Otyugh
Aberration · Large
A three-legged mound of mouth and tentacles that wallows in refuse pits, sewers and dungeon middens. Some dungeon dwellers feed it their waste and leave it be as a guard; its bite carries filth fevers.
- Danger
- Deadly
- How it is met
- Alone, day and night
- Challenge
- 5
- SRD 5.2.1 stat blocks
- Otyugh
Where it is met
Cave, Toxic Swamp, Toxic Marsh, Toxic Bog, Toxic Mangrove, Toxic Flooded Grassland, Toxic Estuary, Toxic Tropical Rainforest, Toxic Hot Desert, Toxic Cave, Toxic Mine
Also: Sewer, Dungeon
Stat blocks (D&D 5e)
Otyugh
Large Aberration, Neutral
AC 14 · Initiative +0 (10)
HP 104 (11d10 + 44)
Speed 30 ft.
| Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 (+3), save +3 | 11 (+0), save +0 | 19 (+4), save +7 | 6 (−2), save −2 | 13 (+1), save +1 | 6 (−2), save −2 |
Senses Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 11
Languages Otyugh; telepathy 120 ft. (doesn’t allow the receiving creature to respond telepathically)
CR 5 (XP 1,800; PB +3)
Actions
Multiattack. The otyugh makes one Bite attack and two Tentacle attacks.
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +6, reach 5 ft. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) Piercing damage, and the target has the Poisoned condition. Whenever the Poisoned target finishes a Long Rest, it is subjected to the following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 15. Failure: The target’s Hit Point maximum decreases by 5 (1d10) and doesn’t return to normal until the Poisoned condition ends on the target. Success: The Poisoned condition ends.
Tentacle. Melee Attack Roll: +6, reach 10 ft. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) Piercing damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it has the Grappled condition (escape DC 13) from one of two tentacles.
Tentacle Slam. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 14, each creature Grappled by the otyugh. Failure: 16 (3d8 + 3) Bludgeoning damage, and the target has the Stunned condition until the start of the otyugh’s next turn. Success: Half damage only.
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