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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

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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 world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
1974

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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