3.5e NPC Editing Instructions

Editing Instructions

In the text area at the bottom of this page, fill in the values after the equal signs, and replace the comments (the text starting with <!-- and ending with -->) with your own text. The text area does not contain a complete list of parameters that the {{Stat Block 2}} uses. Below is a complete list.

Be sure to add any necessary category tags to indicate Type, Subtype(s), Alignment, Challenge rating and ECL. Categories allow your NPC to be sorted for easy locating when browsing and searching.

How To Use The Stat Block Template

For NPC/Creature entries, the following is the general layout to format Stat Blocks. The following does not contain a complete list of parameters, just the ones that are required.

{{Stat Block 2
|summary=
|name=
|al= |size= |type=
|init= |listen= |spot=
|ac= |touch= |flat=
|hp= |hd=
|fort= |ref= |will=
|spd=
|bab= |grp=
}}

Definition of Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Example
style	Specifies the values of the table's style attribute	No	width: 100px; border: solid; margin-left: 1em;
Identification and Encounter
Parameter	Description	Required	Example
name	An identifier for the creature such as a name or a short description of the creature	Yes	Goblin Shaman or Borchak the Red
cr	The creature's challenge rating	No (defaults to —)	1/2
sex	The creature's gender. This will only show up if a value is supplied for race or clvl	No	Hermaphroditic
race	The creature's race.	No	doppelgänger
clvl	The list of classes in which the creature has levels and the number of levels in each.	No	rogue 6/assassin 2
al	The creature's alignment expressed in one or two capital letters	Yes	NE
size	The creature's size	Yes	Medium
type	The creature's type	Yes	outsider
subtypes	The creature's subtypes, when applicable	No	air, good
divrank	If this creature is a deity, this parameter specifies creature's divine rank.	No	12
init	The creature's initiative modifier	Yes	+2
sens	Any special senses the creature has	No	darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 120 ft.
listen	Total modifier for the creature's Listen checks	Yes	−2
spot	Total modifier for the creature's Spot checks	Yes	+4
aura	Any auras the creature has that affects enemies or allies	No	courage (10 ft., allies +4 against fear)
lang	Any languages or special means of communication the creature has	No	Celestial, Common, Telepathy 100 ft.
Defensive Information
Parameter	Description	Required	Example
ac	creature's armor class	Yes	20
touch	creature's touch armor class	Yes	13
flat	creature's flat-footed armor class	Yes	17
othac	racial traits, class features, feats, salient divine abilities, and other special abilities that affect (or can affect under the right circumstances) the creature's AC.	No	Two-Weapon Defense, Dodge, uncanny dodge
acmods	creature's armor class modifiers	No	+2 shield, +6 armor, −1 size
miss	Miss chance for attacks or effects targeting the creature	No	50% incorporeal
hp	creature's hit points	Yes	45
hd	Number of hit die	Yes	6
othhp	Special abilities that affect how much damage the creature takes from physical attacks and hit point recovery	No	DR 6/—, fast healing 3
immune	Immunities the creature has	No	sleep, fire, death effects
resist	Special abilities that aid the creature in avoiding, and/or reducing certain effects except spell and power resistances (which go under the sr and pr parameters)	No	acid resistance 5, mettle, improved evasion
sr	The creature's spell resistance	No	13
pr	The creature's power resistance	No	17
fort	Fortitude save modifier	Yes	+4 (+5 against poison)
ref	Reflex save modifier	Yes	+0
will	Will save modifier	Yes	−3 (−1 against enchantment)
othsav	Conditional modifiers the creature gets on all saves. Modifiers that are tied to a specific save are specified in parenthesis with the relevant parameter. See fort, ref, and will above.	No	+2 against fire and acid
weak	Any weaknesses the creature has	No	vulnerability to cold
Offensive Information
Parameter	Description	Required	Example
spd	The creature's base land speed	Yes	40 ft. (8 squares) in chainmail, base speed 60 ft.
burrow	The creature's burrow speed	No	15 ft.
climb	The creature's climb speed	No	20 ft.
fly	The creature's fly speed and maneuverability	No	100 ft. (poor)
swim	The creature's swim speed	No	30 ft.
othspd	Feats and abilities that can affect the creature's speed or movement options	No	Run, Spring Attack
melee1–melee4	The creature's typical preferred melee attack routines	No	mwk falchion +16/+11 (2d4+9/18–20) and bite +13 (1d4+3)
ranged1–ranged4	The creature's typical preferred ranged attack routines	No	+1 longbow +8 (2d6+2/×3) with Manyshot or +1 longbow +10/+10/+5 (1d6+1/19–20) with Rapid Shot
space	The amount of space the creature occupies	No (Defaults to 5 ft.)	10 ft.
reach	The creature's natural reach	No (Defaults to 5 ft.)	15 ft.
bab	The creature's base attack bonus (plus epic attack bonus if applicable)	Yes	+3
grp	The creature's grapple check modifier	Yes	+10
atkop	Attack options that can creature can use during a full or standard attack	No	flurry of blows, smite chaos 1/day (+3 attack, +4 damage), Power Attack
sa	Special actions the creature may take instead of (or in addition to in the case of free, swift, and immediate actions) making attacks.	No	turn undead 3/day (+0, 2d6+8, 8th), wild shape (4/day, Small to Large, 10th), Instantaneous Rage
cg	Combat gear; items that the creature can use as an action	No	potion of cure light wounds, scroll of blur
paesd	Details that (more-or-less) apply to all arcane epic spells this creature has prepared	No	CL 54th, DC 35, 5% arcane spell failure chance
saesd	Details that (more-or-less) apply to all arcane epic spells this creature can cast spontaneously.	No	CL 54th, DC 35, 5% arcane spell failure chance
aesp	Arcane epic spells prepared The spell name should also include the adjusted Spellcraft DC to cast the spell. The adjusted spellcraft DC is what the caster needs to roll after all modifiers for which are accounted in order to successfully cast the spell. To get the the adjusted spellcraft DC, subtract the creature's bonus for checks against the spell from the spell's normal spellcraft DC.	No	crown of vermin (SDC −344), kinetic control (SDC −300), vengeful gaze of god (SCD 19)
aespd	For spontaneous arcane casters, arcane epic spells per day	No	4
