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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ltheb Silverfrond" data-source="post: 4608940" data-attributes="member: 39867">Graz'zat's stats are there purely as his attributes in combat. If you, as a DM, need Graz'zat to open a portal to the Prime Material Plane and flood it with evil outsiders, you can just have him do it. (A ritual no doubt) But when it comes time for the PCs to take the Fight to Graz'zat, he's not going to waste time in combat opening portals when he could be stomping the PCs into the dirt.Npc/Monster stats are there simply to say what the monster's powers are in combat. Out of combat, they can do anything the DM would expect them to be able to do. Now, in this case, Graz'zat is powerful entity. Being nearly godlike in strength, Graz'zat might have access to even the most powerful rituals, and assuredly has unique ritual magic only he can use. In short, he can use any kind of magic the DM wants him to use.It IS hand-waving, but it's written into the rules. (I don't have my books on me, but I believe it is stated in the DMG somewhere)</blockquote>