Loki — Shape-Changer, Lie-Smith & Bound Enemy of the Gods

Loki, the Lie-Smith Unbound

Medium Celestial (Deity, Shapechanger), Chaotic Evil · Greater Deity, Divine Rank 16 · CR 41 (epic; beyond the core CR table) · PB +12

Armor Class 30 (divine misdirection)
Hit Points 864 (48d8 + 648)
Speed 60 ft., climb 60 ft., swim 60 ft.

Saving Throws Dex +25, Con +25, Int +25, Wis +23, Cha +27
Skills Arcana +25, Deception +39, Insight +23, Perception +23, Persuasion +27, Sleight of Hand +37, Stealth +37
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning, psychic; bludgeoning, piercing and slashing
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, poisoned, restrained by non-divine effects
Senses truesight 240 ft., passive Perception 33
Languages all languages; telepathy 1 mile

Divine Traits

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

Greater Deity — Divine Rank 16. Lower-rank magic cannot permanently remove Loki’s shape-changing nature, divine identity or connection to his portfolios.

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

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

No Fixed Shape. At the start or end of any turn, Loki may assume the appearance and physical form of any Beast, Humanoid, Giant or Monstrosity from Tiny to Huge size, or return to his usual form. His game statistics remain unchanged except for size and movement modes appropriate to the form. A creature of lower divine rank cannot forcibly transform him.

The First Explanation Is Usually Wrong. The first time each round a creature Loki can see targets him with an attack or spell, Loki creates a perfect illusory duplicate until the attack or spell resolves. The attacker has Disadvantage on the attack roll, or Loki has Advantage on the saving throw.

Contriver of Crisis. Whenever another creature within 120 feet fails a d20 Test, Loki gains Advantage on the next d20 Test he makes before the end of his next turn.

Divine Immortality. Reducing Loki to 0 Hit Points defeats his present body but does not permanently destroy him without a valid divine-death condition. His foretold mutual death with Heimdall can satisfy such a condition.

Divine Spellcasting

Loki casts spells using Charisma (spell save DC 35, +27 to hit with spell attacks). He requires no Material components.

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

Actions

Multiattack. Loki makes three Shifting Knife attacks, or two Shifting Knife attacks and uses False Friend.

Shifting Knife. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +27 to hit, reach 10 ft. or range 240 ft., one target. Hit: 25 (3d6 + 15) Piercing damage plus 45 (10d8) Psychic or Force damage, Loki’s choice. Loki may immediately swap positions with an illusion, duplicate or willing creature he can see within 60 feet.

False Friend. One creature Loki can see within 120 feet makes a DC 35 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure it takes 55 (10d10) Psychic damage, is Charmed until the end of Loki’s next turn and treats one creature Loki chooses as an immediate threat. While Charmed this way, the target cannot make Opportunity Attacks against Loki.

Turn the Scene Inside Out (Recharge 5–6). Loki chooses a 60-foot-radius sphere centred on a point he can see within 180 feet. Each enemy there makes a DC 35 Intelligence saving throw. On a failure, Loki teleports it to another unoccupied space inside the sphere, it takes 66 (12d10) Psychic damage and cannot take Reactions until the end of its next turn. On a success it takes half damage and is not moved. Loki may create any number of harmless illusory creatures, walls, doors or terrain features in the sphere until initiative count 20 on the next round.

Steal the Shape (Recharge 6). One creature Loki can see within 120 feet makes a DC 35 Charisma saving throw. On a failure Loki assumes a perfect physical and magical likeness of the target until the end of his next turn, while the target becomes a featureless version of itself and has Disadvantage on Charisma checks and attack rolls. Loki does not gain the target’s statistics or class features.

Bonus Actions

Slip the Net. Loki takes the Disengage or Hide action and then moves up to half his Speed, or teleports up to 60 feet to a space he can see.

Reaction

No, That Was You. When a creature Loki can see within 120 feet hits him with an attack, Loki chooses another creature within 30 feet of himself. The attacker makes a DC 35 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure the attack targets the chosen creature instead, using the original attack roll. On a success Loki takes the attack normally.

