Armaros, the Resolver of Enchantments

Armaros, Resolver of Enchantments

Large Fiend (Devil), Lawful Evil

Saving Throws Str +7, Dex +12, Con +17, Int +18, Wis +15, Cha +17

Challenge 28 (120,000 XP)
Proficiency Bonus +8

Traits

Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If Armaros fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.

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

Infernal Scholar. Armaros knows whether a visible creature within 120 feet is concentrating on a spell. He can read, write, and identify any mundane language after studying a sample for 1 minute.

Actions

Multiattack. Armaros makes two Staff of Unbinding attacks or two Severing Ray attacks.

Staff of Unbinding. Melee Attack Roll: +15 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d8 + 7) Bludgeoning damage plus 18 (4d8) Force damage.

Severing Ray. Ranged Attack Roll: +18 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 36 (8d8) Force damage. If the target is concentrating on a spell, it has Disadvantage on the saving throw made to maintain Concentration against this damage.

Unravelling Pulse (Recharge 5–6). Constitution Saving Throw: DC 26, each creature of Armaros’s choice in a 30-foot Emanation originating from him. Failure: 55 (10d10) Force damage; one spell of level 6 or lower currently affecting the creature ends (Armaros chooses which spell). Success: Half damage and no spell ends.

Spellcasting. Armaros casts the following spells without material components (spell save DC 26, +18 to hit with spell attacks). Any spell requiring Concentration uses the normal Concentration rules.

Bonus Actions

Between the Lines (3/Day). Armaros teleports up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space he can see. Until the start of his next turn, he gains +2 AC against the first attack that targets him.

Reactions

Undo the Working (3/Day). When a creature Armaros can see within 60 feet casts a spell with a Verbal, Somatic, or Material component, Armaros casts Counterspell without expending a use from his Spellcasting action. The caster must succeed on a DC 26 Constitution saving throw or the spell fails, wasting the casting action but not its spell slot.

Legendary Actions

Legendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, Armaros can expend a use to take one of the options below. He regains all expended uses at the start of each of his turns.

Read the Spell. Armaros moves up to half his Speed without provoking Opportunity Attacks and makes a Wisdom (Perception) or Intelligence (Arcana) check.

Severing Ray. Armaros makes one Severing Ray attack.

Erase the Sigil (Costs 2 Actions). One creature Armaros can see within 90 feet makes a DC 26 Intelligence saving throw. On a failure, it takes 27 (6d8) Psychic damage and cannot take Reactions until the end of its next turn. On a success, it takes half as much damage only.

Lair Actions — The Scholomance

While Armaros is inside the inner halls of the Scholomance, on Initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties) he can cause one of these effects; he cannot repeat the same effect on consecutive rounds.

Dead Letter. An ongoing spell of level 5 or lower within 120 feet ends unless its caster succeeds on a DC 26 Constitution saving throw.

Contract Stair. A 20-foot square of floor he sees becomes Difficult Terrain until the next Initiative count 20; creatures beginning their turn there make a DC 22 Dexterity saving throw or fall Prone.

Armaros, Resolver of Enchantments

Large Fiend (Devil), Lawful Evil

Ability Scores

Challenge 28 (120,000 XP)

Traits

Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If Armaros fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.

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 20th-level wizard spellcaster. Intelligence is his spellcasting ability (spell save DC 26, +18 to hit with spell attacks). He has the following wizard spells prepared:

Actions

Multiattack. Armaros makes two attacks with his Staff of Unbinding or two Severing Rays.

Staff of Unbinding. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d8 + 7) bludgeoning damage plus 18 (4d8) force damage.

Severing Ray. Ranged Spell Attack: +18 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 36 (8d8) force damage. A target concentrating on a spell makes the Constitution saving throw to maintain concentration with disadvantage.

Unravelling Pulse (Recharge 5–6). Each creature of Armaros’s choice within 30 feet must make a DC 26 Constitution saving throw. A creature takes 55 (10d10) force damage on a failed save, or half as much on a success. One ongoing spell of 6th level or lower affecting a creature that fails the save ends.

Reactions

Undo the Working (3/Day). When Armaros sees a creature within 60 feet casting a spell, he casts Counterspell as a 7th-level spell without expending a spell slot; against a spell of 8th level or higher, make an Intelligence ability check with a +10 modifier (DC 10 + the spell’s level).

