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Donkey

Medium · Beast · CR 0 · Unaligned

Source. 5e 2014 Rules

Ability Scores

Core attributes and their modifiers.

STR

DEX

CON

INT

-4

WIS

CHA

-3

Overview

Category Miscellaneous Creatures

Size Medium

Type Beast

Alignment Unaligned

XP 0

Initiative Bonus +0

Senses

Passive Perception 10

Saving Throws

Strength +0 Dexterity +0 Constitution +0 Intelligence +0 Wisdom +0 Charisma +0

Skills

Acrobatics +0 Animal Handling +0 Arcana +0 Athletics +0 Deception +0 History +0 Insight +0 Intimidation +0 Investigation +0 Medicine +0 Nature +0 Perception +0 Performance +0 Persuasion +0 Religion +0 Sleight Of Hand +0 Stealth +0 Survival +0

About Donkey

Donkey is a medium beast with a Challenge Rating of 0. It has a unaligned alignment.

In combat, this creature maintains an Armor Class of 10 and possesses 11 hit points (derived from None).

GM Tips: Using Donkey

2 tips available

When using Donkey in your D&D 5e campaign, consider these tactical approaches:

Minion Strategy: Use as scouts or minions for larger threats
Group Tactics: Group 3-4 together to pose a moderate threat

Player Guide: Facing Donkey

2 strategies available

When your party encounters this creature, keep these strategies in mind:

Easy Target: This creature is weak - focus on other threats
Group Threat: Multiple can be dangerous - use area attacks

Encounter Building Calculator

Standard Party Encounter (4-5 characters):

This creature is a medium encounter for a party of 4 characters of level 1.

Solo Encounter:

A single character of level 2 (up to level 20) can face this creature in a medium to hard encounter.

Experience Point Thresholds:

Medium: 50 XP
Hard: 75 XP
Deadly: 100 XP

Based on D&D 5e Dungeon Master's Guide encounter building guidelines. CR roughly equals party level for medium encounters.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the challenge rating of Donkey?: Donkey has a Challenge Rating of 0, making it appropriate for parties of level 1.
What type of creature is Donkey?: Donkey is a Medium Beast, which affects how certain spells and abilities interact with it.