brief before devil centered resist

Fire Hellion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a point the hellion can see within 120 feet of itself. The sphere spreads around corners. Each creature in that area must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw. A

sometimes leads the giants to a fascination with the Blood War—the endless conflict between demons and devils across the Lower Planes. Such a giant might enter into a pact with a powerful devil

Ancient Blue Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

unable to breathe or stand up. A creature can take an action to make a DC 10 Strength check, ending the buried state on a success. A cloud of sand swirls about in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on

dragon’s magic, which creates one or more of the following effects: Thunderstorms rage within 6 miles of the lair. Dust devils scour the land within 6 miles of the lair. A dust devil has the

Faerie Pathlighter

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

their heads, and a faint white aura surrounds their bodies. For good or ill, most fae can’t resist meddling in the adventures of any knight they meet. Faeries The faeries of Eldraine are

;pixies or Sprite;sprites. Guiding Light (2/Day). The faerie summons a 30-foot-radius sphere of magical light centered on itself, which lasts for 1 minute or until the faerie has the incapacitated

Fomorian Warlock of the Dark

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

finishes a short or long rest. Devil’s Sight. Magical darkness doesn’t impede the fomorian’s darkvision. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the fomorian fails a saving throw, it can choose

if it tries to cast a spell, it must first succeed on a DC 16 Intelligence check or the spell fails and is wasted. Eldritch Burst. Magical energy explodes in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a

Adult Blue Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

unable to breathe or stand up. A creature can take an action to make a DC 10 Strength check, ending the buried state on a success. A cloud of sand swirls about in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a

’s magic, which creates one or more of the following effects: Thunderstorms rage within 6 miles of the lair. Dust devils scour the land within 6 miles of the lair. A dust devil has the

Geryon (Summoner Variant) Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

ancient fortress, Coldsteel, a sprawling complex that rises from the ice and snow at the center of Stygia. He roams the passages of this place, scattering the ice devil;ice devils and minotaur slaves he

he can see within 120 feet of him. The cold fills a cube, 10 feet on each side, centered on that point. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 21 Constitution saving throw or take 28 (8d6

Adult Lunar Dragon

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

spent legendary actions at the start of its turn. Tail Attack. The dragon makes one Tail attack. Treacherous Ice. Magical ice covers the ground in a 20-foot radius centered on a point the dragon can

dust and frost known as moon devils crisscross the area within 1 mile of the lair, intercepting other creatures they encounter. A moon devil is a free-willed air elemental that deals cold damage instead

Ancient Lunar Dragon

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

spent legendary actions at the start of its turn. Tail Attack. The dragon makes one Tail attack. Treacherous Ice. Magical ice covers the ground in a 20-foot radius centered on a point the dragon

;Swirling funnels of dust and frost known as moon devils crisscross the area within 1 mile of the lair, intercepting other creatures they encounter. A moon devil is a free-willed air elemental that deals

Geryon Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

recently reclaimed his ancient fortress, Coldsteel, a sprawling complex that rises from the ice and snow at the center of Stygia. He roams the passages of this place, scattering the ice devil;ice devils

from the ground at a point he can see within 120 feet of him. The cold fills a cube, 10 feet on each side, centered on that point. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 21 Constitution saving

Iymrith

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

stand up. A creature can take an action to make a DC 10 Strength check, ending the buried state on a success. A cloud of sand swirls about in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a point the dragon can

creates one or more of the following effects: Thunderstorms rage within 6 miles of the lair. Dust devils scour the land within 6 miles of the lair. A dust devil has the statistics of an air

Nafas

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

"} lightning damage. Stardust. Nafas creates a 20-foot-radius sphere of multiversal dust centered on a point anywhere in his lair. The sphere spreads around corners, and its area is heavily obscured. The

long-departed comrades. These mirages don’t hold up to physical inspection and vanish after a brief interaction. Safe Descents. Within 3 miles of the lair, winds buoy creatures that fall

The Infernal Hierarchy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

. Archdevils can promote lesser devils to greater devils, and Asmodeus alone can promote a greater devil to archdevil status. This diabolic promotion invokes a brief, painful transformation, with the

from which he rules. Asmodeus appoints archdevils, and he can strip any member of the infernal hierarchy of rank and status as he likes. If it dies outside the Nine Hells, a devil disappears in a cloud