Legendary Actions

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

Move. Armaros moves up to half his speed without provoking opportunity attacks.

Severing Ray. Armaros makes one Severing Ray attack.

Erase the Sigil (Costs 2 Actions). One creature he can see within 90 feet makes a DC 26 Intelligence saving throw, taking 27 (6d8) psychic damage and being unable to use reactions until the end of its next turn on failure, or half damage on success.

Lair Actions — The Scholomance

On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Armaros can cause one of the following effects in the inner halls of the Scholomance, using a different effect on consecutive rounds: an active spell of 5th level or lower within 120 feet ends unless its caster succeeds on a DC 26 Constitution saving throw; or a 20-foot square of floor twists, becoming difficult terrain until the next count 20 (creatures there make a DC 22 Dexterity saving throw or fall prone).

Armaros, Infernal Archmage

CR 38 (epic encounter; XP by campaign advancement, as CR 38 has no standard published XP award)
LE Large outsider (devil, evil, extraplanar, lawful)
Init +12; Senses darkvision 120 ft., see in darkness, true seeing; Perception +57; Aura unbinding field (30 ft.)

DEFENSE

OFFENSE

Unbinding Ray (Su). Ranged touch +49, range 120 ft., 12d8 force damage. On a hit, one spell of 7th level or lower affecting the target is dispelled. A higher-level effect requires a caster level check (+30) against DC 11 + the effect’s caster level.

Spell Inversion (Su; 3/day). As an immediate action when a creature within 120 feet casts a spell, Armaros attempts a counterspell (caster level check +30 against DC 11 + the incoming caster level). If successful, the spell fails; Armaros may instead redirect a spell that targets only him to its original caster, provided the caster is a legal target.

Spell-Like Abilities (CL 30th; concentration +45; +34 on caster level checks to overcome spell resistance): At will—detect magic, greater dispel magic (up to 3/day as a swift action using Quicken Spell-Like Ability), dimension door, true seeing; 3/day—greater teleport (self plus carried objects), maze, wall of force, prismatic wall; 1/day—mage’s disjunction, time stop, plane shift. Save DC 25 + spell level where relevant (Charisma-based).

STATISTICS

ECOLOGY

Special Abilities

Unbinding Field (Su). Any spellcaster within 30 feet must succeed at a concentration check (DC 38 + spell level) to cast a spell defensively or while threatened by Armaros, even if no damage has been taken. This aura is suppressed while Armaros is unconscious.

Contract Mastery (Su). A signed infernal bargain entered into voluntarily cannot be dispelled by ordinary dispel magic; removing a supernatural contractual effect requires satisfying its stated release clause or using magic capable of breaking a curse of comparable power.

Armaros, the Resolver of Enchantments

CR 38
Large Outsider (Devil, Evil, Extraplanar, Lawful)
Alignment Lawful Evil; Hit Dice 42d8 + 462 (651 hp); Initiative +12

Combat Statistics

Special Attacks

Unbinding Ray (Su). Ranged touch attack +49; range 120 ft.; 12d8 points of force damage. On a hit, one spell of 7th level or lower affecting the target ends. Against a higher-level spell, make a dispel check (1d20 + 30, maximum +30 for this ability) against DC 11 + the effect’s caster level.

Spell Inversion (Su; 3/day). As an immediate action when a caster within 120 feet begins casting, Armaros attempts to counter the spell (dispel check 1d20 + 30 against DC 11 + the caster’s caster level). If he succeeds, the spell is countered. If it targeted Armaros alone, he may reflect it back upon a legally valid original caster instead.

Spell-Like Abilities (caster level 30th; +34 on caster level checks to overcome spell resistance; save DC 25 + spell level, Charisma-based): At will—detect magic, greater dispel magic (up to 3/day as a free action using Quicken Spell-Like Ability), dimension door, true seeing; 3/day—greater teleport (self plus carried objects), maze, wall of force, prismatic wall; 1/day—mage’s disjunction, time stop, plane shift.

Special Qualities

Infernal Scholarship (Ex). Armaros can take 10 on Spellcraft and Knowledge (arcana) checks even while threatened. He identifies magic items and spell effects using ordinary skill checks; he does not gain unlimited information without observing a subject.

Regeneration (Ex). Good-aligned epic weapons and spells with the good descriptor deal normal damage to Armaros and prevent his regeneration for 1 round. He cannot regenerate from death.