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Bandits rove in gangs and a re sometimes led by thugs,

vetera ns , or spellcasters. Not all bandits are 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 inte rested only in treasure a nd murder, or

they might be privateers sanctioned by the crown to

a ttack a nd plunde r an e ne my nation's vessels.

BANDIT CAPTAIN

Medium humanoid (any race), any non·lawful alignment

Armor Class 15 (studded leat her)

Hit Points 65 ( 10 d8 + 2 0)

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 Pe rception 10

Languages a ny 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 ca ptain adds 2 to its AC against one melee attack

that would hit it. To do so, the ca ptain must see the attacker

and be wielding a melee weapon.

It takes a strong personality, ruthless

cunning, a nd 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

m a lconte nts, the pirate captain is a va riation

of the bandit captain, with a ship to protect and

command. To keep the crew in line, the captain must

mete out rewards a nd punishment on a regular basis.

More tha n treasure, a ba ndit captain or pirate captain

craves infa my. A prisoner who appeals to the captain's

va nity or ego is more likely to be tre ated fairly tha n a

prisone r 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 Point s 67 (9d8 + 27)

Speed 30 ft.

STR

16 (+3)

DEX

12 (+1)

CON

17 (+3)

Senses passive Perce pt io n 10

INT

9 (-1)

WIS

11 (+0)

Languages any one la nguage (usually Co mmon)

Challenge 2 (450 XP)

CHA

9 (-1)

Reckless. At the start of it s t urn, 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

ta rget. Hit: 9 (1d12 + 3) slashing damage.

Ha iling from uncivilized lands, unpredictabl e

berserkers come together in war parties and seek

conflict wherever they can find it.

BANDIT CAPTAIN

APPENDIX B: J:o[ONPLAYEI,l. CHARACTERS