Armor Class
14
(hide armor)
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)
Senses
Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 10
Languages
Common, Goblin
Challenge
1 (200 XP)
Proficiency Bonus
+2
Traits
Brute. A melee weapon deals an extra 1d8 of its damage when the bugbear hits with it (included in the attack).
Long-Limbed. Due to a bugbear's long, gangly arms it's reach is increased by 5ft.
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.
Actions
Greatclub. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d8 + 2) bludgeoning damage.
Shortbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.
Description
Bugbears are hairy goblinoids born for battle and mayhem. They survive by raiding and hunting, and often serve as shock troops for goblin armies and war parties.
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Posted May 25, 2020If you are wondering why I created some slightly tweaked versions of standard humanoid baddies it is in order to fix a few things in their original stats that came out in my own campaigns. First, their CRs are a little wonky and don't follow the workshop advice in the DMG and second, most of the goblinoids provide far more treasure then I think was intended.
For bugbears, I added the long-limbed feature given to them as a character race along with changing up their equipment some. I also updated the brute feature to add just a 1d8 versus doubling the weapon dice which is a weird ability if you want to get your bugbears a different type of weapon. I removed the shield since a AC 16 is techically something like a CR 8 and I wanted to free up both hands in order to give the bugbear some two handed weapons. Finally, I substituted the greatclub to reduce the 'net worth' of the monster in gp value and added the shortbow as it was more in keeping with the hunting aspect in their description.