Out of the Abyss

REGJONAL EFFECTS

The region containing Orcus's lair is warped by

the Orcus's magic, creating one or more of the

following effects:

• Dead beasts periodically animate as undead mock-
  eries of their former selves. Skeletal and zombie ver-
  sions of local wildlife are commonly seen in the area.
  The air becomes filled with the stench of rotting nesh,
  and buzzing Aies grow thick within the region, even
  when there is no carrion to be found.


• If a humanoid spends at least 1 hour within 1 mile of
  the lair, that creature must succeed on a DC 23 Wis-
  dom saving throw or descend into a madness deter-
  mined by the Madness of Orcus table. A creature that
  succeeds on this saving throw can't be affected by this
  regional effect again for 24 hours.
  Tf Ore us dies, these effects fade over the course of
  ldlO days.

0RCUS

Huge fiend (demon), chaotic evil

Armor Class 17 (natural armor), 20 with the Wand ofOrcus

Hit Points 405 (30d12 + 210)

Speed 40 ft., fly 40ft.

STR

27 (+8)

DEX

14 (+2)

CON

25 (+7)

tNT

20 (+5)

Saving Throws Dex + 10 , Con +15, Wis +13

Skills Arcana +12, Perception +12

Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning

WIS

20 (+5)

CHA

25 (+7)

Damage Immunities necrotic, poison; bludgeoning, piercing,

and slashing that is non magical

Condition Immunities cha rmed, exhaustion, fr ightened ,

poisoned

Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 22

Languages all, telepathy 120ft.

Challenge 26 (90,0 00 XP)

Wand ofOrcus. The wand has 7 cha rges, and any of it s p ro p-
erties that re quire a saving throw have a save DC of 18. While
holding it, Orcus can u se an action to cast animate dead,
blight, or speak with dead. Alternatively, he can expend 1 or
more of the wand's charges to cast one of the following spells
from it: circle of death (1 charge),finger of death (1 charge), or
power word kill (2 charges). The wand regains ld4 + 3 charges
daily at d awn.
While holding the wand, Orcus can use an actio n to conjure
undead creatures whose combined average hit points don't ex-
ceed 500. These undead magically rise u p from the ground or
otherwise form in unoccupied spaces within 300 fe et of Orcus
and obey his command s until they a re destroyed or until he
dismisses them a s an action. Once t his property of the wand is
used, the property can't be used again until the next dawn.

Innate Spellcasting. Orcus 's spellcasting ability is Charisma

(spell s ave DC 23, +15 to h it with s pell attacks). He can innate ly

cast the fo llowing spells, requiring no m aterial components:

At will: chill touch (17th level), detect magic

MADN E SS OF 0RCUS

lf a creature goes mad in Orcus's lair or within line of

sight of the demon lord, roll on the Madness of Juiblex

table to determine the nature of the madness, which is

a character flaw that lasts until cured. See the Dungeon

Master's Guide for more on madness.

MADNESS OF 0RCUS

dlOO Flaw (lasts until cured)

01-20 "I often become withdrawn and moody, dwelling on

the insufferable state of life."

21 - 40 " I am compelled to make the weak suffer."

41-60 " I have no compunction against tampe ring with the

dead in my search to better understand death."

61-80 "I want to achieve the everlasting existence of un-

death."

81 -00 "I am awas h in the awareness of life's futility."

3jday ea ch: create undead, dispel magic

ljday: time stop

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Orcus fails a s aving throw, he

can choose to succeed instead.

Magic Resistance. O rcus has advantage on s aving throws

against spells and oth er magical e ffects.

Magic Weapons. Orcus's weapon attacks are magical.

Master ofUndeath. When Orcus c a s ts animate dead or create

undead, he chooses the level at whic h the s pell is cast, and

the cre atures c reated by the spells remain under his control

indefinitely. Additionally, he can cast create undead even when

it isn't night.

ACTIONS

Multiattack. Orcus makes two Wand ofOrcus attacks.

Wand ofOrcus. Melee Weapon Attack: +19 to hit, reach 10

ft., o ne target. Hit: 21 (3d8 + 8) bludgeoning d amage plus 13

(2dl2) necrotic dama ge.

Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 10ft., one tar-

get. Hit: 21 (3d8 + 8) piercing damage plus 18 (4d8) poi-

son damage.

lEGENDARY ACTIONS

Orcus can take 3 legendary actions , choosing from the options

below. Only one lege ndary action o ption can be used at a time

and only at the end o f another creat u re's tu rn. Orcus regains

spent legendary actions at the start of his turn.

Tail. Orcus makes one tail attack.

A Taste ofUndeath. Orcus casts chill touch (17th level).

Creeping Death (Costs 2 Actions). Ore us c ho oses a point on

the ground t hat he can see wit h in 100 feet of him. A cylinder

of swirling necrotic energy 60 feet tall and with a 10-foot

radius rises from that poin t and lasts until the end of Or-

cus's next turn. Creatu res in that area are vulnerable to ne-

crotic damage.

APPf.NDIX D J Pf.'.tON LORDS

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