Legendary Actions — 4 Uses

• Change the Story. Loki transforms or teleports up to 30 feet.
• Shifting Knife. Loki makes one Shifting Knife attack.
• Contradiction (Costs 2 Uses). One creature within 120 feet rerolls a successful d20 Test and uses the new result.
• Bait and Switch (Costs 2 Uses). Loki swaps the positions of two creatures he can see within 120 feet. An unwilling creature can resist with a DC 35 Charisma saving throw.
• Perfect Lie (Costs 3 Uses). Loki creates a duplicate of himself in an unoccupied space within 120 feet. Until the start of his next turn, Loki may originate attacks and spells from either space and can swap between them after any creature ends its turn.

Divine Realm Actions — Loki’s Prison or a Realm Under His Control

• Earthquake of Pain. The ground within 120 feet convulses. Enemies make a DC 35 Dexterity saving throw or fall Prone and take 27 (6d8) Bludgeoning damage.
• The Net Remembers. Spectral netting fills a 40-foot cube. Creatures Loki chooses treat it as Difficult Terrain and must succeed on a DC 35 Dexterity save or become Restrained until initiative count 20 on the next round.
• Everyone Has Another Face. Until initiative count 20 on the next round, all creatures in the encounter appear to be Loki. Truesight reveals the truth; all other identification requires a successful DC 35 Insight check.

Loki, Lie-Smith Unbound

CR 39 / MR 10 · CE Medium outsider (chaotic, evil, extraplanar, mythic, shapechanger) · Greater Deity, Divine Rank 16 — SpiralWorlds deity overlay

Init +23; Senses truesight 240 ft., Perception +59
Aura divine misdirection 1,600 ft. (Will DC 41)

AC 73, touch 58, flat-footed 59
hp 924
Fort +52, Ref +57, Will +54
DR 30/epic; SR 58

Speed 60 ft.
Melee +5 divine dagger +75/+70/+65/+60 (1d4+21/17–20 plus 8d6 precision and 6d6 profane)
Ranged +5 divine dagger +80 (same damage; range increment 60 ft.; returning)

Str 26, Dex 36, Con 36, Int 36, Wis 32, Cha 40

Mythic Power 10/day; Surge +1d12.

Divine Abilities

No Fixed Shape (Su). Loki may use shapechange as a free action once per round without expending a spell-like ability and cannot be forcibly polymorphed by a creature of lower mythic tier or divine rank.

Misdirect Harm (Su). As an immediate action when hit by an attack, Loki chooses another creature within 30 feet. The attacker makes a Will DC 48 save; on a failure the attack resolves against the chosen creature instead.

Contriver of Crisis (Su). Whenever another creature within 120 feet fails a d20 roll, Loki gains a +8 luck bonus on his next attack roll, saving throw, skill check or caster-level check before the end of his next turn.

Steal the Shape (Su). By expending one use of mythic power, Loki copies a creature’s appearance, aura, voice and magical signature for 1 minute.

Slip the Net (Su). Loki can greater teleport up to 120 feet as a swift action.

Divine Immortality (Ex). Loki does not age and need not eat, drink, sleep or breathe. Defeating his current body does not permanently destroy him without a valid divine-death condition.

Spell-Like Abilities

CL 26th; concentration +41; save DC 41 + spell level. Chaos domain effects function at CL 27th.

Constant: mind blank, nondetection, true seeing
At Will: disguise self, major image, mirror image, misdirection, polymorph, suggestion
3/Day: greater dispel magic, mass suggestion, maze, mislead, project image, reverse gravity
1/Day: shapechange, time stop, wish

Mythic/Divine Techniques

Turn the Scene Inside Out (Su). By expending one use of mythic power, Loki teleports any number of creatures he chooses within a 60-foot-radius area to new spaces inside that area. Unwilling creatures resist with Will DC 48.

Perfect Lie (Su). By expending one use of mythic power, Loki produces a duplicate equivalent to project image that requires no concentration and lasts 1 minute.

Contradiction (Su). As an immediate action Loki forces one creature within 120 feet to reroll a successful saving throw or attack roll.

