Otyugh
- Armor Class
- 3 [16]
- Hit Dice
- 6
- Attacks
- Tentacle (1d6; hold/drag)
- Special
- tentacle hold/drag, automatic tentacle damage while held, diseased bite/filth fever
- Move
- 6
- HDE/XP
- 7/600
Description
An Otyugh stands on 4 large legs and has a body 8 feet in diameter, weighing about 500 pounds. Behind its large mouth are 3 tentacles. When so inclined, an otyugh can communicate verbally using the predominate language of the area, usually Common.
An otyugh attacks living creatures if it feels threatened or if it is hungry; otherwise it is content to remain hidden. An otyugh slashes and squeezes opponents with a tentacle, which it also uses to drag prey into its mouth. It deals automatic tentacle damage with a successful attack on every round that its prey is held. If dragged into the mouth, the victim must make a saving throw against poison or contract filth fever (incubation period 1d3 days; 1d3 reduction of both Dexterity and Constitution).
Source note: This creature is converted from The Basic Fantasy Field Guide of Creatures Malevolent and Benign – Omnibus Edition, 1st Edition Release 4, © 2010–2025 Chris Gonnerman, R. Kevin Smoot, James Lemon, Matt Sluis, and Contributors. The Basic Fantasy Field Guide textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.