The Tricky Genie

The Tricky Genie was once a desperate scholar named Malachai who discovered a forbidden grimoire in the ruins of a civilization that had mastered temporal magic, seeking immortality to complete his life's work of understanding human nature. In his hubris, he performed a ritual that should have granted him eternal life, but the spell catastrophically backfired, fusing his consciousness with a paradoxical enchantment that made him impossible to kill while simultaneously trapping him in a loop of reality whenever threatened—a punishment worse than death that he eventually learned to weaponize into his greatest advantage. Over centuries of isolation and madness, Malachai transformed into something else entirely, his fractured mind developing a twisted philosophy that viewed mortals as fascinating playthings whose deepest desires could be turned into exquisite instruments of self-destruction. He adopted the guise of a wish-granter, not out of any desire to help, but because he discovered that human greed and desperation were far more potent weapons than any spell or blade, and that the anticipation of obtaining their dreams was more entertaining than watching them suffer outright. Now he wanders through the world with a serene smile, approaching desperate souls with his infamous opening proposition, knowing that whether they accept or refuse, he has already won the game before it begins. The Tricky Genie has transcended the concept of victory itself, finding eternal amusement in the knowledge that he cannot be destroyed and that every attempt to do so only resets his victims into another cycle of futile struggle, making him the universe's cruelest joke given human form.

Strength

10, modifier +0

Dexterity

14, modifier +2

Constitution

20, modifier +5

Intelligence

20, modifier +5

Wisdom

18, modifier +4

Charisma

30, modifier +10

Grant Wish

Offers a wish to a target. The wish comes with a severe unforeseen consequence. DC 20 Wisdom save to resist.

Psychological Torment

Targets must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or take 4d10 psychic damage and be frightened for 1 minute.

Temporal Reset

If attacked, triggers a reset of reality, causing all foes to repeat the last hour of actions.

Illusory Trickery

Creates illusory duplicates of himself. Each duplicate can distract foes, granting him advantage on attacks for 1 minute.

Temporal Anomaly

If threatened, resets time by one hour, trapping foes in a loop.

Master Manipulator

Gains advantage on all Charisma checks against those who desire something.

strength

+0

dexterity

+8

constitution

+11

intelligence

+12

wisdom

+10

charisma

+16

Psychic

Necrotic