Muscle Man

Born as Aldric Venn, a scrawny apprentice mocked relentlessly by his peers in the Collegium of Arcane Arts, Muscle Man developed an obsessive fixation on transcending the weakness of flesh through forbidden sorcery, viewing traditional magic as the coward's path. After decades of secret experimentation and ritualistic corruption of his own body, he successfully forged the Bracers of Infinite Strength and performed the Ritual of Osseous Transmutation, rendering his skeletal and organ systems infinitely malleable—a feat so profane it triggered his immediate exile and imprisonment. His escape from the Crystalline Vaults left a trail of dead guards and shattered stone, and he has since become a phantom of the underworld, a creature of pure ego and sadism who sees every encounter as an opportunity to prove his superiority through methodical, artistic destruction. The narcissistic fury that drives him stems not merely from rejection, but from a delusional belief that he alone has achieved godhood while the wizard council cowered in their mediocrity, and now every bone he breaks is a testament to their failure to stop him. Though his ultimate form grants him apocalyptic power, the inevitable physiological collapse that follows—the violent hemorrhaging, the shriveling into decrepitude—gnaws at his psyche, fueling his increasingly erratic hunts for the rare stabilizing elixir and his desperate need to prove that even his weakness is somehow a manifestation of his strength. Muscle Man now roams the shadows between kingdoms, a walking monument to unchecked ambition and the corruption that follows when genius is married to madness, leaving behind only broken bodies and the terrified whispers of those who survived his touch.

Strength

20, modifier +5

Dexterity

14, modifier +2

Constitution

20, modifier +5

Intelligence

16, modifier +3

Wisdom

12, modifier +1

Charisma

18, modifier +4

Crushing Blow

Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4d10 + 5 bludgeoning damage.

Bracers of Infinite Strength

As a bonus action, increase Strength score by 5 for 1 minute. Can be used once per long rest.

Transmutation Surge

As an action, transform into ultimate form for 15 minutes. Gain +10 to Strength and deal 3d10 fire damage on melee hits.

Sadistic Display

Choose a target within 30 ft. They must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or take 6d6 psychic damage and become frightened until the end of their next turn.

Bone Snap

Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3d12 + 5 bludgeoning damage and target must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or have disadvantage on their next attack.

Brutal Strength

Muscle Man's attacks deal an additional 2d6 damage due to his immense power.

Flexible Form

He can squeeze through spaces as narrow as 1 foot without squeezing penalties.

strength

+10

dexterity

+9

constitution

+10

intelligence

+9

bludgeoning

piercing

slashing