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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Xyl" data-source="post: 4017170" data-attributes="member: 55828">An "off-screen" monster can do anything that you, the DM, decide it should be able to do. I can see the benefit of books that go into deeper detail about the ecology and society of various monsters, and talk about their non-combat abilities. I don't think those abilities should be given specific mechanics in canon; let the DM treat them however is best for the game.I'll be rather surprised if the DMG1 doesn't talk about how handle monsters out of combat, including suggestions on when to have them do things that aren't in their statblock.</blockquote>