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AbilityScores

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Cor.a :r. IrveLigence,Wisdom,andCharisma)and
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sc:res=r. 2 howtheyreusedinplay,seetherulebook.

SavingThrows

TheSavingThrowsentryisreservedforcreaturesthat
areparticularlyadeptatresistingcertainkindsofeffects.

Skills

TheSkillsentryisreservedforcreaturesthatare
proficientinoneormoreskills.Forexample,acreature
thatisveryperceptiveandstealthymighthavehigher-
than-normalbonusestoWisdom(Perception)and
Dexterity(Stealth)checks.
Skillsinamonster’sstatblockareshownwiththetotal
modifier—themonster’sabilitymodifierplusitsproficiency
bonus.Ifamonster’sstatblocksays“Stealth+6,”rolla
d20andadd 6 whenthemonstermakesanabilitycheck
usingStealth.
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Armor,Weapon,andToolProficiencies
Assumethatacreatureisproficientwithitsarmor,weapons,
andtools.Ifyouswapoutacreature’sarmorandweapons,
youmustdecidewhetherthecreatureisproficientwithitsnew
equipment.Seetherulebookforwhathappenswhenyouuse
theseitemswithoutproficiency.

Vulnerabilities,Resistances,

andImmunities

Somecreatureshavevulnerability,resistance,or

immunitytocertaintypesofdamage.Additionally,some

creaturesareimmunetocertainconditionsandother

gameeffects.Theseimmunitiesarealsonotedhere.

Senses

TheSensesentrynotesacreature’spassiveWisdom

(Perception)score,aswellasanyspecialsensesthe

creaturemighthave,suchasthefollowingsenses.

Blindsight.Acreaturewithblindsightcanperceiveits

surroundingswithouthavingtorelyonsight,withina

specificradius.

Darkvision.Acreaturewithdarkvisioncanseeinthe

darkwithinaspecificradius.Thecreaturecanseeindim

lightwithintheradiusasifitwerebrightlight,andin

darknessasifitweredimlight.Thecreaturecan’tdiscern

colorindarkness,onlyshadesofgray.

Truesight.Acreaturewithtruesightcanseeinnormal

andmagicaldarkness,seeinvisiblecreaturesandobjects,

automaticallydetectvisualillusionsandsucceedonsaving

throwsagainstthem,andperceivetheoriginalformofa

shapechangeroracreaturethatistransformedbymagic.

Furthermore,thecreaturecanseeintotheEtherealPlane.

Languages

Thelanguagesthatacreaturecanspeakarelistedin

alphabeticalorder.Sometimesacreaturecanunderstand

alanguagebutnotspeakit,andthisisnotedinitsentry.

Challenge

Anappropriatelyequippedandwell-restedpartyoffour

adventurersshouldbeabletodefeatacreaturethathas

achallengeratingequaltotheirlevelwithoutsuffering

anycasualties.

Monstersthataresignificantlyweakerthanlst-level

charactershavechallengeratingslowerthan1.

ExperiencePoints(XP)

Thenumberofexperiencepointsacreatureisworth

isbasedonitsChallenge.Typically,XPisawardedfor

defeatingthemonster.

Traits

Traitsarespecialcharacteristicsofthecreaturethatare

likelytoberelevantinacombatencounter.

Actions

Whenacreaturetakesitsaction,itcanchoosefrom

theoptionsinthe“Actions”sectionofitsstatblock.The

rulebookdescribesotheractionsavailabletoallcreatures.

MeleeandRangedAttacks

Themostcommonactionsthatacreaturewilltakein

combataremeleeandrangedattacks.Thesecanbespell

attacksorweaponattacks,wherethe“weapon”mightbea

manufactureditemoranaturalweapon,suchasaclaw.

Hit.Anydamageorothereffectsthatoccurasaresultof

anattackhittingatargetaredescribedhere.AstheDM,

youhavetheoptionoftakingaveragedamageorrolling

thedamage;forthisreason,boththeaveragedamageand

thedieexpressionarepresented.Forexample,amonster

mightdeal 4 (ld8)slashingdamagewithitslongsword.

Thatnotationmeansyoucanhavethemonsterdeal^4

damageoryoucanrollld8todeterminethedamage.

Reactions

Ifacreaturecandosomethingunusualwithitsreaction,

thatinformationiscontainedhere.Mostcreaturesdo

nothavespecialreactions,inwhichcasethissectionis

absent.Reactionsareexplainedintherulebook.

LimitedUsage

Somespecialabilities—whethertheyaretraits,actions,

orreactions—haverestrictionsonthenumberoftimes

theycanbeused.

X/Day.Thenotation“X/Day”meansaspecialability

canbeusedacertainnumberoftimesandthatamonster

mustfinishalongresttoregainexpendeduses.For

example,“1/Day”meansaspecialabilitycanbeusedonce

andthatthemonstermustfinishalongresttouseitagain.

RechargeX-Y.Thenotation“RechargeX-Y”meansa

monstercanuseaspecialabilityonceandthattheability

thenhasarandomchanceofrechargingduringeach

subsequentroundofcombat.Atthestartofeachofthe

monster’sturns,rollad6.Iftherollisoneofthenumbers

intherechargenotation,themonsterregainstheuseof

thespecialability.Theabilityalsorechargeswhenthe

monsterfinishesashortorlongrest.

Forexample,“Recharge6”meansamonstercanuse

thespecialabilityonce.Then,atthestartofthemonster’s

turn,itregainstheuseofthatabilityifitrollsa^6 onad6.

APPENDIXB:MONSTERS