Demon, Spined Devil
- Armor Class
- 1 [18] (m)
- Hit Dice
- 8
- Attacks
- Bite or Weapon (3d6)
- Special
- magic weapons to hit, poison, breath weapon, fear, fire, immunity
- Move
- 9
- HDE/XP
- 9/1,100
Description
Infernal beings are monstrosities with otherworldly or extra-dimensional origins. These beings are universally vile and at odds with the powers of goodness. There are several distinct races or groups of infernal beings, generally grouped by their origin. They might be called demons, devils, or other related terms. If reduced to 0 Hit Points in the mortal world, an infernal is not destroyed but disappears in a pall of greasy black smoke and terrifying scream, banished back to its home dimension or plane. Once banished, it cannot return to the mortal world for an entire year. To truly destroy one it must be reduced to 0 Hit Points while in its home dimension.
Spined Devils wear spikes and horns all over their muscular bodies covered in gray, leathern scales. Curled horns often protrude from their beastly heads where razor-sharp fangs drip with venom. They stand 8 to 10 feet tall. Under their many scales hide thorny spines that sometimes burst forth in a spray of carnage. Thick, bony blades may extend or retract from their elbows, to be used as weapons as needed, though they often prefer wielding spears or swords. Only magic weapons harm spined devils, and they are immune to non-magical fire or poison.
In addition to weapon strikes, spined devils may bite opponents who must make a saving throw against poison or fall unconscious for 1d6 minutes. They may also strike with their elbow blades, but their most fearsome attack comes from a burst of spines. Every round, the spined devil has a 1 in 6 chance of releasing a cloud of barbed spines from its skin. Every opponent within a 5-foot radius takes 4d6 points of damage, reduced by half by a successful saving throw.
See Also
Other creatures in the Demon category: Demon, Balor, Demon, Imp, Demon, Lemure, Demon, Succubus, Demon, Agares, Demon, Arachnea, Demon, Barbed Devil, Demon, Baubas, Demon, Bone Devil, Demon, Creoboros, Demon, Dread Horseman, Demon, Eldri, Demon, Erinyes, Demon, Fiend, Demon, Glabrezu, Demon, Hezrou, Demon, Ice Devil, Demon, Larva, Demon, Malacoda, Demon, Malebranche, Demon, Manes, Demon, Marilith, Demon, Nalfeshni, Demon, Night Hag, Demon, Nightmare, Demon, Pazzu, Demon, Quasit, Demon, Rubicante, Demon, Shadow Fiend, Demon, Vega, Demon, Vrock.
Source note: This creature is converted from The Basic Fantasy Field Guide of Creatures Malevolent and Benign – Omnibus Edition, 1st Edition Release 4, © 2010–2025 Chris Gonnerman, R. Kevin Smoot, James Lemon, Matt Sluis, and Contributors. The Basic Fantasy Field Guide textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.