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Guard

Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment

Armor Class: 16 (chain shirt, shield)
Hit Points: 11 (2d8+2)
Speed: 30 ft.

STR: 13 (+1)
DEX: 12 (+1)
CON: 12 (+1)
INT: 10 (+0)
WIS: 11 (+0)
CHA: 10 (+0)

Skills: Perception +2
Senses: passive Perception 12
Languages: any one language (usually Common)
Challenge: 1/8 (25 XP)
Proficiency Bonus: +2

Actions

Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage, or 5 (1d8 + 1) piercing damage if used with two hands to make a melee attack.

About the guard

Guards include members of a city watch, sentries in a citadel or fortified town, and the bodyguards of merchants and nobles.

How many for your party

Copies of the guard (25 XP each) against a party of four characters of the same level. Build mixed fights in the encounter builder.

Number of Guard for each difficulty, party of four
Party level	Easy	Medium	Hard	Deadly
Level 1	3	4–5	6	7–20
Level 2	4–6	7–9	10	11–20
Level 3	6–9	10–11	12–15	16–20
Level 4	8–13	14	15–19	20
Level 5	14–19	20	—	—

In these lists

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Questions

What CR is the Guard?

The Guard is challenge 1/8, worth 25 XP, with a proficiency bonus of +2.

How many hit points does the Guard have?

11 hit points (2d8+2), with AC 16 from chain shirt, shield.

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

Against four level 1 characters, 4–5 is medium and 6 is hard by the encounter XP budget.