Quick 5e Stat Blocks
Quick 5e Stat Blocks
I like 5e quite a bit, but I think monsters are still too detailed. These are some of the stat blocks I used when I ran ASE using 5e:
Moktar - AC 13, HP 15, Spd. 30ft, greatclub +5, 1d8+3 dm, 100 xp
Aggressive - As a bonus action, a moktar can move its speed toward a hostile creature.
Sick rock poisoning - most moktars in the cave have 4 levels of exhaustion.
Spider - AC 13, HP 11, Spd. 40ft, stealth +7, bite +3, 1d6+1 dm+poison, 50 xp
Poison - DC 11 Con save, 2d6 dm if fail, ½ if save. If target reduced to 0 HP, the target is stable but poisoned and paralyzed for 1 hour, even if it regains HP.
Wolf - AC 13, HP 11, Spd. 40ft, bite +4, 2d4+2 dm+trip, 50 xp
Trip - DC 11 Str save or be knocked prone.
They’re missing the ability scores, any saving throw proficiencies, and skills. Thinking a single “bonus” entry might work. Bonus +5 that applies to any appropriate skill rolls or save. Or maybe Bonus +3/+5 one non-proficient and one proficient.
I like 5e quite a bit, but I think monsters are still too detailed. These are some of the stat blocks I used when I ran ASE using 5e:
Moktar - AC 13, HP 15, Spd. 30ft, greatclub +5, 1d8+3 dm, 100 xp
Aggressive - As a bonus action, a moktar can move its speed toward a hostile creature.
Sick rock poisoning - most moktars in the cave have 4 levels of exhaustion.
Spider - AC 13, HP 11, Spd. 40ft, stealth +7, bite +3, 1d6+1 dm+poison, 50 xp
Poison - DC 11 Con save, 2d6 dm if fail, ½ if save. If target reduced to 0 HP, the target is stable but poisoned and paralyzed for 1 hour, even if it regains HP.
Wolf - AC 13, HP 11, Spd. 40ft, bite +4, 2d4+2 dm+trip, 50 xp
Trip - DC 11 Str save or be knocked prone.
They’re missing the ability scores, any saving throw proficiencies, and skills. Thinking a single “bonus” entry might work. Bonus +5 that applies to any appropriate skill rolls or save. Or maybe Bonus +3/+5 one non-proficient and one proficient.
You can do all the stat in a single line by just putting in the bonus and a * if proficient.
ReplyDeleteS+1,D+2*,C0,W-1,I-2,Ch+1*. That gives you all the info you need for initiative, save proficiency and skills.
That's pretty good.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see the monsters are from the ASE intro cave. Blocks look good - is there no save or morale in 5e?
ReplyDeleteSaves are tied to ability scores bonuses, which is my issue. Monsters needing all six abilities seems excessive.
ReplyDeleteThere's no stat for morale or rules for it in Basic. Can't remember if there's anything in the DMG or MM.
ReplyDeleteMorale's a WIS save (DC 10?). The leader (or closest thing to it) makes a save for the whole group. Disadvantage or automatic failure if faced with overwhelming force.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah I forgot, that's why I hate 5E's save system. Making saves into stat checks just seems duplicative to me.
ReplyDeleteSo, taking OUT an entire arbitrary sub-system feels like DUPLICATION to you? My inner game designer weeps tears of blood.
ReplyDeleteJeremy Murphy I like the eclectic nature of classic saves as a separate defense/attack mechanism that is entirely independent of AC, and Stats (always inflated in B/X and beyond - for god's sake just note them as +0 to +5 at that point) and instead based on level and class.
ReplyDeleteSave as a subset of stats is basically just a way to make a stat roll more complex - which is fine, but instead of saying it's a saving throw, just call it a stat check.