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title: Iughrioth
description: The iughrioth creature for OSR gaming
date_pub: 2024-09-30T17:23:24.000-04:00
section: bestiary
content_type: feature
short_code: biu
status: hidden
---

A wormlike creature with pale, gray skin, a gaping mouth filled with rows of sharp teeth, and 2 whip-like tentacles, which makes its home in tubes in certain dark waters.

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|                   |                                                     |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| **Hit Dice**      | 6\* (27hp)                                          |
| **Armor Class**   | 17 (natural)                                        |
| **Attacks**       | 2 (+5) @ 1d6 (tentacle), 1 @ 1d4+1 + disease (bite) |
| **Movement**      | 40'                                                 |
| **Saving Throws** | D12 W13 P14 B15 S16 (2)                             |
| **Morale**        | 9                                                   |
| **Alignment**     | Neutral                                             |
| **XP**            | 500                                                 |

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-   On a bite, victim must **Save vs Poison** or contract a fatal disease which will kill them in 1d12 days.
-   -2 to attack rolls and -1 to AC when in bright light
-   Able to communicate telepathically with any sentient creature.

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| HD  | HP  | AC  | Atk Mod | Morale |  XP  |
| :-: | :-: | :-: | :-----: | :----: | :--: |
| 7\* | 31  | 17  |   +6    |   9    | 850  |
| 8\* | 36  | 17  |   +7    |   9    | 1200 |

[Higher Level Iughrioth]

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