Malebranche (Horned Devil)
Large fiend (devil)- Challenge
- STR
- 6
- DEX
- 3
- CON
- 5
- INT
- 1
- WIS
- 3
- CHA
- 3
- Soak
- 2
- Fort
- +5
- Ref
- +7
- Will
- +6
Devil’s Sight. Magical darkness doesn’t impede the malebranche’s darkvision.
Magic Resistance. The malebranche has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Maneuvers. The malebranche uses maneuvers (maneuver save Difficulty 18). It has 21 stamina dice which are d8s, a dice limit of 4, regains all expended stamina dice when it finishes a long rest, and regains half its total stamina dice when it finishes a short rest. It knows the following maneuvers:
1 stamina die: blood in the water, chain sweep, charge, disorient, distant shot, fountain of blood, hamstring, impale, knockback, lead the attack, lunge, rampage, slice through, smash, spring attack, sprint, throw, trip, whirling blade
2 stamina dice: frenzy, vengeance
3 stamina dice: battle cry, battle leader
Actions (3)
Fork (2/turn). Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 1 m. or range 5/20 m. Hit: 15 (2d8 + 6) piercing damage, or 17 (2d10 + 6) piercing damage if used with two hands to make a melee attack.
Tail (1/turn). Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 2 m. Hit: 10 (1d8 + 6) piercing damage. If the target is a creature other than an undead or a construct, it must succeed on a Difficulty 17 Fortitude saving throw or lose 10 (3d6) health at the start of each of its turns due to an infernal wound. Each time the devil hits the wounded target with this attack, the damage dealt by the wound increases by 10 (3d6). Any creature can use an action to stanch the wound with a successful Difficulty 17 Medicine check. The wound also closes if the target receives magical healing.
Hurl Flame. Ranged Spell Attack: +6 to hit, range 20 m. Hit: 14 (4d6) fire damage and the target is burning 1. The fire ignites flammable objects that aren’t being worn or carried.
Summon Devil (1/long rest). The malebranche has a 30 percent chance of summoning one malebranche. A summoned devil appears in an unoccupied space within 10 meters of the malebranche, acts as its ally, and can’t summon other devils. It remains for 1 minute, until it or the malebranche dies, or until the malebranche dismisses it on its turn (no action required).
Maneuvers
As an action, make a melee weapon attack with advantage against a creature that is below half its health.
On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage.
On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.
On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.
Until the start of your next turn, if you are within 10 meters of a creature that you can sense that is below half its health, any attack you make against a creature not below half its health is made with disadvantage.
Enhance
You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.
As an action, make a melee weapon attack with a weapon that you wield in two hands that deals piercing damage and then whirl your weapon around. Each creature within your weapon’s reach must make a Reflex saving throw.
On a failure, it takes piercing damage equal to the stamina die.
On a critical failure, it takes twice as much damage.
On a success, it takes half as much damage.
On a critical success, it takes no damage.
Enhance
You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.
As an action, make a melee weapon attack against a creature after you move at least 3 meters straight toward it.
On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage and if the creature is your size or smaller, the creature must succeed on a Reflex saving throw or you can push it 2 meters away from you and knock it prone.
On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.
On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.
Enhance
You can increase the damage, target a creature of a larger size, and push the creature an additional 1 meter for each additional stamina die expended.
1 minute/stamina die
As an action, make a weapon attack to disorient the creature.
On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage and the creature must succeed on a Reflex saving throw or it can’t take reactions for the duration.
On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.
On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.
The creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Enhance
You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.
Stagger. You can expend 1 additional stamina die so the creature is staggered instead of not being able to take reactions, but only until the end of its next turn. You can expend 1 additional stamina die so the creature is staggered for the duration.
Incapacitate. You can expend 2 additional stamina die so the creature is incapacitated instead of not being able to take reactions, but only until the end of its next turn.
Stun. You can expend 4 additional stamina die so the creature is stunned instead of not being able to take reactions, but only until the end of its next turn.
As an action, make a ranged weapon attack at double your weapon’s range and long range.
On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage.
On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.
On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.
Enhance
You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.
As a reaction, which you use when you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack and reduce it to 0 health, you can rip into your foe as it drops. Each creature of your choice in a sphere twice as big as normal around you must make a Will saving throw.
On a failure, a creature is frightened of you until the end of your next turn.
As an action, make a melee weapon attack that deals slashing damage to cripple the creature.
