashing Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, prone, restrained, stunned Senses blindsight 10ft., passive Perception 8 LanguagesChallenge 1/2 (100 XP) CHA 1 (-5) Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature's space and vice versa , and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny insect. The swarm can't regain hit points or gain temporary hit points. ACTIONS Bites. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 0 ft., one target in the swarm's space. Hit: 10 (4d4) piercing damage, or 5 (2d4) piercing damage if the swarm has half of its hit points or fewer. SWARM OF POISONOUS SNAKES Medium swarm of Tiny beasts, unaligned Armor Class 14 Hit Points 36 (8d8) Speed 30ft. , swim 30ft. STR 8 (-1) DEX 18 (+4) CON 11 (+0) INT 1 (- 5) WIS 10 (+0) Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, slashing Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, paralyzed , petrified, prone, restrained, stunned Senses blindsight 10ft., passive Perception 10 Languages - Challenge 2 (450 XP) CHA 3 (- 4) Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature's space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny snake. The swarm can't regain hit points or gain temporary hit points. ACTIONS Bites. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 0 ft., one creature in the swarm's space. Hit: 7 (2d6) piercing damage, or 3 (1d6) piercing damage if the swarm has half of its hit points or fewer. The target must make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw, taking 14 (4d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Different kinds of insects can gather in swarms, and each swarm has the special characteristics described below. Swarm of Beetles. A swarm of beetles gains a burrowing speed of 5 feet. Swarm of Centipedes. A creature reduced to 0 hit points by a swarm of centipedes is stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hit points, and paralyzed while poisoned in this way. Swarm of Spiders. A swarm of spiders has the following additional traits. Spider Climb. The swarm can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceili ngs, without needing to make an ability check. Web Sense. While in contact with a web, the swarm knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web. Web Walker. The swarm ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing. Swarm of Wasps. A swarm of wasps has a walking speed of 5 feet, a flying speed of 30 feet, and no climbing speed. SWARM OF QUIPPERS Medium swarm ofTiny beasts, unaligned Armor Class 13 Hit Points 28 (8d8 - 8) Speed 0 ft., swim 40 ft. STR 13 (+1) DEX 16 (+3) CON 9 (-1) INT l (-5) WIS 7 (-2) Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, slashing Condition Immunities charmed, frightened , paralyzed, petrified, prone, restrained, stunned Senses darkvision 60ft., passive Perception 8 LanguagesChallenge l (200 XP) CHA 2 (-4) Blood Frenzy. The swarm ha s advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn't have all its hit points. Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature's space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny quipper. The swarm can't regain hit points or gain temporary hit points. Water Breathing. The swarm can breathe on ly underwater. ACTIONS Bites. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 0 ft ., one creature in the swarm's space. Hit: 14 (4d6) piercing damage, or 7 (2d6) piercing damage if the swarm has half of its hit points or fewer.
SWARM OF RATS Medium swarm of Tiny beasts, unaligned Armor Class 1 0 Hit Points 24 (7d8 - 7) Speed 30ft. STR 9 (- 1) DEX 11 (+0) CON 9 (-1) INT 2 (-4) WIS 10 (+0) Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, slashing Condition Immunities charmed, frightened , paralyzed, petrified, prone, restrained, stunned Senses darkvision 30ft., passive Perception 10 languages - Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) CHA 3 (-4) Keen Smell. The swarm has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature's space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny rat. The swarm can 't regain hit points or gain temporary hit points. ACTIONS Bites. