Armaros, the Resolver of Enchantments

Large Fiend (Devil), Lawful Evil

Armor Class: 21 (natural armor)

Hit Points: 275 (22d10 + 154)

Speed: 30 ft., fly 60 ft. (hover)

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
24 (+7)	18 (+4)	24 (+7)	26 (+8)	22 (+6)	26 (+8)

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Saving Throws: Str +13, Con +13, Int +14, Wis +12, Cha +14

Skills: Arcana +14, Deception +14, Insight +12, Intimidation +14, Perception +12

Damage Resistances: cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silvered

Damage Immunities: fire, poison

Condition Immunities: poisoned

Senses: truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 22

Languages: Infernal, telepathy 120 ft.

Challenge: 22 (41,000 XP)

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Magic Resistance. Armaros has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Magic Weapons. Armaros’s weapon attacks are magical.

Spellcasting. Armaros is a 15th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 22, +14 to hit with spell attacks). Armaros has the following wizard spells prepared:

• Cantrips (at will): fire bolt, mage hand, prestidigitation, ray of frost
• 1st level (4 slots): detect magic, mage armor, magic missile, shield
• 2nd level (3 slots): detect thoughts, mirror image, misty step
• 3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, dispel magic, fireball
• 4th level (3 slots): blight, dimension door
• 5th level (2 slots): dominate person, wall of force
• 6th level (1 slot): globe of invulnerability
• 7th level (1 slot): plane shift

Innate Spellcasting. Armaros’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 22, +14 to hit with spell attacks). Armaros can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:

• At will: charm person, darkness, detect magic, dispel magic, fear, fireball
• 3/day each: hold monster, invisibility, lightning bolt, suggestion
• 1/day each: dominate person, wall of fire

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Actions

Multiattack. Armaros makes two melee attacks.

Staff of Enchantment. Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (1d8 + 7) bludgeoning damage plus 11 (2d10) necrotic damage.

Infernal Blast (Recharge 5-6). Armaros releases a blast of infernal energy in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 22 Dexterity saving throw, taking 49 (11d8) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

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Legendary Actions

Armaros can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. Armaros regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.

• Cast a Spell. Armaros casts a spell from its list of prepared spells, using the appropriate spell slot.
• Infernal Presence (Costs 2 Actions). Armaros releases a burst of infernal energy in a 30-foot radius. Each creature of Armaros’s choice in that area must make a DC 22 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute. A frightened target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
• Teleport (Costs 3 Actions). Armaros magically teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 120 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.

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Regional Effects

The region containing Armaros’s lair is warped by the devil’s magic, which creates one or more of the following effects:

• Flames flicker and dance without fuel, shedding bright light in a 60-foot radius and dim light for an additional 60 feet.
• Nonmagical flames burn with intense heat, causing creatures within 5 feet of them to take 5 (1d10) fire damage at the start of each of their turns.

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** Lair Actions**

On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Armaros takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; Armaros can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:

• Armaros casts fireball centered on a point it can see within 120 feet of it, creating a 20-foot-radius sphere. Each creature in that area must make a DC 22 Dexterity saving throw, taking 28 (8d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
• Armaros casts wall of fire. The wall is 60 feet long, 20 feet high, and 1 foot thick. When the wall appears, each creature within its area must make a DC 22 Dexterity saving throw or take 28 (8d6) fire damage.

Armaros, the Infernal Archmage

Armaros, the Resolver of Enchantments, is an outcast devil and inhabitant of Avernus, first layer of the Nine Hells. He is reknowned for his mastery and knowledge of magic.

Armaros is a powerful unique devil, but lacks the political power to control one of the nine layers of Hell. Instead, he forms part of the “rabble of devilkin” exiled to the first layer, Avernus. Despite his supreme capability in crafting magical artifacts, all archdevils are forbidden by Asmodeus from consulting with him.

Armaros takes the form of a handsome bearded human with bright blue-green eyes, though his infernal nature is clear from his grey skin, short forward-pointing horns on his forehead, and dark-grey batlike wings that span twenty-six feet when fully outstretched. He stands twelve feet tall.

He typically wears a leather tunic, with a weapons belt and numerous pouches which contain ink, quills, vellum, and spell ingredients.

Armaros is of genius-level intelligence. A solitary individual, Armaros is content with his position in exile and enjoys having the solitude to practice and perfect the magical arts. He is clever, and highly innovative in the field of magical development. He often interrogates captured enemies for possible knowledge which can be acquired.

He cares nothing for others, and performs even the most destructive of actions with calm detachment.

Aramaros teaches “the resolving of enchantments” and “spells” at the the Scholomance.

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Originally Posted by Kain Darkwind of the Dicefreaks d20 Community.

