Quote Originally Posted by Sir cryosin View Post
Special attacks and other abilitys. I took the idea when I used a monster from volo's guide. It stats with a T I think it's some demon orc. But it has a reaction attack when it hit. So I give creatures small little things that make sense. Giving my creatures BA and reaction stuff adds to the combat. But if I'm using more creatures then the party I don't give them anything.
If you're giving creatures reaction abilities above and beyond what's naturally in their stat block, make sure you increase their challenge rating appropriately. Depending on what reactionary abilities you give them, it could easily increase their challenge rating by one, if not more.