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VeteranCR 3 · Medium Humanoid · Stat Block & Encounter Builder

Medium humanoid, Challenge 3. AC 17, 58 hit points.

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Armour Class
17
Hit Points
58
Speed
30 ft.
Challenge
3 · 700 XP
Alignment
Any Alignment

The card

Stat Block

Medium Humanoid · Any Alignment

Veteran

AC
17
HP
58
CR
3

9d8 + 18 · 30 ft. · AC from splint armor

passive Perception 12

Languages: any one language (usually Common)

STRDEXCONINTWISCHA
16 (+3)13 (+1)14 (+2)10 (+0)11 (+0)10 (+0)

Actions

MultiattackThe veteran makes two longsword attacks. If it has a shortsword drawn, it can also make a shortsword attack.
LongswordMelee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing damage, or 8 (1d10 + 3) slashing damage if used with two hands.
ShortswordMelee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage.
Heavy CrossbowRanged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, range 100/400 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d10 + 1) 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 veteran makes two longsword attacks. If it has a shortsword drawn, it can also make a shortsword attack.

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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.

Could kill someone — and at high enough numbers, the whole party.

Difficulty

Deadly

5,600 adj. XP · ×2

deadly at 1,600

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Veteran, Answered

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

Veteran is Challenge 3, worth 700 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 Veteran's stats?

AC 17 (splint armor), 58 hit points (9d8 + 18), speed 30 ft.. Ability scores: STR 16, DEX 13, CON 14, INT 10, WIS 11, CHA 10.

Where does Veteran fit in an encounter?

As a humanoid of Challenge 3, 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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