---
title: Nggyb'ra
description: Nggyb'ra for OSR gaming.
date_pub: 2026-09-12T01:54:01-04:00
section: bestiary
subsection: outsiders
content_type: feature
short_code: bmng
hd: 6
status: hidden
---

A medium-sized, strange, worm-like creature, lumpy and misshapen, with a deep red color and a mass of tentacles at one end surrounding a gaping, toothy maw, but which moves like an oozing slime. Nggyb'ra is a relatively young outsider (barely 1000 years old), and seeks only to return to its universe of origin, beyond the edges of our multiverse.

- Always speaks in the royal "we" ("We are Nggyb'ra").

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|                 |                                                                  |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Hit Dice**    | 6 (27 hp)                                                        |
| **Armor Class** | 15                                                               |
| **Movement**    | 40'                                                              |
| **Attacks**     | 2 (+5) @ tentacle stun (1d8 + entangle) OR Swallow Whole OR Spit |
| **Alignment**   | Chaotic                                                          |
| **Save**        | 10 (6)                                                           |
| **Morale**      | 9                                                                |

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### Tentacle Stun

On a hit, the tentacle wraps around the victim.

- Target must **Save vs Paralyze** or become entangled until the end of the next round.
- In target is entangled, they may attempt another **Save vs Paralyze** at the start of their initiative.

### Swallow Whole

If a medium or smaller-sized creature is still entangled by a tentacle at the start of Nggyb'ra's initiative, they may attempt to swallow that creature whole as an attack.

- The creature must **Save** or be swallowed whole.
- Once swallowed, victim takes 1d4 acid damage at the start of each round, and can only use weapons that are dagger-sized or smaller.
- Only one creature can be swallowed at a time.

### Spit

If a creature has been swallowed, it can be spit at another creature up to 10' away as an attack.

- On a hit, both the target and creature being spit must **Save** or take 2d6 damage.
    - They each only take 1/2 damage on a successful save.
- On a miss, only the creature being spit has to **Save**.

### Split

Can split into 3 equal-sized portions, or can split off 1/3 of its mass, each with the following stat modifications:

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|                 |                                                                  |
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| **Hit Dice**    | 2 (9 hp)                                                         |
| **Armor Class** | 14                                                               |
| **Attacks**     | 2 (+1) @ tentacle stun (1d4 + entangle) OR Swallow Whole OR Spit |
| **Save**        | 12 (2)                                                           |

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- This sized portion can only swallow creatures of small size or smaller.
- Each portion forms its own tentacles and mouth.
- It takes 1 combat round to split, and 1 combat round for 2 or 3 portions to rejoin.

When only 1/3 of mass has been split off (or 2 of the smaller portions have merged back together), it has the following stats:

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|                 |                                                                  |
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| **Hit Dice**    | 4 (18 hp)                                                        |
| **Armor Class** | 14                                                               |
| **Attacks**     | 2 (+3) @ tentacle stun (1d6 + entangle) OR Swallow Whole OR Spit |
| **Save**        | 10 (4)                                                           |

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Target

Tentacle Rake: 2d8 (9)
Swallow Whole: 1d6 (4), the target is swallowed by
the being of Xiclotl (save negates). A swallowed vic-
tim takes three points of acid damage each round can
only use dagger-szed of smaller weapons. The being
of Xiclotl cannot swallow more than one creature at
a time. Killing the being of Xiclotl will free any swal-
lowed creatures.
Spit\*: The being of Xiclotl spits a swallowed creature
at another opponent. The target and the swallowed
creature both take 2d6 (7) points of damage. When first
bloodied, the being of Xiclotl spits out any creature it
swallowed.
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