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	'''''X/Day.''''' This notation means the stat block part can be used a certain number of times (represented by X) and that a monster must finish a Long Rest to regain expended uses. For example, a Reaction that includes "1/Day" means the Reaction can be taken once and that the monster must finish a Long Rest to take it again.		'''''X/Day.''''' This notation means the stat block part can be used a certain number of times (represented by X) and that a monster must finish a Long Rest to regain expended uses. For example, a Reaction that includes "1/Day" means the Reaction can be taken once and that the monster must finish a Long Rest to take it again.

	'''''Recharge X–Y.''''' This notation means a monster can use the stat block part once. At the start of each of the monster's turns, roll 1d6. If the roll is within the number range given in the notation (represented by X–Y), the monster regains the use of that part, which also recharges when the monster finishes a Short or Long Rest. For example, "Recharge 5–6" in an action means a monster can take the action once. Then, at the start of each of the monster's turns, it regains the use of that action if it rolls a 5 or 6 on 1d6.		'''''Recharge X–Y.''''' This notation means a monster can use the stat block part once. At the start of each of the monster's turns, roll 1d6. If the roll is within the number range given in the notation (represented by X–Y), the monster regains the use of that part, which also recharges when the monster finishes a Short or [[Long Rest]]. For example, "Recharge 5–6" in an action means a monster can take the action once. Then, at the start of each of the monster's turns, it regains the use of that action if it rolls a 5 or 6 on 1d6.

	'''''Recharge after a Short or Long Rest.''''' This notation means the monster can use the stat block part once and must then finish a Short or Long Rest to use it again.		'''''Recharge after a Short or [[Long Rest]].''''' This notation means the monster can use the stat block part once and must then finish a Short or Long Rest to use it again.

	[[Category:Creatures]]		[[Category:Creatures]]

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	===Descriptive Tags===		===Descriptive Tags===
	~~{{unfinished}}~~		A monster might have one or more tags in parentheses following its type. Such tags provide additional categorization and have no rules of their own, but certain game effects might refer to them.

	A monster might have one or more tags in parentheses
	following its type. Such tags provide additional
	categorization and have no rules of their own, but
	certain game effects might refer to them.

	==Alignment==		==Alignment==

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	throws, skills, and other statistics where the monster's		throws, skills, and other statistics where the monster's
	exceptional aptitude is a factor.		exceptional aptitude is a factor.
	'{\|class="wikitable"		{\|class="wikitable"
	\|+'''Proficiency Bonus by Challenge Rating'''		\|+'''Proficiency Bonus by Challenge Rating'''
	\|-		\|-
	!CR!!PB!!rowspan=~~15!~~     !!CR!!PB		!CR!!PB!!rowspan=5 style="background-color:#ffffff"\|     !!CR!!PB
	\|-align="center"		\|-align="center"
	\|0—4\|\|+2\|\|17—20\|\|+6		\|0—4\|\|+2\|\|17—20\|\|+6
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	\|13‑16\|\|+5\|\|29‑30\|\|+9		\|13‑16\|\|+5\|\|29‑30\|\|+9
	\|}		\|}

	==Traits==		==Traits==
	A monster's traits, if any, are features that are active		A monster's traits, if any, are features that are active

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	\|+'''Experience Points by Challenge Rating'''		\|+'''Experience Points by Challenge Rating'''
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	!CR!!XP!!rowspan=~~15!~~     !!CR!!XP		!CR!!XP!!rowspan=18 style="background-color:#ffffff"\|     !!CR!!XP
	\|-align="center"		\|-align="center"
	\|0\|\|0\|\|or\|\|10\|\|14\|\|11,500		\|0\|\|0 or 10\|\|14\|\|11,500
	\|-align="center"		\|-align="center"
	\|1/8\|\|25\|\|15\|\|13,000		\|{{frac\|1\|8}}\|\|25\|\|15\|\|13,000
	\|-align="center"		\|-align="center"
	\|1/4\|\|50\|\|16\|\|15,000		\|{{frac\|1\|4}}\|\|50\|\|16\|\|15,000
	\|-align="center"		\|-align="center"
	\|1/2\|\|100\|\|17\|\|18,000		\|{{frac\|1\|2}}\|\|100\|\|17\|\|18,000
	\|-align="center"		\|-align="center"
	\|1\|\|200\|\|18\|\|20,000		\|1\|\|200\|\|18\|\|20,000
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	\|10\|\|5,900\|\|27\|\|105,000		\|10\|\|5,900\|\|27\|\|105,000
	~~\|-align="center"~~
	~~\|CR\|\|XP\|\|CR\|\|XP~~
	\|-align="center"		\|-align="center"
	\|11\|\|7,200\|\|28\|\|120,000		\|11\|\|7,200\|\|28\|\|120,000
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	\|13\|\|10,000\|\|30\|\|155,000		\|13\|\|10,000\|\|30\|\|155,000
	\|}		\|}

	===Proficiency Bonus===		===Proficiency Bonus===
	A monster's Proficiency Bonus (PB) is determined		A monster's Proficiency Bonus (PB) is determined

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	!colspan=~~3Hit~~ Dice by Size		!colspan=3\|Hit Dice by Size
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	!Monster Size!!Hit Die!!Average HP per Die		!Monster Size!!Hit Die!!Average HP per Die
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	Dice, it has 2d8 + 2 Hit Points (average 11).		Dice, it has 2d8 + 2 Hit Points (average 11).
	For more on Hit Points, see "Playing the Game."		For more on Hit Points, see "Playing the Game."

