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Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Uttering a dark incantation, you summon a devil from the Nine Hells. You choose the devil’s type, which must be one of challenge rating 6 or lower, such as a barbed devil or a bearded devil
. The devil appears in an unoccupied space that you can see within range. The devil disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when the spell ends.
The devil is unfriendly toward you and your companions
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
grasp
1st level (4 slots): charm person, feather fall, mage armor, thunderwave
2nd level (3 slots): dust devil,* gust of wind, invisibility
3rd level (3 slots): fly, gaseous form, lightning bolt
4th
-Bin isn’t, Aerisi can take lair actions and has a challenge rating of 9. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Aerisi uses a lair action to cast one of her spells, up to 3rd level
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
"} hit points and is freed from any curse, disease, poison, blindness, or deafness.
Change Shape. The Abbot magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating equal to or less
giving the devil his heart's desire, I bring salvation to him and his land.”
Bond. “I love the creatures I create, including my beautiful golems and mongrelfolk.”
Flaw. “I can't be corrupted. My
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
within 1 mile of you. Any fiend with a challenge rating of 19 or higher is unaffected. Each banished fiend is sent back to its home plane and can’t return to the plane the Crook of Rao banished it
1d10 barbed devil;barbed devils and 1d10 vrock;vrocks appear.
71–80
1 arcanaloth, 1 night hag, and 1 rakshasa appear.
81–85
1 ice devil and 1 marilith appear.
86–90
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
summon a devil from the Nine Hells. You choose the devil’s type, which must be one of challenge rating 6 or lower, such as a barbed devil or a bearded devil. The devil appears in an unoccupied space
devil’s talisman, you can summon that devil if it is of the appropriate challenge rating plus 1, and it obeys all your commands, with no Charisma checks required. At Higher Levels. When you cast this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
move through the cathedral. The spined devil roars at them as it uses its telepathy to order them to focus. This lack of caution and discipline makes ambushing or sneaking up on the group easy
the heads of those leaders to Zariel personally. Victuusa leads six lawful evil human cultists devoted to Zariel. Group 2: Crab Attack A barbed devil named Dreb marshals a pack of eight giant crabs
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
been known to throw caution to the wind when in pursuit of new items for my hoard.
3
No matter how old I get, I always delight in harmless pranks and tricks.
4
I’ve always been mature
magic portals, often splitting their time between the Feywild, the Material Plane, and the Ethereal Plane.
The challenge rating of a legendary moonstone dragon increases by 1 when it’s
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
caution to the wind when in pursuit of new items for my hoard.
3
No matter how old I get, I always delight in harmless pranks and tricks.
4
I’ve always been mature for my age, and I can
Plane, and the Ethereal Plane.
The challenge rating of a legendary moonstone dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
of the Nine Hells. Every archdevil attracts a certain type of person based on the gifts the devil offers. In the following cult descriptions, stat blocks from the Monster Manual are suggested in a
of those spells with spells from that list, as long as the new spell is of the same level as the spell it replaces. The customization options here will typically have no appreciable effect on the challenge rating of a creature that gains them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
ogre, give it a Strength of 19 (+4 modifier). Step 6. Expected Challenge Rating Choose a challenge rating for your monster. See step 1 under “Creating Quick Monster Stats” for more information. You will
use the proficiency bonus in later steps, so jot it down now or remember it. Step 7. Armor Class A monster’s Armor Class has a direct bearing on its challenge rating, and vice versa. You can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. Barovians refer to him as “the devil Strahd.” Strahd has taken many consorts, but he has known only one true love: a Barovian peasant girl named Tatyana. (The Vistani don’t know what happened to her
another Vistana. It is the burden of the Vistani’s great gift that their own fates can’t be divined. Vistani curses are potent, but they are invoked with great caution. Vistani know that to curse one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Medium fiend (devil), lawful evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 45 (6d8 + 18)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
18 (+4)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
17 (+3)
INT
6 (−2)
WIS
attacks, or if an allied fiend of challenge rating 6 or higher is within 60 feet of it, the merregon makes three halberd attacks.
Halberd. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
2,400 4,900 7,300 10,900 20th 2,800 5,700 8,500 12,700 CHALLENGE RATING
When putting together an encounter or adventure, especially at lower levels, exercise caution when using monsters whose
challenge rating is higher than the party’s average level. Such a creature might deal enough damage with a single action to take out adventurers of a lower level. For example, an ogre has a challenge rating
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
from no fight. Merregons can't speak, and their telpathy is one-to-one. Their orderly ranks are easily confused if you slay their shouting masters.
