Shrieker (Wailing Morel)
- Armor Class
- 7 [12]
- Hit Dice
- 3
- Attacks
- None
- Special
- shriek attracts monsters
- Move
- 2
- HDE/XP
- 3/60
Description
A shrieker, sometimes called a wailing morel, is a large (3' to 5' tall and about the same size across), semi- mobile fungus that wails loudly as a defense mechanism when approached or threatened. Shriekers are found in underground areas such as caverns and dungeons. They are found in a variety of pale colors, most commonly white, gray, lavender, or red.
This monster does not attack directly; rather, its shrieking tends to attract the attention of other monsters in the nearby area. Movement or light within 10 feet, or causing any damage to one, will cause one to wail for 1d4 rounds.
In game terms, the GM should generally roll a wandering monster check each round that this monster wails.
Source note: This creature is converted from Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game, 4th Edition Release 142, © 2006–2025 Chris Gonnerman. The Basic Fantasy textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.