Fire Hellion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

a powerful devil, hoping to learn tactics the devils have fine-tuned over millennia and to acquire magical gifts to help the giant rise in the ordning. Over time, the giant is corrupted, becoming a

Fiend in its own right. The devil teaches the giant how to forge with infernal iron and hellfire, enabling the giant to craft weapons that can funnel the souls of the slain to Avernus, the first layer

Nine Hells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

shells of empty fortresses, and swarms of hungry flies. The archduke of Maladomini is Baalzebul, the Lord of Flies. He is a tall, powerful devil with the compound eyes of a fly. The archduke has long

. Mephistopheles is also a godfather of sorts to Glasya, further complicating the relationship between Mephistopheles and Asmodeus. Mephistopheles is a tall, striking devil with impressive horns and a cool

Effects for Single Cards

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

a point you can see within 120 feet of yourself. Each creature within a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on that point must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 6d6

the next dawn. Fates. As a bonus action, you can brandish this card at one willing creature you can see within 30 feet of yourself, granting the creature a brief glimpse of the future. Until the start

The Caer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

that they were unable to resist when the orcs scaled the castle walls. Thus, the Dinev family’s brief rule in Icewind Dale came to a bloody end. The Caer remained in the orcs’ possession for several

Planetar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

. 5 Recover and destroy an evil Artifact. 6 Reveal the true name of a devil to banish it. Carlo Arellano Planetar Large Celestial (Angel), Lawful Good AC 19 Initiative +10

) Radiant damage. Holy Burst. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 20, each enemy in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point the planetar can see within 120 feet. Failure: 24 (7d6) Radiant damage. Success: Half

Deathly Interludes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

be quite sudden—or to give them a way to continue engaging in the quest while their companions attempt to bring them back to life. These interludes can be played as brief scenes where the player of

symbolic or direct examples of their past failings and rebuke their old vices in a final, crystallizing act of growth. Funerary masks help the newly dead resist the erosion of memory and identity in the

Alignment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

, evil, or neutral), and the other describes attitudes toward society and order (lawful, chaotic, or neutral). Thus, nine distinct alignments define the possible combinations. These brief summaries of the

lawful evil. A devil does not choose to be lawful evil or tend toward lawful evil, but rather it is lawful evil in its essence. If it somehow ceases to be lawful evil, it changes into something new—a

Purpose

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

notes on new places you invent. Local Color A settlement might serve as a place where the characters stop to rest and to buy supplies. A settlement of this sort needs no more than a brief description

of adventure and intrigue to your campaign. Adventure Site A village harboring a secret cult of devil worshipers. A town controlled by a guild of wererats. A city conquered by a hobgoblin army. These

Order of the Gauntlet

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

herself. Order of the Gauntlet Missions Party Level Mission Brief Mission Requirements and Reward 2nd “We hear that the Zhents are paying gangs in the Field Ward to attack suspected Xanathar Guild

member of a devil-worshiping cult led by Victoro Cassalanter (see appendix B). Savra tries to subdue and question her, but only magical compulsion can force her to implicate Victoro. Since devil worship

Circles

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

and morality, their lives centered on living fully each day and worrying little about the future and nothing at all about the past. Despite the communal nature of their existence, they are individuals

, with many blissfully welcoming her madness, while others bravely try to resist it. Myconids affected by Zuggtmoy abandon the growth of life as the core of their being in favor of decay and death. More

Neverlight Grove

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

happening and try to resist, but internal strife is alien to the myconids — they will not prevail without outside aid to save them. NEVERLIGHT GROVE: GENERAL FEATURES Visitors encounter the

transformed myconid can release the spores in a cloud that fills a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on it, and the cloud lingers for 1 minute. Any flesh-and-blood creature in the cloud when it appears, or that

The Emissary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

orders the imp to follow the group invisibly after it completes its demolition work and report back when they’ve located the Bleeding Citadel. At that point, Mephistopheles sends an ice devil into Avernus

seismic vibration in a 20-foot radius centered on itself for 1 minute, shaking the ground in that area for the duration. When the effects ends, the shatterstick breaks apart, becoming useless, and all structures within 20 feet of it take 35 (10d6) bludgeoning damage.

