# Attitude *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 361. Available in the <span title='Systems Reference Document (5.2)'>SRD</span> and the Free Rules (2024)* A [monster](/Rules/Source/variant-rules/monster-xphb.md) has a starting attitude toward a [player character](/Rules/Source/variant-rules/player-character-xphb.md): [Friendly](/Rules/Source/variant-rules/friendly-attitude-xphb.md), [Hostile](/Rules/Source/variant-rules/hostile-attitude-xphb.md), or [Indifferent](/Rules/Source/variant-rules/indifferent-attitude-xphb.md).