Appendix D: Monstersand NPCs
ThisappendixdetailsmonstersandnonplayercharactersthatappearinthisbookandnotintheMonsterManual,theintroduction
ofwhichexplainshowtointerpretastatblock.
Thecreaturesarepresentedinalphabeticalorder.
MonstersA-D
Acererak
Acererakisanarchlichwhotravelsbetweenworldsandis
knowntotakesickpleasureindevouringthesoulsof
adventurers,whomheluresintotrap-riddendungeonswhere
theysufferhorribledeaths.Onesuchdungeonliesunderthe
lostcityofOmu.ThisdungeoniscalledtheTomboftheNine
Gods,forAcererakslewninefalsegodsandsealedthemwithin
it.Morerecently,hebuiltanecromanticdevicecalledthe
Soulmonger,thenhiditintheheartofthetomb.Acererak
Hugeconstruct,neutralevil
ArmorClass 21 (naturalarmor)
HitPoints 285 ( 30 d 8 + 150 )
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
13 (+ 1 ) 16 (+ 3 ) 20 (+ 5 ) 27 (+ 8 ) 21 (+ 5 ) 14 (+ 2 )
SavingThrowsCon+ 12 ,Int+ 15 ,Wis+ 12
SkillsArcana+ 22 ,History+ 22 ,Insight+ 12 ,Perception+ 12 ,
Religion+ 15
DamageResistancescold,lightning
DamageImmunitiesnecrotic,poison;bludgeoning,piercing,and
slashingfromnonmagicalweapons
ConditionImmunitieslinded,charmed,deafened,exhaustion,
frightened,paralyzed,petrified,poisoned,stunned
Sensestruesight 120 ft.,passivePerception 22
LanguagesAbyssal,Common,Draconic,Dwarvish,Elvish,Giant,
Infernal,Primordial,Undercommon
Challenge 23 ( 50 , 000 XP)
SpecialEquipment.AcererakcarriestheStaffoftheForgotten
One(seeAppendixC).Hewearsatalismanofthesphereandhas
asphereofannihilationunderhiscontrol.
LegendaryResistance( 3 /Day).IfAcererakfailsasavingthrow,he
canchoosetosucceedinstead.
Rejuvenation.Acererak’sbodyturnstodustwhenhedropsto 0
hitpoints,andhisequipmentisleftbehind.Acererakgainsanew
bodyafter 1 d 10 days,regainingallhishitpointsandbecoming
activeagain.Thenewbodyappearswithin 5 feetofAcererak’s
phylactery,thelocationofwhichishidden.
Spellcasting.Acererakisa 20 th-levelspellcaster.Hisspellcasting
abilityisIntelligence(spellsaveDC 23 ,+ 15 tohitwithspell
attacks).Acererakhasthefollowingwizardspellsprepared:
Cantrips(atwill):magehand,rayoffrost,shockinggrasp
1 stlevel(atwill):rayofsickness,shield
2 ndlevel(atwill):arcanelock,knock
3 rdlevel(atwill):animatedead,counterspell
4 thlevel( 3 slots):blight,icestorm,phantasmalkiller
5 thlevel( 3 slots):cloudkill,holdmonster,wallofforce
6 thlevel( 3 slots):chainlightning,circleofdeath,
disintegrate
7 thlevel( 3 slots):fingerofdeath,planeshift,teleport
8 thlevel( 2 slots):maze,mindblank
9 thlevel( 2 slots):powerwordkill,timestop
TurnResistance.Acererakhasadvantageonsavingthrows
againstanyeffectthatturnsundead.Actions
ParalyzingTouch.MeleeSpellAttack:+ 8 tohit,reach 5 ft.,one
creature.Hit: 10 ( 3 d 6 )colddamage.Thetargetmustsucceedona
DC 20 Constitutionsavingthroworbeparalyzedfor 1 minute.The
targetcanrepeatthesavingthrowattheendofeachofitsturns,
endingtheeffectonitselfonasuccess.
Staff(+ 3 Quarterstaff).MeleeWeaponAttack:+ 11 tohit,reach 5
ft.,onecreature.Hit: 7 ( 1 d 6 + 4 )bludgeoningdamageplus 10
( 3 d 6 )necroticdamage,or 8 ( 1 d 8 + 4 )bludgeoningdamageplus 10
( 3 d 6 )necroticdamagewhenusedwithtwohands.
InvokeCurse.WhileholdingtheStaffoftheForgottenOne,
Acererakexpends 1 chargefromitandtargetsonecreaturehecan
seewithin 60 feetofhim.ThetargetmustsucceedonaDC 23
Constitutionsavingthroworbecursed.Untilthecurseisended,
thetargetcan’tregainhitpointsandhasvulnerabilitytonecrotic
damage.Greaterrestoration,removecurse,orsimilarmagicends
thecurseonthetarget.LegendaryActions
Acererakcantake 3 legendaryactions,choosingfromtheoptions
below.Onlyonelegendaryactionoptioncanbeusedatatime
andonlyattheendofanothercreature’sturn.Acererakregains
spentlegendaryactionsatthestartofhisturn.
At-WillSpell.Acererakcancastoneofhisat-willspells.
MeleeAttack.AcererakusesParalyzingTouchormakesone
meleeattackwithhisstaff.
FrighteningGaze(Costs 2 Actions).Acererakfixeshisgazeon
onecreatureitcanseewithin 10 feetofhim.Thetargetmust
succeedonaDC 20 Wisdomsavingthrowagainstthismagicor
becomefrightenedfor 1 minute.Thefrightenedtargetcanrepeat
thesavingthrowattheendofeachofitsturns,endingtheeffect
onitselfonasuccess.Ifatarget’ssavingthrowissuccessfulor
theeffectendsforit,thetargetisimmunetoAcererak’sgazefor
thenext 24 hours.
TalismanoftheSphere(Costs 2 Actions).Acererakuseshis
talismanofthespheretomovethesphereofannihilationunder
hiscontrolupto 90 feet.
DisruptLife(Costs 3 Actions).Eachcreaturewithin 20 feetof
AcererakmustmakeaDC 20 Constitutionsavingthrowagainst
thismagic,taking 42 ( 12 d 6 )necroticdamageonafailedsave,or
halfasmuchdamageonasuccessfulone.