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Comparing Ability Score Totals

OlvynChuruOlvynChuru Member Posts: 3,079
edited December 2018 in Off-Topic

Did you know that in Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition, the average orc has a higher stat total than an iron golem? Did you know that a couatl, a challenge rating 4 creature, has an ability score total 13 points higher than that of a tarrasque? You will find a lot of things you didn't expect when comparing 5th edition monster stat totals.

In the Spoiler section below is a list of most monsters from the 5E Monster Manual, Volo's Guide to Monsters, and Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes with the sum of their Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma scores. I hope you find it interesting!

Gas Spore 12
Shrieker 17
Violet Fungus 19
Swarm of Rot Grubs 23
Scorpion 32
Lemure 41
Animated Armor 43
Gray Ooze 43
Slaad Tadpole 43
Ochre Jelly 44
The Wretched 44
Black Pudding 45
Flying Sword 45
Gelatinous Cube 45
Rug of Smothering 46
Twig Blight 46
Manes 47
Stirge 47
Vargouille 47
Cranium Rat 49
Gnoll Witherling 49
Zombie 49
Abyssal Wretch 50
Cockatrice 50
Dretch 50
Piercer 50
Duergar Hammerer 51
Neogi Hatchling 51
Duergar Screamer 52
Myconid Sprout 52
Needle Blight 52
Nupperibo 52
Gibbering Mouther 53
Maw Demon 53
Pteranodon 53
Skulk 53
Gazer 54
Kobold 54
Monodrone 54
Xvart 54
Bronze Scout 55
Hadrosaurus 55
Star Spawn Grue 55
Stone Cursed 55
Velociraptor 55
Vine Blight 55
Winged Kobold 55
Basilisk 56
Dimetrodon 56
Iron Cobra 56
Male Steeder 56
Thorny 56
Crawling Claw 57
Homunculus 57
Kobold Inventor 57
Shadow 57
Specter 57
Cow 58
Darkmantle 58
Goblin 58
Quetzalcoatlus 58
Skeleton 58
Vegepygmy 58
Cave Fisher 59
Clay Golem 59
Duodrone 59
Dust Mephit 59
Magma Mephit 59
Mud Mephit 59
Oaken Bolter 59
Steam Mephit 59
Quasit 59
Rust Monster 59
Female Steeder 60
Flail Snail 60
Gnoll 60
Spawn of Kyuss 60
Stone Defender 60
Troglodyte 60
Ankheg 61
Bullywug 61
Carrion Crawler 61
Firenewt Warrior 61
Ghoul 61
Grick 61
Fire Snake 62
Goblin Boss 62
Ice Mephit 62
Myconid Adult 62
Ogre 62
Ogre Battering Ram 62
Ogre Chain Brute 62
Ogre Howdah 62
Sea Spawn 62
Shambling Mound 62
The Lost 62
Young Kruthik 62
Chitine 63
Grimlock 63
Kuo-Toa 63
Magmin 63
Meenlock 63
Red Slaad 63
Smoke Mephit 63
Trapper 63
Vampiric Mist 63
Ankylosaurus 64
Boggle 64
Lizardfolk 64
Gnoll Flesh Gnawer 64
Guard Drake 64
Orc Nurtured One of Yurtrus 64
Phase Spider 64
Shield Guardian 64
Spirit Troll 64
Stegosaurus 64
White Dragon Wyrmling 64
Yuan-ti Broodguard 64
Banshee 65
Death Dog 65
Dolphin 65
Hippogriff 65
Nilbog 65
Shadow Mastiff 65
Xvart Warlock of Raxivort 65
Tridrone 65
Young Remorhaz 65
Brontosaurus 66
Choker 66
Chuul 66
Deinonychus 66
Fire Elemental 66
Gargoyle 66
Hobgoblin 66
Intellect Devourer 66
Mouth of Grolantor 66
Ogre Bolt Launcher 66
Pseudodragon 66
Stone Golem 66
Triceratops 66
Wererat 66
Awakened Tree 67
Flesh Golem 67
Giant Strider 67
Grung 67
Half-Ogre 67
Harpy 67
Kenku 67
Mummy 67
Thri-Kreen 67
Aarakocra 68
Allosaurus 68
Aurochs 68
Bulette 68
Drow 68
Earth Elemental 68
Elephant 68
Gnoll Hunter 68
