---
title: Mummy
description: The mummy creature for OSR gaming.
date_pub: 2023-10-26T23:15:49.000-04:00
section: bestiary
content_type: feature
short_code: bmm
hd: 5
---

A preserved, undead humanoid, usually wrapped in funerary bandages, which carries a rotting disease and can paralyze onlookers with fear.

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### Subtypes

-   [Mummy (Standard)](./mummy.html): Damage resistant, with a rotting disease and ability to paralyze others with fear.
-   [Mummy Lord](./mummy-lord.html): Powerful, nearly indestructible, and able to shapeshift into a cloud of sand.
