Robinloft > Monsters

Bugbear

System Reference Document 5.1

Challenge 1

(200 XP)

Robinloft Estimated CR 1/2

Medium humanoid (goblinoid), chaotic evil (allegedly)

Armor Class 16 (hide armor, shield)

Hit Points 27 (5d8+5)

Speed 30 ft.

STR

15 (+2)

DEX

14 (+2)

CON

13 (+1)

INT

8 (-1)

WIS

11 (+0)

CHA

9 (-1)

Saving Throws —

Skills Stealth +6, Survival +2

Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10

Languages Common, Goblin

Environments forest, grassland, underdark

Brute.

A melee weapon deals one extra die of its damage when the bugbear hits with it (included in the attack).

Surprise Attack.

If the bugbear surprises a creature and hits it with an attack during the first round of combat, the target takes an extra 7 (2d6) damage from the attack.

Javelin. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) piercing damage in melee or 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage at range.

Morningstar. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d8 + 2) piercing damage.

Bugbears are large, muscular, humanoids with a beast-like countenance, at least as tall and more muscular than a typical human. They are well-suited to skirmish warfare, possessing an enthusiasm for mayhem and being both brutishly strong and deceptively stealthy. In the wilds, they are found to survive through a combination of raiding, hunting, and ambush tactics.

Goblinoids. Bugbears are the largest of the goblinoids, a lineage often detested and derided (by other humanoids) for their alleged brutality and lack of civilization. Bugbears can be found in the company of goblins and hobgoblins. In such groups, they are often used as shock troops and as the muscle that protects the leadership.

Tactics. Individually stronger and more fierce than a typical soldier, bugbears are excellent skirmishers. In bandit groups or war-parties, they have a reputation for hit-and-run raids, coordination with other goblinoids, and a shameless willingness to retreat when outmatched.

You face a ravaging, fur-covered, beastly combatant with goblinoid features but towering seven feet tall. They are armored and armed with javelins and morningstar.

A typical bugbear is the embodiment of mercenary mayhem and carnage, ready for battle and armed with melee and thrown weapons, hide armor, and a shield.

Described by Robin