: Note also that it is important whether the PC is polymorphed or Wild Shaped (druid). Not 4 times, which is what I am assuming the gist of the question is. There is only one Attack action for a PC or an NPC, so it attacks twice whether using either type of attack. The multi-attack of the wereboar allows it to attack twice when it uses its Attack action.
The Extra Attack of the barbarian allows it to attack twice when it takes the Attack action. Summary: The PC in wereboar form can attack twice using its Attack action. general) type of Attack action, as is the Extra Attack feature for (some) PCs. Multi-attack is not an action, it is a specific (cf. The attacks are not the same as the action, so bite (above) is an attack (not an action) but it would be made using the Attack action. Some are very prescriptive (claws, bite, type of weapon etc.) Some NPCs get Multi-attack as a trait which allows them to make more than one attack in their Attack action. The fighter class (including paladin, barbarian and ranger et al) get Extra Attack, which allows them to 'attack twice, instead of once' when they take the Attack action. I am using capital A for the action and lower case for the attack. PCs and NPCs only ever get a single Attack action on their turn, but their Attack action might be made up of more than one attack. Of course, a specific example would result in more specific feedback.
Monsters don't have a class and don't follow the same construction as a PC so the designer just gives them what actions they are going to use (in addition to Dodge, Dash, Hide, and such) the idea is that the given attack should be better than the generic Attack Action or that the monster rarely is in a situation where they are using a weapon or an unarmed strike.
Nevertheless, an unarmed strike would indeed be 1 damage plus Str and a weapon attack would be Str or Dex based on the weapon type. Most monsters have defined attacks and multiattack instead of having to rely on the Attack Action and Extra Attack. When a monster takes its action, it can choose from the options in the Actions section of its stat block or use one of the actions available to all creatures, such as the Dash or Hide action, as described in the Player's Handbook.A monster that uses the Attack Action would do so in the same way as a PC that does, including the use of the Extra Attack feature if it has it.
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