Hell Hound 68
Hill Giant 68
Hook Horror 68
Iron Golem 68
Kobold Dragonshield 68
Plesiosaurus 68
Scarecrow 68
Star Spawn Mangler 68
The Lonely 68
Wyvern 68
Bulezau 69
Corpse Flower 69
Darkling 69
Duergar 69
Duergar Kavalrachni 69
Ettercap 69
Flameskull 69
Ghost 69
Gray Render 69
Kobold Scale Sorcerer 69
Merfolk 69
Pixie 69
Quadrone 69
Quickling 69
Rutterkin 69
Sprite 69
The Hungry 69
Air Elemental 70
Bugbear 70
Duergar Soulblade 70
Ettin 70
Firenewt Warlock of Imix 70
Flumph 70
Gorgon 70
Merrow 70
Mimic 70
Purple Worm 70
Quaggoth 70
Rot Troll 70
Sahuagin 70
Spined Devil 70
Vegepygmy Chief 70
Duergar Xarrorn 71
Giant Owl 71
Gnoll Pack Lord 71
Grung Elite Warrior 71
Hydra 71
Jackalwere 71
Lizardfolk Shaman 71
Meazel 71
Orc Red Fang of Shargaas 71
Otyugh 71
Owlbear 71
Shadow Demon 71
Wereboar 71
Balhannoth 72
Brass Dragon Wyrmling 72
Dhergoloth 72
Ghast 72
Griffon 72
Orc 72
Peryton 72
Roper 72
Sword Wraith Warrior 72
Winter Wolf 72
Adult Kruthik 73
Duergar Stone Guard 73
Earth Elemental Myrmidon 73
Eidolon 73
Hellfire Engine 73
Imp 73
Mezzoloth 73
Orc Hand of Yurtrus 73
Swarm of Cranium Rats 73
The Angry 73
Tlincalli 73
Tortle 73
Water Elemental 73
Werewolf 73
Yuan-ti Pureblood 73
Deep Gnome 74
Girallion 74
Grell 74
Grung Wildling 74
Leucrotta 74
Mammoth 74
Myconid Sovereign 74
Oblex Spawn 74
Pentadrone 74
Spectator 74
Tortle Druid 74
Troll 74
Venom Troll 74
Yeti 74
Air Elemental Myrmidon 75
Blink Dog 75
Choldrith 75
Displacer Beast 75
Drow Mage 75
Fire Elemental Myrmidon 75
Froghemoth 75
Frost Salamander 75
Kuo-Toa Whip 75
Merregon 75
Sahuagin Priestess 75
Satyr 75
Water Elemental Myrmidon 75
Yeth Hound 75
Young White Dragon 75
Blue Slaad 76
Chimera 76
Githzerai Monk 76
Grick Alpha 76
Minotaur 76
Neogi 76
Retriever 76
Shadow Dancer 76
Young Black Dragon 76
Alkilith 77
Bearded Devil 77
Bodak 77
Catoblepass 77
Chasme 77
Cyclops 77
Githyanki Warrior 77
Helmed Horror 77
Manticore 77
Merrenoloth 77
Nothic 77
Remorhaz 77
Star Spawn Hulk 77
Tyrannosaurus Rex 77
Water Weird 77
Will-o'-Wisp 77
Wood Woad 77
Copper Dragon Wyrmling 78
Deathlock 78
Faerie Dragon 78
Giant Eagle 78
Green Dragon Wyrmling 78
Hobgoblin Captain 78
Mindwitness 78
Orc Eye of Gruumsh 78
Shoosuva 78
Tanarukk 78
Umber Hulk 78
Azer 79
Barlgura 79
Bugbear Chief 79
Cadaver Collector 79
Canoloth 79
Centaur 79
Darkling Elder 79
Duergar Mind Master 79
Hobgoblin Devastator 79
Howler 79
Vrock 79
Blue Dragon Wyrmling 80
Bronze Dragon Wyrmling 80
Doppelganger 80
Dryad 80
Giant Elk 80
Green Slaad 80
Redcap 80
Roc 80
Salamander 80
Allip 81
Drow Elite Warrior 81
Giant Ape 81
Gnoll Fang of Yeenoghu 81
Lizard King/Queen 81
Maurezhi 81
Medusa 81
Orc Blade of Ilneval 81
Orc Claw of Luthic 81
Vampire Spawn 81
Werebear 81
White Abishai 81
Xorn 81
Death Kiss 82
Fomorian 82
Neogi Master 82
Sea Hag 82
Weretiger 82
Cloaker 83
Deathlock Mastermind 83
Deathlock Wight 83
Deep Scion 83
Dire Troll 83
Gauth 83
Orog 83
Wight 83
Bheur Hag 84
Drow Priestess of Lolth 84
Duergar Warlord 84
Frost Giant 84
Giff 84
Red Dragon Wyrmling 84
Silver Dragon Wyrmling 84
Stone Giant Dreamwalker 84
Young Brass Dragon 84
Banderhobb 85
Black Abishai 85
