Ghoul, Beast
A template to turn other monsters into ghouls. An undead.
There is something off with this creature: it is sickly, crusted with dirt, and a long, thick tongue that stretches all the way to the ground. Its eyes are bloodshot and evil and its long, dirty claws are blood soaked. It stinks.
Add these abilities to the creature’s
As undead creatures, ghoul beasts do not starve to death (even if they do feel hunger), breathe, sleep or tire and can’t be poisoned. They can also climb things as fast as they can run.
Add these attacks to the creature’s
These dice are for a medium-sized creature. Scale the dice up or down for each size difference.
Diseased Claw. The ghoul makes one melee attack (1D4). On a hit, the target must save or be stunned. It can save again at the end of each of its turns, it is freed after two successes, or catches Ghoul Rabies and stays paralyzed 10 minutes after two failures.
Feral Bite. The ghoul makes one melee attack (1D6). Other creatures have advantage on their melee attacks against it until its next turn.
Rush. The ghoul attempts to shove a target. On its next turn, it will act first.
Ghoul Rabies. Disease. Save every night to add or remove a cumulative symptom. Symptom: requires to eat 1 extra ration per day. While sick, you can only eat meat. If you die sick, you become a ghoul.
Random Encounter
- Monster: 2D6 ghoul beasts.
- Lair: A pile of rotting animal carcasses, half gnawed.
OR
Omen: Sloppy chewing noises, getting closer. - Spoor: A gnawed arm, covered in numbing saliva.
- Tracks: Random body parts eaten to the marrow.
- Trace: A shrine to a demon lord of undeath.
- Trace: A broken bone, gnawed.
Create the Undead
If you know the spell Lichcraft, you can alter it in such a way for a minimum of 1 Spell Dice:
Animate Ghoul
R: 30’ D: [dice] hours
You animate up to [dice] bodies infected with ghoul rabies into ghoul beasts. Instead of animating more bodies, you can cast this spell on [dice] HD of ghouls to take control of them for the duration. If you invest 4 [dice] or more into this spell, the effect becomes permanent and the undeads become followers.