Legion Devil
Legion Devil (CR 11)
Unlike the hordes of demons in the Abyss, the legions of Hell are numbered, though they are vast. They cannot hope to outnumber their foes or crush them under the mass of their engines of creation, as the Abyss intends. Instead, Hell has a plan. Actually, hundreds of plans. Thousands. The devils of Hell are organized, methodical and patient.
Legion devils are the front line fighters, the perimeter of Hell's offensive line. They march in ranks, and use tactics to improve the company's effectiveness. While this may sound uninspiring, the legions of Hell are elite warriors. They are fierce, unflinching, highly mobile and absurdly competent.
GENERAL
CR 11 Hit Dice 16
XP 12,800
LE Medium Outsider (Devil)
Init +5; Senses Standard Darkvision 60 ft., Perception +17
DEFENSE
AC 30, touch 19, flat-footed 25 (+7 armor, +5 dex, +5 natural, +4 deflection) (see Phalanx Tactics)
hp 229
Fort +10, Ref +13, Will +10 (see Phalanx Tactics)
Aura: -
SR: -
Special Defenses: DR 20/silver or good, ER 20/acid, ER 20/cold, ER 20/electricity, ER 20/negative energy
Immunities: fire, poison, disease
Weaknesses: -
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft., Lesser Teleport 40 ft.
Space / Reach: 5 ft. / 10 ft. (using reach weapons)
Single Melee Halberd +19 (2d8+6/19-20x2) plus Reach
Full Melee 3x Halberd +19 (2d8+6/19-20x2) plus Reach
Ranged Throwing Axe +19 (2d8+6/x2) increment 20, max range 100
Special Attacks Hell's Heart, The Devil's Own Luck
Action Points 0
STATISTICS
Str 18, Dex 14, Con 15, Int 13, Wis 15, Cha 15
Base Atk +11; CMB +17; CMD 27
Feats Combat Reflexes (up to 3 AOO's per round)
Skills
Languages Infernal
SPECIAL ABILITIES
- Phalanx Tactics (Ex)
Any time a devil has at least two legion devils adjacent to him, his AC and saves improve by +4. This bonus applies to normal, touch and flat-footed AC, as well as Fort, Reflex and Will saving throws. The bonus provided by Phalanx Tactics does not stack, so the maximum bonus it can provide is +4. Note that this bonus can be applied to any adjacent devil, not just legion devils.
- Hell's Heart (Su)
Once per encounter, a legion devil can, as a swift action, select a space within 30 feet of him and cause a 3x3 area centered on that space to erupt in flames. Any creature in the affected area takes 3d6 points of fire damage. This damage is doubled if an affected creature has a Good alignment (LG, NG or CG). All affected creatures may make a Reflex saving throw, DC 20, to reduce this damage by half.
In addition, the fire created by this ability lingers until the end of the encounter, and any creature ending its turn in or passing through one or more burning square suffers 1d6+2 points of fire damage for each square passed through, and this damage is doubled if they are Good aligned. There is no Reflex save for this damage since it is avoidable. Stacked patches of Hell's Heart do not increase the damage dealt by the lingering flames (though the initial damage is still applied).
- The Devil's Own Luck (Su)
Once per encounter as a free action, a legion devil can declare that a saving throw it has just failed actually succeeded, or immediately end a single status condition affecting it.
TREASURE
Outsiders disappear on death, leaving no treasure behind. Normal creatures for this CR usually drop treasure with a sell value of approximately 6,500 gp. GM's may wish to track this and increase the wealth of a future encounter. (Often it's a good idea to 'save up' treasure before big encounters, such as dragons, to justify the horde of treasure such encounters can drop, and not unbalance 'wealth by level' when doing so.)
COMBAT TACTICS
Legion devils like to fight in trios and quads, using their Phalanx Tactics ability to bolster their defenses. They use halberds, which are reach weapons, meaning they can attack creatures at 10 feet but not at 5. Furthermore, they do not threaten adjacent squares. By fighting in trios and quads, however, they can threaten a huge area while also granting their Phalanx Tactics benefit to eachother.
Legion devils will use Hell's Heart to block off areas of the fight, and to split their attackers into separate areas. They will also use their teleportation to attack the back ranks of a fight, or force opponents to maneuver through the patches of Hell's Heart to engage with them. Because teleportation never provokes attacks of opportunity, Legion Devils can pick exactly who they want to target each round with relative impunity.
Legion devils will never run from a fight, since death in the Prime Material plane is not real death, simply banishment back to the Hells.
OUT OF COMBAT
- Humanoid Guise
Devils can magically disguise themselves as humanoids, either of medium or small size, to easily blend into civilized areas. This disguise functions as the Alter Self spell, and can only be exposed via True Seeing, though a detect magic would reveal that the devil has a faint aura of transmutation on it. Devils tend to prefer an appearance which isn't too far removed from their natural appearance, though this is not an actual limitation on their ability. For example, bearded devils prefer races like dwarves, who have swarthy skintones and favor beards, while Ice Devils prefer races like Barani, with fair complexions and gem-tone eye colors.
Note that since Legion Devils cannot speak Common, they will usually take the guise of someone mute or dumb or otherwise not likely to need to speak. This makes their disguises somewhat poor unless there's someone around willing to speak on their behalf. However, it does let them pass through towns without too much harassment or suspicion (certainly less than if they didn't use their guise). But now you're probably wondering if that group of ascetic monks that just walked by is really what they appear to be, right?