Monster Manual (4th edition), pg. 216-218 Once upon a time, the rakshasas dominated both Khorvaire and Sarlona . However, the dragons of Argonnessen and the couatls of Xen'drik joined forces, and waged a great war against the rakshasas and their rulers, the great rakshasa rajahs . Yes, Rakshasa player characters are supported! sort of. The Monster Manual (page 212) has the typical monster manual "RAKSHASA AS CHARACTERS" racial stats block: they start play as level 14 characters (7HD and a +7 LA) with an effective seven levels of sorcerer built into the character (future class levels of sorcerer stack with the racial levels). Since half of Vox Machina fought a rakshasa last episode, I took a closer look at the monster and found it pretty underwhelming. I mean, it's sneaky as heck, and pretty tough with its immunity to non-magical weapons as well as any spell of 6th level or lower. But it has a pretty glaring vulnerability (piercing damage dealt by a good creature), so-so hit points (110 - on par with the Monster Manual Errata "The monster is considered a member of that class when attuning to or using a magic item that requires member-ship in the class or access to its spell list." Rakshasa (p. 257). Limited magic immunity: the first sentence 1 1233 ?? 3 This index organizes the monsters in the Monster Manual by challenge rating. Challenge 0 (0-10 XP) Awakened shrub Baboon Badger Bat Cat Commoner Crab Crawling claw Deer Eagle Frog Giant fire beetle A Rakshasa's true form appears to be a humanoid tiger. The hands are upside down (palms outword when arms are held at its side). The material in this box is unofficial, and is not quoted from a SRD or published material. orkerhulen.dk (*) If this exceptional ability and/or its modifier changes for some reason, monster's statistics should be adjusted accordingly. These exceptions to attack rules are not mentioned on the statblock, i.e. this information is not transparent and statblocks are not self-contained