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6.7 KiB
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243 lines
6.7 KiB
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The following tables let you randomly select monsters based on "dungeon level." Although these charts are built for old-school dungeon delving, you can use them to generate randomly encountered monsters in just about any setting - a ruin, an old church, caves, catacombs, an old wizard's tower, or some other forgotten lair.
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To use these tables, first decide what dungeon level the characters are on. This might correspond to the level of the characters but it doesn't have to. If 2nd-level characters decide to descend to dungeon level 5, so be it.
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Once you have a dungeon level selected, roll a d20 and look across to see which monster table you should use. For example, if the characters are on dungeon level 4 and you roll a 12, you'll use monster table 3. Then go to the indicated monster table and roll a d20 again, to determine which monster might show up. Using the above example, consulting monster table 3 and rolling a 3 gives a result of 'Ghoul.' Instead of using dungeon levels, you can just jump to whichever monster table feels right for the circumstances. If you know you're looking for a monster with a challenge rating of 4 or 5, just roll on Monster Table 6. You can also use these tables to quickly look up monsters at particular challenge ratings. Even if you absolutely hate random encounters, you can use the tables to generate encounter ideas you might never think of otherwise.
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There are a few ways to choose the number of monsters in an encounter. First, think about what makes sense. Ghouls travel in packs, but a rug of smothering is probably found alone. You might roll dice to determine the number of monsters-for example, 3d6 ghouls. You might also choose to have one monster leading others-a pack of ghouls led by a ghast, for example.
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Before the number of monsters is set, you can gauge whether your intended encounter is deadly or not by using the "[5e Quick Encounter Building](<15 - 5e Quick Encounter Building.md>)" section of this document.
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| | Monster List | | | | | | | | | |
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| ------------- | ------------ | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
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| Dungeon Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| 1 | 1—16 | 17—19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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| 2 | 1—12 | 13—16 | 17—18 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
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| 3 | 1—12 | 13—16 | 17—18 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
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| 4 | 1—5 | 6—10 | 11—16 | 17—18 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | |
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| 5 | 1—3 | 4—6 | 7—12 | 13—16 | 17—18 | 19 | 20 | — | — | |
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| 6 | 1—2 | 3—4 | 5—6 | 7—12 | 13—16 | 17—18 | 19 | 20 | — | |
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| 7 | 1 | 2—3 | 4—5 | 6—10 | 11—14 | 15—16 | 17—18 | 19 | 20 | — |
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| 8 | 1 | 2 | 3—4 | 5—7 | 8—10 | 11—14 | 15—16 | 17—18 | 19 | 20 |
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| 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4—5 | 6—8 | 9—12 | 13—15 | 16—17 | 18—19 | 20 |
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| 10—11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5—6 | 7—9 | 10—12 | 13—16 | 17—19 | 20 |
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| 12—13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6—7 | 8—9 | 10—12 | 13—18 | 19—20 |
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| 14—15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7—8 | 9—11 | 12—17 | 18—20 |
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| 16+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8—10 | 11—16 | 17—20 |
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## Monster List 1 (CR 1/8—1/4)
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1. Bandit
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2. Cultist
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3. Flying snake
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4. Giant crab
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5. Giant rat
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6. Kobold
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7. Poisonous snake
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8. Stirge
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9. Tribal warrior
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10. Axe beak
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11. Blink dog
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12. Dretch
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13. Drow
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14. Giant bat
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15. Giant frog
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16. Giant wolf spider
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17. Goblin
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18. Skeleton
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19. Swarm of bats
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20. Swarm of rats
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## Monster List 2 (CR 1/4—1)
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1. Wolf
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2. Zombie
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3. Cockatrice
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4. Darkmantle
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5. Gnoll
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6. Gray ooze
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7. Hobgoblin
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8. Lizardfolk
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9. Magmin
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10. Orc
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11. Rust monster
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12. Sahuagin
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13. Scout
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14. Shadow
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15. Swarm of insects
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16. Thug
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17. Worg
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18. Animated armor
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19. Bugbear
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20. Death dog
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## Monster List 3 (CR 1—2)
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1. Dire wolf
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2. Duergar
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3. Ghoul
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4. Giant spider
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5. Giant toad
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6. Harpy
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7. Imp
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8. Specter
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9. Spy
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10. Ankheg
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11. Bandit captain
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12. Berserker
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13. Black dragon wyrmling
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14. Cult fanatic
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15. Ettercap
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16. Gargoyle
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17. Gelatinous cube
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18. Ghast
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19. Giant constrictor snake
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20. Gibbering mouther
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## Monster List 4 (CR 2—3)
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1. Azer
