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ThugCR 1/2 · Medium Humanoid · Stat Block & Encounter Builder

Medium humanoid, Challenge 1/2. AC 11, 32 hit points.

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Armour Class
11
Hit Points
32
Speed
30 ft.
Challenge
1/2 · 100 XP
Alignment
Any Non-good Alignment

The card

Stat Block

Medium Humanoid · Any Non-good Alignment

Thug

AC
11
HP
32
CR
1/2

5d8 + 10 · 30 ft. · AC from leather armor

passive Perception 10

Languages: any one language (usually Common)

STRDEXCONINTWISCHA
15 (+2)11 (+0)14 (+2)10 (+0)10 (+0)11 (+0)

Traits

Pack TacticsThe thug has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the thug's allies is within 5 ft. of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated.

Actions

MultiattackThe thug makes two melee attacks.
MaceMelee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) bludgeoning damage.
Heavy CrossbowRanged Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, range 100/400 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d10) piercing damage.

How to actually run it

Tactics

The stat block tells you what it can do. This tells you what to do with it.

1Multiattack: The thug makes two melee attacks.
2Pack Tactics — it rolls with advantage whenever an ally is within 5 feet of the target, so it always fights in numbers.

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Encounter Difficulty

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How bad is this fight?

Real DMG maths — XP thresholds by level, and the group multiplier that makes crowds so much worse than the raw total suggests.

A real fight. Someone will use a resource they wanted to keep.

Difficulty

Medium

800 adj. XP · ×2

deadly at 1,600

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Thug, Answered

What is Thug's challenge rating in D&D 5e?

Thug is Challenge 1/2, worth 100 XP. Encounter maths multiplies XP by the number of monsters, so a group is deadlier than the raw total — use the calculator on this page.

What are Thug's stats?

AC 11 (leather armor), 32 hit points (5d8 + 10), speed 30 ft.. Ability scores: STR 15, DEX 11, CON 14, INT 10, WIS 10, CHA 11.

Where does Thug fit in an encounter?

As a humanoid of Challenge 1/2, it suits a party whose level is in the same range. Adjust party size and level in the builder above to see the difficulty shift live.

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