Bel
Large fiend (devil), lawful evil
Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 325 (26d10 + 182)
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
27 (+8) 14 (+2) 24 (+7) 24 (+7) 23 (+6) 24 (+7)
Saving Throws Dex +9, Con +14, Wis +13, Cha +14
Skills Insight + 13, Intimidation + 14, Perception +13,
Persuasion +14
Damage Resistances cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren't silvered
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened,
poisoned
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 23
Languages all, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 24 (62,000 XP)
Fear Aura. Any creature hostile to Bel that starts its turn
within 30 feet of him must make a DC 22 Wisdom
saving throw, unless Bel 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 Bel's Fear Aura for the next 24
hours
Innate Spellcasting. Bel’s innate spellcasting ability is
Charisma (spell save DC 22). He can innately cast the
following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: alter self (can become Medium when changing
his appearance), detect magic, fireball, major image,
suggestion
3/day each: hold monster, wall of fire
1/day each: fire storm, symbol (fear or pain only)
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Bel fails a saving throw,
he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Bel has advantage on saving throws
against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Weapons. Bel's weapon attacks are magical.
Regeneration. Bel regains 20 hit points at the start of
his turn. If he takes radiant damage, this trait doesn’t
function at the start of his next turn. Bel dies only if he
starts his turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.
Actions
Multiattack. Bel makes three attacks: one with his bite,
one with his tail, and one with his claw or greatsword.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 22 (4d6 + 8) piercing damage. The target
must succeed on a DC 22 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: +15 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 17 (2d8 + 8) slashing damage.
Greatsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach
10 ft., one target. Hit: 22 (4d6 + 8) slashing damage
plus 28 (8d6) fire damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target. Hit: 24 (3d10 + 8) bludgeoning damage.
Teleport. Bel magically teleports, along with any
equipment he is wearing and carrying, up to 120 feet
to an unoccupied space he can see.
Legendary Actions
Bel can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the
options below. Only one legendary action can be used
at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn.
Bel regains spent legendary actions at the start of his
turn.
Command Fiendish Ally. Bel targets one allied fiend of
challenge rating 20 or lower he can see within 30 feet
of him. If the target can see or hear Bel, the target can
use its reaction to make one melee weapon attack with
advantage on the attack roll or to take the Dodge
action.
Teleport. Bel uses his Teleport action.
Attack (Cost 2 Actions). Bel attacks once with his
greatsword.
Shrieking Screams (Costs 2 Actions). Bel commands the
severed angel heads he carries on his belt to emit
horrific screams audible within 300 feet. Each creature
within 30 feet of Bel that isn’t a fiend must succeed on
a DC 22 Wisdom saving throw or take 16 (3d10)
psychic damage. A frightened creature that fails the
save instead takes 30 psychic damage and is stunned
until the end of Bel's next turn.
Bel
The archdevil Bel rose through the ranks from a quivering, Variant: Devil Summoning
mindless lemure to full pit fiend status. Serving under Zariel, Bel can have an action that allows him to summon
he led the diabolical armies against the demons in the Blood devils to his side.
War and, through a combination of guile and power, smeared Summon Devil (1/Day). Bel summons 4d4
himself over and over in bloody glory. His victories earned bearded devils or merregons, 2d4 barbed devils,
him the loyalty and respect of the Dark Eight --- eight of the two horned devils, or two erinyes. A summoned
most ancient and powerful pit fiend generals of Baator. devil appears in unoccupied spaces of his choice
Eventually Bel overthrew Zariel after the Reckoning of Hell, within 600 feet of him, acting as his allies. These
imprisoning her in his Bronze Citadel, becoming ruler of summoned devils cannot summon other devils.
Avernus for a period. Despite this, Bel was unable to ally Summoned devils roll initiative when they appear.
himself with any of the other rulers due to his betrayal of They remain until they die or Bel uses an action to
dismiss any or all of them.
Zariel.
Recently, Zariel was reinstated as the ruler of Avernus by
Asmodeus and Bel was demoted to her chief advisor. This
change signaled a major shift in the devils’ tactics. Zariel’s Artist Credit
fiery temperament and reckless maneuvering stand in stark "Bel (Lord of the Nine Project)" by Lars Bundvad
contrast to Bel’s approach, which relied on his expertise in
logistics and defensive tactics to make steady but slow
advances. Despite the contrast with his tactics, Bel doesn’t
discourage Zariel's reckless tactics in the hope that she will
overextend her forces and suffer a defeat that leads to her
removal.