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Ape

Medium beast, unaligned

Actions

Multiattack. The ape makes two fist attacks.

Fist. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage.

Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 25/50 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage.

Copies of the ape (100 XP each) against a party of four characters of the same level. Build mixed fights in the encounter builder.

Number of Ape for each difficulty, party of four
Party level	Easy	Medium	Hard	Deadly
Level 1	1	—	2	3–20
Level 2	2	—	3	4–20
Level 3	2	3–4	5–6	7–20
Level 4	3–4	5–6	7	8–20
Level 5	5–7	8–10	11–14	15–20
Level 6	6–9	10–11	12–14	15–20

The Ape is challenge 1/2, worth 100 XP, with a proficiency bonus of +2.

19 hit points (3d8+6), with AC 12.

Against four level 1 characters, 2 is hard by the encounter XP budget.