Baldr — The Beloved God of Beauty, Judgment & Promised Return

Baldr, the Beloved

Medium Celestial (Deity), Lawful Good · Intermediate Deity, Divine Rank 14 · CR 39 (epic; beyond the core CR table) · PB +12

Armor Class 31 (oath-woven divinity)
Hit Points 888 (48d8 + 672)
Speed 50 ft.

Saving Throws Str +23, Dex +21, Con +26, Int +24, Wis +26, Cha +28
Skills Insight +38, Perception +26, Performance +28, Persuasion +40, Religion +24
Damage Resistances radiant; bludgeoning, piercing and slashing from artifacts or divine sources
Damage Immunities poison; see Oaths of All Things
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, poisoned
Senses truesight 240 ft., passive Perception 36
Languages all languages; telepathy 1 mile

Divine Traits

Divine Nature. Baldr requires no air, food, drink or sleep. He does not age.

Intermediate Deity — Divine Rank 14. Lower-rank effects cannot permanently sever Baldr from his portfolios, Breidablik or the prophecy of his return.

Legendary Resistance (5/Day). If Baldr fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.

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

Oaths of All Things. Baldr is immune to damage and harmful conditions caused by a creature of lower divine rank unless the effect is delivered through mistletoe, an Artifact, a deity of equal or greater rank, or a campaign-specific fate-breaking source. When one of those exceptions damages Baldr, this immunity is suppressed until the end of Baldr’s next turn. The attack that first suppresses the immunity deals damage normally.

All-Beloved. A creature that has not been harmed by Baldr since the start of its last turn must succeed on a DC 36 Wisdom saving throw before willingly making a hostile attack against him. On a failure, the creature must choose another action or target. A creature of equal or greater divine rank is immune.

Bound to Hel’s Law. In the campaign present, Baldr cannot willingly leave Hel by teleportation, plane shift, gate or similar magic unless Hel releases him, the ancient condition that all things weep for him is fulfilled, or Ragnarök has passed and the foretold return begins. This restriction is a divine law, not a spell to be dispelled.

Divine Immortality. Defeating Baldr’s present divine form does not erase him from existence. His death and return are bound to prophecy-level conditions.

Divine Spellcasting

Baldr casts spells using Charisma (spell save DC 36, +28 to hit with spell attacks). He requires no Material components.

At Will: any Cleric or Baldr-granted spell of 5th level or lower.
3/Day Each: any Cleric or Baldr-granted spell of 6th–8th level.
1/Day Each: any Cleric or Baldr-granted spell of 9th level.

Actions

Multiattack. Baldr makes three Shining Judgment attacks.

Shining Judgment. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +28 to hit, reach 10 ft. or range 240 ft., one target. Hit: 45 (10d8) Radiant damage plus 36 (8d8) Psychic damage. The target cannot knowingly speak a lie until the start of Baldr’s next turn unless it succeeds on a DC 36 Charisma saving throw.

Peace of Breidablik (Recharge 5–6). Each hostile creature of Baldr’s choice within 90 feet makes a DC 36 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, it is Charmed until the end of Baldr’s next turn, its Speed becomes 0, and it cannot make attacks or cast damaging spells. On a success, its Speed is halved until the end of its next turn.

All Things Weep (1/Day). Baldr invokes the grief bound to his death. Allies of his choice within 120 feet regain 80 Hit Points and end Charmed, Frightened and Stunned. Hostile creatures there make a DC 36 Wisdom saving throw, taking 66 (12d10) Psychic damage on a failure or half as much on a success.

Gift of Life (1/Day). Baldr touches one creature that died within the last minute and whose soul is free and willing. The creature returns to life with half its Hit Points, ends all non-divine diseases and poisons, and gains 50 Temporary Hit Points. This cannot return a deity whose death is governed by a prophecy-level condition.

Bonus Action

Gracious Word. One ally within 120 feet gains 35 Temporary Hit Points and Advantage on its next saving throw before the start of Baldr’s next turn.

Reaction

None May Gainsay the Judgment. When a creature Baldr can see succeeds on a saving throw against one of his spells or divine abilities, Baldr can force it to reroll. A creature of equal or greater divine rank is immune to this Reaction.

