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Thug

Medium humanoid (any race), any non-good alignment

Armor Class: 11 (leather armor)
Hit Points: 32 (5d8+10)
Speed: 30 ft.

STR: 15 (+2)
DEX: 11 (+0)
CON: 14 (+2)
INT: 10 (+0)
WIS: 10 (+0)
CHA: 11 (+0)

Skills: Intimidation +2
Senses: passive Perception 10
Languages: any one language (usually Common)
Challenge: 1/2 (100 XP)
Proficiency Bonus: +2

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

Actions

Multiattack. The thug makes two melee attacks.

Mace. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) bludgeoning damage.

Heavy Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, range 100/400 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d10) piercing damage.

About the thug

Thugs are ruthless enforcers skilled at intimidation and violence. They work for money and have few scruples.

How many for your party

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

Number of Thug 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

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Questions

What CR is the Thug?

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

How many hit points does the Thug have?

32 hit points (5d8+10), with AC 11 from leather armor.

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

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