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2. Green dragon wyrmling
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3. Grick
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4. Griffon
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5. Merrow
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6. Mimic
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7. Minotaur skeleton
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8. Ochre jelly
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9. Ogre
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10. Ogre zombie
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11. Priest
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12. Rug of smothering
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13. Sea hag
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14. Swarm of poisonous snakes
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15. Wererat
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16. White dragon wyrmling
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17. Will-o'-wisp
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18. Basilisk
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19. Bearded devil
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20. Blue dragon wyrmling
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## Monster List 5 (CR 3—4)
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1. Doppelganger
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2. Giant scorpion
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3. Green hag
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4. Hell hound
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5. Knight
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6. Manticore
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7. Minotaur
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8. Mummy
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9. Nightmare
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10. Owlbear
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11. Phase spider
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12. Veteran
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13. Werewolf
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14. Wight
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15. Winter wolf
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16. Black pudding
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17. Chuul
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18. Couatl
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19. Ettin
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20. Ghost
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## Monster List 6 (CR 4—5)
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1. Lamia
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2. Red dragon wyrmling
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3. Succubus/incubus
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4. Wereboar
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5. Air elemental
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6. Barbed devil
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7. Bulette
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8. Earth elemental
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9. Fire elemental
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10. Flesh golem
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11. Giant crocodile
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12. Gladiator
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13. Gorgon
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14. Half-red dragon veteran
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15. Hill giant
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16. Night hag
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17. Otyugh
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18. Roper
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19. Shambling mound
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20. Troll
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## Monster List 7 (CR 5—8)
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1. Salamander
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2. Vampire spawn
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3. Water elemental
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4. Wraith
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5. Xorn
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6. Chimera
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7. Drider
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8. Invisible stalker
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9. Mage
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10. Medusa
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11. Vrock
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12. Wyvern
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13. Young white dragon
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14. Oni
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15. Shield guardian
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16. Stone giant
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17. Young black dragon
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18. Assassin
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19. Chain devil
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20. Cloaker
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## Monster List 8 (CR 8—12)
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1. Frost giant
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2. Hezrou
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3. Hydra
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4. Spirit naga
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5. Young green dragon
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6. Bone devil
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7. Clay golem
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8. Cloud giant
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9. Fire giant
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10. Glabrezu
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11. Young blue dragon
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12. Aboleth
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13. Guardian naga
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14. Stone golem
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15. Young red dragon
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16. Behir
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17. Ereeti
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18. Horned devil
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19. Remorhaz
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20. Archmage
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## Monster List 9 (CR 12—16)
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1. Erinyes
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2. Adult white dragon
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3. Nalfeshnee
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4. Rakshasa
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5. Storm giant
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6. Vampire
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7. Adult black dragon
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8. Ice devil
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9. Adult green dragon
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10. Mummy lord
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11. Purple worm
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12. Adult blue dragon
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## Monster List 10 (CR 16—24)
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1. Iron golem
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2. Marilith
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3. Adult red dragon
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4. Balor
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5. Ancient white dragon
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6. Pit fiend
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7. Anclent black dragon
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8. Lich
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9. Ancient blue dragon
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10. Ancient red dragon
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^monster-list-10-cr-1624
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