Otuyugh · CR 5
Type: Aberration · Size: see stat block · Grade: Medium (capacity 100 MP) Harvest check: Medicine, Survival or a fitting tool · see Harvesting Creatures
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Specific parts
| Part | Classification | Grade | Capacity | Check | Load · portions | Drawback damage | Ruin damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resilient Tongue | Creature Part, Unique | Medium | 100 | Medicine or Survival 15 | light · 1 | Necrotic, Slashing | – |
| Spiked Tentacle | Trophy, Unique | Low | 10 | Medicine or Survival 10 | medium · 1 | Acid, Necrotic | – |
Drawback damage: +5 DC for each listed type the creature took during the fight. Ruin damage: the part is ruined if the creature took any listed type. See Damage to parts.
Trait parts
Grade = the creature’s grade (Medium), DC 15.
- Night Eyes – from Darkvision
Part descriptions
Resilient Tongue
A thick, tough tongue that works fine despite living in filth and sickness.
Good for: items that resist disease (minor fit).
Spiked Tentacle
A muscular tentacle with a big spiked pad at the end.
Good for: tentacle items (minor fit), e.g. a tentacle rod.
Statblock
Otyugh – SRD 5.2
Large Aberration, Neutral
AC 14 · HP 104 (11d10 + 44) · Speed 30 ft.
Score Save Score Save STR 16 (+3) +3 INT 6 (−2) −2 DEX 11 (+0) +0 WIS 13 (+1) +1 CON 19 (+4) +7 CHA 6 (−2) −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.
Statblock from the System Reference Document 5.2 (CC-BY 4.0) – the SRD calls it Otyugh. See Credits and License.
Based on Nord Games – Foraging, Harvesting (p. 109) – part descriptions rewritten in our own words.