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Humanoid CR 0.25
AC 12
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AC 10
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Elemental CR 5
AC 15
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AC 13
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AC 18
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AC 12
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AC 17
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AC 11
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AC 16
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AC 17
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AC 15
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AC 19
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AC 13
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AC 12
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AC 12
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AC 16
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AC 11
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AC 10
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AC 12
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Dragon CR 1
AC 16
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Celestial CR 4
AC 19
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Beast CR 0
AC 11
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AC 12
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AC 12
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AC 13
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AC 13
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AC 10
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AC 11
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AC 15
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AC 18
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AC 11
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AC 15
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AC 12
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AC 12
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AC 17
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AC 12
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AC 10
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Monstrosity CR 2
AC 13
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Giant CR 4
AC 12
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Elemental CR 5
AC 13
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Elemental CR 1
AC 14
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Undead CR 4
AC 13
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Construct CR 5
AC 9
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Abberation CR 0.125
AC 12
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Beast CR 0.125
AC 14
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Construct CR 0.25
AC 17
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Beast CR 0
AC 11
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Elemental CR 2
AC 15
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Plant CR 0.5
AC 5
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Ooze CR 2
AC 6
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Undead CR 2
AC 13
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Undead CR 4
AC 11
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Undead CR 1
AC 12
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Beast CR 0.25
AC 10
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Beast CR 0.25
AC 13
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Beast CR 2
AC 12
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Beast CR 0.25
AC 13
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Beast CR 2
AC 12
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Beast CR 0.125
AC 15
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Beast CR 5
AC 14
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Beast CR 2
AC 14
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Beast CR 0
AC 13
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Beast CR 0.25
AC 11
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Beast CR 0.5
AC 11
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Beast CR 1
AC 12
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Beast CR 0.25
AC 12
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Beast CR 1
AC 11
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Beast CR 0.25
AC 12
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Beast CR 0.25
AC 14
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Beast CR 0.125
AC 12
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Beast CR 3
AC 15
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Beast CR 0.5
AC 13
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Beast CR 5
AC 13
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Beast CR 1
AC 14
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Beast CR 1
AC 11
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Beast CR 1
AC 10
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Beast CR 0.5
AC 12
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Beast CR 0.125
AC 13
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Beast CR 0.25
AC 13
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Beast CR 1
AC 13
Gibbering Mouther
Abberation CR 2
AC 9
Githyanki Warrior
Humanoid CR 3
AC 17
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Humanoid CR 2
AC 14
Gladiator
Humanoid CR 5
AC 16
Gnoll
Humanoid CR 0.5
AC 15
Gnoll Fang of Yeenoghu
Humanoid CR 4
AC 14
Gnoll Pack Lord
Humanoid CR 2
AC 15
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Beast CR 0
AC 10
Goblin
Humanoid CR 0.25
AC 15
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Humanoid CR 1
AC 17
Gold Dragon Wyrmling
Dragon CR 3
AC 17
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Monstrosity CR 5
AC 19
Gray Ooze
Ooze CR 0.5
AC 8
Green Dragon Wyrmling
Dragon CR 2
AC 17
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Dragon CR 2
AC 15
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Fey CR 3
AC 17
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Abberation CR 3
AC 12
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Monstrosity CR 2
AC 14
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Monstrosity CR 2
AC 12
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Humanoid CR 0.25
AC 11
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Humanoid CR 0.125
AC 16
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Giant CR 1
AC 12
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Monstrosity CR 1
AC 11
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Beast CR 0
AC 13
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Fiend CR 3
AC 15
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Construct CR 4
AC 20
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Giant CR 5
AC 13
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Monstrosity CR 1
AC 11
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Humanoid CR 0.5
AC 18
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Humanoid CR 3
AC 17
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Construct CR 0
AC 13
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Monstrosity CR 3
AC 15
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Beast CR 2
AC 12
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Beast CR 0
AC 11
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Elemental CR 0.5
AC 11
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Fiend CR 1
AC 13
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Fiend CR 4
AC 15
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Dragon CR 2
AC 15
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Abberation CR 2
AC 12
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Beast CR 0
AC 12
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Humanoid CR 0.5
AC 12
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Humanoid CR 0.25
AC 13
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Beast CR 3
AC 12
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Humanoid CR 3
AC 18
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Humanoid CR 0.125
AC 12
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Humanoid CR 0.25
