Bandit Captain

D&D 2024 monster: Bandit Captain. Source: Monster Manual (2025). challenge rating 2, creature type Humanoid, Small or Medium size, speed 30 ft. Bandit captains command gangs of scoundrels and conduct straightforward heists. Others serve as guards and muscle for more influential criminals. Bandits Criminals and Scoundrels Habitat: Any Treasure: Any Bandits use the threat of violence to take what they want. Such criminals include gang members, desperadoes, and lawless mercenaries. Yet not all bandits are motivated by greed. Some are driven to lives of crime by unjust laws, desperation, or the threats of merciless leaders. Roll on or choose a result from the Bandit Motivations table to determine the circumstances behind a bandit's crimes. I am he who rules the world, don't you know? One little piece at a time. 1 Fights only oppressors. 2 Is an ex-soldier who was discarded by their nation and now takes what they were promised. 3 Is in a gang that views nonmembers as foes. 4 Hesitantly serves a villainous leader. 5 Secretly works for a government or a regional ruler to sow chaos. 6 Takes what they need to survive. Bandit Motivations Humanoid Small or Medium 30 ft.