You had best make the most of your 1E books before my enforcers show up to take them away.
D&D 5E Idea to handle the "ghoul problem"
You had best make the most of your 1E books before my enforcers show up to take them away.
JRRNeiklot
First Post
You had best make the most of your 1E books before my enforcers show up to take them away.
Mwahhahahaha, come on down, you'll be a hard core convert before the first surprise segment!
JeffB
Legend
Not sure if this was mentioned, I did not look through every post. But the slavers bestiary NEXT download has only a claws attack, and a bite attack. No claw/claw/bite. In addition, only the claws attack causes paralysis. So only one save needed.
Sounds like Mike just was not running things correctly.
Sounds like Mike just was not running things correctly.
Hriston
Dungeon Master of Middle-earth
The ghoul makes only one attack, with either its bite or its claws. Since it has hands, it can certainly use its action to grapple instead.
I really don't get why 5e messed this one up! A Ghoul is an undead monster that starves for living flesh. It also is Humanoid meaning it stands upright on two legs and the ghoul has a dexterity of 15. In my mind a Ghoul should have Multi-attack with its 2 claws. Being a DM since the mid 70's I can not see the ghoul attacking any other way until its victim is paralyzed and the ghoul then begins to drag its victim away taking a bite out of him every turn! Just my opinion and the way I will continue to play my Ghouls. I am no rule monger especially if applying the rule to a situation that makes no darn sense!
The ghoul problem for me is that in 5e they are underpowered and not nearly scary enough. I think they should have 3 attacks at +3/d6+1 necrotic, each being a DC 10 paralysis save. Save to end, fail 3 saves and you're paralysed for an hour. Still weak compared to 1e-3e but at least has the flavour and the theoretical possibility of being chewed on while still alive.
Sorcerers Apprentice
Hero
Necromancers and ghouls go hand in hand!
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