Robinloft > Monsters

Pit Fiend

System Reference Document 5.1

Challenge 20

(25,000 XP)

Robinloft Estimated CR 22

Large fiend (devil), lawful evil

Armor Class 19 (natural armor)

Hit Points 300 (24d10+168)

Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft.

STR

26 (+8)

DEX

14 (+2)

CON

24 (+7)

INT

22 (+6)

WIS

18 (+4)

CHA

24 (+7)

Saving Throws Dex +8, Con +13, Wis +10

Skills —

Damage Resistances cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks not made with silvered weapons

Damage Immunities fire, poison

Condition Immunities poisoned

Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 14

Languages Infernal, telepathy 120 ft.

Environments

Fear Aura.

Any creature hostile to the pit fiend that starts its turn within 20 feet of the pit fiend must make a DC 21 Wisdom saving throw, unless the pit fiend is incapacitated. On a failed save, the creature is frightened until the start of its next turn. If a creature’s saving throw is successful, the creature is immune to the pit fiend’s Fear Aura for the next 24 hours.

Magic Resistance.

The pit fiend has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Magic Weapons.

The pit fiend’s weapon attacks are magical.

Innate Spellcasting. The pit fiend's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 21, +13 to hit with spell attacks). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:

At will: detect magic, fireball

3/day each: hold monster, wall of fire

Multiattack. The pit fiend makes four attacks: one with its bite, one with its claw, one with its mace, and one with its tail.

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 22 (4d6 + 8) piercing damage. The target must succeed on a DC 21 Constitution saving throw or become poisoned. While poisoned in this way, the target can’t regain hit points, and it takes 21 (6d6) poison damage at the start of each of its turns. The poisoned target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (2d8 + 8) slashing damage.

Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 24 (3d10 + 8) bludgeoning damage.

Mace. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d6 + 8) bludgeoning damage plus 21 (6d6) fire damage.

Fiends, in the simplest of terms, can be seen as an inverse of celestials—hosting the devils to their angels. They come from the Lower Planes—sometimes referred to as the Fiendish Planes for the majority of the beings that reside there—and are a general family of creatures that include devils, demons, and yugoloth, along with other lesser and partial fiends. Just like in any other plane, not all of these creatures get along, with the devils and demons in particular having a nasty history of war between the two.

Due to their home emanating a primal malevolence, all fiends have the reputation—and certainly the ability—to be full of pure malice and evil. However, some do choose to leave for other planes of existence to escape this rotted, evil realm. Many may be content with a life of evil due to their nigh-immortal existence and distorted sense of time, watching centuries pass as if it were but a day.

Tactics. While knowing your neighbor dwarf or the local human innkeeper’s name is a common courtesy expected of decent citizens, knowing a fiend’s true name is a point of vulnerability. A fiend may use their own true name to rise in the ranks of their own plane, but a mortal with a fiend’s true name has complete control over the wily creature. While this may not be feasible for the common adventurer to hold over a hostile fiend’s head, know that most fiends have a certain degree of magic and like to utilize it to inspire fear and division in the mortals they come across.

“Be mindful of the temptation to make deals with evil. Devils embody a cruel and heartless order, corrupting through whispered pacts and binding contracts.”

Architects of Ruin. Originating from the Nine Hells, devils excel in corrupting souls. Known for deceptive pacts filled with inscrutable clauses, they trap even the most cautious in unbreakable servitude. Every devilish action, no matter how seemingly benign, contributes to a larger, diabolical scheme that spans across the planes. Their ultimate aim is to subjugate free will and extend their malevolent influence.

Wicked Anatomy. With meticulously sculpted horns, forked tails, and piercing eyes, a devil’s form is an affront to divine creation, ensnaring those who underestimate their malice.

Strict Hierarchy. The infernal society is a brutal meritocracy. Though every devil knows its place, they seethe and scheme to rise through the ranks from lowly imps to fearsome archdukes.

Willful Blindness. So fixated on order and control, devils fail to comprehend unpredictable acts of altruism and free will committed by the righteous—an exploitable weakness.

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