# Apprentice Mage

*Medium* *Humanoid*

- **Armor Class:** 10
- **Hit Points:** 11 (2d8+2)
- **Speed:** walk 30 ft.
- **Challenge Rating:** 1/2 (100 XP)
- **Source:** A5e Monstrous Menagerie, page 478

| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10 (+0) | 10 (+0) | 12 (+1) | 14 (+2) | 10 (+0) | 10 (+0) |

- **Skills:** arcana +4, history +4
- **Senses:** passive Perception 10
- **Languages:** any one

### Special Abilities

- **Spellcasting:** The apprentice mage is a 2nd level spellcaster. Their spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 12
 +4 to hit with spell attacks). They have the following wizard spells prepared:
 Cantrips (at will): fire bolt
 light
 prestidigitation
 1st-level (3 slots): detect magic
 magic missile
 shield

### Actions

- **Dagger:** Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d4) piercing damage.
- **Fire Bolt (Cantrip; V, S):** Ranged Spell Attack: +4 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d10) fire damage.
- **Magic Missile (1st-Level; V, S):** Three glowing arrows fly from the mage simultaneously  unerringly hitting up to 3 creatures within 120 feet. Each arrow deals 3 (1d4 + 1) force damage.

### Reactions

- **Shield (1st-Level; V:** When the mage is hit by an attack or targeted by magic missile, they gain a +5 bonus to AC (including against the triggering attack) and immunity to magic missile. These benefits last until the start of their next turn.
- **Whether a student attending a wizard college or serving a crotchety master:** Apprentice mage statistics can also be used to represent an older hedge wizard of limited accomplishments.