Flind 85
Hobgoblin Iron Shadow 85
Invisible Stalker 85
Slithering Tracker 85
Yuan-ti Malison 85
Yuan-ti Mind Speaker 85
Yuan-ti Pit Master
Gray Slaad 85
Succubus/Incubus 85
Winter Eladrin 85
Adult White Dragon 86
Duergar Despot 86
Dybbuk 86
Gnoll War Chief 86
Hezrou 86
Hobgoblin Warlord 86
Kruthik Hive Lord 86
Neothelid 86
Soul Monger 86
Abominable Yeti 87
Babau 87
Barghest 87
Drow House Captain 87
Green Hag 87
Nightmare 87
Nycaloth 87
Oni 87
Pegasus 87
Steel Predator 87
Sword Wraith Commander 87
Yuan-ti Mind Whisperer 87
Chain Devil 88
Demilich 88
Draegloth 88
Fire Giant Dreadnought 88
Galeb Duhr 88
Githyanki Knight 88
Gloom Weaver 88
Mind Flayer 88
Nightwalker 88
Young Black Dragon 88
Adult Oblex 89
Annis Hag 89
Bone Naga 89
Dragon Turtle 89
Drider 89
Frost Giant Everlasting One 89
Kuo-Toa Archpriest 89
Lamia 89
Stone Giant 89
Amnizu 90
Behir 90
Drow Shadowblade 90
Morkoth 90
Mummy Lord 90
Yochlol 90
Barbed Devil 91
Beholder 91
Death Tyrant 91
Devourer 91
Drow Arachnomancer 91
Githzerai Zerth 91
Gold Dragon Wyrmling 91
Korred 91
Unicorn 91
Alhoon 92
Hydroloth 92
Treant 92
Young Copper Dragon 92
Young Green Dragon 92
Armanite 93
Autumn Eladrin 93
Githyanki Gish 93
Green Abishai 93
Lich 93
Spring Eladrin 93
Cambion 94
Fire Giant 94
Goristo 94
Sahuagin Baron 94
Young Blue Dragon 94
Young Bronze Dragon 94
Bone Devil 95
Death Slaad 95
Night Hag 95
Sacred Statue 95
Aboleth 96
Arcanaloth 96
Narzugon 96
Spirit Naga 96
Tarrasque 96
Astral Dreadnought 97
Death Knight 97
Drow Inquisitor 97
Revenant 97
Adult Brass Dragon 98
Dao 98
Erinyes 98
Githzerai Enlightened 98
Nagpa 98
Rakshasa 98
Star Spawn Larva Mage 98
Young Red Dragon 98
Young Silver Dragon 98
Ancient White Dragon 99
Githyanki Kith’rak 99
Nalfeshnee 99
Skull Lord 99
Star Spawn Seer 101
Summer Eladrin 100
Adult Black Dragon 102
Drow Favored Consort 102
Ultroloth 102
Yuan-ti Abomination 102
Cloud Giant 103
Gynosphinx 103
Nabassu 103
Ulitharid 103
Wastrilith 103
Yagnoloth 103
Githyanki Supreme Commander 104
Ice Devil 104
Vampire 104
Efreeti 105
Elder Oblex 105
Horned Devil 105
Orthon 105
Adult Copper Dragon 106
Adult Green Dragon 106
Drow Matron Mother 106
Guardian Naga 106
Oinoloth 106
Red Abishai 106
Githzerai Anarch 107
Young Gold Dragon 107
Adult Blue Dragon 108
Adult Bronze Dragon 108
Cloud Giant Smiling One 108
Glabrezu 108
Androsphinx 109
Blue Abishai 109
Couatl 109
Djinni 109
Elder Brain 109
Sibriex 110
Deva 111
Phoenix 111
Yuan-ti Anathema 111
Zaratan 111
Adult Red Dragon 112
Adult Silver Dragon 112
Ancient Brass Dragon 112
Ki-rin 112
Marilith 112
Juiblex 113
Marid 113
Elder Tempest 115
Storm Giant 115
Ancient Black Dragon 116
Marut 118
Zuggtmoy 118
Storm Giant Quintessant 119
Ancient Copper Dragon 120
Ancient Green Dragon 120
Adult Gold Dragon 121
Balor 121
Leviathan 121
Ancient Blue Dragon 122
Ancient Bronze Dragon 122
Yeenoghu 122
Ancient Red Dragon 125
Ancient Silver Dragon 125
Geryon 126
Kraken 126
Bahomet 128
Graz’zt 128
Pit Fiend 128
Moloch 129
Bael 130
Titivilus 130
Demogorgon 131
Orcus 131
Hutijin 134
Planetar 134
Ancient Gold Dragon 136
Fraz-Urb’luu 142
Molydeus 144
Empyrean 151
Solar 154
Zariel 162


