Monkey King

Medium Celestial neutral

• Armor Class: 21 (natural armor)
• Hit Points: 262 (25d8+150)
• Speed: fly 60 ft. walk 60 ft.
• Challenge Rating: 21 (33,000 XP)
• Source: Creature Codex, page 337

• Saving Throws: Dex +14, Con +13, Wis +12
• Skills: acrobatics +14, deception +10, insight +12, perception +12, stealth +14
• Damage Immunities: necrotic, poison, radiant
• Condition Immunities: charmed, frightened, poisoned, stunned
• Senses: truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 22
• Languages: Celestial, Common, Simian

Special Abilities

• Legendary Resistance (3/Day): If the Monkey King fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
• Magic Resistance: The Monkey King has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
• Simian Affinity: The Monkey King can communicate with primates as if they shared a language. In addition, he can control primates with an Intelligence of 8 or lower that are within 120 feet of him.

Actions

• Multiattack: The Monkey King makes three golden staff attacks or two golden staff attacks and one tail attack.
• Golden Staff: Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (2d10 + 7) bludgeoning damage plus 7 (2d6) radiant damage.
• Enlightened Ray: Ranged Spell Attack: +12 to hit, range 100 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (4d8) radiant damage. The target must succeed on a DC 18 Charisma saving throw or be stunned until the end of its next turn.
• Tail: Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d8 + 7) bludgeoning damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 22 Dexterity saving throw or be knocked prone.

Reactions

• Drunken Dodge: When the Monkey King is hit by a weapon attack, he gains resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage until the end of that turn.

The Monkey King can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. The Monkey King regains spent legendary actions at the start of his turn.

Legendary Actions

• Great Leap: The Monkey King moves up to his speed without provoking opportunity attacks.
• Quick Staff: The Monkey King makes a golden staff attack.
• Golden Burst (Costs 3 Actions): Each creature of the Monkey King's choice within 10 feet of him must make a DC 18 Charisma saving throw, taking 36 (8d8) radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

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