A list of D&D 5e monsters provided through SRD and some functions to fiddle with them.
Data is taken from the json file shared by u/droiddruid combined with the human readable files from open5e.
devtools::install_github('oganm/monsteR')The package includes a list that include all SRD monsters called monsters. Each element of this list is a list that holds monster attributes
ls(monsters$Acolyte)## [1] "abilityScores" "AC" "actions"
## [4] "alignment" "CR" "HP"
## [7] "HPdice" "immunities" "languages"
## [10] "name" "resistances" "saves"
## [13] "senses" "size" "specialAbilities"
## [16] "speed" "spellcasting" "subtype"
## [19] "text" "type" "vulnerabilities"
monsters$Acolyte$actions## $Club
## $Club$name
## [1] "Club"
##
## $Club$desc
## [1] "Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage."
##
## $Club$attack_bonus
## [1] 2
##
## $Club$damage_dice
## [1] "1d4"
Individual monsters have a special print function (print.monster). When a monster is called, the text taken from open5e is displayed
monsters$Acolyte##
## .. _srd:acolyte:
##
## Acolyte
## -------
##
## Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
##
## **Armor Class** 10
##
## **Hit Points** 9 (2d8)
##
## **Speed** 30 ft.
##
## +-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
## | STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
## +===========+===========+===========+===========+===========+===========+
## | 10 (+0) | 10 (+0) | 10 (+0) | 10 (+0) | 14 (+2) | 11 (+0) |
## +-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
##
## **Skills** Medicine +4, Religion +2
##
## **Senses** passive Perception 12
##
## **Languages** any one language (usually Common)
##
## **Challenge** 1/4 (50 XP)
##
## **Spellcasting**: The acolyte is a 1st-level spellcaster. Its
## spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 12, +4 to hit with spell
## attacks). The acolyte has following cleric spells prepared:
##
## **Cantrips (at will)**: :ref:`srd:light`, :ref:`srd:sacred-flame`, :ref:`srd:thaumaturgy`
##
## **1st level (3 slots)**: :ref:`srd:bless`, :ref:`srd:cure-wounds`, :ref:`srd:sanctuary`
##
## Actions
## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
##
## **Club**: *Melee Weapon Attack*: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
## *Hit*: 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage.
##
## Acolytes are junior members of a clergy, usually answerable to a priest.
## They perform a variety of functions in a temple and are granted minor
## spellcasting power by their deities.
The package includes an attack function. This function looks at all available actions of a monster, detects if they have attack rolls and damage dice associated with them, and rolls the dice
attack(monsters$`Bandit Captain`)## $Scimitar
## attack damage
## 10 8
##
## $Dagger
## attack damage
## 2 4
If the monster is a spellcaster it will have a spellcasting list which lists spell DC, spell attack bonus and spells. Note that spells are spellList objects from wizaRd package.
monsters$Acolyte$spellcasting## $DC
## [1] 12
##
## $attack_bonus
## [1] 4
##
## $spells
## Cantrips
## ========
## Light
## Sacred Flame
##
## Level 1
## =======
## Bless
## Cure Wounds
## Sanctuary
monsters$Acolyte$spellcasting$spells$`Cure Wounds`## **1st-level evocation**
##
## **Casting Time**: 1 action
##
## **Range**: Touch
##
## **Components**: V, S
##
## **Duration**: Instantaneous
##
## A creature you touch regains a number of hit points equal to 1d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier. This spell has no effect on undead or constructs.
##
## **At Higher Levels.** When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the healing increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 1st.
## 1d8 1d8
## [1] "Rolls: [ 7 ]"
## [1] "Rolls: [ 6 ]"
## 1d8 1d8
## 7 6