Regional Effects

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

devil is a free-willed air elemental that deals cold damage instead of bludgeoning damage. If the dragon dies, the moaning stops; the moon devils dissipate; and the black frost disappears over the

dragon regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn. Tail Attack. The dragon makes one Tail attack. Treacherous Ice. Magical ice covers the ground in a 20-foot radius centered on a point

Encounters in the Crypt

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

knight locked in combat with a devil. Both wield burning swords. The doors do not have visible handles, locks, or bolts, and they are magically locked, hardened, and enchanted to resist magic. Any

. Characters who spend a short rest poring over the journals learn the following information: Olanthius never recovered from Zariel’s capitulation to Asmodeus and subsequent transformation into a devil. He

Fierna and Belial

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Belial, but his contingency plans rescue him from possible disaster. Other devils might gain a brief advantage over the two lords because of their infighting, but whenever any true threat to their rule

. The flames either bring searing agony that reduces a devil to a weaker form, or ecstatic joy that transforms it into a mightier being. Soul Searching Like the rulers of the other layers, Belial and

Bregan D'aerthe

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

pretends to be. Bregan D’aerthe Missions Party Level Mission Brief Mission Requirements and Reward 2nd “I’d like you to steal a silk handkerchief from a Waterdavian noble and give it to a tiefling girl

the North Ward. Leave the story on his desk.” Jarlaxle has written an exposé on devil worship among unnamed Waterdavian noble families. The story mentions orgies and secret deals happening behind

Casino Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

A2 and area A4), where tiefling cashiers (commoners) in smiling devil masks make change or trade out cash for chips. The casino’s chips are thin, painted wooden disks. Stamped on both sides of every

try to usher them out. If those individuals resist, the guards attempt to apprehend the intruders and take them to the holding cells (area A17). Lights and Music The casino is lit by programmed

Where Do Monsters Dwell?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

dwell. It is a place filled with lightless caverns connected by tunnels that wind ever downward. One could spend a lifetime (however brief!) exploring the Underdark and find such places as the

hidden in an orphanage run by a rakshasa disguised as the headmaster A wizard’s academy rife with corruption and practitioners of the necromantic arts A noble’s manor where rich, devil-worshiping

Sample Haunted Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

haunted trap affects a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on an ancient but pristine instrument. When a creature enters the area, the trap’s emanation manifests as the sound of distant, mournful music. A round

resist the trap or to stop dancing is successful, the creature is immune to the haunted trap for the next 24 hours. While the phantom performer plays, any creature within the haunted trap’s area can

Mausoleum Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

trouble nearby chant to their god for aid. If at least one cultist chants for three rounds, a bone devil appears in the circle to serve the cult. Secret Door. The secret door in here leads to area E6 and

hit points. The saving throw DC to resist its Possession power is now DC 20. When it possesses a creature, it gains access to their knowledge, class features, and proficiencies. Legendary Resistance (3

Faeries

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four

Anastasia Ovchinnikova For good or ill, most fae can’t resist meddling in the adventures of any knight they meet. Faerie pathlighters pry into human lives, sometimes to help (like a classic fairy

: locate creature Bonus Actions Guiding Light (2/Day). The faerie summons a 30-foot-radius sphere of magical light centered on itself, which lasts for 1 minute or until the faerie has the

Nafas's Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

10 feet of that point must succeed on a DC 21 Dexterity saving throw or take 16 (3d10) lightning damage. Stardust. Nafas creates a 20-foot-radius sphere of multiversal dust centered on a point

3 miles of the lair frequently see illusions of their hearts’ desires, be they fame, fortune, or long-departed comrades. These mirages don’t hold up to physical inspection and vanish after a brief

Geryon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

ground at a point he can see within 120 feet of him. The cold fills a cube, 10 feet on each side, centered on that point. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 21 Constitution saving throw or

. The minotaurs roll initiative when they appear. They remain until they die or Geryon uses an action to dismiss any or all of them. GERYON Huge fiend (devil), lawful evil Armor Class 19 (natural

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