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Monster Templates: Bruiser
A bruiser is a destructive tank. The typically wade into melee to do the most damage possible. It can take and inflict more damage than its typical kin, but it sacrifices its accuracy and ability to avoid damage. You can make the following adjustments to a monster to make it a bruiser without changing its CR:
Bruiser. The creature has a +2* bonus to damage and a -1* penalty to hit on its weapon attacks (included in the attacks). Additionally, it gains a +5* bonus to its hit points and a -1* penalty to its Armor class (included above).
*Adjust bonuses and penalties as described in the template.
Example: Orc Bruiser
A bruiser is a destructive tank. The typically wade into melee to do the most damage possible. It can take and inflict more damage than its typical kin, but it sacrifices its accuracy and ability to avoid damage. You can make the following adjustments to a monster to make it a bruiser without changing its CR:
- Increase the monster's hit points by its CR +5.
- Add the monster's proficiency bonus to its weapon damage on a hit.
- Reduce the monsters to hit bonus by 1 per tier.
- Reduce the monsters AC by 1 per tier.
Bruiser. The creature has a +2* bonus to damage and a -1* penalty to hit on its weapon attacks (included in the attacks). Additionally, it gains a +5* bonus to its hit points and a -1* penalty to its Armor class (included above).
*Adjust bonuses and penalties as described in the template.
Example: Orc Bruiser
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