[RPG] Is the stat block for the Half-Red Dragon Veteran in the MM wrong

dnd-5e

See MM p. 180. How does a Half-Red Dragon Veteran have +5 in Athletics? A CR 5 monster has a proficiency bonus of +3; adding the +3 Strength modifier should yield +6, not +5. The same applies to Perception, which should be +3 and not +2.

Best Answer

No it is not an error

The +2 proficiency bonus has been applied consistently to the half-dragon veteran, to attacks as well as skills. Why is this not an error? Because it is the result of applying the half-dragon template to the CR 3 veteran. A CR 3 creature has a +2 proficiency bonus and the template doesn't change this - it just adds additional features which increase the final CR but do not change the proficiency bonus.

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