| “ | I think we should be very careful about what we're going to do. | „ |
| ~ Bigby's pet phrase |
Summary
| “ | The old goat comes up with one good gimmick, and beats it to death with a rock. | „ |
| ~ Khelben Blackstaff |
Bigby, sometimes known as Bigby the Great, was a legendary spellcaster from the Sphere of Oerth. A resident of the Flanaess, Bigby was most known as the traveling companion of Mordenkainen, and a prominent member of the Circle of Eight, marking him as one of the most prolific mages of that plane of existence. Among his many deeds of greatness, Bigby has scribed countless famous spells through his years, each with the theme of a hand- for example, Bigby's crushing hand and Bigby's clenched fist are both attributed to the master wizard.
Throughout his adventures, Bigby has fought with many of the most powerful beings one could possibly face- among them, Vecna, Iuz the Old, and Kas the Bloody Handed. Additionally, Bigby is a decorated war veteran, having aided in grand-scale combat movements all across the Flanaess, repelling fiendish invasions and peasant rebellions alike[1][2]. However, despite his power, Bigby would find his greatest foe not in any devious demigod or demon risen from the abyss- rather, Rary, a fellow wizard, and Robilar, a lord of Greyhawk, betrayed the Circle of Eight and slew both Otiluke and Tenser before retreating to initiate the Greyhawk Wars. This event was single-handedly the most devastating attack to the Circle of Eight yet, for the mages were killed in such a way that bringing them back proved essentially impossible (though Tenser would resurface at a later date).
He was known for a quiet demeanor, an inclination towards caution, and his puritanical nature. He was born in the land known as the Great Kingdom before being exiled by the corrupt rulers. Following the Greyhawk Wars and Rary's Betrayal, he had retired from adventuring and, in addition to serving on the council of Greyhawk, he fronts as a merchant and organizes his laboratories that lay below his house.
Powers and Stats
Tier: At least Low 7-B
Name: Bigby, Bigby the Great, The Old Goat
Origin: Dungeons and Dragons
Gender: Male
Age: Likely in his late 50s[3]
Classification: Human Wizard
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Magic, Reality Warping (All magic is the result of manipulating the Weave, a multiversal construct personified by the Goddess Mystra), Non-Physical Interaction (Capable of interacting with creatures in different planes of existence, as well as abstract, intangible, incorporeal, and nonexistent entities), Extrasensory Perception (He has given himself the permanent ability to see invisible creatures; he can also see the true forms of shapeshifters, ignore illusory effects, and peer into the Near Ethereal via true seeing), Statistics Amplification (He bears many items that passively improve his defense and speed, such as the Bracers of Defense and Boots of Striding and Springing), Acrobatics (The Boots of Striding and Springing also improve his ability to jump), Illusion Creation (Bigby knows the spell Weird, which creates a series of nightmares to psychically assault all enemies in the vicinity, potentially killing them outright[4]), Fear Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Energy Manipulation, Telekinesis (Famously, Bigby makes regular use of the "Bigby's Hand" spells, which create hands constructed of raw force to perform various tasks, up to and including grabbing an enemy of any size and simply squeezing it to death), BFR, Sealing, Time Manipulation, Sleep Manipulation, Crystal Manipulation (Imprisonment locks a target away through a variety of means, including sealing them in a tiny gem, sending them to an unknown, empty demiplane, or simply chaining them in the center of the Earth; the target is magically put to sleep and locked in a time stasis, so they do not need sustenance nor do they age), Summoning (Bigby can summon a host of monstrosities on a moment's notice; these creatures are loyal to him when summoned), Teleportation (Bigby can teleport universal distances without error), Gravity Manipulation (He is capable of altering and outright reversing the function of gravity in a small area), Status Effect Inducement, Information Manipulation, Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1), (With a single word, Bigby can "stun" a creature for an extended period of time; Power Words are Truename magic[5]), Causality Manipulation (Through limited wish, Bigby can slightly alter the flow of causality itself, stating a desired effect and achieving it), Death Manipulation (Finger of Death instantly kills a target), Explosion Manipulation (Bigby is known to make use of fireballs with delayed blasts in combat), Fire Manipulation (Bigby has authored books including the study of spells such as Burning Hands[6]), Necromancy (Bigby is able to take control of undead minions of other spellcasters), Transformation (Via Tenser's Transformation, Bigby can transform into a mighty warrior, battling on the frontlines with ease), Water Manipulation (Bigby can control the tides on a massive scale via spells such as part water and lower water), Matter Manipulation (Disintegration allows him to revert any object or creature to dust, incapable of being resurrected by normal means), Animal Manipulation (Bigby can conjure to him large groups of animals to serve him), Metal Manipulation (He can create walls of