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Returning 35 results for 'cultists con'.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Cultist Doomsayer and Fanatic Cultists devote themselves to their faith’s leaders and otherworldly masters. While this zeal grants cultists no magical powers, it gives them remarkable resolve in the
face of threats. Cultists perform much of a cult’s mundane work, which might include evangelism, criminal acts, or serving as sacrifices. Cultist Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral
AC 12 Initiative
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Cultist Cultists swear allegiance to dark powers. They conceal their activities to avoid being ostracized, imprisoned, or executed for their beliefs. Cultist
Medium humanoid (any race), any nongood
alignment
Armor Class 12 (leather armor)
Hit Points 9 (2d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
11 (+0)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
10 (+0)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
11 (+0)
CHA
10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
powers. Any cult might have the following sorts of members. Cultist Cultists devote themselves to their faith’s leaders and otherworldly masters. While this zeal grants cultists no magical powers, it
gives them remarkable resolve in the face of threats. Cultists perform much of a cult’s mundane work, which might include evangelism, criminal acts, or serving as sacrifices. Cultist Medium or Small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Fraz-Urb’luu The most deceptive of all demons, Fraz-Urb’luu is a master illusionist and weaver of lies. He thrives by luring his cultists and his enemies alike into lives of self-delusion. He can
some unknown end, but none can say whether these statements are another layer of deception or evidence of a true insight. Cultists. Those who worship Fraz-Urb’luu fall into two camps. Most of his so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Types of Cultists Aurore Folny An aberrant cultist and an elemental cultist clash, unleashing the magic of their otherworldly patrons Cults can organize around any mystical tradition, but many serve
supernatural beings. Cult members often have abilities tied to the forces they worship. Aberrant Cultist Aberrant cultists pursue mind-bending powers from alien forces. Aberrant cultists align with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Cultist Cultists swear allegiance to dark powers such as elemental princes, demon lords, or archdevils. Most conceal their loyalties to avoid being ostracized, imprisoned, or executed for their
beliefs. Cultist
Medium humanoid (any race), any non-good alignment
Armor Class 12 (leather armor)
Hit Points 9 (2d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
11 (+0)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
10 (+0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Cultists Cultist Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral
AC 12 Initiative +1 (11)
HP 9 (2d8)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 11 +0 +0
Dex 12 +1 +1
Con 10 +0 +0
, Neutral
AC 13 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 44 (8d8 + 8)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 11 +0 +0
Dex 14 +2 +2
Con 12 +1 +1
Ability Score Mod Save
Int
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
these giants, water is a cruel and destructive force that finds its ultimate expression in ice. These cultists of Evil Water often hide their allegiance as long as possible while urging their
communities to ever-increasing depths of cruelty and violence, but if the cultists’ apostasy is revealed and they are exiled, they often end up as leaders of Olhydra’s cults in colder regions. Olhydra grants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Flying Snake A flying snake is a brightly colored, winged serpent found in remote jungles. Tribespeople and cultists sometimes domesticate flying snakes to serve as messengers that deliver scrolls
wrapped in their coils. Flying Snake
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 5 (2d4)
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
4 (−3)
DEX
18 (+4)
CON
11 (+0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
frame. Cultists summon these creatures to serve as guards and assassins, two roles at which they excel. Star Spawn Mangler
Medium aberration, chaotic evil
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 71 (13d8 + 13
)
Speed 40 ft., climb 40 ft.
