Dretch

Fiend · Small

Dretch
A tangle of small misshapen demons, detail of Pieter Bruegel the Elder's Fall of the Rebel Angels, 1562 · Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Fall of the Rebel Angels (detail), oil on panel, 1562, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Dretches are the lowliest of demons, pot-bellied and foul-smelling, pouring out of abyssal rifts in mobs. They are weak alone but come in numbers, and their stench sickens those who fight them.

Danger
A threat to the unwary
How it is met
In packs, day and night
Challenge
1/4
SRD 5.2.1 stat blocks
Dretch
Pathfinder Second Edition
Pusk (level 2, Monster Core)

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Where it is met

Corrupted Tropical Rainforest, Corrupted Temperate Forest, Corrupted Taiga, Corrupted Swamp, Corrupted Marsh, Corrupted Bog, Corrupted Mangrove, Corrupted Estuary, Corrupted Cave, Corrupted Mine

Also: Abyssal

Stat blocks (D&D 5e)

Dretch

Small Fiend (Demon), Chaotic Evil

AC 11 · Initiative +0 (10)

HP 18 (4d6 + 4)

Speed 20 ft.

StrDexConIntWisCha
12 (+1), save +111 (+0), save +012 (+1), save +15 (−3), save −38 (−1), save −13 (−4), save −4

Resistances Cold, Fire, Lightning

Immunities Poison; Poisoned

Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 9

Languages Abyssal; telepathy 60 ft. (works only with creatures that understand Abyssal)

CR 1/4 (XP 50; PB +2)

Actions

Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +3, reach 5 ft. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) Slashing damage.

Fetid Cloud (1/Day). Constitution Saving Throw: DC 11, each creature in a 10-foot Emanation originating from the dretch. Failure: The target has the Poisoned condition until the end of its next turn. While Poisoned, the creature can take either an action or a Bonus Action on its turn, not both, and it can’t take Reactions.

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