How to Handle Spells for Monster Manual NPC Human Spell Casters with No Class

[MNBlockHead]

So, I have an 3rd-party 5e adventure with a custom monster that states it sames states as the Priest but with X, Y, Z changes.

I tried to make a copy of the priest in the Community SRD files, but the spells are all just names in text of a racial attribute. So I can't have the spells listed in a spells tab, nor can I make use of spell slots.

So I then used the custom monster option, but can't see any way to get access to spell slots, etc. unless I give levels of the spell-castor class, which would be fine, but I don't want all the other class stuff that comes with it.

I can make the spells innate-casting spells, which get me a spell tab with spell lists and hover-over descriptions, but not the spell slots tracker.

Short of creating a whole new class, is there anyway I can create, say the Priest from the monster manual so that I can have the spell list as well as the spell slots?

 

[wurzel]

Why don't you just give him class levels?

 

[MNBlockHead]

Why don't you just give him class levels?

Because that comes with all kinds of additional features and abilities that you then have to ignore or spend time removing.

But I was just being unobservant. Near the bottom of the "custom monster details" are fields to choose spell list, casting ability, and caster level. Exactly what I needed, right under my nose.