STR
8(−1)
DEX
18(+4)
CON
12(+1)
INT
11(+0)
WIS
12(+1)
CHA
7(−2)
Saving Throws Dex +7, Con +4
Skills Stealth +7
Damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Cult of Chaos into shape. Narthus’s feral nature leads some cultists to speculate that he was raised by wild animals. Ivlis prizes Narthus for his obsequity and morbid fascinations. He grows the
.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 14 +2 +2
Dex 11 +0 +0
Con 12 +1 +1
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 10 +0 +0
Wis 14 +2 +2
Cha 10 +0 +0
Skills
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Retriever The retriever is a potent, spider-like Construct conceived and built by Underdark followers of Lolth for one original purpose—to prowl the Abyss and capture demons for these cultists to
to others, since Lolth’s cultists don’t want to take the chance that their creations will be turned against them. Retriever
Large Construct, Typically Lawful Evil
Armor Class 19 (natural armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
foodstuffs — enough to sustain the Vanthampurs and the cultists in the dungeon for a month. The crates by the south wall contain candles, oil flasks, incense, and rat traps. Six of the barrels contain
Monsters. Ordinary rats occasionally enter the dungeon through the open pipes in the walls. The cultists lay traps to catch and kill these rats while they perfume the dungeon with incense. As the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
back. Giants who fall to Imix’s corruption might leave their homes to join with like-minded cultists, but others remain within their communities to pursue Imix’s destructive agenda. A fire giant of Evil
Giant, Typically Lawful Evil
Armor Class 18 (plate)
Hit Points 150 (12d12 + 72)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
25 (+7)
DEX
9 (−1)
CON
23 (+6)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
19 (+4)
CHA
14 (+2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
back. Giants who fall to Imix’s corruption might leave their homes to join with like-minded cultists, but others remain within their communities to pursue Imix’s destructive agenda. A fire giant of Evil
Giant, Typically Lawful Evil
Armor Class 18 (plate)
Hit Points 150 (12d12 + 72)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
25 (+7)
DEX
9 (−1)
CON
23 (+6)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
19 (+4)
CHA
14 (+2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
underground vault beneath a Rakdos operation, a sire of insanity feasts on the violence, torment, and depravity unfolding above. Occasionally, cultists bring would-be recruits to the demon’s presence, and
(15d12 + 60)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
23(+6)
DEX
6(−2)
CON
19(+4)
INT
14(+2)
WIS
19(+4)
CHA
22(+6)
Saving Throws Con +8, Int +6, Wis +8, Cha +10
Skills
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
the Material Plane, hell hounds typically serve cruel masters—such as fire giants and cultists—who appreciate their viciousness, obedience, and fiery characteristics. Hell hounds serve other creatures
+1 +1
Con 14 +2 +2
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 6 −2 −2
Wis 13 +1 +1
Cha 6 −2 −2
Skills Perception +5
Immunities Fire
Senses Darkvision 60 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
his powerful shoulders. He can assume other forms, however, from the hideous to the beautiful. Many of the cultists of Fraz-Urb’luu aren’t even aware they serve the Prince of Deception, believing their
Large Fiend (Demon), Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 337 (27d10 + 189)
Speed 40 ft., fly 40 ft.
STR
29 (+9)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
25 (+7)
INT
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Eternal Flame Cultists It is often said that fire is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. So too it is with the Eternal Flame cultists. Low-ranking members of the cult love the destructive power
elemental fire are pyromaniacs who were obsessed with flame as children, but there’s a grain of truth behind the stereotype. Eternal Flame cultists are fascinated with fire of all sorts and sometimes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
of servants, and he adorns himself in silks and leathers both striking and disturbing in their workmanship. His lair and those of his cultists are pleasure palaces where nothing is forbidden save
armor)
Hit Points 346 (33d10 + 165)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
22 (+6)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
21 (+5)
INT
23 (+6)
WIS
21 (+5)
CHA
26 (+8)
Saving Throws Dex
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
wearing a ceremonial animal mask. Within these bounded environments, cultists hunt, kill, and eat wild beasts, indulging their basest primal urges. In the end, however, sacrificial animals are exchanged
for humanoid sacrifice — sometimes an inductee that tried to escape the cult after learning its secrets. These labyrinths become blood-soaked halls of slaughter, echoing to the cultists’ savagery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Cultists of the Dead Three The Dead Three are evil adventurers named Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul who long ago quested to become gods. They succeeded but grew even more ambitious. They tried to seize the
swear fealty. Warrior Cult. Cultists of Bane are warriors who wear heavy armor and wield maces, swords, spears, and crossbows. They paint the right gauntlet of their armor black in honor of their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Howling Hatred Cultists Most air cultists are idealists lured to the cult by lofty notions such as detachment from material possessions, bodily addictions, and physical desires. Some find their way
their worldly goods to the cult’s coffers and the hardiness of their bodies to the cult’s emaciating rites. Cultists that survive their initiation usually gain all the things the cult promised — at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, bestial features with ogre-like frames. Through both brute force and cunning, nalfeshnees compel cultists and weaker demons to serve them in the endless conflicts of the Abyss or in plots on the Material
Initiative +5 (15)
HP 184 (16d10 + 96)
Speed 20 ft., Fly 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 21 +5 +5
Dex 10 +0 +0
Con 22 +6 +11
Ability Score Mod Save
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
frequently as every session; otherwise, space them out every few sessions. At first, the foes might be lesser demons like manes or dretches, or Humanoid cultists of Aurnozci. As the characters level
. Alternatively, a strong enough party might take the fight to Aurnozci in its hive and attempt to slay the demon lord once and for all. Cultists of Aurnozci Aurnozci grants its cultists the following trait
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Aberrant Zealot Aberrant zealots are cultists who have reached out to the powers of the Far Realm—only for something to reach back. Steeped in strange energy, aberrant zealots borrow their vicious
ft.