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 0 ft. , one target in the swarm's space. Hit: 7 (2d6) piercing damage, or 3 (1d6) piercing damage if the swarm has half of its hit points or fewer. SWARM OF RAVENS Medium swarm of Tiny beasts, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 24 (7d8 - 7) Speed 10ft., fly 50 ft. STR 6 (- 2) DEX 14 (+2) Skills Perception +5 CON 8 (-1) INT 3 (- 4) WIS 12 (+1) Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, slashing Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, prone, restrained, stunned Senses passive Perception 15 languagesChallenge 1/4 (50 XP) CHA 6 (-2) Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature's space and vice versa , and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny raven . The swarm can't regain hit points or gain temporary hit points. ACTIONS Beaks. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target in the swarm's space. Hit: 7 (2d6) pi e rcing damage, or 3 (1d6) piercing damage if the swarm has half of its hit points or fewer. llGER Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 37 (5d10 + 10) Speed 40ft. STR 17 (.+3) DEX 15 (+2) CON 14 (+2) Skills Perception +3, Stealth +6 INT 3 (- 4) WIS 12 (+1) Senses darkvision 60ft., passive Perception 13 languagesChallenge 1 (200 XP) CHA 1) Keen Smell. The tiger has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Pounce. If the tiger moves at least 20 feet straight toward a creature and then hits it with a claw attack on the same turn, that target must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. If the target is prone, the tiger can make one bite attack against it as a bonus action . ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. , one target. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3) piercing damage . Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing damage. VULTURE Medium beast, unaligned Armor Class 10 Hit Points 5 (1d8 + 1) Speed 10ft., fly 50 ft. STR 7 (- 2) DEX 10 (+0) Skills Perception +3 CON 13 (+1) Senses passive Perception 13 languages - Challenge 0 (10 XP) INT 2 (- 4) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 4 (-3) Keen Sight and Smell. The vulture has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight or smell . Pack Tactics. The vulture has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the vulture's allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated . ACTIONS Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d4) piercing damage. 339
340 WARHORSE Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 11 Hit Points 19 (3d10 + 3) Speed 60ft. STR 18 (+4) DEX 12 (+1) CON l3 (+1) Senses passive Perception 11 LanguagesChallenge 1/2 (100 XP) INT 2 (-4) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 7 (-2) Trampling Charge. If the horse moves at least 20 feet stra ight toward a creature and then hits it with a hooves attack on the same turn, that target must succeed on a DC 14 Strength savin g throw or be knocked prone. If the target is prone, the horse can make another attack with its hooves against it as a bonus action . ACTIONS Hoo ves. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage. An armored warhorse has an AC based on the type of barding worn (see the Player's Handbook for more information on barding). The horse's AC includes its Dexterity modifier, where appli cable. Barding doesn't alter the horse's challenge rating. AC Barding 12 Leather 13 Studded leather 14 Ring mail 15 Sca le mail WEASEL Tiny beast, unaligned Armor Class 13 Hit Points 1 (1d4- 1) Speed 30ft. STR 3 (-4) DEX 16 (+3) CON 8 (-1) Skills Perception +3, Stealth +5 Senses passive Perception 13 LanguagesChallenge 0 (10 XP) AC 16 17 18 INT 2 (-4) Barding Chain mail Splint Plate WIS 12 (+1) CHA 3 (-4) ,.. Keen Hearing and Smell. Th e wease l has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage . WINTER WOLF Large monstrosity, neutral evil Armor Class l3 (natural armor) Hit Points 75 (10d10 + 20) Speed 50 ft. STR 18 (+4) DEX l3 (+1) CON 14 (+2) Skills Perception +5, Stealth +3 Damage Immunities cold Senses passive Perception 15 INT 7 (-2) Languages Common, Giant, Winter Wolf Challenge 3 (700 XP) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 8 (-1) Keen Hearing and Smell. The wo lf has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or sme ll. Pack Tactics. The wolf has advantage on an attack roll aga in st a creature if at least one of the wolf's alli es is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated. Snow Camouflage. Th e wo lf has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in snowy terrain.
ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. Cold Breath (Recharge 5-6). The wolf exhales a blast of freezing wind in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw, taking 18 (4d8) cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The arctic-dwelling winter wolf is as large as a dire wolf but has snow-white fur and pale blue eyes. Frost giants use these evil creatures as guards and hunting companions, putting the wolves' deadly breath weapon to use against their foes. Winter wolves communicate with one another using growls and barks, but they speak Common and Giant well enough to follow simple conversations. WOLF Medium beast, unaligned Armor Class 13 (natural armor) Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2) Speed 40ft. STR 12 (+1) DEX 15 (+2) CON 12 (+1) Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4 Senses passive Perception 13 Languages - Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) INT 3 (-4) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 6 (-2) Keen Hearing and Smell. The wolf has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell. Pack Tactics. The wolf has advantage on attack rolls against a creature if at least one of the wolf's allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 11 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. WORG Large monstrosity, neutral evil Armor Class 13 (natural armor) Hit Points 26 (4d10 + 4) Speed 50 ft. STR 16 (+3) DEX 13 (+1) Skills Perception +4 CON 13 (+1) INT 7 (- 2) WIS 11 (+0) Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14 Languages Goblin , Worg Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) CHA 8 1) Keen Hearing and Smell. The worg has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. A worg is an evil predator that delights in hunting and devouring creatures weaker than itself. Cunning and malevolent, worgs roam across the remote wilderness or a re raised by goblins and hobgoblins. Those creatures use worgs as mounts, but a worg will turn on its rider if it feels mistreated or malnourished. Worgs speak in their own language and Goblin, and a few learn to speak Common as well.
34~ APPENDIX B: NONPLAYER CHAR'ACTERS This appendix contains statistics for va rious humanoid nonplayer characters (NPCs) that adventurers might ·encounter during a D&D campaign, including lowly commoners and mighty archmages. These stat blocks can be used to represent both human and nonhuman NPCs. CusTOMIZING NPCs There are many easy ways to customize the NPCs in this appendix for your home campaign. Racial Traits. You can add racial traits to an NPC. For example, a half'ling druid might have a speed of 25 feet and the Lucky trait. Adding racial traits to an NPC doesn't alter its challenge rating. For more on racial traits, see the Player's Handbook. SpeJJ Swaps. One way to customize an NPC spellcaster is to replace one or more of its spells. You can substitute any spell on the NPC's spell list with a different spell of the same level from the same spell list. Swapping spells in this manner doesn't alter an NPC's challenge rating. Armor and Weapon Swaps. You can upgrade or downgrade an NPC's armor, or add or switch weapons. Adjustments to Armor Class and damage can change an NPC's challenge rating, as explained in the Dungeon Master's Guide. Magic Items. The more powerful an NPC, the more likely it has one or more magic items in its possession. An arch mage, for example, might have a magic staff or wand, as well as one or more potions and scrolls. Giving an NPC a potent damage-dealing magic item could alter its challenge rating. Magic items, as well as adjusting .a creature's challenge rating, are described in the Dungeon Master's Guide. ACOLYTE Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 1 0 Hit Points 9 (2d8) Speed 30ft. STR 10 (+0) DEX 10 (+0) CON 10 (+0) Skills Medicine +4, Religion +2 Senses passive Perception 10 INT 10 (+0) WIS 14 (+2) Languages any one language (usually Common) Challenge 1/4 (SO XP) CHA 11 (+0) Spellcasting. The acolyte is a 1st-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 12, +4 to hit with spell attacks). The acolyte has following cleric spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): light, sacred flame, thaumaturgy 1st level (3 slots): bless, cure wounds, sanctuary AcTIONS Club. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage. Acolytes are junior members of a clergy, usually answerable to a priest. They perform a variety of functions in a temple and are granted minor spellcasting power by their deities. ARCHMAGE Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 12 (1 5 with mage armor) Hit Points 99 (18d8 + 18) Speed 30ft. STR 10 (+0) DEX 14 (+2) CON 12 (+1) Saving Throws lnt +9, Wis +6 Skills Arcana +13, History +13 INT 20 (+5) WIS 15 (+2) Damage Resistance damage from spells; non magical CHA 16 (+3) bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing (from stoneskin) Senses passive Perception 12 Languages any six languages Challenge 12 (8,400 XP) Magic Resistance. The arch mage has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Spellcasting. The archmage is an 18th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 17, +9 to hit with spell attacks). The arch mage can cast disguise self and invisibility at will and has the following wizard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will):.fire bolt, light, mage hand, prestidigitation, shocking grasp 1st level (4 slots): detect magic, identify, mage armor,1' magic missile 2nd level (3 slots): detect thoughts, mirror image, misty step 3rd level (3 slots): counterspeii,Jly, lightning bolt 4th level (3 slots): banishment, fire shield, stoneskin'~ 5th level (3 slots): cone of cold, scrying, wall of force 6th level .(1 slot): globe of invulnerability 7th level (l slot): teleport 8th level (l slot): mind blank1< 9th level (l slot): time stop 1<The archmage casts these spells on itself before combat. ACTIONS Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (ld4 + 2) piercing damage. Archmages are powerful (and usually quite old) spellcasters dedicated to the study of the arcane arts. Benevolent ones counsel kings and queens, while evil ones rule as tyrants and pursue lichdom. Those who are neither good nor evil sequester themselves in remote towers to practice their magic without interruption. An archmage typically has one or more apprentice mages, and an archmage's abode has numerous magical wards and guardians to discourage interlopers.
