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Giant Owl

Large beast, neutral

Skills: Perception +5, Stealth +4
Senses: darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages: Giant Owl, understands Common, Elvish, and Sylvan but can't speak
Challenge: 1/4 (50 XP)
Proficiency Bonus: +2

Flyby. The owl doesn't provoke opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy's reach.

Keen Hearing and Sight. The owl has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or sight.

Actions

Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (2d6 + 1) slashing damage.

Giant owls often befriend fey and other sylvan creatures and are guardians of their woodland realms.

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

Number of Giant Owl 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	—

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

19 hit points (3d10+3), with AC 12.

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