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Armaros, Archmage of Hell
Large outsider (Cosmic, Devil, Evil, Lawful)
Hit Dice	42d8 + 462 (798 hp)
Initiative	+8
Speed	50 ft., Fly 100 ft. (average)
Armor Class	69 (+14 armor, +11 deflection, +8 Dexterity, +12 insight, +15 natural, -1 size), touch 40, flat-footed 49
Base Attack/Grapple	+42/+57
Attack	Staff +60 melee (1d8 + 23)
Full Attack	Staff + melee (1d8 + 23)
Space/Reach	10 ft. /10 ft.
Special Attacks	Fear aura, spell-like abilities, spells
Special Qualities	Damage reduction 30/epic, good and silver, immunity to fire and poison, infernal spellcasting, item master, regeneration 20, resistance to acid 30 and electricity 30, see in darkness, Spell Resistance 50, telepathy 500 ft.
Saves	Fort +34, Ref +31, Will +35
Abilities	Strength 32, Dexterity 26, Constitution 33, Intelligence 48, Wisdom 35, Charisma 33
Skills	Appraise +61 (+67 alchemy, +67 armor, +67 wood), Bluff +56, Concentration +55, Craft (alchemy) +64, Craft (armorsmithing) +64, Craft (woodworking) +64, Decipher Script +60, Diplomacy +53, Disable Device +40, Forgery +60, Gather Information +61, Hide +35, Intimidate +61, Knowledge (Arcana) +64, Knowledge (history) +64, Knowledge (local) +64, Knowledge (nature) +62, Knowledge (nobility and royalty) +64, Knowledge (the planes) +63, Knowledge (religion) +63, Listen +55, Move Silently +50, Profession (scribe) +45, Search +40, Sense Motive +57, Spellcraft +80, Spot +55, Survival +25 (+29 above ground, +29 on other planes, +27 tracking), Truespeech +64, Use Magic Device +55
Feats	Corrupt Spell, Empower Spell, Energy Admixture (all), Enlarge Spell, Extend spell, Fortify Spell, Heighten Spell, Improved Counterspell, Improved Heighten Spell, Maximize Spell, Quicken Spell, Persistent spell, Silent Spell, Still Spell, Twin Spell, Violate Spell, Widen Spell
Epic Feats	Automatic Quicken Spell (x3), Epic Skill Focus (Spellcraft), Epic Spellcasting, Improved Metamagic (x3) Intensify Spell, Multispell (x3), Staff Master
Climate/Terrain	Avernus (The Nine Hells) The Scholomance
Organization	Solitary (unique)
Challenge Rating	38
Treasure	Quadruple Standard
Alignment	Lawful Evil

Fear Aura (Su): Armaros can radiate a 20-foot-radius fear aura as a free action. A creature in the area must succeed on a Will save (DC 41) or be affected as though by a fear spell (caster level 41th). A creature that successfully saves cannot be affected again by Armaros’s aura for 24 hours. He may choose to make his allies immune to the aura.

Spell-Like Abilities:

• Always active- comprehend languages, duelward*, discern lies, greater arcane sight, read magic, see invisibility, tongues, true seeing;
• At will · bestow curse (DC 25), Blink , burning hands (DC 22), charm monster (DC 25), continual flame, dancing lights, deeper darkness, delayed blast fireball (DC 28), detect thoughts, disintegrate (DC 27), faerie fire, feeblemind (DC 26), fire shield, flesh to stone (DC 27), geas/quest (DC 27), greater dispel magic, greater magic weapon, greater teleport, heal, hold monster (DC 26), ice storm, identify, inflict critical wounds (DC 25), light, limited wish (DC 28, others· only), locate object, passwall, permanency, produce flame, pyrotechnics, repulsion (DC 27), restoration, resurrection, reverse gravity (DC 28), stone to flesh, unseen servant, wall of fire, wall of force, wall of ice, water breathing;
• 3/day- blasphemy (DC 28), cone of cold (DC 26), dictum (DC 27), finger of death (DC 28), meteor swarm (DC 30);
• 1/day – symbol of death (DC 29), symbol of fear (DC 27), symbol of pain (DC 26), symbol of sleep (DC 26), symbol of stunning (DC 28), symbol of weakness (DC 28);
• 1/month –prismatic sphere

Caster level 42nd

Spells: Armaros casts spells as a wizard and sorcerer.

Wizard spells per day: 9/9/8/8/8/8/7/7/4/4/3/3/3/3/2/2/2/2 (Caster level 46th, DC 29 + spell level)

sorcerer spells per day: 9/9/9/8/8/8/8/7/7/2/2 (Caster level 46th, DC 21 + spell level)

In addition to his spells known, Armaros can cast any of his spell-like abilities as sorcerer spells.

sorcerer spells known**: 0 · amanuensis, caltrops, electric jolt, launch item, No Light*, repair minor damage, Slash Tongue*, sonic snap, Unnerving Gaze*;

• 1st · backbiter, distract assailant, resist planar alignment, seething eyebane*, spirit worm;
• 2nd · baleful transposition, earthbind, infernal wound, ray of stupidity, wraithstrike;
• 3rd · blacklight, chain missile, love’s pain*, unluck;
• 4th · backlash, burning blood, know vulnerabilities, sensory deprivation;
• 5th · forbidden speech*, indomitability, reciprocal gyre, spiritwall;
• 6th ·freezing fog, greater anticipate teleportation, probe thoughts;
• 7th ·Antimagic Ray, glass strike, rapture of rupture*;
• 8th ·evil weather*, plague of nightmares*, wrathful castigation;
• 9th –Apocalypse from the Sky*, greater spell matrix*, Reaving Dispel

*From BoVD

**All Armaros spells are from the Spell Compendium unless otherwise noted.

Infernal Spellcasting (Ex): Armaros ignores any cap on spells and spell-like abilities. He is limited only by his caster level.

Item Master: Armaros can Craft any magic or epic item as if he possessed the proper feats. He must still fulfill all other requirements for the item.

Regeneration (Ex): Armaros takes normal damage from good aligned silver weapons, and from
good aligned spells or effects.

Possessions: Armaros owns a wide variety of various magical weapons, armour and items, but makes little use of any in actual combat. He usually wields a +7 collision staff of power and cosmos and wears bracers of armour +14. He also has most magical items keyed to appear on his signal (a swift action), so he has immediate access to them when he needs.