Medium humanoid (any race), any non-good alignment Armor Class 15 (studded leather) Hit Points 78 (12d8 + 24) Speed 30ft. STR 11 (+0) DEX 16 (+3) CON 14 (+2) Saving Throws Dex +7, lnt +5 INT 13 (+1) WIS 11 (+0) CHA 10 (+0) Skills Acrobatics +7, Deception +4, Perception +4, Stealth + 11 Damage Resistances poison Senses passive Perception 14 Languages Thieves' cant plus any two languages Challenge 8 (3,900 XP) Assassinate. During its first turn, the assassin has advantage on attack rolls against any creature that hasn't taken a turn . Any hit the assassin scores against a surprised creature is a critical hit. Evasion. If the assassin is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, the assassin instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw,. and only half damage if it fails. Sneak Attack (1/Turn). The assassin deals an extra 13 (4d6) damage when it hits a target with a weapon attack and has advantage on the attack roll, or when the target is within 5 feet of an ally of the assassin that is n't incapacitated and the assassin doesn't have disadvantage on the attack roll. ACTIONS Multiattack. The assassin makes two shortsword attacks. Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 24 (7d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Light Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, range 80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 24 (7d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Trained in the use of poison, assassins are remorseless killers who work for nobles, guildmasters, sovereigns, and anyone else who can afford them. BANDIT Medium humanoid (any race), any non-lawful alignment Armor Class 12 (leather armor) Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2) Speed 30ft. STR 11 (;t-0) DEX 12 (+1) CON 12 (+1) Senses passive Perception 10 INT 10 (+0) WIS 10 (+0) Languages any one language (usually Common) Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) ACTIONS CHA 10 .(:tO) Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one' target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) slashing damage. Light Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, range 80 ft./320ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 1) piercing damage. ARCHMt\GE 343
344 Bandits rove in gangs and are sometimes led by thugs, veterans, or spellcasters. Not all bandits a re evil. Oppression, drought, disease, or famine can often drive otherwise honest folk to a life of banditry. Pirates are bandits of the high seas. They might be freebooters interested only in treasure and murder, or they might be privateers sanctioned by the crown to attack and plunder an enemy nation's vessels. BANDIT CAPTAIN Medium humanoid (any race), any non·lawful alignment Armor Class 15 (studded leather) Hit Points 65 (10d8 + 20) Speed 30 ft. STR 15 (+2) DEX 16 (+3) CON 14 (+2) INT 14 (+2) Saving Throws Str +4, Dex +5, Wis +2 Skills Athletics +4, Deception +4 Senses passive Perception 10 Languages any two languages Challenge 2 (450 XP) ACTIONS WIS 11 (+0) CHA 14 (+2) Multiattack. The captain makes three melee attacks: two with its scimitar and one with its dagger. Or the captain makes two ranged attacks with its daggers. Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (ld6 + 3) slashing damage. Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage. REACTIONS Parry. The captain adds 2 to its AC against one melee attack that would hit it. To do so, the captain must see the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon. It takes a strong personality, ruthless cunning, and a silver tongue to keep a gang of bandits in line. The bandit captain has these qua lities in spades. In addition to managing a crew of selfish malcontents, the pirate captain is a variation of the bandit captain, with a ship to protect and command. To keep the crew in line, the captain must mete out rewards and punishment on a regular basis. More than treasure, a bandit captain or pirate captain craves infamy. A prisoner who appeals to the captain's vanity or ego is more likely to be treated fairly than a prisoner who does not or claims not to know anything of the captain's colorful reputation. BER,SERKER Medium humanoid (any race), any chaotic alignment Armor Class 13 (hide armor) Hit Points 67 (9d8 + 27) Speed 30 ft. STR 16 (+3) DEX 12 (+1) CON 17 (+3) Senses passive Perception 10 INT 9 (-1) WIS 11 (+0) Languages any one language (usually Common) Challenge 2 (450 XP) CHA 9 (-1) Reckless. At the start of its turn, the berserker can gain advantage on all melee weapon attack rolls during that turn, but attack rolls against it have advantage until the start of its next turn. ACTIONS Greataxe. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. , one target. Hit: 9 (1d12 + 3) slashing damage. Ha iling from uncivilized lands, unpredictable berserkers come together in war parties and seek conflict wherever they can find it. BANDIT CAPTAIN APPENDIX B: J:o[ONPLAYEI,l. CHARACTERS
