In the Dungeons & Dragons

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fantasy

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 roleplaying game, the chuul is a large, pale yellow, lobster

Lobster

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-like aberration

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 with a set of nasty pincers and paralytic tentacles.

Publication history

The chuul first appeared in the third edition Monster Manual

Monster Manual

The Monster Manual is the primary bestiary sourcebook for monsters in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It includes monsters derived from mythology, and folklore, as well as creatures created for D&D specifically...

(2000), and the 3.5 revised Monster Manual (2003). The creature was further developed in Dragon

Dragon (magazine)

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#330 (April 2005). The uchuulon (slime chuul) appeared in Stormwrack

Stormwrack

Stormwrack is a supplemental source-book for the 3.5 edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.-Contents:The book has detailed information and descriptions on various types of both realistic and fantastical watery environments, including underwater, the open ocean, ships, coral...

(2005).

The chuul appears in the fourth edition Monster Manual (2008), including the chuul juggernaut.

Description

Chuul are extremely intelligent, using ambush and advanced hunting tactics to bring down prey. They live in sandy environments such as beaches and deserts, and one of their favorite tactics is to burrow underneath those for sneak attacks. They are capable of swimming, but tend to dislike it. Chuuls usually travel in pairs.

Variants

• Uchuulon - The uchuulon, or "slime chuul" is the result of implanting a chuul with an illithid
  Illithid
  In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, illithids are monstrous humanoid aberrations with psionic powers. In a typical Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting, they live in the moist caverns and cities of the enormous Underdark...
  
  tadpole. The resulting monstrosity exudes a thick, protective slime.