Oni mages were versatile giants that combined physical and magical prowess in combat, using their natural strength to deal out significant amounts of damage while relying on their regeneration ability to shrug off wounds.

Oni are sometimes called ogre mages because of their innate magical ability. Though they are only distantly related to true ogres, they share the ogres' habit of joining forces with other evil creatures. An oni serves a master if doing so proves lucrative or provides it with a luxurious, well-defended home.

The oni magically polymorphs into a Small or Medium humanoid, into a Large giant, or back into its true form. Other than its size, its statistics are the same in each form. The only equipment that is transformed is its glaive, which shrinks so that it can be wielded in humanoid form.

Clad in beautiful armor, this exotically garbed giant roars, its tusks glistening and its eyes afire with murderous intent. The ogre mage, like all oni, is an evil spirit come to the Material Plane and clad in living flesh—in this case, that of a brutish ogre.

Oni are capable of powerful, deceptive, fey magic: flying, turning invisible, causing darkness, changing form, regenerating, charming, causing sleep, hurling a blast of cold, and transforming into a gaseous cloud.

Oni, also known as ogre mages, are large powerful creatures with innate magical abilities.[1] Most ogre mages in Eberron live in Sarlona, but some can also be found in Droaam.[4][5] Oni resemble more demonic versions of their ogre cousins in size and form. Their skin tends to …

2019年10月5日 · The idea of an Oni/Ogre Mage is very clear: blue skin, horn, glaive attack–they get fly, invisibility, darkness, and can polymorph themselves into a human or humanoid form, and can regenerate.

2020年12月3日 · The fearsome Oni comes to the D&D 5e Monster Manual straight from Japanese mythology. Also known as “Ogre Mages,” these hulking creatures have a never-ending hunger and a particular taste for human children. Whispered voices and legends passed down for generations warn children against going out at night for fear of the Oni.

Oni mages, often mistakenly called ogre mages, are powerful, intelligent and cunning Oni that possess several potent abilities. They often stand 10-feet tall and can weigh 700 lbs. They typically lead oni and other large creatures, both as a mastermind and as a war leader; their abilities work best with allies.

Oni Traits. The oni are a diverse race of evil outsiders, of which the ogre mage is the most common. Other types of oni exist as well—evil spirits that clothe themselves in the flesh of other types of humanoid. The majority of oni are giants, with goblinoid, tengu, and reptilian oni being relatively common as well.