Large unknown (Demon), Chaotic Neutral
Armor Class 5 Natural Armor (Book Cover)
Hit Points 70 (4d12 + 30)
Speed
STR
18 (+4)
DEX
18 (+4)
CON
18 (+4)
INT
25 (+7)
WIS
18 (+4)
CHA
18 (+4)
Saving Throws INT +11
Skills Deception +15, Perception +15, Persuasion +15
Damage Vulnerabilities Acid, Fire, Force, Lightning, Slashing, Thunder
Damage Resistances Bludgeoning, Radiant
Damage Immunities Cold, Poison
Condition Immunities Charmed, Poisoned
Senses Unknown this monster has sights in all demonic realms and can peer into multiple universes at a time, if only there was a was to use this..., Passive Perception 1
Languages Draconic
Challenge 10 (5,900 XP)
Proficiency Bonus +4
Traits

Book Creation. The Cursed Book will transform into anything it sees fit from it's endless knowledge of monsters, commonly combining monsters in it's vast sea of creatures.

Spellcasting. the Cursed Book will cast spells and summon "monsters" from the book, the monsters have 1/4 of their normal stats and only have one dice each, spells casted will have the power of a lvl 15 magic user

Demonic Eye. the Cursed Book will usually summon giant beasts as it's body and act as it's eye, attacking the eye will result in all the spells being reversed until next turn, ripping out the eye will defeat the monster and the book will be a normal index on all monsters and spells, will be able to spellcast for 4 turns and then will need one turn to charge the magic again.

Possession. The Cursed Book, if given enough time to perform a ritual, can release the demon possessing it into the nearest player for 4 turns, if the four turns go without the player being attacked, the ritual will be completed and the demon will enter the with full stats and a health stat of 2000.

Death's Calling. If near a Death Serpent the Cursed Book can Possess the Death Serpent to perform Possession.

Soul Eater. If a player dies to the Cursed Book or the Demon of the Book then the monster will devour the player's soul and give the demon +5 hp and the player won't be revived until the monster is defeated.

Actions

Demonic Realm. If the Cursed Book can perform a ritual over 1 turn then a portal to it's hell will be opened, unleashing one real Death Serpent into a nearby lava source. (can only be performed if there is a pool of lava nearby)

Sweet Promises. The Cursed Book will hypnotize a player with the lowest intelligence and make them fight for the Cursed Book for 5 turns

Origami Death. The Cursed Book will shoot paper shurikens as sharp as real shurikens at players if out of magic, deals 5 damage each shuriken.

Reactions

Demonic War. If exposed to a demon from a different realm than itself (any other demon monster that isn't a Death Serpent or a hellhound) then it will go to war with the demon summoning as much as it can for 10 turns and becoming enraged and deadly, gaining a temporary health boost of 500 until the demon is dead or until the Cursed Book is dead.

Legendary Actions

If the book possessed by the Demon of the Book is not a book of all spells and monsters but instead a book of hell and destruction then the book will have these powers. as well

Soul Shot (Costs 1 Action). the Cursed Book will devour all souls nearby and if any living creature on low health is nearby they will die, then the Cursed Book will begin shooting the souls out at players who are still alive, if it hits the players will be knocked out for 2 turns, of it misses the souls will bounce back to the Cursed Book, each soul is +5 hp and strength to the Cursed book

Hellspire (Cost 1 Action). the Cursed Book will shoot out a huge spire of flame, any player within close proximity of the Cursed book will be dealt 20 damage.

Mythic Actions

If the Cursed Book succeeds in releasing its demon the demon will enter its "hellstate"

Hell, Released (Costs 0 Actions). The Demon of the Book will punch it's fist into the ground and the ground will begin spreading hellscape, water will turn to lava, ground will turn to hell ground, and the air will become poisonous, hell ground can spawn Hellhounds from the demon's dimension with a health of 100 and have two die, they are also under control of the demon. Lava will spawn Bone Death Serpents under the demon's control

Hell's Inferno (Costs 0 Actions).the Demon of the Book will begin to flash blue and a flame full of devoured souls is unleashed, anyone who is not behind cover will be dealt 25 damage and costs the demon -5 damage.

Description

This Book is Possessed by a demon's soul that escaped in a realm anomaly that lead to Death Serpents and demon souls to be unleashed into the world, this book is a book of all monsters and spell and has given the demon almost infinite knowledge on creatures and spells.

Lair and Lair Actions

Haunted by ghosts, the ruins of the dead makes a perfect place for the Cursed book to make home and feed of the souls of the dead

Regional Effects

The region containing a Legendary Cursed Book’s lair is a hotspot for the cursed, which creates one or more of the following effects:

  • any nearby book will turn to a cursed book incapable of turning into a demon
  • every sunrise and sunset a small rip between the two realms open and a bit of hell ground seeps through

If the Cursed Book dies, these effects fade over the course of 15 days.

Monster Tags: Demon

Habitat: MountainUnderdark

ninjaspider08

Comments

Posts Quoted:
Reply
Clear All Quotes