Editing Bugbear (section)

===3e===
In 3e, bugbears - like [[orc]]s and [[goblinoid]]s - had NPC stats right there in the original [[Monster Manual]], along with some guidelines in the DMG for converting them into a semi-homebrew playable race. Their first writeup as a proper, out-of-the-box playable race was in [[Forgotten Realms: Races of Faerun]]. They were also eventually adapted into a ''monster class''.

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::+4 Strength, +2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution, –2 Charisma.
::Humanoid (goblinoid): Bugbears are humanoids with the goblinoid subtype.
::A bugbear’s base land speed is 30 feet.
::Darkvision out to 60 feet.
::Racial Hit Dice: A bugbear begins with three levels of humanoid, which provide 3d8 Hit Dice, a base attack bonus of +2, and base saving throw bonuses of Fort +1, Ref +3, and Will +1.
::Racial Skills: A bugbear’s humanoid levels give it skill points equal to 6 x (2 + Int modifier). Its class skills are Climb, Hide, Listen, Move Silently, Search, and Spot. 
::Racial Feats: A bugbear’s humanoid levels give it two feats.
::+4 racial bonus on Move Silently checks.
::+3 natural armor bonus.
::Scent (Ex): A bugbear has a keen sense of smell. He can detect opponents within 30 feet given range (60 feet if the scent is upwind, 15 feet range if it is downwind) and may take a move-equivalent action to determine the direction of a scent. If an odor source is within 5 feet, the bugbear can pinpoint that source. Bugbears can use the scent ability to track an enemy by smell.
::Automatic Languages: Common, Goblin.
::[[Favored Class]]: [[Rogue]].
::[[Level Adjustment]]: +1.

If using the bugbear monster class, bugbears start out with the following traits:
::+2 Strength, –2 Charisma.
::Bugbear base land speed is 30 feet.
::Darkvision out to 60 feet.
::Automatic Languages: Common, Goblin.
::Favored Class: Bugbear. A bugbear may not take levels in any other class except bugbear until he has gained all four bugbear racial class levels. Bugbears usually take levels in [[rogue]] or [[fighter]] after this point.

Class Skills: Climb, Hide, Listen, Move Silently, Search, Spot.

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!Bugbear Class Level || Hit Dice || Base Attack Bonus || Fort Save || Ref Save || Will Save || Skill Points || CR || Special
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|1st||1d8||+0||+0||+2||+0||(2 + Int mod) x 4||1||Feat, +1 natural armor, +2 Move Silently
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|2nd||2d8||+1||+0||+3||+0||2+ Int mod||1||+2 Con, scent 10 ft., +4 Move Silently
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|3rd||2d8||+1||+0||+3||+0||—||2||+2 Dex, +2 natural armor, scent 20 ft.
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|4th||3d8||+2||+1||+3||+1||2 + Int mod||2||Feat, +2 Str, +3 natural armor, scent 20 ft.
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