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Challenge Rating Giant sea horse Giant scorpion
When putting together an encounter or adventure, Giant wasp Hell hound
especially at lower levels, exercise caution when using Gnoll Killer whale
monsters whose challenge rating is higher than the party’s Hobgoblin Knight
average level. Such a creature might deal enough damage Lizardfolk Manticore
with a single action to take out adventurers of a lower level.
For example, an ogre has a challenge rating of 2, but it can Orc Minotaur
kill a 1st-level wizard with a single blow. Reef shark Mummy
Satyr Owlbear
• Features that either inspire or force characters and Swarm of insects Phase spider
their enemies to move around, such as chandeliers, Thug Spectator
kegs of gunpowder or oil, and whirling blade traps Warhorse Werewolf
• Enemies in hard-to-reach locations or defensive posi- Worg Wight
tions, so that characters who normally attack at range Winter wolf
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
are forced to move around the battlefield Yeti
Animated armor
Monsters by Challenge Rating Brown bear Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Bugbear Banshee
The following list organizes the monsters in this docu-
Death dog Elephant
ment by challenge rating.
Dire wolf Flameskull
Challenge 0 (0–10 XP) Merfolk Ghoul Ghost
Awakened shrub Mule Giant eagle Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Baboon Poisonous snake Giant hyena
Badger Pony Giant octopus Air elemental
Bat Stirge Giant spider Earth elemental
Cat Twig blight Giant toad Fire elemental
Commoner Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) Giant vulture Flesh golem
Crab Acolyte Harpy Giant crocodile
Deer Axe beak Hippogriff Giant shark
Eagle Blink dog Lion Hill giant
Frog Boar Swarm of quippers Triceratops
Giant fire beetle Constrictor snake Tiger Troll
Goat Draft horse Challenge 2 (450 XP) Water elemental
Hawk Elk Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
Hyena Flying sword Allosaurus Chimera
Jackal Giant badger Awakened tree Cyclops
Lizard Giant bat Berserker Mage
Octopus Giant centipede Centaur Mammoth
Owl Giant frog Gargoyle Medusa
Quipper Giant lizard Giant boar Wyvern
Rat Giant owl Giant constrictor snake Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)
Raven Giant poisonous snake Giant elk
Scorpion Giant wolf spider Grick Giant ape
Sea horse Goblin Griffon Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)
Spider Panther Hunter shark Frost giant
Vulture Pteranodon Nothic Hydra
Weasel Riding horse Ochre jelly Tyrannosaurus rex
Ogre
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) Skeleton Pegasus Young green dragon
Bandit Swarm of bats Plesiosaurus Challenge 9 (5,000 XP)
Blood hawk Swarm of rats Polar bear Fire giant
Camel Swarm of ravens Priest Challenge 10 (5,900 XP)
Cultist Wolf Rhinoceros
Flying snake Zombie Saber-toothed tiger Stone golem
Giant crab Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) Swarm of poisonous snakes Challenge 17 (18,000 XP)
Giant rat Ape Adult red dragon
Giant weasel Black bear Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Guard Cockatrice Ankylosaurus
Kobold Crocodile Basilisk
Mastiff Giant goat Doppelganger

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