STR
15 (+2)
DEX
18 (+4)
CON
12 (+1)
INT
13 (+1)
WIS
8 (−1)
CHA
19 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +7, Cha +7
Skills Perception +5
Damage Resistances psychic
Condition
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
terrors raised from the remains of magically slain nagas or nagas that were killed but that hadn’t yet rejuvenated. They are granted unlife through rituals practiced by cultists, yuan-ti, and morbid
+3 (13)
HP 65 (10d10 + 10)
Speed 40 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 15 +2 +2
Dex 16 +3 +3
Con 12 +1 +1
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 16 +3 +3
Wis 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
humanoid (any race), chaotic evil
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 22 (4d8 + 4)
Speed 40 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR
13(+1)
DEX
17(+3)
CON
12(+1)
INT
10(+0)
WIS
8(−1
Rakdos, and what she says backstage goes.
Judith covets the adoration heaped on Rakdos by his cultists. She does countless performances a week, but the big demon gets all the praise. She has begun to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
of Incense. Pairs of black-robed human cultists march through the corridors with censers, constantly perfuming the sewers with incense to counteract what would otherwise be a mildly nauseating stench
. Duke Thalamra Vanthampur
Medium humanoid (human), lawful evil
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 78 (12d8 + 24)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
17 (+3)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
15 (+2)
INT
13
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
small portion of his power. The least of these become ghouls and zombies (both appear in the Monster Manual) that serve in his legions, while his favored servants are the cultists and necromancers who
)
Speed 40 ft., fly 40 ft.
STR
27 (+8)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
25 (+7)
INT
20 (+5)
WIS
20 (+5)
CHA
25 (+7)
Saving Throws Dex +10, Con +15, Wis +13
Skills
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Fathomer Fathomers are cultists who have sealed a pact with Olhydra, elemental Princess of Evil Water. In addition to their spellcasting abilities, fathomers have the ability to transform their
)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
11 (+0)
WIS
11 (+0)
CHA
15 (+2)
Skills Arcana +2, Perception +4, Stealth +4
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages Aquan, Common
Challenge 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
find their way onto the Material Plane. Since most cultists consider them too risky to summon—they can, after all, create portals to the Abyss—alkiliths must find other escape routes out of their native
)
CON
22 (+6)
INT
6 (-2)
WIS
11 (+0)
CHA
7 (-2)
Saving Throws Dex +8, Con +10
Skills Stealth +8
Damage Resistances acid, cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Peril at the Pool After the characters deal with the cultists at the campsite, the way forward is obvious: lightning flashes in the sky every few minutes, seeming to be centered over a place that’s
, then tossed into the water—the cult has tainted it as a gesture of reverence to their deity. Unbeknownst to them, the arrival of the solstice triggers the final phase of Malar’s plan. The cultists at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
self-aware and set out to find their way onto the Material Plane. Since most cultists consider them too risky for summoning — they can, after all, create portals to the Abyss — alkiliths must find
)
CON
22(+6)
INT
6(−2)
WIS
11(+0)
CHA
7(−2)
Saving Throws Dex +8, Con +10
Skills Stealth +8
Damage Resistances acid, cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Crushing Wave Cultists The Cult of the Crushing Wave venerates the element of water as a force of destruction and evil. Only fools or lunatics worship the idea of destruction, and many of the
Crushing Wave cultists can be described as such. Others are more calculating and deliberate in their evil, and see the power of Elemental Evil as a tool by which they can sweep away the existing order of