COMMONER Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 10 Hit Points 4 (1d8) Speed 30ft. STR 10 (+0) DEX 10 (+0) CON 10 (+0) Senses passive Perception 10 INT 10 (+0) WIS 10 (+0) Languages any one language (usually Common) Challenge 0 (10 XP) ACTIONS CHA 10 (+0) Club. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage. Commoners include peasants, serfs, slaves, servants, pilgrims, merchants, artisans, and hermits. CULTIST Medium humanoid (any race), any non-good alignment Armor Class 12 (leather armor) Hit Points 9 (2d8) Speed 30ft. STR 11 (+0) DEX 12 (+1) CON 10 (+0) Skills Deception +2, Religion +2 Senses passive Perception 10 INT 10 (+0) WIS 11 (+0) Languages any one language (usually Common) Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) CHA 10 (+0) Dark Devotion. The cultist has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened . ACTIONS Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft. , one creature. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) slashing damage. Cultists swear allegiance to dark powers s uch as elemental princes, demon lords, or a rchdevils. Most conceal their loyalties to avoid being ostracized, imprisoned, or executed for their beliefs. Unlike evil acolytes, cultists often show signs of insanity in their beliefs and practices. CuLT FANATIC Medium humanoid (any race), any non-good alignment Armor Class 13 (leather armor) Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6) Speed 30ft. STR 11 (+0) DEX 14 (+2) CON 12 (+1) INT 10 (+0) WIS 13 (+1) Skills Deception +4, Persuasion +4, Religion +2 Senses passive Perception 10 Languages any one language (u sually Common) Challenge 2 (450 XP) CHA 14 (+2) Dark Devotion. The fanatic has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or fri ghtened. Spellcasting. The fanatic is a 4th-level spellcaster. Its spell casting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 11, +3 to hit with spell attacks). The fanatic has the following cleric spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): light, sacred flam e, thaumaturgy 1st leve l (4 slots): command, inflict wounds, shield of faith 2nd level (3 slots): hold person, spiritual weapon ACTIONS Multiattack. The fan ati c makes two melee attacks. Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one creature. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage. Fanatics are often part of a cult's leadership, using their charisma and dogma to influence and prey on those of weak will. Most are interested in personal power above all else. CuLT FANAT I C 31·5
DRUID Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 11 (16 with barkskin) Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5) Speed 30ft. STR 10 (+0) DEX 12 (+1) CON 13 (+1) INT 12 (+1) \!'' • • WIS 15 (+2) Skills Medicine +4, Nature +3, Perception +4 Senses passive Perception 14 Languages Druidic plus any two languages Challenge 2 (450 XP) CHA 11 (+0) Spellcasting. The druid is a 4th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 12, +4 to hit with spell attacks). It has the following druid spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): druidcraft, produce flame, shillelagh 1st level (4 slots): entangle, longstrider, speak with animals, thunderwave 2nd level (3 slots): animal messenger, barkskin ACTIONS Quarterstaff. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit (+4 to hit with shillelagh), reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage, or 4 (1d8) bludgeoning damage with shillelagh or if wielded with two hands. Druids dwell in forests and other secluded wilderness locations, where they protect the natural world from monsters and the encroachment of civilization. Some are tribal shamans who heal the sick, pray to animal spirits, and provide spiritual guidance. GLADIATOR Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 16 (studded leather, shield) Hit Points 112 (15d8 + 45) Speed 30ft. STR 18 (+4i DEX 15 (+2) CON 16 (+3) INT 10 (+0) Saving Throws Str +7, Dex +5, Con +6 Skills Athletics +10, Intimidation +5 Senses passive Perception 11 WIS 12 (+1) Languages any one language (usually Common) Challenge 5 (1 ,800 XP) CHA 15 (+2) Brave. The gladiator has advantage on saving throws against being frightened. Brute. A melee weapon deals one extra die of its damage when the gladiator hits with it (included in the attack). ACTIONS Multiattack. The gladiator makes three melee attacks or two ranged attacks. Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft. and range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) piercing damage, or 13 (2d8 + 4) piercing damage if used with two hands to make a melee attack. Shield Bash. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 9 (2d4 + 4) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. REACTIONS Parry. The gladiator adds 3 to its AC against one melee attack that would hit it. To do so, the gladiator must see the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon.
