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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sword of Spirit" data-source="post: 7312393" data-attributes="member: 6677017">I think you may be right here. On the DMG chart for monster design, the lowest number of the average DPR at each CR is exactly equal to the hit points a d8 character with a +1 Con mod would have at that level (for levels 1-20).Now I have to figure out what the hit point values of the defensive CR represent.From the way the published adventures handle monsters, I'd say it's more like, "the typical lizardfolk warrior uses these stats". Same with other races. Published adventures often say to use commoner statblocks for non-combatant humanoid type monsters. It's just that a typical lizardfolk (or drow, etc) warrior is stronger than a typical human, dwarf, elf, or halfling warrior (who uses the guard NPC stats).Against the Giants suggests using ogre statblocks for non-combatant or weaker hill giants in a similar vein. (Though they also suggest orc stats for some of them--which doesn't really work well in 5e since hill giants are substantially more powerful huge creatures rather than just super-ogre large creatures.)</blockquote>