	===Speed===		===Speed===
	The Speed entry specifies a monster's Speed. Some		The Speed entry specifies a monster's Speed. Some

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Np: Created page with "=Stat Block Overview= A monster has a stat block that contains the rules necessary to use it in the game. Stat blocks are divided into the following parts: '''Name and General Details.''' The name of the monster is followed by its size, creature type (along with any descriptive tags), and alignment. Combat Highlights. Armor Class, Hit Points, Speed, and Initiative are provided here. '''Ability Scores.''' A monster’s ability scores, ability modifiers, and saving throw..."

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Created page with "=Stat Block Overview= A monster has a stat block that contains the rules necessary to use it in the game. Stat blocks are divided into the following parts: '''Name and General Details.''' The name of the monster is followed by its size, creature type (along with any descriptive tags), and alignment. Combat Highlights. Armor Class, Hit Points, Speed, and Initiative are provided here. '''Ability Scores.''' A monster’s ability scores, ability modifiers, and saving throw..."

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=Stat Block Overview=
A monster has a stat block that contains the rules
necessary to use it in the game. Stat blocks are divided
into the following parts:

'''Name and General Details.''' The name of the monster is followed by its size, creature type (along with any descriptive tags), and alignment. Combat Highlights. Armor Class, Hit Points, Speed, and Initiative are provided here.

'''Ability Scores.''' A monster’s ability scores, ability modifiers, and saving throws are listed here.

'''Other Details.''' The monster’s Senses, Languages, and CR entries appear here. Additional details appear in some monsters, such as skill proficiencies, Resistances, Immunities, and Gear. If a monster lacks those details, entries for them don’t appear.

'''Traits.''' Monster characteristics that are active at all times or during certain situations appear here. Actions. The monster can take the actions here in addition to those in “Playing the Game.”

'''Bonus Actions.''' This section provides a monster’s Bonus Actions, if any.

'''Reactions and Legendary Actions.''' These sections provide Reactions and Legendary Actions, if any.

=Parts of a Stat Block=
The rules for a stat block are detailed in “Rules Glossary” and in this section.
==Size==
A monster is Tiny, Small, Medium, Large, Huge, or Gargantuan. If size options are presented, you choose the creature’s size from those options. See “Playing the Game” for information on size.
==Creature Type==
Each monster has a tag that identifies the type of creature it is. Certain spells, magic items, class features, and other effects in the game interact in special ways with creatures of a particular type.

The game includes the following creature types, which have no rules of their own:

'''[[Aberrations]]''' are utterly alien beings, such as aboleths and cloakers.

'''[[Beasts]]''' are non-Humanoid natural creatures, like horses and wolves, as well as most giant animals.

'''[[Celestials]]''' are magical creatures, such as angels and pegasi, with ties to the Upper Planes.

'''[[Constructs]]''' are magically created creatures such as homunculi and shield guardians.

'''[[Dragons]]''' are scaly beings of ancient origin, such as red dragons and wyverns.

'''[[Elementals]]''' are beings from the Elemental Planes, such as efreet and water elementals.

'''[[Fey]]''' are creatures tied to the Feywild or the forces of nature, such as dryads and goblins.

'''[[Fiends]]''' are creatures tied to terrifying Lower Planes, such as balors and hell hounds.

'''[[Giants]]''' are towering beings with humanlike shapes, like fire giants and trolls.

'''[[Humanoids]]''' are people defined by their roles and professions, such as mages, pirates, and warriors. They include members of varied species.

'''[[Monstrosities]]''' are unnatural creatures with strange origins, such as mimics and owlbears.

'''[[Oozes]]''' are gelatinous creatures, including black puddings and gelatinous cubes.

'''[[Plants]]''' are sentient vegetation and fungal monsters, such as shambling mounds and treants.

'''[[Undead]]''' are spirits and the reanimated dead, such as ghosts, vampires, and zombies.

===Descriptive Tags===
{{unfinished}}

A monster might have one or more tags in parentheses
following its type. Such tags provide additional
categorization and have no rules of their own, but
certain game effects might refer to them.

