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Chuul

Large Aberration, Chaotic Evil · D&D 5e 2024

CR4
AC16
HP76
Speed30
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Chuul

Large Aberration, Chaotic Evil


Armor Class16

Initiative

Hit Points

Speed30 ft., Swim 30 ft.


STR19 (+4)
DEX10 (+0)
CON16 (+3)
INT5 (-3)
WIS11 (+0)
CHA5 (-3)

SkillsPerception +4

ImmunitiesPoison; Poisoned

SensesDarkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 14

LanguagesUnderstands Deep Speech but can't speak

Challenge4 (XP 1,100; PB +2)

Traits

Amphibious. The chuul can breathe air and water.

Sense Magic. The chuul senses magic within 120 feet of itself. This trait otherwise works like the Detect Magic spell but isn't itself magical.

Actions

Multiattack. The chuul makes two Pincer attacks and uses Paralyzing Tentacles.

Pincer. Melee Attack Roll: , reach 10 ft. Hit: Bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it has the Grappled condition (escape DC 14) from one of two pincers.

Paralyzing Tentacles. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 13, one creature Grappled by the chuul. Failure: The target has the Poisoned condition and repeats the save at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. After 1 minute, it succeeds automatically. While Poisoned, the target has the Paralyzed condition.

Running it at the table

  • It is immune to Poison damage, so warn players who rely on it before the fight, not during it.

Chuul loot

As a CR 4 creature, a Chuul rolls on the Individual Treasure table for CR 0–4 in the Dungeon Master's Guide: 01–30 5d6 cp · 31–60 4d6 sp · 61–70 3d6 ep · 71–95 3d6 gp · 96–00 1d6 pp. That averages about 5.4 gp per creature. Individual treasure is coins only; gems, art objects and magic items come from a hoard.

When several of them hold a camp or a lair, roll one hoard for the strongest creature there. At CR 4 that is the CR 0–4 hoard table: about 196 gp in coins, gems or art objects on 94% of rolls and magic items on 64% (Magic Item Tables A, B, C, F, G).

Coins per creature
~5.4 gp
Hoard table
CR 0–4
Magic items in a hoard
64% of rolls
Generate random Chuul loot

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Rules source: System Reference Document 5.2.1 ↗

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