aesk	Arcane epic spells known. This will only show up in this section if the creature can cast arcane epic spells spontaneously (by specifying a value for aespd). Otherwise, these spells will be displayed in the "Other Information" section of the stat block The spell name should also include the adjusted Spellcraft DC to cast the spell. The adjusted spellcraft DC is what the caster needs to roll after all modifiers for which are accounted in order to successfully cast the spell. To get the the adjusted spellcraft DC, subtract the creature's bonus for checks against the spell from the spell's normal spellcraft DC.	No	dragon knight (ritual) (SDC −11), epic mage armor (SDC −3), nailed to the sky (SCD 13), verdigris (SDC 9)
pdesd	Details that (more-or-less) apply to all divine epic spells this creature has prepared	No	CL 26th, DC 27, 1d20+32 to overcome SR
sdesd	Details that (more-or-less) apply to all divine epic spells this creature can cast spontaneously	No	CL 33th, DC 29
desp	Divine epic spells prepared The spell name should also include the adjusted Spellcraft DC to cast the spell. The adjusted spellcraft DC is what the caster needs to roll after all modifiers for which are accounted in order to successfully cast the spell. To get the the adjusted spellcraft DC, subtract the creature's bonus for checks against the spell from the spell's normal spellcraft DC.	No	origin of species: achaierai (SDC −29), demise unseen (SDC 13), lord of nightmares (SCD −17)
despd	For spontaneous casters, divine epic spells per day	No	3
desk	Divine epic spells known. This will only show up in this section if the creature can cast divine epic spells spontaneously (by specifying a value for despd). Otherwise, these spells will be displayed in the "Other Information" section of the stat block For spontaneous casters the spell name should also include the adjusted Spellcraft DC to cast the spell. The adjusted spellcraft DC is what the caster needs to roll after all modifiers for which are accounted in order to successfully cast the spell. To get the the adjusted spellcraft DC, subtract the creature's bonus for checks against the spell from the spell's normal spellcraft DC.	No	contingent resurrection (SDC −18), epic counterspell (SDC −1), momento mori (SDC 16)
epd	Details that (more-or-less) apply to all epic powers this creature knows	No	ML 31st, DC 30, 1d20+35 to overcome PR
epk	Epic powers known The power name should also include the adjusted Psicraft DC to manifest the power. The adjusted psicraft DC is what the manifester needs to roll after all modifiers for which are accounted in order to successfully manifest the power. To get the the adjusted psicraft DC, subtract the creature's bonus for checks against the power from the power's normal psicraft DC.	No	greater power resistance (PDC 0), soul scry (PDC 10)
eppd	Epic powers per day	No	6
pp	Number of power points the creature has in a day	No	65
prgrsns	Ability progressions, such as spells, powers, invocations, utterances, etc. See below.	No	See below
slad	Details that apply to many (if not all) of the creature's spells-like abilities	No	CL 6th, 1d20+10 to overcome SR
plad	Details that apply to many (if not all) of the creature's psi-like abilities	No	ML 3rd
freq1–freq20	How often the creature can use this group of spell- or psi-like abilities. Currently supports up to 20 different frequencies	No	3/day
sla(freq)	Spell-like abilities the creature can use at this frequency These lists should only contain spell-like abilities that mimic specific spells. If the ability is unique in that it doesn't mimic any existing spell it should be listed under special actions (sa). This also applies to spell-like abilities that do mimic existing spells but require their own descriptions because the mimicry is not exact.	No	darkness, invisibility
pla(freq)	Psi-like abilities the creature can use at this frequency These lists should only contain psi-like abilities that mimic specific powers. If the ability is unique in that it doesn't mimic any existing power it should be listed under special actions (sa). This also applies to psi-like abilities that do mimic existing powers but require their own descriptions because the mimicry is not exact.	No	stomp (DC 13)
Other Information
Parameter	Description	Required	Example
str	Strength	No (defaults to —)	15
dex	Dexterity	No (defaults to —)	14
con	Constitution	No (defaults to —)	13
int	Intelligence	No (defaults to —)	12
wis	Wisdom	No (defaults to —)	10
cha	Charisma	No (defaults to —)	8
sq	Any special qualities the creature has that hasn't already been listed in the previous sections Generally speaking, these abilities do not require an action and either have little value (if any) in combat, or any effects they provide have already been taken into account in the previous sections without the name of the ability being explicitly listed.	No	orc blood, trapfinding
sda	Complete list of salient divine abilities including ones already listed in other sections	No	Divine Bard, Divine Rage, Divine Water Mastery
feats	Complete list of feats including ones already listed in other sections	No	Power Attack, Combat Reflexes, Spell Penetration
skills	List of skills that have ranks and skills that can be used untrained for which the creature has modifiers beyond ability score and size modifiers (i.e. racial bonus/penalties, synergy bonuses, competence, etc...) including Listen and Spot if applicable.	No	Hide +14, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +6, Knowledge (nature) +4, Knowledge (religion) +1, Listen +10, Move Silently +19, Search +2, Spot +10, Survival +9 (+11 underground)
hdadv	Details of the creature's advancement by HD. This is only displayed if the race parameter has not been set.	No	6–18 HD (Large)
favcls	The race's favored class. This is only displayed if the race parameter has not been set. (I know that seems weird, but there's a reason for it.)	No	Warlock (Complete Arcane)
poss	Items of note that the creature has that haven't already been listed under combat gear (cg)	No	bracers of armor +4, ring of protection +2, 203 gp
grims	Creature's grimoires (e.g. spellbooks or prayerbooks) in which its spells are written. See below.	No	See below
deity	The creature's patron deity if it has one	No	Reorx
Special Abilities Descriptions
Parameter	Description	Required	Example
san1, san2, san3... sanX	Special ability name	No	Telepathy
sad1, sad2, sad3... sadX	Special ability description	No	A pseudodragon can communicate telepathically with any other creature within 60 feet that speaks Common or Sylvan. It is possible to address multiple creatures at once telepathically, although maintaining a telepathic conversation with more than one creature at a time is just as difficult as simultaneously speaking and listening to multiple people at the same time.