On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage and the creature must succeed on a Fortitude saving throw or it is slowed 1 until the end of its next turn.
On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.
On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.
Enhance
You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended and the slowed level by 1 for every two additional stamina die expended.
You can expend 1 additional stamina die so the creature is slowed for 1 minute/stamina die. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
As an action, make a melee weapon attack with a weapon that deals piercing damage to pierce the creature, traveling through to other targets.
If you use a spear, pike, or similar weapon, increase your reach for the attack by 1 meter and each creature in a line behind the creature and within your weapon’s reach must make a Reflex saving throw.
If you use morningstar, pick, or similar weapon, each creature within 1 meter of the creature and within your weapon’s reach must make a Reflex saving throw.
On a failure, a creature takes piercing damage equal to the stamina die, or half as much damage on a successful save.
Enhance
You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.
As an action, make a weapon attack to knock the creature back.
On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage and if the creature is your size or smaller, it must succeed on a Reflex saving throw or you push it 4 meters away from you.
On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.
On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.
Enhance
You can increase the damage, push the creature an additional meter, and target a creature of a larger size for each additional stamina die expended.
As an action, make a weapon attack and shout a war cry that victory is at hand, stoking the fires of battle.
On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage and the next attack made against the target by an attacker other than you has advantage if the attack is made before the start of your next turn.
On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.
On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.
Enhance
You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.
You can expend 3 additional stamina dice to cause all attacks made against the target by an attacker other than you to have advantage.
As an action, make a melee weapon attack and increase your reach for the attack by 1 meter.
On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage.
On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.
On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.
Enhance
You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.
As a reaction, which you use when a hostile creature within 5 meters is reduced to 0 health or a friendly creature within 5 meters is reduced to less than half its health, you can move up to half your speed and attack a creature.
On a hit, the creature takes damage equal to the stamina die, but no additional effects from hitting apply.
On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.
On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.
The damage type is the same as the weapon used.
Enhance
You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.
As an action, make a weapon attack with a melee weapon that deals slashing damage and then slice through the target. Each creature within 1 meter of the target and within your weapon’s reach must make a Reflex saving throw.
On a failure, it takes slashing damage equal to the stamina die.
On a critical failure, it takes twice as much damage.
On a success, it takes half as much damage.
On a critical success, it takes no damage.
Enhance
You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.
As an action, make a melee weapon attack with a weapon that deals bludgeoning damage against an object or structure to smash it.
On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage.
On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.
On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.
The attack deals double damage to objects and structures.
Enhance
You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.
As an action, you can use the Dash action. If you move at least 3 meters straight toward a creature, you can make a melee weapon attack against it.
On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage.
On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.
On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.
Enhance
You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.
As an action while you have two hands free, you can attempt to grab and throw a creature that is your size or smaller. The creature must make a Reflex saving throw.
On a failure, you throw it 2 meters away from you where it falls prone and takes bludgeoning damage equal to the stamina die.
On a critical failure, you throw it twice as far and it takes twice as much damage.
Enhance
You can increase the damage, target a creature of a larger size, and throw the creature an additional 2 meters for each additional stamina die expended.
Trip
As an action, make a melee weapon attack and a Brawn check to Trip.
Enhance
You can add the stamina die to the attack’s damage (add half on a miss by 4 or less) for each additional stamina die expended.
As an action, make a melee weapon attack with a weapon that you wield in two hands that deals slashing damage and then whirl your weapon around. Each creature within your weapon’s reach must make a Reflex saving throw.
On a failure, it takes slashing damage equal to the stamina die.
On a critical failure, it takes twice as much damage.
On a success, it takes half as much damage.
On a critical success, it takes no damage.
Enhance
You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.
As an action, make a melee weapon attack against two different creatures.
Enhance
You can attack an additional creature for each additional stamina die expended.
As a reaction, which you use when a creature hits a creature other than you with an attack, you can visit vengeance on the creature. You can make a melee weapon attack against the creature.
Enhance
You can add the stamina die to the attack’s damage (add half on a miss by 4 or less) for each additional stamina die expended.
1 minute/stamina die
As an action, courage radiates from you in an aura shaped as a sphere centered on you, awakening boldness in friendly creatures for the duration or until you are incapacitated. Until the maneuver ends, the aura moves with you. While in the aura, each nonhostile creature in the aura (including you) who can see or hear you deals 1d4 extra damage when it hits with a weapon attack.