{"name":"Chuul","challenge_rating":"4","xp":"1100","types":"Aberration","pb":"+2","size":"Large","sizer":"NONE","languages":"Understands Deep Speech but can't speak","alignment":"Chaotic Evil","description":"Survivors of the ancient aboleth empire, chuuls are crustaceans the aboleths modified and endowed with sentience. They follow the ingrained directives of their creators, as they have done since the dawn of time.\r\n[br][br]\r\n[b]Primeval Relics[\/b]. In the primeval ages, aboleths ruled a vast empire that spanned the oceans of the world. In those days, the aboleths used mighty magic and bent the minds of the nascent creatures of the mortal realm. However, they were bound to the water and could not enforce their will beyond it without servants. Therefore, they created chuuls.\r\n[in]Perfectly obedient, the chuuls collected sentient creatures and magic at the aboleths\u2019 command. Chuuls were designed to endure the ages of the world, growing in size and strength as the eons passed. When the aboleths\u2019 empire crumbled with the rise of the gods, the chuuls were cast adrift. However, these creatures continue to do what they did for the aboleths, slowly collecting humanoids, gathering treasure, amassing magic, and consolidating power.[\/in]\r\n\r\n[b]Tireless Guardians[\/b]. Chuul still guard the ruins of the ancient aboleth empire. They linger in silent observance of eons-old commands. Rumors and ancient maps sometimes lure treasure seekers to these ruins, but the reward for their boldness is death.\r\n[in]Whatever riches that the explorers bring with them adds to the hoard guarded by the chuuls. Chuuls can sense magic at a distance. This sense couples with an innate drive that leads them to slay explorers, take their gear, and bury it in secret locales aboleths dictated eons ago.[\/in]\r\n\r\n[b]Waiting Servants[\/b]. Although the aboleths\u2019 ancient empire fell long ago, the psychic bonds between them and their created servants remain intact. Chuuls that come into contact with aboleths immediately assume their old roles. Such chuuls redirect their compulsions to the service of the aboleths\u2019 sinister purposes.","suggested_environments":"Underdark","armor_class":"16","hit_points":"93","strength":"19","dexterity":"10","constitution":"16","intelligence":"5","wisdom":"11","charisma":"5","base_movement_units":"","base_movement_in_ft":"30","fly_movement_in_ft":"","burrow_movement_in_ft":"","swim_movement_in_ft":"30","climb_movement_in_ft":"","senses":"[tooltip:If you have Darkvision, you can see in Dim Light within a specified range as if it were Bright Light and in Darkness within that range as if it were Dim Light. You discern colors in that Darkness only as shades of gray.]Darkvision[\/tooltip] 60ft., Passive Perception 14","skills":"Perception +4","saving_throws":"","damage_vulnerabilities":"","damage_resistances":"","damage_immunities":"Poison","condition_immunities":"Poisoned","spellcasting":"","cast_at_will":"","cast_one_per_day":"","cast_twice_per_day":"","cast_thrice_per_day":"","special_abilities":"[b]Amphibious[\/b]. The chuul can breathe air and water.\r\n[br][br]\r\n[b]Sense Magic[\/b]. The chuul senses magic within 120 feet of it at will. This trait otherwise works like the [blocklink:1531433] spell but isn't itself magical.","actions":"[b]Multiattack[\/b]. The chuul makes two pincer attacks. If the chuul is grappling a creature, the chuul can also use its tentacles once.\r\n[br][br]\r\n[b]Pincer[\/b]. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage. The target is [tooltip:While you have the Grappled condition, you experience the following effects: Speed 0 (Your Speed is 0 and can\u2019t increase.), Attacks Affected (You have Disadvantage on attack rolls against any target other than the grappler.), Movable (The grappler can drag or carry you when it moves, but every foot of movement costs it 1 extra foot unless you are Tiny or two or more sizes smaller than it.)]grappled[\/tooltip] (escape DC 14) if it is a Large or smaller creature and the chuul doesn't have two other creatures [tooltip:While you have the Grappled condition, you experience the following effects: Speed 0 (Your Speed is 0 and can\u2019t increase.), Attacks Affected (You have Disadvantage on attack rolls against any target other than the grappler.), Movable (The grappler can drag or carry you when it moves, but every foot of movement costs it 1 extra foot unless you are Tiny or two or more sizes smaller than it.)]grappled[\/tooltip].\r\n\r\n[b]Tentacles[\/b]. One creature [tooltip:While you have the Grappled condition, you experience the following effects: Speed 0 (Your Speed is 0 and can\u2019t increase.), Attacks Affected (You have Disadvantage on attack rolls against any target other than the grappler.), Movable (The grappler can drag or carry you when it moves, but every foot of movement costs it 1 extra foot unless you are Tiny or two or more sizes smaller than it.)]grappled[\/tooltip] by the chuul must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be [tooltip:While you have the Poisoned condition, you experience the following effect: Ability Checks and Attacks Affected (You have Disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.)]poisoned[\/tooltip] for 1 minute. Until this poison ends, the target is [tooltip:While you have the Paralyzed condition, you experience the following effects: Incapacitated (You have the Incapacitated condition.), Speed 0 (Your Speed is 0 and can\u2019t increase.), Saving Throws Affected (You automatically fail Strength and Dexterity saving throws.), Attacks Affected (Attack rolls against you have Advantage.), Automatic Critical Hits (Any attack roll that hits you is a Critical Hit if the attacker is within 5 feet of you.)]paralyzed[\/tooltip]. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.","bonus_actions":"","reactions":"","legendary_actions":"","lair_description":"","lair_actions":"","regional_effects":"","motivation":"","tactics":"","image_gallery_id":"6512016","source":"SRD (p.270)","tags":"","templateId":"2991","blockId":"1537800","world":"f23bfee1-fef1-458a-9e5d-7b8dc747c3db","folder":"31402","isShared":"on"}