Death DogCR 1 · Medium Monstrosity · Stat Block & Encounter Builder

Medium monstrosity, Challenge 1. AC 12, 39 hit points.

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Armour Class

Hit Points

Speed

40 ft.

Challenge

1 · 200 XP

Alignment

Neutral Evil

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Stat Block

Medium Monstrosity · Neutral Evil

Death Dog

6d8 + 12 · 40 ft.

Darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 15

Languages: —

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
15 (+2)	14 (+2)	14 (+2)	3 (-4)	13 (+1)	6 (-2)

Traits

Two-HeadedThe dog has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on saving throws against being blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, stunned, or knocked unconscious.

Actions

MultiattackThe dog makes two bite attacks.

BiteMelee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw against disease or become poisoned until the disease is cured. Every 24 hours that elapse, the creature must repeat the saving throw, reducing its hit point maximum by 5 (1d10) on a failure. This reduction lasts until the disease is cured. The creature dies if the disease reduces its hit point maximum to 0.

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Tactics

The stat block tells you what it can do. This tells you what to do with it.

1Multiattack: The dog makes two bite attacks.

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Death Dogs4Party size4Party level3

Could kill someone — and at high enough numbers, the whole party.

Difficulty

Deadly

1,600 adj. XP · ×2

deadly at 1,600

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What is Death Dog's challenge rating in D&D 5e?

Death Dog is Challenge 1, worth 200 XP. Encounter maths multiplies XP by the number of monsters, so a group is deadlier than the raw total — use the calculator on this page.

What are Death Dog's stats?

AC 12, 39 hit points (6d8 + 12), speed 40 ft.. Ability scores: STR 15, DEX 14, CON 14, INT 3, WIS 13, CHA 6.

Where does Death Dog fit in an encounter?

As a monstrosity of Challenge 1, it suits a party whose level is in the same range. Adjust party size and level in the builder above to see the difficulty shift live.

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