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Bloated Ghoul

Tome of Beasts 2
Challenge 6
(2,300 XP)
Robinloft Estimated CR 5
Medium undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 142 (19d8+57)
Speed 20 ft.
STR
17 (+3)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
11 (+0)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
13 (+1)
Saving Throws —
Skills —
Damage Resistances slashing, necrotic
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Common, Darakhul, Undercommon
Environments
Turning Defiance.

The bloated ghoul and any ghouls within 30 feet of it have advantage on saving throws against effects that turn undead.
Unholy Stench.

When the bloated ghoul takes piercing or slashing damage, noxious vapors burst from its distended stomach. Each creature within 10 feet of it must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or take 7 (2d6) poison damage and be poisoned until the end of its next turn.

Actions

Multiattack. The bloated ghoul makes one bite attack and one claw attack.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (3d8 + 3) piercing damage, and, if the target is a humanoid, it must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or contract darakhul fever.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (3d6 + 3) slashing damage. If the target is a creature other than an undead, it must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or have its speed halved and have disadvantage on Dexterity-based checks and saving throws for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Hideous Feast.

The bloated ghoul feeds on a corpse within 5 feet of it that is less than 1 week old. It regains 1d8 hit points per size category of the creature it consumes. For example, the ghoul regains 1d8 hit points when consuming a Tiny creature or 4d8 hit points when consuming a Large creature. The bloated ghoul can’t use Hideous Feast on a corpse if it or another bloated ghoul has already used Hideous Feast on the corpse.

Bloated Ghoul

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