Bandit
Humanoid · Medium
Bandits wait along lonely roads, in forest hideouts and abandoned keeps, robbing travellers under a captain who keeps the gang in line. Most would rather take a purse than fight, but a cornered band can be deadly.
- Danger
- A threat to the unwary
- How it is met
- In packs, by day
- Challenge
- 1/8-2
- SRD 5.2.1 stat blocks
- Bandit, Bandit Captain
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Where it is met
Temperate Forest, Grassland, Mediterranean Scrub
Also: Ruin
Stat blocks (D&D 5e)
Bandit
Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral
AC 12 · Initiative +1 (11)
HP 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 30 ft.
| Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 (+0), save +0 | 12 (+1), save +1 | 12 (+1), save +1 | 10 (+0), save +0 | 10 (+0), save +0 | 10 (+0), save +0 |
Gear Leather Armor, Light Crossbow, Scimitar
Senses Passive Perception 10
Languages Common, Thieves’ Cant
CR 1/8 (XP 25; PB +2)
Actions
Scimitar. Melee Attack Roll: +3, reach 5 ft. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) Slashing damage.
Light Crossbow. Ranged Attack Roll: +3, range 80/320 ft. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 1) Piercing damage.
Bandit Captain
Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral
AC 15 · Initiative +3 (13)
HP 52 (8d8 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
| Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 (+2), save +4 | 16 (+3), save +5 | 14 (+2), save +2 | 14 (+2), save +2 | 11 (+0), save +2 | 14 (+2), save +2 |
Skills Athletics +4, Deception +4
Gear Pistol, Scimitar, Studded Leather Armor
Senses Passive Perception 10
Languages Common, Thieves’ Cant
CR 2 (XP 450; PB +2)
Actions
Multiattack. The bandit makes two attacks, using Scimitar and Pistol in any combination.
Scimitar. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) Slashing damage.
Pistol. Ranged Attack Roll: +5, range 30/90 ft. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3) Piercing damage.
Reactions
Parry. Trigger: The bandit is hit by a melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The bandit adds 2 to its AC against that attack, possibly causing it to miss.
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