Living Portent

CreatureBMTp. 1802014

Small/Medium celestial, lawful neutral

Armor Class
15 (natural armor)
Hit Points
65 (10d8 + 20)
Speed
fly 30 ft. (hover), 30 ft., canHover true ft.
Challenge
3 (700 XP)
STR
14
+2
DEX
16
+3
CON
14
+2
INT
14
+2
WIS
16
+3
CHA
15
+2
Saving Throws
Dex +5, Wis +5
Skills
Arcana +6, History +6, Insight +5, Perception +5
Damage Immunities
radiant
Condition Immunities
exhaustion
Senses
darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages
all

Traits

Brilliance (True Form Only).

The living portent sheds bright light for 30 feet and dim light for an additional 30 feet.

Actions

Multiattack.

The living portent makes two Radiant Strike attacks.

Radiant Strike.

Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d12 + 3) radiant damage.

Prophetic Blessing.

The living portent magically infuses the power of its prophecy into another willing creature the living portent can see within 30 feet of itself. The target's hit point maximum and current hit points increase by 7 (1d8 + 3), and it gains a prophecy die, a d8. Once during each of the creature's turns, when it fails an ability check or saving throw or misses an attack roll, it can roll the prophecy die and add the number rolled to the total, potentially changing the outcome. The blessing ends after 1 hour or when the living portent ends the blessing (no action required) or uses this action again.

Bonus Actions

Change Shape.

The living portent magically transforms into a Humanoid while retaining its game statistics (other than its size and Brilliance trait). The transformation ends if the living portent is reduced to 0 hit points or uses a bonus action to end it.

Reactions

Price of Defiance.

When the living portent is damaged by a creature that it can see within 120 feet of itself, radiant power sears the creature. The creature must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw, taking 10 (3d6) radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Spellcasting

Spellcasting.

The living portent casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability:

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              "name": "Caiphon, the Dream Whisperer",
              "type": "item",
              "entry": "A purple star whose guidance and minions seem to help for a time but whose influence inevitably leads to disaster."
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              "name": "Hadar, the Dark Hunger",
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            {
              "name": "Khirad, the Star of Secrets",
              "type": "item",
              "entry": "A blue-white star whose gifts grant insight but also reveal terrible truths."
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