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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scrivener of Doom" data-source="post: 6476623" data-attributes="member: 87576">Adding to what [MENTION=6779310]aramis erak[/MENTION] said, think of them this way:Artillery = archer or a wizard that focusses on damage-dealing spells. They don't want to get caught in melee.Brute = ogre. It packs a punch and can take a lot of punishment but is really easy to hit.Controller = wizard with condition-creating spells, walls, and/or zones. This could also be an aboleth. Basically, they win without causing hit point damage.Lurker = thief with sneak attack who needs to pull off the right combination of circumstances to hit you with massive damage. They don't want to get caught in melee.Skirmisher = standard monster. Normally in 4E they're the more manoeuvrable monsters but I haven't worked out what that means in 5E yet.Soldier = king of melee combat because of high AC and some battlefield control. This is, of course, the fighter.With those rough guidelines in mind, you could probably just re-skin any of the Neverwinter stat blocks with something from the Monster Manual or one of the published adventures. For example, one of those devolved aboleth could easily become an ogre that deals psychic damage. I don't think there's a big need to do a lot of work re-statting a lot of these beasties.</blockquote>