Grick

Medium monstrosity, neutral

Damage Resistances: bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Senses: darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages: —
Challenge: 2 (450 XP)
Proficiency Bonus: +2

Stone Camouflage. The grick has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in rocky terrain.

Actions

Multiattack. The grick makes one attack with its tentacles. If that attack hits, the grick can make one beak attack against the same target.

Tentacles. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) slashing damage.

Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.

Copies of the grick (450 XP each) against a party of four characters of the same level. Build mixed fights in the encounter builder.

Number of Grick for each difficulty, party of four
Party level	Easy	Medium	Hard	Deadly
Level 2	—	1	—	2–20
Level 3	1	—	2	3–20
Level 4	—	2	—	3–20
Level 5	2	3	4	5–20
Level 6	2	3	4–6	7–20
Level 7	3	4	5–6	7–20

The Grick is challenge 2, worth 450 XP, with a proficiency bonus of +2.

27 hit points (6d8), with AC 14 from natural armor.

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