Lost Mine of Phandelver

ApPENDIX B: MONSTERS

Thissection contains statblocksandshort descriptions for

the creaturesthatappear in Lost Mine of Phandelver.

Statistics

A creature's statblockprovides the essentialinformation

thatyou,as the DM,needto runthe creature.

SIZE

Each creature takes up a different amount of space. The

Size Categories tableshowshowmuch space a creature

of a particular sizecontrols in combat. Objectssometimes

usethe samesizecategories.

SIZE CATEGORIES

Size

Tiny

Small

Medium

Large

Space

2lj2by 2lj2 ft.

5 by 5 ft.

5 by 5 ft.

10 by 10 ft.

SPACE

A creature's space is the areain feetthatit effectively

controls in combat, not an expressionof its physical

dimensions. A typical Mediumcreature isn't5 feetwide,

for example, but it doescontrola space thatwide.If a

Mediumhobgoblin stands in a 5-foot-widedoorway, other

creatures can'tget throughunless the hobgoblinletsthem.

SQUEEZING INTO A SMALLER SPACE

A creature cansqueeze through a space large enough for

a creature onesizesmaller thanitself.Whensqueezing

through sucha space, the creature'sspeed is halved.

While squeezing, a creature hasdisadvantage on attack

rollsandDexterity savingthrows, andattack rollsagainst

it haveadvantage.

TYPE

A creature's typespeaks to its fundamental nature.

Thefollowing types of monsters canbe encountered in

thisadventure.

Aberrations. Utterlyalienbeings thathaveno placein the

natural world.

Beasts. Nonhumanoid creatures that,likereal-world

animals, are a normalpartof the world'secology.

Dragons. Large,winged, reptilian creatures of ancient

origin andtremendous power.

Giants. Humanoid-like creatures thattoweroverhumans

andtheir kin.

Humanoids. Bipedal peoples of the civilizedandsavage

world,including humans anda tremendous variety of

other races, including dwarves andelves.

Monstrosities. Frightening creatures thatsometimes

resemble beasts but thatare oftentouched by magicand

almost neverbenign.

Oozes. Gelatinous creatures thatgenerally haveno fixed

shape. Theyare mostlysubterranean, dwelling in caves

anddungeons.

Plants. Plant creatures, as opposed to ordinary plants,

havesome degree of sentienceandmobility.

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Undead. Once-living creatures brought to a horrifying

state of undeaththrough the practiceof necromantic

magic or someunholy curse.

TAGS

A creature mighthaveoneor moretagsappended to

its type,in parentheses. Forexample, an ore hasthe

humanoid (orc)type.These parenthetical tagsprovide an

additional layerof categorizationfor certainmonsters, but

theyhaveno bearing on howa monster is used in combat.

ALIGNMENT

A creature's alignment provides a clueto its disposition.

Forexample, a chaotic evilcreature might be difficultto

reason withandmight attackcharacters on sight,whereas

a neutral creature mightbe willing to negotiate. Alignment

indicates whether a creature leanstoward lawor chaos

andgoodor evilor whethera creature is neutral.

AnyAlignment.Some creatures, suchas the warrior,

canhaveanyalignment. In otherwords, youchoose the

creature's alignment. Depending on the creature,its

alignment entrymightindicate a tendency or aversion

toward law,chaos, good,or evil.

Unaligned.Manycreatures of lowintelligence haveno

comprehension of lawor chaos, goodor evil.Theydon't

makemoral or ethical choices, but ratheract on instinct.

These creatures are unaligned, which means theydon't

havean alignment.

ARMOR CLASS

A creature thatwears armor or carries a shieldhasan AC

thattakes its armor,shield, andDexterity intoaccount.

Otherwise, a creature's AC is basedon its Dexterity

modifier andanynatural armor or supernatural resilience

it might possess.

If a creature wears armor or carries a shield,the kindof

armor it wearsor shieldit carries is notedin parentheses

afterits AC value.

HIT POINTS

A creature usually diesor is destroyedwhen its hit points

dropto O. For moreon hit points, see the rulebook.

SPEED

A creature's speed tellsyouhowfar it canmoveon its turn.

Formore information on speed,see the rulebook.

All creatureshavea walking speed; creatures that

haveno form of ground-based locomotion have a

speed of 0 feet.

Manyof the creaturesherein haveoneor more

additional movement modes.

Climb.A creature thathasa climbing speed canuseall

or part of its movementto moveon verticalsurfaces. The

creature doesn't need to spend extra movement to climb.

Fly.A creature thathasa flyingspeed canuseall or part

of its movementto fly. If the creatureis incapacitated or

knocked pronewhile flying,it fallsunless it canhover.

Swim.A creature thathasa swimming speed doesn't

need to spendextra movement to swim.