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Black Bear

Medium beast, unaligned

Keen Smell. The bear has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.

Actions

Multiattack. The bear makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws.

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

Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) slashing damage.

Copies of the black bear (100 XP each) against a party of four characters of the same level. Build mixed fights in the encounter builder.

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

The Black Bear is challenge 1/2, worth 100 XP, with a proficiency bonus of +2.

19 hit points (3d8+6), with AC 11 from natural armor.

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