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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
Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
You utter foul words, summoning one demon from the chaos of the Abyss. You choose the demon’s type, which must be one of challenge rating 5 or lower, such as a shadow demon or a barlgura. The
throw if you say its true name. On a failed save, the demon continues to obey you. On a successful save, your control of the demon ends for the rest of the duration, and the demon spends its turns
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
strong that he adopted the name of the Vistana who welcomed him into his clan, a man named Velikov. Although Velikov passed away more than a century ago, Kasimir continues to live among Velikov's
a return to the old ways.
Dreams of the Damned. Kasimir's sister, Patrina Velikovna, is sealed in the catacombs below Castle Ravenloft. Convinced that she was the concubine of the devil Strahd
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
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, but the dragon is too proud to ask for help getting home.
6
A topaz dragon is building a tableau of desiccated creatures and has grown obsessed with catching one treasure hunter who escaped the
Creatures
1
Moved by pity, a giant eagle continues bringing food to an abandoned topaz dragon wyrmling, despite the wyrmling’s attempts to eat the eagle.
2
A pseudodragon who is
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->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
adventure, if you want to ensure that a foe isn’t too deadly for a group of characters, and if you want to understand the relationship between a character’s level and a monster’s challenge rating. Building an encounter using these guidelines follows a series of steps.
Encounter Building This section introduces new guidelines on building combat encounters for an adventure. They are an alternative to the rules in “Creating Encounters” in chapter 3 of the Dungeon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragon Adventures Building on “Dragon Adventures” in chapter 3, this section starts with a collection of adventure hooks that might bring characters into contact with a dragon of a particular kind
, whether in conflict or as an ally or patron. Then, additional tables explore the relationships each kind of dragon has to other creatures of a similar challenge rating in their preferred environment
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Challenge A monster’s challenge rating tells you how great a threat the monster is, according to the encounter-building guidelines in chapter 3 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Those guidelines specify
the numbers of adventurers of a certain level that should be able to defeat a monster of a particular challenge rating without suffering any deaths. An appropriately equipped and well-rested party of
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Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, they use local settlements—and any competent visitors—as pawns in their struggle.
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An ancient deep dragon has put the folk of a city to work building the dragon a metropolis to rule
mushrooms and plants in neatly organized displays.
The challenge rating of a legendary deep dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
object dropped down one of the chimneys continues falling endlessly unless it or some outside force has the means to slow or stop it. This property of the lair vanishes after 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10
their lairs.
The challenge rating of a legendary amethyst dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon can
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.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the lower level brings a creature to the upper level. A creature or object dropped down one of the chimneys continues falling endlessly unless it or some outside force has the means to slow or stop it
magical mobility, using flight and teleportation to navigate obstacles in their lairs.
The challenge rating of a legendary amethyst dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair
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->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Step 3: Determine Numbers and Challenge Ratings The process for building fights that feature only one legendary monster is simple. The Solo Monster Challenge Rating table shows you which challenge
rating (CR) to use for a legendary creature opposing a party of four to six characters, creating a satisfying but difficult battle. For example, for a party of five 9th-level characters, a CR 12
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
hour You utter foul words, summoning one demon from the chaos of the Abyss. You choose the demon’s type, which must be one of challenge rating 5 or lower, such as a shadow demon or a barlgura. The
you say its true name. On a failed save, the demon continues to obey you. On a successful save, your control of the demon ends for the rest of the duration, and the demon spends its turns pursuing and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
, you can come up with different options for building the encounter. Multiple Monsters: 1st–5th Level Character Level — — — — — — — — Challenge Rating — — — — — — — — 1/8 1/4 1/2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1st 1:2
more of an art than a science. In addition to assessing monsters by challenge rating, it’s important to look at how certain monsters might stack up against your group. Hit points, attacks, and saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
hour You utter foul words, summoning one demon from the chaos of the Abyss. You choose the demon’s type, which must be one of challenge rating 5 or lower, such as a shadow demon or a barlgura. The
you say its true name. On a failed save, the demon continues to obey you. On a successful save, your control of the demon ends for the rest of the duration, and the demon spends its turns pursuing and
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->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
-skinned humanoid wearing shackles on its ankles. The crane lowers the cage by a chain into the slime, immersing the creature in the goo for a minute before hoisting it back out. This dunking continues
communication with Shummrath discover that the devil repeats the same thought over and again: it failed to show proper deference to Bel and will have its revenge. Shummrath can talk to the characters telepathically, but his mind unerringly loops back to this same vengeful thought.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Awarding XP Each monster has an XP value based on its Challenge Rating. When adventurers overcome one or more monsters—typically by killing, routing, capturing, or cleverly avoiding them—they divide
point, use the rules for building combat encounters in chapter 4 to gauge the difficulty of the challenge. Then award the characters XP as if it had been a combat encounter of the same difficulty
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
from the sea, but the dragon is too proud to ask for help getting home.
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A topaz dragon is building a tableau of desiccated creatures and has grown obsessed with catching one treasure hunter
interior chambers of their lairs meticulously dry.
The challenge rating of a legendary topaz dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
first laboratory, building planar gates of his own design. Testing one such gate as it forged a connection to the Nine Hells attracted the attention of a bone devil. Trailing Kwalish back across the
planes, the devil took over the inventor’s laboratory for itself. Kwalish managed to escape but left much of his lore behind, while the bone devil spent the years that followed converting the place into a
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Chapter 13: Building Combat Encounters
When creating a combat encounter, let your imagination run wild and build something your players will enjoy. Once you have the details figured out, use
; 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
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
injured and stranded far from the sea, but the dragon is too proud to ask for help getting home.
6
A topaz dragon is building a tableau of desiccated creatures and has grown obsessed with catching
their homes. They keep the interior chambers of their lairs meticulously dry.
The challenge rating of a legendary topaz dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On
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->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
M10. Treasury This solitary building is set atop a small floating islet within an area of open space punched down through the main body of the monastery’s island. It is held aloft on its own
the journal from Kwalish’s original expedition — and a final brain in a jar. Creature. The brain in a jar in this area belongs to the bone devil that founded the monastery. It is in charge of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
prevents that plate from being triggered. Stuffing the wall holes adjacent to a pressure plate with cloth or wax prevents the darts from being fired. 5B. Devil Face Magical darkness and a permanent
silence spell fills the mouth of the devil face and a large cavity behind it. The face is sculpted from stone and melds seamlessly with the surrounding wall, and its mouth is wide enough for a Medium or
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->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->Monster Manual (2014)
.”
— Mordenkainen the Archmage, chronicling his party’s harrowing exploits in the dungeons below Maure Castle
Elemental Spirit in Material Form. The construction of a golem begins with the building
incapacitated, it continues to follow its last orders to the best of its ability. When it can’t fulfill its orders, a golem might react violently — or stand and do nothing. A golem that has been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Baalzebul lied to a devil, he would transform into a slug-like creature, hideous to all who beheld him, for one year. This penalty was retroactive, covering several millennia of deceptions and untruths — and
only recently has Baalzebul worked off all those transgressions and been returned to his former humanoid form. In all that time, he has not told a lie to another devil, and his continued honesty is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
world through treachery. Their leader, Jelayne, was similar … until she was killed a year before. Jelayne wasn’t one to let death keep her down, however, and she continues to lead the group as an
pulled away to reveal a skeletal face, the figure unexpectedly speaks. “Your money or your life!”
The other members of the crew hide in adjacent alleyways or on the rooftop of a nearby building. They