Explanation of (freq)

This template supports spell-like abilities and psi-like abilities of up to twenty different frequencies freq1 through freq20. Once you use freqX to specify how often a spell-/psi-like ability or group of spell-/psi-like abilities can be used, sla(freq) and pla(freq) are used list the abilities by replacing (freq) with what value you used for freqX.

For example, the following is used to list 6th-level paladin's spell-like abilities, detect evil and remove disease (note that special mount is not listed because it does not duplicate an existing spell):

|freq1=At will
|slaAt will=''detect evil''

|freq2=1/week
|sla1/week=''remove disease''

The bold text must match exactly.

Notes on the parameters prgrsns and grims

prgrsns

The prgrsns parameter takes a template(s) to specify a creature's spellcasting, manifesting, invoking, uttering, etc... abilities. Templates are currently available for the following (more can be added as needed):

• Spontaneous casters
• Prepared casters
• Psionic powers
• Invoking classes (i.e. warlock, and dragon adept)
• Utterances (i.e. for the truenamer class)
• Maneuvers and Stances (Tome of Battle classes)

So to specify a wizard's prepared spells, the spells prepared template would be used like so:

|prgrsns={{
  Stat Block 2/Spells Prepared
  |pd=CL 4th
  |sp1=''charm person'' (DC 14), ''magic missile'', ''true strike''
  |sp2=''knock'' ×2, ''see invisibility''
}}

If the wizard also has levels in druid, the prgrsns parameter might look like the following:

|prgrsns={{
  Stat Block 2/Spells Prepared
  |cls=Wizard
  |pd=CL 4th
  |sp1=''charm person'' (DC 14), ''magic missile'', ''true strike''
  |sp2=''knock'' ×2, ''see invisibility''
}}{{
  Stat Block 2/Spells Prepared
  |cls=Druid
  |pd=CL 1st
  |sp1=''produce flame'' (+3 ranged touch)
}}

Note the addition of the cls property. It's not required, but it is recommended that it be used when a reader might not be able to tell which progression applies to which class.

grims

The grims parameter is for creatures that keep their spells (or the equivalent) written in a grimiore (e.g. a spellbook for wizards or a prayerbook for archivists). Templates are currently available for the following:

• Spells recorded

So to specify what spells are in the wizard's spellbook (other than the spells prepared), the following is used:

|grims={{
  Stat Block 2/Spells Recorded
  |sp1=''identify'', ''endure elements'', ''hold portal''
  |sp2=''daze monster'', ''darkness''
}}