KnightCR 3 · Medium Humanoid · Stat Block & Encounter Builder

Medium humanoid, Challenge 3. AC 18, 52 hit points.

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Hit Points

Speed

30 ft.

Challenge

3 · 700 XP

Alignment

Any Alignment

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Stat Block

Medium Humanoid · Any Alignment

Knight

8d8 + 16 · 30 ft. · AC from plate armor

passive Perception 10

Languages: any one language (usually Common)

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
16 (+3)	11 (+0)	14 (+2)	11 (+0)	11 (+0)	15 (+2)

Traits

BraveThe knight has advantage on saving throws against being frightened.

Actions

MultiattackThe knight makes two melee attacks.

GreatswordMelee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage.

Heavy CrossbowRanged Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, range 100/400 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d10) piercing damage.

LeadershipFor 1 minute, the knight can utter a special command or warning whenever a nonhostile creature that it can see within 30 ft. of it makes an attack roll or a saving throw. The creature can add a d4 to its roll provided it can hear and understand the knight. A creature can benefit from only one Leadership die at a time. This effect ends if the knight is incapacitated.

How to actually run it

Tactics

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1Multiattack: The knight makes two melee attacks.

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Knights4Party size4Party level3

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

Difficulty

Deadly

5,600 adj. XP · ×2

deadly at 1,600

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Knight, Answered

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

Knight is Challenge 3, worth 700 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 Knight's stats?

AC 18 (plate armor), 52 hit points (8d8 + 16), speed 30 ft.. Ability scores: STR 16, DEX 11, CON 14, INT 11, WIS 11, CHA 15.

Where does Knight fit in an encounter?

As a humanoid of Challenge 3, 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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