Gladiators battle for the entertainment of raucous crowds. Some gladiators are brutal pit fighters who treat each match as a life-or-death struggle, while others are professional duelists who command huge fees but rarely fight to the death. GUARD Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 16 (chain shirt, shield) Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2) Speed 30ft. STR 13 (+1) DEX 12 (+1) Skills Perception +2 CON 12 (+1) Senses passive Perception 12 INT 10 (+0) WIS 11 (+0) Languages any one language (usually Common) Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) ACTIONS CHA 10 (+0) Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20f60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage. Guards include members of a city watch, sentries in a citadel or fortified town, and the bodyguards of merchants and nobles. KNIGHT Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 18 (plate) Hit Points 52 (8d8 + 16) Speed 30ft. STR 16 (+3) DEX 11 (+0) CON 14 (+2) Saving Throws Con +4, Wis +2 Senses passive Perception 10 INT 11 (+0) WIS 11 (+0) Languages any one language (usually Common) Challenge 3 (700 XP) CHA 15 (+2) Brave. The knight has advantage on saving throws against being frightened . ACTIONS Multiattack. The knight makes two melee attacks. Creatsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage. Heavy Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, range 100f400 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (ld10) piercing damage. Leadership (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). For 1 minute, the kn ight can utter a specia l command or warning whenever a non hostile creature that it can see within 30 feet of it makes an attack roll or a saving throw. The creatu.re can add a d4 to its roll provided it can hear and understand the knight. A creature can benefit from only one Leadership die at a time. This effect ends if the knight is incapacitated. REACTIONS Parry. The knight adds 2 to its AC against one melee attack that would hit it. To do so, the knight must see the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon. Knights are warriors who pledge service to rulers, religious orders, and noble causes. A knight's alignment determines the extent to which a pledge is honore.d. Whether undertaking a quest or patrolling a realm: a knight often travels with an entourage that includes squires and hirelings who are commoners. MAGE Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor) Hit Points 40 (9d8) Speed 30ft. STR 9 (-1) DEX 14 (+2) CON 11 (+0) Saving Throws lnt +6, Wis +4 Skills Arcana +6, History +6 Senses passive Perception 11 Languages any four languages Challenge 6 (2,300 XP) INT 17 (+3) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 11 (+0) Spellcasting. The mage is a 9th-level spe llcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 14, +6 to hit with spell attacks). The mage has the following wizard spells prepared : Cantrips (at will):.fire bolt, light, mage hand, prestidigitation 1st level (4 slots): detect magic, mage armor, magic missile, shield 2nd level (3 slots): misty step, suggestion 3rd level (3 slots): counterspell,fireball,jly 4th level (3 slots): greater invisibility, ice storm 5th level (1 slot): cone of cold ACTIONS Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20f60 ft. , one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage. Mages spend their lives in the study and practice of magic. Good-aligned mages offer counsel to nobles and others in power, while evil mages dwell in isolated sites to perform unspeakable experiments without interference. VARIANT: FAMILIARS Any spell caster that can cast the find familiar spell (such as an archmage or mage) is likely to have a familiar. The familiar can be one of the creatures described in the spell (see the Player's Handbook) or some other Tiny monster, such as a crawling claw, imp, pseudodragon, or quasit. .... 347
