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Volume III · Monster ManualBuild 25

Bugbear

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Bugbear
Implemented development through Build 25Reviewed 28 October 2026

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Bugbear · Physical

There is nothing subtle about the weight of a Bugbear’s blow. The difficulty is being ready when it arrives.

Reference statistics

Basic difficulty · ordinary profile before temporary states and encounter adjustments

HP
78
Armor class
18
Attack
+4
Damage
d10+4
Initiative
8
Strikes
1

Weaknesses Wind

Resistances None listed

Polymorph immunity No authored immunity

Traits and special behavior

One physical d10+4 strike; no separate shield skill.

See the condition reference for the shared effects, and enemy tuning for difficulty-wide chance adjustments.

Statistics by difficulty

DifficultyHPACAttackDamageStrikes
Basic7818+4d10+41
Advanced13723+8d10+61
Expert16229+11d10+61
Master18931+13d10+71
Master+21633+14d10+91

Includes explicit tier overrides and the final maximum-HP multiplier. Damage is the ordinary die and bonus, before final outgoing multipliers. Rage, growth, buffs, encounter adjustments and special action damage are not baked into this table.

Current appearances

AdventureLocationEncounter roster
The Burning CityMarket StreetBugbear × 1

Detailed reference

These panels retain the exact authored configuration, including unscaled base values. For tier overrides, −1 Attack or damage bonus and zero HP or strikes mean “inherit”; tier indices run from 0 (Basic) to 4 (Master+). Field values and message templates are shown as reference data, not additional rules.

Creature configuration
Stable identifier
bugbear
Name
Bugbear
Plate Name
Bugbear
Role
Bugbear
HP
78
Armor class
18
Attack
4
Damage die
10
Damage bonus
4
Initiative
8
Artwork registry index
36
Visual Scale
1.25
Preserve Aspect
Yes
Attack Text
{actor} strikes at {target}.
Weaknesses
  1. Wind
Resistances
None
Tier Damage Multiplier
0.5
Tier Adjustments
  1. Tier index (0–4)
    1
    HP
    62
  2. Tier index (0–4)
    2
    HP
    49
    Attack
    4
    Damage bonus
    2
  3. Tier index (0–4)
    3
    HP
    42
    Attack
    4
    Damage bonus
    2
  4. Tier index (0–4)
    4
    HP
    36
    Attack
    4
    Damage bonus
    2
Keep In Combat Frame
Yes
Registered Combat Art
Yes
Attack Sound
combat.bugbearSwing
Encounter configurations (1)

Whole encounter rewards and modifiers are shown here; they are not rewards for defeating this creature alone. Legacy fields remain visible for configuration audits.

  1. Stable identifier
    burning-market-raiders
    Enemies
    1. goblinBandit
    2. goblinBandit
    3. bugbear
    Gold
    60
    Xp
    55
    Opening
    A shield-bearing bugbear stands behind two bandits.
Artwork and presentation
Resource
JournalArt/Adventures/BurningCity/Creatures/Bugbear
Registrations
  1. Resource
    JournalArt/Adventures/BurningCity/Creatures/Bugbear
    Height Units
    1.45
    Body Height
    0.865234
    Ground Y
    0.065755
    Center X
    0.501953

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