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Giant Centipede

Small beast, unaligned

Armor Class: 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points: 4 (1d6+1)
Speed: 30 ft., climb 30 ft.

STR: 5 (−3)
DEX: 14 (+2)
CON: 12 (+1)
INT: 1 (−5)
WIS: 7 (−2)
CHA: 3 (−4)

Senses: blindsight 30 ft., passive Perception 8
Languages: —
Challenge: 1/4 (50 XP)
Proficiency Bonus: +2

Actions

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or take 10 (3d6) poison damage. If the poison damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hit points, and is paralyzed while poisoned in this way.

How many for your party

Copies of the giant centipede (50 XP each) against a party of four characters of the same level. Build mixed fights in the encounter builder.

Number of Giant Centipede for each difficulty, party of four
Party level	Easy	Medium	Hard	Deadly
Level 1	2	—	3	4–20
Level 2	3	4–5	6	7–20
Level 3	3–5	6–7	8–10	11–20
Level 4	5–7	8–10	11–13	14–20
Level 5	8–13	14	15–20	—
Level 6	10–14	15–17	18–20	—

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Questions

What CR is the Giant Centipede?

The Giant Centipede is challenge 1/4, worth 50 XP, with a proficiency bonus of +2.

How many hit points does the Giant Centipede have?

4 hit points (1d6+1), with AC 13 from natural armor.

How many should I use against four 1st-level characters?

Against four level 1 characters, 3 is hard by the encounter XP budget.