AppendixB:Monsters
Thissectioncontainsstatblocksandshortdescriptionsfor
thecreaturesthatappearinLostMineofPhandelver.Statistics
Acreature’sstatblockprovidestheessentialinformation
thatyou,astheDM,needtorunthecreature.Size
Eachcreaturetakesupadifferentamountofspace.The
SizeCategoriestableshowshowmuchspaceacreature
ofaparticularsizecontrolsincombat.Objectssometimes
usethesamesizecategories.SizeCategories
Size Space
Tiny 2Viby2V2ft.
Small 5 by 5 ft.
Medium 5 by 5 ft.
Large^10 by^10 ft.Space
Acreature’sspaceistheareainfeetthatiteffectively
controlsincombat,notanexpressionofitsphysical
dimensions.AtypicalMediumcreatureisn’t^5 feetwide,
forexample,butitdoescontrolaspacethatwide.Ifa
Mediumhobgoblinstandsina5-foot-widedoorway,other
creaturescan’tgetthroughunlessthehobgoblinletsthem.SqueezingintoaSmallerSpace
Acreaturecansqueezethroughaspacelargeenoughfor
acreatureonesizesmallerthanitself.Whensqueezing
throughsuchaspace,thecreature’sspeedishalved.
Whilesqueezing,acreaturehasdisadvantageonattack
rollsandDexteritysavingthrows,andattackrollsagainst
ithaveadvantage.Type
Acreature’stypespeakstoitsfundamentalnature.
Thefollowingtypesofmonsterscanbeencounteredin
thisadventure.
Aberrations.Utterlyalienbeingsthathavenoplaceinthe
naturalworld.
Beasts.Nonhumanoidcreaturesthat,likereal-world
animals,areanormalpartoftheworld’secology.
Dragons.Large,winged,reptiliancreaturesofancient
originandtremendouspower.
Giants.Humanoid-likecreaturesthattoweroverhumans
andtheirkin.
Humanoids.Bipedalpeoplesofthecivilizedandsavage
world,includinghumansandatremendousvarietyof
otherraces,includingdwarvesandelves.
Monstrosities.Frighteningcreaturesthatsometimes
resemblebeastsbutthatareoftentouchedbymagicand
almostneverbenign.
Oozes.Gelatinouscreaturesthatgenerallyhavenofixed
shape.Theyaremostlysubterranean,dwellingincaves
anddungeons.
Plants.Plantcreatures,asopposedtoordinaryplants,
havesomedegreeofsentienceandmobility.Undead.Once-livingcreaturesbroughttoahorrifying
stateofundeaththroughthepracticeofnecromantic
magicorsomeunholycurse.Tags
Acreaturemighthaveoneormoretagsappendedto
itstype,inparentheses.Forexample,anorehasthe
humanoid(ore)type.Theseparentheticaltagsprovidean
additionallayerofcategorizationforcertainmonsters,but
theyhavenobearingonhowamonsterisusedincombat.Alignment
Acreature’salignmentprovidesacluetoitsdisposition.
Forexample,achaoticevilcreaturemightbedifficultto
reasonwithandmightattackcharactersonsight,whereas
aneutralcreaturemightbewillingtonegotiate.Alignment
indicateswhetheracreatureleanstowardlaworchaos
andgoodorevilorwhetheracreatureisneutral.
AnyAlignmentSomecreatures,suchasthewarrior,
canhaveanyalignment.Inotherwords,youchoosethe
creature’salignment.Dependingonthecreature,its
alignmententrymightindicateatendencyoraversion
towardlaw,chaos,good,orevil.
Unaligned.Manycreaturesoflowintelligencehaveno
comprehensionoflaworchaos,goodorevil.Theydon’t
makemoralorethicalchoices,butratheractoninstinct.
Thesecreaturesareunaligned,whichmeanstheydon’t
haveanalignment.ArmorGlass
AcreaturethatwearsarmororcarriesashieldhasanAC
thattakesitsarmor,shield,andDexterityintoaccount.
Otherwise,acreature’sACisbasedonitsDexterity
modifierandanynaturalarmororsupernaturalresilience
itmightpossess.
Ifacreaturewearsarmororcarriesashield,thekindof
armoritwearsorshielditcarriesisnotedinparentheses
afteritsACvalue.HitPoints
Acreatureusuallydiesorisdestroyedwhenitshitpoints
dropto0.Formoreonhitpoints,seetherulebook.Speed
Acreature’sspeedtellsyouhowfaritcanmoveonitsturn.
Formoreinformationonspeed,seetherulebook.
Allcreatureshaveawalkingspeed;creaturesthat
havenoformofground-basedlocomotionhavea
speedof 0 feet.
Manyofthecreatureshereinhaveoneormore
additionalmovementmodes.
Climb.Acreaturethathasaclimbingspeedcanuseall
orpartofitsmovementtomoveonverticalsurfaces.The
creaturedoesn’tneedtospendextramovementtoclimb.
Fly.Acreaturethathasaflyingspeedcanuseallorpart
ofitsmovementtofly.Ifthecreatureisincapacitatedor
knockedpronewhileflying,itfallsunlessitcanhover.
Swim.Acreaturethathasaswimmingspeeddoesn’t
needtospendextramovementtoswim.54
APPENDIXB:MONSTERS