Loki — D&D 3.5e Divine Statblock

Rogue 20/Sorcerer 20
Medium outsider (chaotic, evil, extraplanar, shapechanger) · Chaotic Evil · Greater Deity, Divine Rank 16

Hit Dice 20d8+160 (outsider) plus 20d6+160 (rogue) plus 20d4+160 (sorcerer) (840 hp)
Initiative +15 (+11 Dex, +4 Improved Initiative); always acts first through Supreme Initiative
Speed 60 ft.
Armor Class 83 (+11 Dex, +16 divine, +29 natural, +17 deflection), touch 54, flat-footed 72
Base Attack/Grapple legacy epic progression as original build
Attack +5 chaotic unholy dagger of venom +73/+68/+63/+58 melee; spell +64 melee touch or +67 ranged touch
Damage dagger 1d4+13/17–20 plus deathblade poison (Fort DC 20; 1d6 Con/2d6 Con), or by spell
Space/Reach 5 ft./5 ft.

Special Attacks domain powers, salient divine abilities, spell-like abilities, sneak attack +13d6, crippling strike, opportunist.
Special Qualities divine immunities; DR 30/epic; fire immunity; greater teleport at will; plane shift at will; evasion; defensive roll; improved evasion; uncanny dodge; remote communication; godly realm; SR 48; divine aura 16 miles (Will DC 43); understands, speaks and reads all languages and can communicate directly with beings within 16 miles.

Saves Fort +56, Ref +59, Will +56; as a greater deity Loki receives the best possible result when the legacy divine-rank rule applies.
Abilities Str 27, Dex 32, Con 27, Int 29, Wis 27, Cha 44

Skills Alchemy +51, Appraise +53, Balance +59, Bluff +61, Climb +52, Concentration +50, Craft (metalworking) +57, Craft (stoneworking) +57, Diplomacy +69, Disable Device +53, Disguise +61, Escape Artist +55, Gather Information +61, Hide +55, Intimidate +65, Jump +56, Knowledge (arcana) +51, Listen +54, Move Silently +55, Open Lock +55, Search +53, Sense Motive +52, Spellcraft +51, Spot +54, Swim +49, Tumble +56.

Feats Alertness, Blind-Fight, Cleave, Combat Casting, Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Empower Spell, Enlarge Spell, Combat Expertise, Extend Spell, Improved Critical (dagger), Improved Initiative, Mobility, Power Attack, Quick Draw, Silent Spell, Spring Attack, Still Spell, Weapon Finesse (dagger), Weapon Focus (dagger), Whirlwind Attack.

Divine Immunities ability damage, ability drain, acid, cold, death effects, disease, disintegration, electricity, energy drain, mind-affecting effects, paralysis, poison, sleep, stunning, transmutation, imprisonment and banishment; fire immunity comes from Extra Energy Immunity.

Salient Divine Abilities Alter Form, Alter Reality, Alter Size, Automatic Metamagic (Quicken sorcerer spells), Battlesense, Divine Celerity, Divine Dodge, Divine Glibness, Divine Rogue, Divine Sneak Attack, Extra Domain (Destruction), Extra Energy Immunity (fire), Hand of Death, Instant Counterspell, Life and Death, Mass Life and Death, Shapechange, Supreme Initiative, True Shapechange, Wave of Chaos, Wound Enemy.

Domains Chaos, Destruction, Evil, Trickery.
Domain Powers Chaos and Evil spells function at +1 caster level; destruction smite 16/day.

Spell-Like Abilities

Loki uses divine domain spell-like abilities at CL 26th; Chaos and Evil effects function at CL 27th. Save DC 43 + spell level. At will he can use the appropriate domain effects, including animate objects, blasphemy, chaos hammer, cloak of chaos, confusion, contagion, create undead, desecrate, disintegrate, dispel good, dispel law, earthquake, false vision, harm, implosion, invisibility, mislead, nondetection, polymorph any object, protection from good, protection from law, screen, shatter, time stop, unholy aura, unholy blight and word of chaos.

Sorcerer Spellcasting

Spells/Day 6/11/10/10/10/10/9/9/9/9; base save DC 27 + spell level. Loki’s known spells include charm person, misdirection, see invisibility, suggestion, confusion, dream, nightmare, flesh to stone, geas/quest, shadow walk, simulacrum, mass charm, irresistible dance, trap the soul, gate, temporal stasis and wish.