Chuul
Aberration · Large
A chuul is a great armoured crustacean with pincers and paralysing tentacles, haunting underground lakes, swamps and flooded ruins. They guard ancient treasures for masters long gone, and some say aboleths first made them.
- Danger
- A fight to fear
- How it is met
- Alone, day and night
- Challenge
- 4
- SRD 5.2.1 stat blocks
- Chuul
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Where it is met
Underground Water, Eldritch Swamp, Eldritch Marsh, Eldritch Bog, Eldritch Rocky Shore, Toxic Swamp, Toxic Marsh, Toxic Bog, Toxic Mangrove, Toxic Cave
Also: Ruin
Stat blocks (D&D 5e)
Chuul
Large Aberration, Chaotic Evil
AC 16 · Initiative +0 (10)
HP 76 (9d10 + 27)
Speed 30 ft., Swim 30 ft.
| Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 (+4), save +4 | 10 (+0), save +0 | 16 (+3), save +3 | 5 (−3), save −3 | 11 (+0), save +0 | 5 (−3), save −3 |
Skills Perception +4
Immunities Poison; Poisoned
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 14
Languages Understands Deep Speech but can’t speak
CR 4 (XP 1,100; PB +2)
Traits
Amphibious. The chuul can breathe air and water.
Sense Magic. The chuul senses magic within 120 feet of itself. This trait otherwise works like the Detect Magic spell but isn’t itself magical.
Actions
Multiattack. The chuul makes two Pincer attacks and uses Paralyzing Tentacles.
Pincer. Melee Attack Roll: +6, reach 10 ft. Hit: 9 (1d10 + 4) Bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it has the Grappled condition (escape DC 14) from one of two pincers.
Paralyzing Tentacles. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 13, one creature Grappled by the chuul. Failure: The target has the Poisoned condition and repeats the save at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. After 1 minute, it succeeds automatically. While Poisoned, the target has the Paralyzed condition.
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