==Alignment==
The alignment specified in a monster’s stat block is
a default suggestion of how to roleplay the monster,
inspired by its traditional role in the game or realworld
folklore. Change a monster’s alignment to
suit your storytelling needs. The Neutral alignment,
in particular, is an invitation for you to consider
whether an individual leans toward one of the other
alignments.

“Character Creation” describes the nine alignments
and unaligned creatures.
==Armor Class==
A monster’s Armor Class (AC) includes its natural
armor, Dexterity, gear, and other defenses. See
“Playing the Game” for information on Armor Class.

==Initiative==
The Initiative entry specifies the monster’s Initiative
modifier followed by the monster’s Initiative
score in parentheses. Use the modifier when you
roll to determine a monster’s Initiative. A monster’s
Initiative modifier is typically equal to its Dexterity
modifier, but some monsters have additional modifiers,
such as Proficiency Bonus, applied to that
number.

If you don’t want to roll a monster’s Initiative, use
the Initiative score as the monster’s Initiative in
combat. Initiative is further detailed in “Playing the
Game.”
==Hit Points==
===Running a Monster===
To ensure a monster acts in accordance with its
Challenge Rating, follow these rules during combat:
Special Abilities. If the monster has a special ability
that deals a lot of damage but has a limited number of uses, such as a recharging breath weapon or a spell it can cast only once per day, have it use that special ability as quickly and as often as possible.
'''''Multiattack.''''' If the monster has Multiattack, have it use Multiattack on any of its turns in which it’s not using one of its more powerful abilities.
'''''Bonus Actions, Reactions, Legendary Actions.''''' If the monster has Bonus Actions, Reactions, or Legendary Actions in its stat block, make sure it uses them as often as it can.
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A monster’s Hit Points are presented as a number
followed by parentheses, where the monster’s Hit
Point Dice are provided, along with any contribution
from its Constitution. Either use the number for
the monster’s Hit Points or roll the die expression in
parentheses to determine the monster’s Hit Points
randomly; don’t use both.
A monster’s size typically determines the die used
to calculate its Hit Points, as shown in the Hit Dice
by Size table.
Hit Dice by Size
Monster Size Hit Die Average HP per Die
Tiny d4 2½
Small d6 3½
Medium d8 4½
Large d10 5½
Huge d12 6½
Gargantuan d20 10½
A monster’s Constitution modifier is multiplied by
the number of Hit Dice it possesses, and the result
is added to its Hit Points. For example, if a monster
has a Constitution of 12 (+1 modifier) and 2d8 Hit
Dice, it has 2d8 + 2 Hit Points (average 11).
For more on Hit Points, see “Playing the Game.”
Speed
The Speed entry specifies a monster’s Speed. Some
monsters have one or more of the following speeds:
Burrow, Climb, Fly, Swim. Rules for Speed and these
specials speeds appear in “Rules Glossary.”
Ability Scores
Every monster has six ability scores along with
corresponding ability score modifiers and saving
throw modifiers. For more information on ability
scores and saving throws, see “Playing the Game.”
Skills
The Skills entry specifies a monster’s skill proficiencies,
if any. For example, a monster that is very
perceptive and stealthy might have bonuses to Wisdom
(Perception) and Dexterity (Stealth) checks. A
skill bonus is the sum of a monster’s relevant ability
modifier and its Proficiency Bonus. Other modifiers
might apply.
Resistances and Vulnerabilities
These entries list a monster’s Resistances and Vulnerabilities,
if any. See “Playing the Game” for more
information.
Immunities
This entry lists the monster’s Immunities, if any. If
the monster has damage and condition Immunities,
the damage types are listed before the conditions.
See “Playing the Game” for details.
Gear
Monsters have proficiency with their equipment. If
a monster has equipment that can be given away or
retrieved, the items are listed in the Gear entry. The
monster’s stat block might include special flourishes
that happen when the monster uses an item,
and the stat block might ignore the rules in “Equipment”
for that item. When used by someone else, a
retrievable item uses its “Equipment” rules, ignoring
any special flourishes in the stat block.
The Gear entry doesn’t necessarily list all of a
monster’s equipment. For example, a monster that
wears clothes is assumed to be dressed appropriately,
and those clothes aren’t in this entry.
Equipment mentioned outside the Gear entry is
considered to be supernatural or highly specialized,
and it is unusable when the monster is defeated.
Ammunition and Ranged Attacks
A monster that requires ammunition to make
ranged attacks carries the necessary ammunition.
Equipping a Monster with Other Items
You may equip monsters with additional gear however
you like, using the items in “Equipment” for
inspiration. You decide how much of a monster’s
equipment is recoverable after the creature is slain
and whether any of that equipment is still usable.
Beware of giving a monster combat-oriented
magic items, since those might alter the monster’s
Challenge Rating. If you do give a monster a magic
item, the monster can have Attunement with magic
items as noted in “Equipment.” A monster with