Note: There are certain creatures from these books that the list doesn't include. It doesn't have all the miscellaneous animals in the Monster Manual, only a couple of notable ones. It doesn't include the creatures used as an example of a template (for example, Quaggoth Spore Servant or Adult Blue Dracolich).
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Comments

  • OlvynChuruOlvynChuru Member Posts: 3,079
    I updated the list with all the monsters from Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes, which I got for Christmas!
  • LadyRhianLadyRhian Member Posts: 14,694
    It's kind of hard to look at creatures as it seems to have no particular order. Alphabetic, for example...
  • OlvynChuruOlvynChuru Member Posts: 3,079
    LadyRhian said:

    It's kind of hard to look at creatures as it seems to have no particular order. Alphabetic, for example...

    They're ordered based on stat total. But I could make a separate list that sorts them alphabetically.
  • ZaghoulZaghoul Member, Moderator Posts: 3,938
    edited December 2018
    I see ol Orcus & his rival Demogorgon tied. I was thinking Orcus would have been just a hair higher with all he's been through over the years (or maybe he was). That's got me kinda curious as to how the BG creatures stack up now using that method. B)
  • OlvynChuruOlvynChuru Member Posts: 3,079
    @Zaghoul Here's a list of stat totals for creatures in Baldur's Gate 1, including companions, bosses, and many other characters. It's very incomplete and leaves out a lot of monsters, but this was because most monsters in Baldur's Gate 1 weren't given fleshed-out stats (most of them were given 9 in most of their stats because those stats didn't matter for combat). I decided that I would not include a creature if at least 3 of their stats were 9s. Minor characters, on the other hand, do tend to have real stats.

    Here's the list:

