Tar Ghoul
- Size
- Medium
- Type
- Undead
- Challenge Rating
- 4
- Source
- Creature Codex
- Alignment
- Neutral-Evil
- Armor Class
- 13
- Speeds
- 30
- Walking Speed
- 30
- Strength Score
- 16
- Dexterity Score
- 17
- Constitution Score
- 13
- Intelligence Score
- 11
- Wisdom Score
- 10
- Charisma Score
- 8
- Skill Proficiencies
- Perception
- Vision
- Darkvision (60ft)
- Languages Ref
- Common, Darakhul
- Hit Points
- 66
- Condition Immunities
- Charmed, Exhaustion 1, Poisoned
- Resistances
- Resistant to Necrotic Damage, Immune to Fire Damage, Immune to Poison Damage
- Languages
- Aethyrian Common
Medium undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 66 (12d8+12)
Speed 30 ft.
- STR
- 16 (+3)
- DEX
- 17 (+3)
- CON
- 13 (+1)
- INT
- 11 (+0)
- WIS
- 10 (+0)
- CHA
- 8 (−1)
Skills Perception +2
Damage Resistances necrotic
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Common, Darakhul
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Fire Hazard. As a bonus action or when it takes fire damage, the tar ghoul bursts into flame. The tar ghoul continues burning until it takes cold damage or is immersed in water. A creature that touches the tar ghoul or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it while it is burning takes 3 (1d6) fire damage. While burning, a tar ghoul deals an extra 3 (1d6) fire damage on each melee attack, and its vomit tar action is a 15-foot cone that ignites immediately. Each creature in that area must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 21 (6d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Actions
Multiattack. The tar ghoul makes one bite attack and one claw attack.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage. If the target is a creature other than an elf or undead, it must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Vomit Tar (Recharge 5-6). The tar ghoul vomits tar, covering the ground in a 10-foot square within 5 feet of it. Each creature in the area must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or be covered with tar. The tar ignites if touched by a source of fire or if a creature covered with tar takes fire damage. The tar burns for 3 (1d6) rounds or until a creature takes an action to stop the blaze. A creature that starts its turn in the area or that starts its turn covered with burning tar takes 5 (1d10) fire damage.
Stat block from Creature Codex (Kobold Press), Open Game Content used under the Open Game License 1.0a. Creature Codex. © 2018 Open Design LLC; Authors Wolfgang Baur, Dan Dillon, Richard Green, James Haeck, Chris Harris, Jeremy Hochhalter, James Introcaso, Chris Lockey, Shawn Merwin, and Jon Sawatsky. It is not Geminaea material. See Legal.