AC 13
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Humanoid CR 1
AC 11
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Monstrosity CR 4
AC 13
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Fiend CR 0
AC 7
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Beast CR 1
AC 12
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Beast CR 0
AC 10
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Humanoid CR 4
AC 15
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Humanoid CR 4
AC 15
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Humanoid CR 2
AC 13
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Humanoid CR 0.5
AC 15
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Elemental CR 0.5
AC 11
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Elemental CR 0.5
AC 14
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Fiend CR 0.125
AC 9
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Monstrosity CR 3
AC 14
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Beast CR 0.125
AC 12
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Humanoid CR 0.125
AC 11
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Monstrosity CR 2
AC 13
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Fiend CR 5
AC 18
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Monstrosity CR 2
AC 12
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Monstrosity CR 3
AC 14
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Undead CR 2
AC 12
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Construct CR 0.125
AC 15
Mud Mephit
Elemental CR 0.25
AC 11
Mule
Beast CR 0.125
AC 10
Mummy
Undead CR 3
AC 11
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Plant CR 0.5
AC 12
Myconid Sovereign
Plant CR 2
AC 13
Myconid Sprout
Plant CR 0
AC 10
Needle Blight
Plant CR 0.25
AC 12
Night Hag
Fiend CR 5
AC 17
Nightmare
Fiend CR 3
AC 13
Nothic
Abberation CR 2
AC 15
Ochre Ooze
Ooze CR 2
AC 8
Octopus
Beast CR 0
AC 12
Ogre
Giant CR 2
AC 11
Orange Faerie Dragon
Dragon CR 1
AC 15
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Humanoid CR 0.5
AC 13
Orc Eye of Gruumsh
Humanoid CR 2
AC 16
Orc War Chief
Humanoid CR 4
AC 16
Orog
Humanoid CR 2
AC 18
Otyugh
Abberation CR 5
AC 14
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Beast CR 0
AC 11
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Monstrosity CR 3
AC 13
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Beast CR 0.25
AC 12
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Celestial CR 2
AC 12
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Construct CR 2
AC 16
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Monstrosity CR 2
AC 13
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Monstrosity CR 3
AC 13
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Monstrosity CR 0.5
AC 15
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Fey CR 0.25
AC 15
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Beast CR 2
AC 13
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Beast CR 0.125
AC 13
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Beast CR 2
AC 12
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Beast CR 0.125
AC 10
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Dragon CR 0.25
AC 13
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Beast CR 0.25
AC 13
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Construct CR 1
AC 16
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Humanoid CR 2
AC 13
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Fiend CR 1
AC 13
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Beast CR 0
AC 13
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Beast CR 0
AC 10
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Beast CR 0
AC 12
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Dragon CR 4
AC 17
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Dragon CR 1
AC 15
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Abberation CR 5
AC 14
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Beast CR 0.5
AC 12
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Undead CR 5
AC 13
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Beast CR 2
AC 11
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Beast CR 0.25
AC 10
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Monstrosity CR 5
AC 20
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Construct CR 2
AC 12
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Monstrosity CR 0.5
AC 14
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Beast CR 2
AC 12
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Humanoid CR 0.5
AC 12
Sahuagin Baron
Humanoid CR 5
AC 16
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Humanoid CR 2
AC 12
Salamander
Elemental CR 5
AC 15
Satyr
Fey CR 0.5
AC 14
Scarecrow
Construct CR 1
AC 11
Scorpion
Beast CR 0
AC 11
Sea Hag
Fey CR 2
AC 14
Sea Horse
Beast CR 0
AC 11
Shadow
Undead CR 0.5
AC 12
Shadow Demon
Fiend CR 4
AC 13
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Plant CR 5
AC 15
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Plant CR 0
AC 5
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Dragon CR 2
AC 17
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Undead CR 0.25
AC 13
Slaad Tadpole
Abberation CR 0.125
AC 12
Smoke Mephit
Elemental CR 0.25
AC 11
Spectator
Abberation CR 3
AC 14
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Undead CR 1
AC 12
Spider
Beast CR 0
AC 12
Spined Devil
Fiend CR 2
AC 13
Sprite
Fey CR 0.25
AC 15
Steam Mephit
Elemental CR 0.25
AC 10
Stirge
Beast CR 0.125
AC 14
Succubus
Fiend CR 4
AC 15
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Humanoid CR 1
AC 15
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Beast CR 1
AC 12
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Beast CR 5
AC 13
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Construct CR 0.5
AC 15
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Humanoid CR 0.25
AC 11
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Giant CR 5
AC 15
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Plant CR 0.125
AC 13
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Monstrosity CR 5
AC 18
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Celestial CR 5
AC 12
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Undead CR 5
AC 15
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Plant CR 0.5
AC 12
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Dragon CR 2
AC 15
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Plant CR 0.25
AC 5
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Beast CR 0
AC 10
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Beast CR 0.5
AC 11
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Undead CR 0.5
AC 13
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Elemental CR 5
AC 14
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Elemental CR 3
AC 13
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Beast CR 0
AC 13
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Humanoid CR 5
AC
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Humanoid CR 4
AC
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Humanoid CR 2
AC 12
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Humanoid CR 4
AC 12
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Humanoid CR 3
AC
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Dragon CR 2
AC 16
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Undead CR 3
AC 14
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Undead CR 2
AC 19
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Humanoid CR 0.25
AC 13
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Monstrosity CR 3
AC 13
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Beast CR 0.25
AC 13
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Monstrosity CR 0.5
AC 13
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Undead CR 5
AC 13
Xorn
Elemental CR 5
AC 19
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Dragon CR 1
AC 15
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Monstrosity CR 3
AC 12
Young Remorhaz
Monstrosity CR 5
AC 14
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Monstrosity CR 3
AC 12
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Humanoid CR 1
AC 11
Zombie
Undead CR 0.25
AC 8
Undead CR 4