348 NOBLE Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 15 (breastplate) Hit Points 9 (2d8) ' Speed 30 ft. STR 11 (+0) DEX 12 (+1) CON 11 (+0) INT 12 (+1) WIS 14 (+2) Skills Deception +5, Insight +4, Persuasion +5 Senses passive Perception 10 Languages any two languages Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) ACTIONS CHA 16 (+3) Rapier. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (ld8 + 1) piercing damage . . NOBLE Parry. The noble adds 2 to its AC aga inst one melee attack that would hit it. To do so, the noble mu st see the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon. Nobles wield great authority and influence as members of the upper class, possessing wealth a nd connections that can make them as powerful as monarchs and generals. A noble often travels in the company of guards, as well as servants who are commoners. The noble's statistics can also be used to represent courtiers who aren't of noble birth. PRIEST Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 13 (chain shirt) Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5) Speed 25ft. STR 10 (+0) DEX 10 (+0) CON 12 (+1) INT 13 (+1) WIS 16 (+3) CHA 13 (+1) Skills Med icine +7, Persuasion +3, Religion +4 Senses passive Perception 13 Languages any two languages Challenge 2 (450 XP) Divine Eminence. As a bonus action, the priest can expend a spell slot to cause its melee weapon attacks to magically deal an extra 10 (3d6) radiant damage to a target on a hit. This benefit lasts until the end of the turn . If the priest expends a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the extra damage increases by ld6 for each level above 1st. Spellcasting. The priest is a 5th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 13 , +5 to hit with spell attacks). The priest has the following cleric spells prepared: Can trips (at will): fight, sacred flame , thaumaturgy 1st level (4 slots): cure wounds, guiding bolt, sanctuary 2nd level (3 slots): lesser restoration, spiritual weapon 3rd level (2 slots): dispel magic, spirit guardians ACTIONS Mace. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (ld6) bludgeoning damage . Priests bring the teachings of their gods to the common folk. They are the spiritual leaders of temples and shrines and often hold positions of influence in their communities. Evil priests might work openly under a tyrant, or they might be the leaders of religious sects hidden in the shadows of good society, overseeing depraved rites. A priest typically has one or more acolytes to help with religious ceremonies and other sacred duties.
ScouT Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class l3 (leather armor) Hit Points 16 (3d8 + 3) Speed 30ft. STR ll (+0) DEX 14 (+2) CON 12 (+1) INT ll (+0) WIS l3 (+1) CHA 11 (+0) Skills Nature +4, Perception +5 , Stealth +6, Survival +5 Senses passive Perception 15 Languages any one language (usually Common) Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) Keen Hearing and Sight. Th e sco ut has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or sight. ACTIONS Multiattack. The scout makes two melee attacks or two ranged attacks. Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage. Longbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hi t, ranged 150f600 ft. , one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage. Scouts a re skilled hunters and trackers who offer their services for a fee. Most hunt wild game, but a few work as bounty hunters, serve as guides, or provide milita ry reconna issance. SPY Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 12 Hit Points 27 (6d8) Speed 30ft. STR 10 (+0) DEX 15 (+2) CON 10 (+0) INT 12 (+1) WIS 14 (+2) CHA 16 (+3) Skills Deception +5, Insight +4, Investigation +5, Perception +6, Persuasion +5, Sleight of Hand +4, Stealth +4 Senses passive Perception 16 Languages any two languages Challenge 1 (200 XP) Cunning Action. On each of its turns, the spy ca n use a bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action. Sneak Attack (1jTurn). Th e spy deals an extra 7 (2d6) damage when it hits a target with a weapon attack and has advantage on the attack roll , or when the target is within 5 feet of an ally of the spy that isn't incapacitated and the spy does n't have disadvantage on the attack roll. ACTIONS Multiattack. The spy makes two melee attacks. Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. , one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage. Hand Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage. Rulers, nobles, merchants, guild masters, and other wealthy individuals use spies to gain the upper hand in a world of cutthroat politics. A spy is trained to secretly gather information. Loya l spies would rather die than divulge information that could compromise them or their employers. 349
