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Ghast

GamesUndead1968 to 1999

The ghoul's more dangerous cousin in Dungeons & Dragons. A ghast adds a nauseating stench to the ghoul's paralysing touch and usually appears as the leader of a pack.12

Battle it
First appeared
1974
Dungeons & Dragons (1974)
Source work
Dungeons & Dragons (1974)
TSR
Made in
USA
What causes it
Other
A stronger relative of the ghoul, created by the same disease.
How you become one
A powerful humanoid who dies of ghoul fever rises as a ghast instead of a ghoul.
Intelligence
Clever
Weak spots
  • a cleric's power to turn undead
  • spells that neutralise poison cure its stench

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today1974

Dungeons & Dragons (1974)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Looks like a ghoul but is described as far more deadly and cunning12

2

Gives off a stench that sickens the living within ten feet12

3

Its paralysis works even on elves, who are immune to a ghoul's12

4

Often leads a pack of ordinary ghouls12

Sources

  1. Ghoul - d20 SRD (D&D 3.5 System Reference Document)
  2. Undead (Dungeons & Dragons) - Wikipedia

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