Flameskull

T Undead • NE • 1100 XP
AC
13
HP
40
Speed
0
Additional movement: 40

Ability Scores

STR
1
DEX
17
CON
14
INT
16
WIS
10
CHA
11
Skills Arcana +5, Perception +2
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Common
Resistances lightning, necrotic, piercing
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned, prone

Lore

Description

Blazing green flames and mad, echoing laughter follow a disembodied skull as it patrols its demesne. When the undead flameskull discovers trespassers, it blasts the intruders with fiery rays from its eyes and dreadful spells called up from the dark recesses of its memory.
Dark spellcasters fashion flameskulls from the remains of dead wizards. When the ritual is complete, green flames erupt from the skull to complete its ghastly transformation.
Legacy of Life
A flameskull only dimly recalls its former life. Though it might speak in its old voice and recount key events from its past, it is but an echo of its former self. However, its undead transformation grants it full access to the magic it wielded in life, letting it cast spells while ignoring the material and somatic components it can no longer employ.
Eternally Bound
Intelligent and vigilant, a flameskull serves its creator by protecting a hidden treasure hoard, a secret chamber, or a specific individual. A flameskull carries out the directives given to it when it was created, and it interprets those commands to the letter. A flameskull’s master must craft its instructions with care to ensure that the creature carries out its tasks properly.
Wreathed in Flame
The fire wreathing a flameskull burns continually, giving off bright light that the creature controls. It uses those flames as a weapon, focusing them to loose them as fiery rays from its eye sockets.
Eldritch Rejuvenation
A flameskull’s shattered fragments reform unless they are splashed with holy water or subjected to a dispel magic or remove curse spell. If it can no longer fulfill its intended purpose, the re-formed flameskull is beholden to no one and becomes autonomous.
Undead Nature
A flameskull doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.

Traits

Abilities

Illumination
The flameskull sheds either dim light in a 15-foot radius, or bright light in a 15-foot radius and dim light for an additional 15 feet. It can switch between the options as an action.
Magic Resistance
The flameskull has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Rejuvenation
If the flameskull is destroyed, it regains all its hit points in 1 hour unless holy water is sprinkled on its remains or a dispel magic or remove curse spell is cast on them.
Spellcasting
The flameskull is a 5th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 13, +5 to hit with spell attacks). It requires no somatic or material components to cast its spells. The flameskull has the following wizard spells prepared:

Combat

Actions

Multiattack
The flameskull uses Fire Ray twice.
Fire Ray
Ranged Spell Attack: +5 to hit, range 30 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (3d6) fire damage.