iron to suit his needs), Transmutation (He can convert rock to mud and vice versa, allowing him to manipulate the terrain with ease; Polymorph allows him to transform into any number of creatures, including mighty dragons or giants), Earth Manipulation (He can shape stone with immense precision), Possession, Soul Manipulation (Magic Jar allows him to place the soul of a creature into the jar, and allows him to take direct control of their body in doing so), Smoke Manipulation (Solid Fog allows him to conjure a gas so thick it hampers movement through it), Forcefield Creation (A globe of invulnerability allows Bigby to place himself or others into a floating sphere he controls; nothing can enter, and nothing can leave), Ice Manipulation (He can create a storm of ice to attack enemies), Incorporeality (Wraithform causes physical attacks to phase through him), Paralysis Inducement (Hold allows the caster to halt an undead creature in their tracks), Flight (The fly spell permits this), Clairvoyance (Clairaudience allows the caster to create invisible sensors to detect visuals or sounds), Body Puppetry (Hideous laughter causes a target to laugh uncontrollably for an extended period of time), Sound Manipulation (Shatter creates a potent shockwave of sound capable of blasting apart even stone or metal objects with ease), Sand Manipulation (Glitterdust creates a burst of sparkling particles that stick to surfaces, making for easy marking of enemies), Telepathy (via ESP), Darkness Manipulation (Bigby can create a cloud of darkness that blocks all sight, even those capable of seeing within darkness), Surface Scaling (Spider Climb allows Bigby to walk up walls and across ceilings), Light Manipulation (Can generate tiny lights via magic, as bright as torches), Empathic Manipulation (Charm person mentally tricks a target into believing they are good friends with a caster, and will force them to act accordingly), Enhanced Senses (Bigby can see through solid objects via a Ring of X-Ray Vision[7]), Power Nullification (A Wand of Negation allows the user to negate hostile magical effects as they're happening), Weapon Mastery (Bigby possesses a Staff of Power, which is a potent melee weapon as well as a magical device[8]), Damage Boost (The Staff of Power can expend some of its magic to increase its damage output), Electricity Manipulation (The staff can shoot out bolts of lightning), Homing Attack, Energy Projection (Staves of power can fire magic missiles, which bypass barriers such as force fields and instantly strike the target), Statistics Reduction (Ray of enfeeblement reduces the physical statistics of the target it strikes by a significant amount), Dimensional Travel (A destroyed staff has a chance to safely escort the caster to a safe plane of existence before it releases an incredible explosion), Immortality (Types 4 and 8, All members of the Circle of Eight have countless clones made that will return them to life should they die[9]), Precognition (His level of intelligence allows him to accurately predict the immediate future, perfectly knowing the actions taken by enemies[10]), Extreme Resistance to Fire Manipulation, Ice Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation, Acid Manipulation, Soul Manipulation, Poison Manipulation, Sound Manipulation,Mind Manipulation, and Curse Manipulation (He has scrolls of protection of all known types, plus a ring of mind shielding)
Attack Potency: At least Small City level+ (As a level 19 caster, he is significantly superior to the likes of legendary dragons)
Speed: At least Relativistic+ (Can react to Anger of the Noonday Sun), with FTL+ reactions (Can tag others with the Great Cat's Dodge feat)
Lifting Strength: Peak Human, far higher with Telekinesis
Striking Strength: At least Small City level+ (His spells are capable of physically tearing apart enemies comparable to him)
Durability: At least Small City level+, possibly higher (Survived an all-out magical assault from Rary the Traitor, however this left him crippled and on the brink of death for an extended period of time)
Stamina: Superhuman, Should be comparable to mages such as Emirikol, who battled a titan for six days without rest[11]
Range: Varies, typically hundreds of meters with spells; up to multiversal+ with certain abilities
Standard Equipment: Scrolls of Protection, Staff of Power, Rings of Protection/Mind Shielding/X-Ray Vision, Boots of Striding and Springing, Djinni Bottle, Crystal Ball, Wands of Fire, Frost, and Negation, Winged Boots, Dagger, spellbook
Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius, bears an Intelligence of 21[12], making him above all humans can achieve naturally; he is comparable to the legendary intellect of the Elder Brains, who can recall all information gathered by their civilization over millennia
Weaknesses: Typically non-combative
References
- ↑ Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins, page 27
- ↑ Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins, page 22
- ↑ The City of Greyhawk: Folks, Feuds, and Factions, page 22
- ↑ Vecna Lives, page 84
- ↑ Tome of Magic, pg 196
- ↑ Dragon Magazine #82, page 57
- ↑ Rogues Gallery, pg 40
- ↑ Dungeon Master's Guide, 5th edition, page 202
- ↑ Vecna Lives, pg 13
- ↑ Player Options: Combat and Tactics, pg 180
- ↑ Into The Unknown- The Dungeon Survival Handbook, page 146
- ↑ Living Greyhawk Journal #0, pg 8
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