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title: Watcher
description: The watcher creature for OSR gaming.
date_pub: 2023-04-23T23:14:00-04:00
section: bestiary
content_type: feature
short_code: bwa
---

An eye tyrant creation used to guard important items or places. Looks like a single, recessed eye, surrounded by dozens of small tentacles and several larger ones (5' long) with razor-sharp tips.

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|                 |                                              |
| --------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| **Hit Dice**    | 5 @ 8hp (40hp)                               |
| **Armor Class** | 14                                           |
| **Movement**    | Fly 40'                                      |
| **Attacks**     | 5 (+4) @ tentacle slice (1d8)                |
| **Alignment**   | Neutral                                      |
| **Save As**     | [Fighter](/classes/fighter.html#advancement) |
| **Morale**      | 9                                            |
| **XP**          | 6,250                                        |

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-   **Tentacles**: 1d8+4 tentacles; 1 HD (8hp) per tentacle.
-   **Destroying tentacles**: For every 8hp damage taken, one tentacle is destroyed (cannot attack).