    Drienne 52
    Erik 53
    Harbor Master 53
    Miner 54
    Jondalar 55
    Digger 57
    Phoenix Guard 57
    Telman 57
    Varci Roaringhorn 60
    Centeol 61
    Krumm 62
    Daital 63
    Flaming Fist Mercenary 63
    Priest of Helm 63
    Ulcaster 63
    Watcher 63
    Performer 64
    Raiken 64
    Bandit 65
    Carbos 65
    Gnarl 65
    Imoen (in prologue) 65
    Shank 65
    Priest of Oghma 66
    Priestess of Umberlee 66
    Narcillicus Harwilliger Neen 67
    Prism 67
    Druid (ally of Seniyad) 68
    Quayle 68
    Amnian Soldier 69
    Alora 70
    Minsc 71
    Ragefast 71
    Tenya 71
    Edwin 72
    Phlydia 72
    Droth 73
    Minsc (SOD) 73
    Silence 73
    Thaldorn 73
    Tiax 73
    Edwin (SOD) 74
    Nalin 74
    Permidion Stark 74
    Tarnesh 74
    Ashirukuru 76
    Ekandor 76
    Marl 76
    Nimbul 76
    Ramazith 76
    Shar-Teel 76
    Entillis Fulsom
    Seniyad 77
    Silke 77
    Taurgosz Khosann 77
    Yeslick 77
    Aldeth Sashenstar 78
    Degrodel 78
    King (chess piece) 78
    Marek 78
    Melicamp 78
    Semaj 78
    Tracea Carol 78
    Amarande 79
    Brage 79
    Deder 79
    Faldorn 79
    Karlat 79
    Lamalha 79
    Neira 79
    Tranzig 79
    Ardenor Crush 80
    Davaeorn 80
    Krystin 80
    Liia Jannath 80
    Molkar 80
    Neera 80
    Rieltar 80
    Skie 80
    Ulraunt 80
    Chanthalas Ulbright 81
    Dabron Sashenstar 81
    Kivan 81
    Tazok 81 (at final battle)
    Volo 81
    Branwen 82
    Entar Silvershield 82
    Jalantha Mistmyr 83
    Eldoth 82
    Kagain 82
    Khalid 82
    Mad Arcand 82
    Montaron 82
    Safana 82
    Viconia 82
    Arkanis 83
    Bassilus 83
    Joia 83
    Mulahey 83
    Xan 83
    Xzar 83
    Doom Guard 84
    Dwarven Doom Guard 84
    Dynaheir 84
    Greywolf 84
    M'Khiin 84
    Nantrin Bellowglyn 84
    Coran 85
    Hamadryad 85
    Jaheira 85
    Rasaad 85
    Viconia (SOD) 85
    Albert 86
    Canderous 86
    Daer'Ragh 86
    Demon Knight 86
    Gorion 86
    Riggilo 86
    Shoal the Nereid 86
    Slythe 86
    Alatos "Ravenscar" Thuibuld 87
    Belt 87
    Corwin 87
    Duke Eltan 87
    Gamaz 87
    Greater Doppelganger (in Kiel form) 87
    Imoen 87
    Prat 87
    Thalantyr the Conjurer 87
    Ajantis 88
    Battle Horror 88
    Doomsayer 88
    Greater Doppelganger (in Fuernebol form) 88
    Helmed Horror 88
    Invisible Stalker 88
    Jaheira (SOD) 88
    Zhalimar Cloudwulfe 88
    Baeloth (as party member) 89
    Ithtyl Calantryn 89
    Glint 89
    Mordaine 89
    Phandalyn 89
    Simmeon 89
    Voghiln 89
    Aec'Letec 90
    Dorn 90
    Kahrk 90
    Scar 90
    Brunos 91
    Drasus 91
    Mirror Fiend (ogrillion) 91
    Xan (in tutorial) 91
    "Lady" Alyth Elendara 92
    Angelo (at final battle) 92
    Sarevok (at final battle) 92
    Sirine 92
    Abela the Nymph 93
    Cult Wizard 93
    Karoug (in Greater Wolfwere form) 93
    Kirinhale 93
    Greater Doppelganger (in Islanne form) 94
    Bishop (chess piece) 95
    Tamoko 95
    Thrall of Azothet 95
    Drizzt 96
    Dradeel 97
    Halbazzer Drin 97
    Hurgan Stoneblade 97
    Sirine Queen 97
    Cult Enforcer 98
    Elminster 98
    Shandalar 98
    Cadderly 99
    Tethtoril 99
    Greater Doppelganger (in Durlag Trollkiller form) 100
    Baresh (in Loup Garou form) 101
    Kaishas Gan (in Loup Garou form) 101
    Mendas (in Loup Garou form) 106
  • ZaghoulZaghoul Member, Moderator Posts: 3,938
    @OlvynChuru Nice one, thanks. Loup Garou's are pretty tough, especially with the wrong weapons to go up against them with. :)
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