Adept of the Absolute

Adept of the Absolute
Humanoid
Level 8
Stats
Hit points	58 (Balanced) 75 (Tactician)
Initiative	+1
Ability scores
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 13 (+1) 12 (+1) 16 (+3) 10 (0) 18 (+4) 10 (0)
Proficiency bonus	+3
Saving throws	Str +1 Dex +1 Con +3 Int 0 Wis +7 Cha +3
Resistances
Resistant	Psychic
Conditions
Death Ward	The next time damage would reduce you to 0 hit points, remain conscious with 1 hit point.
Features
Opportunity Attack	Automatically attack an enemy moving out of reach
Channel Divinity: War God's Blessing Tactician	Can react to a nearby ally's attack to grant +10 to their Attack Roll.
Actions
Main Hand Attack	Uses Quarterstaff 1d8+1Bludgeoning Attack roll
Guardian of Faith	Summon a Guardian of Faith
Hunger of Hadar	Cover an area with ice-cold magical void
Guiding Bolt	3d6Radiant The next Attack Roll against this target has Advantage Attack roll
Sacred Flame	2d6Radiant Dexterity Saving Throw to negate

Adepts are a class-like archetype of NPC's found among followers of the Absolute. Apart from racial differences, each adept has identical statistics, abilities, and features.

Appearances

Adepts of the Absolute appear primarily in Act Two in the halls of Moonrise Towers. Generic adepts additionally appear during the Act Three fight at The High Hall.

Attacks and abilities

Adepts are full spellcasters broadly similar to Clerics. They can upcast spells and have the following spell slots at their disposal:

 Death Ward ()

Protect a creature from death. The next time damage would reduce it to 0 Hit Points, it remains conscious with 1 Hit Point left.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

 Guiding Bolt ()

4d6 (4~24) Radiant

The next attack roll against this target has Advantage.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Hunger of Hadar ()

2d6 (2~12) Cold

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2d6 (2~12) Acid

Creatures within this black sphere are  Blinded and take damage at the end of their turn and the start of their turn.

Creatures starting their turn in the area take 2d6Cold damage. Creatures ending their turn in the area possibly take 2d6Acid damage.

The area is  Difficult Terrain.

DEX Save

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

AoE: 6 m / 20 ft (Radius)

 Guardian of Faith ()

Call forth a divine guardian that attacks nearby enemies. Every time it deals damage, the guardian loses an equal amount of Hit Points.

 Range: 9 m / 30 ft

 Sacred Flame ()

1d8 (1~8) Radiant

Engulf a target in a flame-like radiance.

DEX Save

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

Named adepts

• Keris
• Ghulen