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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hriston" data-source="post: 6475567" data-attributes="member: 6787503">I understand this. What I'm interested in exploring is what the design considerations may have been that led the team to assign a Proficiency bonus to a monster which is different from the one which the monster's Challenge Rating would imply. Here's what the MM says about Proficiency as it relates to Skills:"A skill bonus is the sum of a monster's relevant ability modifier and its proficiency bonus, which is determined by the monster's challenge rating (as shown in the Proficiency Bonus by Challenge Rating table). Other modifiers might apply. For instance, a monster might have a larger-than-expected bonus (usually double its proficiency bonus) to account for its heightened expertise."So mightn't we then be able to extend the same logic to the Attack bonus? I admit to not knowing what these "other modifiers" are in every case, but the example that is given is one where they have multiplied the Proficiency bonus to give the creature "expertise." I've done a quick review of the creature list in the PHB and they all seem to have Attack bonuses that are some multiple of their base Proficiency bonus. Bears, for instance, have a Proficiency bonus applied to their Attack that has been multiplied by 1/2. So, to me, this is the cleanest explanation of what I'm seeing with these low-strength creatures.</blockquote>