Vulture

Medium beast, unaligned

Armor Class: 10
Hit Points: 5 (1d8+1)
Speed: 10 ft., fly 50 ft.

STR: 7 (−2)
DEX: 10 (+0)
CON: 13 (+1)
INT: 2 (−4)
WIS: 12 (+1)
CHA: 4 (−3)

Skills: Perception +3
Senses: passive Perception 13
Languages: —
Challenge: 0 (10 XP)
Proficiency Bonus: +2

Keen Sight and Smell. The vulture has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight or smell.

Pack Tactics. The vulture has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the vulture's allies is within 5 ft. of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated.

Actions

Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d4) piercing damage.

How many for your party

Copies of the vulture (10 XP each) against a party of four characters of the same level. Build mixed fights in the encounter builder.

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

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Questions

What CR is the Vulture?

The Vulture is challenge 0, worth 10 XP, with a proficiency bonus of +2.

How many hit points does the Vulture have?

5 hit points (1d8+1), with AC 10.

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

Against four level 1 characters, 8–10 is medium and 11–13 is hard by the encounter XP budget.