Merregon
Medium fiend (devil), lawful evil
Resistance. The merregon has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The merregon makes two halberd attacks, or if an allied fiend of challenge rating 6
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
).
Challenge Rating When putting together an encounter or adventure, especially at lower levels, exercise caution when using monsters whose challenge rating is higher than the party’s average level. Such a
; the adjusted value’s only purpose is to help you accurately assess the encounter’s difficulty.
When making this calculation, don’t count any monsters whose challenge rating is significantly below
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. Once this property is used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn. Flames. You can use this card to summon a devil. The card is attuned to a specific devil with a challenge rating of 8 or lower
. As an action, you can hold this card aloft and summon that devil, which appears in an unoccupied space you can see within 30 feet of you. The devil is initially unfriendly toward you and your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
affecting the dragon’s challenge rating (as noted under “Customizing Dragons” earlier in this chapter). Likewise, if you use the Monster Manual variant rule to make dragons innate spellcasters, you could
dragons are careful to avoid being seen in their true forms. They show great caution in dealing with adventurers or anyone else who might have the magical ability to expose their nature. And dragons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
banish all but the mightiest fiends within 1 mile of you. Any fiend with a challenge rating of 19 or higher is unaffected. Each banished fiend is sent back to its home plane and can’t return to the
arcanaloth, 1 night hag, and 1 rakshasa appear. 81–85 1 ice devil and 1 marilith appear. 86–90 1 balor and 1 pit fiend appear. At the DM’s discretion, a portal opens into the presence of an archdevil or demon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
to try to take it.” Gargauth and the Shield Sylvira has this to say about the Shield of the Hidden Lord and the devil imprisoned within it: “This shield is a symbol of good’s triumph over evil. Gazing
Candlekeep. Unfold the poster map of Avernus at this time and let the players study it. Sylvira then gives the characters a word of caution: “This map might not be entirely reliable,” warns Sylvira
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Lulu the Hollyphant Lulu is a hollyphant (see Appendix C for her stat block) who has lost most of her memories, as well as her Innate Spellcasting trait. (This has no effect on her challenge rating
friend there. His name was Mahadi. Maybe he can help us.”
5 “The Zariel I knew is gone, replaced by a devil with a halo of fire and vengeance. ‘This is who I am,’ she told me. ‘When demons die
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
control of Stygia is a test staged by Asmodeus in hopes of purging the worst impulses from both Geryon and Levistus—or discovering a competent replacement for both. Geryon
Huge Fiend (Devil), Lawful
oaths of vengeance against Asmodeus and hatching schemes to reclaim his standing from Levistus. The challenge rating of Geryon is 23 (50,000 XP) when he’s encountered in his lair. Lair Actions On
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
villain and improve its challenge rating to make it relevant to the higher-level characters. NPC Stat Blocks. Some of the stat blocks in the Monster Manual can reflect the same character at different
and evil. Even adventure villains are more often driven by human motives than by cosmic concepts of good and evil. People sometimes do evil things for good reasons. Exercise some caution when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
attacks. It retains its Magic Resistance and its telepathy, however. Its challenge rating is 0 (0 XP). The mind flayer doesn’t expect sympathy from the characters and shies away from them. If the
). It guards this room and attacks intruders on sight. Elevator Shaft. The 10-foot-wide stone shaft ascends 100 feet to area X6 and 200 feet to area X13. X31. Devil in Disguise This room is filled with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
flying dagger is a Tiny construct with 7 (3d4) hit points and a challenge rating of 1/8 (25 XP). Each flying dagger deals 3 (1d4 + 1) piercing damage on a hit. Treasure. The chest contains a nice pair of
alone on the starboard couch, his feet on the table and his eyes on the room. He keeps the port couch open for clients and employs two bodyguards. Kasharra, a spined devil, perches on the back of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
rating of 3 (700 XP). The mimic is well treated by the Cassalanters and won’t harm any member of the household. It obeys only Lord and Lady Cassalanter. Founders’ Day. The room is outfitted with dozens
apparent is a soulless abomination thanks to his parents’ thoughtless greed. His empty shell of a body has been transformed into a chain devil that his parents have imprisoned using his own chains. A 10-foot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
warlock character gains the Devil’s Sight invocation, they might literally gain the fiery red eyes of a devil.
Belashyrra Belashyrra is the Lord of Eyes, also known to its cultists as the All-Seer or
its lair, Belashyrra has a challenge rating of 23 (50,000 XP). Lair Actions. While within the Citadel of Lidless Eyes, Belashyrra can invoke the ambient magic to take lair actions. On initiative count