Legendary Actions — 4 Uses

• Radiant Step. Baldr moves up to half his Speed without provoking Opportunity Attacks.
• Shining Judgment. Baldr makes one Shining Judgment attack.
• Merciful Intercession (Costs 2 Uses). One creature within 120 feet regains 45 Hit Points and may immediately repeat one saving throw against Charmed, Frightened or Stunned.
• Speak Peace (Costs 2 Uses). One creature within 120 feet makes a DC 36 Wisdom saving throw or loses its Reactions and cannot make Opportunity Attacks until the end of its next turn.
• Renew the Oath (Costs 3 Uses). If Oaths of All Things is currently suppressed, Baldr immediately restores it.

Divine Realm Actions — Breidablik, If Baldr Has Returned

Baldr does not control Hel and therefore has no realm actions there. In Breidablik, after his return, he can use one of the following on initiative count 20:

• Nothing Unclean. One curse, disease, poison or possession affecting each ally Baldr chooses in the realm ends.
• Fewest Baneful Runes. Until initiative count 20 on the next round, hostile spells of 8th level or lower cast inside Breidablik require a successful DC 36 spellcasting ability check or fail without effect.
• Remembered Wisdom. Up to six allies gain Advantage on all d20 Tests until initiative count 20 on the next round.

Baldr, the Beloved

CR 38 / MR 10 · LG Medium outsider (extraplanar, good, lawful, mythic) · Intermediate Deity, Divine Rank 14 — SpiralWorlds deity overlay

Init +18; Senses truesight 240 ft., Perception +63
Aura beloved presence 1,400 ft. (Will DC 40)

AC 70, touch 55, flat-footed 61
hp 1,060
Fort +57, Ref +51, Will +57
DR 25/epic; SR 56

Speed 60 ft.
Melee +5 holy keen greatsword +74/+69/+64/+59 (2d6+31/17–20 plus 6d6 sacred)
Ranged touch shining judgment +72 (10d8 sacred plus 8d8 mind-affecting)

Str 32, Dex 28, Con 38, Int 34, Wis 38, Cha 42

Mythic Power 10/day; Surge +1d12.

Divine Abilities

Oaths of All Things (Su). Baldr is immune to damage and hostile conditions from non-artifact, non-divine sources unless mistletoe is incorporated into the effect. Once an exception harms him, this immunity is suppressed until the end of his next turn.

Beloved of Creation (Su). A creature of lower mythic tier or divine rank must succeed on a Will DC 47 save to initiate a hostile action against Baldr unless Baldr has harmed it since its previous turn.

Bound to Hel’s Law (Su). Before Ragnarök, planar travel cannot remove Baldr from Hel unless Hel releases him or an equivalent prophecy-level condition is fulfilled.

Unanswerable Judgment (Su). When a creature succeeds on a save against one of Baldr’s supernatural or spell-like abilities, Baldr may force a reroll as an immediate action, up to three times per round.

Gift of Life (Su). Once per day Baldr can restore a creature that died within the previous minute as breath of life with no material component, except the creature returns at half maximum hit points and loses no prepared spells.

Divine Immortality (Ex). Baldr cannot be permanently destroyed outside a valid divine-death or prophecy condition.

Spell-Like Abilities

CL 24th; concentration +40; save DC 40 + spell level. Good, Healing and divination domain effects function at CL 25th.

Constant: mind blank, true seeing
At Will: bless, calm emotions, daylight, death ward, divination, sanctuary, warding bond
3/Day: forbiddance, greater restoration, heal, holy aura, resurrection, sunburst
1/Day: foresight, miracle, true resurrection

Mythic/Divine Techniques

All Things Weep (Su). By expending one use of mythic power, Baldr heals allies within 120 feet for 10d8+30 and deals 12d10 mind-affecting damage to enemies there; Will DC 47 half.

Peace of Breidablik (Su). By expending one use of mythic power, Baldr creates a 60-foot-radius field for 1 round in which enemies must succeed on a Will DC 47 save to make attacks or cast damaging spells.

Renew the Oath (Su). As an immediate action costing one use of mythic power, Baldr restores Oaths of All Things if it is currently suppressed.