```metadata
title: 'NPC: Bandit Captain'
description: The Bandit Captain NPC from the D&D SRD 5.1, as released under CC-BY-4.0.
tags:
  - srd
  - meta:npc
systems: []
renderer: V3
theme: 5ePHB

```

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{{monster,frame
## Bandit Captain
*Medium humanoid (any race), any non-lawful alignment*
___
**Armor Class** :: 15 (studded leather)
**Hit Points**  :: 65 (10d8 + 20)
**Speed**       :: 30ft.
___
|  STR  |  DEX  |  CON  |  INT  |  WIS  |  CHA  |
|:-----:|:-----:|:-----:|:-----:|:-----:|:-----:|
|15 (+2)|16 (+3)|14 (+2)|14 (+2)|11 (+0)|14 (+2)|
___
**Saving Throws** :: Str +4, Dex +5, Wis +2
**Skills**        :: Athletics +4, Deception +4
**Senses**        :: passive Perception 10
**Languages**     :: any two languages
**Challenge**     :: 2 (450 XP)
___

### Actions

***Multiattack.*** :: The captain makes three melee attacks: two with its scimitar and one with its dagger. Or the captain makes two ranged attacks with its daggers.
:
***Scimitar.*** :: *Melee Weapon Attack:* +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. *Hit:* 6 (1d6 + 3) slashing damage.
:
***Dagger.*** :: *Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack:* +5 to hit, range 20/60 ft., one target. *Hit:* 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage.

### Reactions

***Parry.*** The captain adds 2 to its AC against one melee attack that would hit it. To do so, the captain must see the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon.
:
It takes a strong personality, ruthless cunning, and a silver tongue to keep a gang of bandirs in line. The **bandit captain** has the qualities in spades.

In addition to managing a crew of selfish malcontents, the **pirate captain** is a variation of the bandit captain, with a ship to protect and command. To keep the crew in line, the captain must mete out rewards and punishment on a regular basis.

More than treasure, a bandit captain or pirate captain craves infamy. A prisoner who appeals to the captain's vanity or ego is more likely to be treated fairly than a prisoner who does not or claims not to know anything of the captain's colorful reputation.
}}

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## Legal Information
:
This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 (“SRD 5.1”) by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.